All posts tagged "Mao Asada"
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A tribute to Mao Asada
Highly-decorated Mao Asada of Japan announced her retirement from competitive figure skating on April 10, 2017. We...
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Evgenia Medvedeva unbeatable again in Paris
Evgenia Medvedeva of Russia once more reigned supreme and won the Ladies competition at 2016 Trophee de...
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Ashley Wagner: “It was sticky but I got it done”
USA’s Ashley Wagner harnessed the momentum of last season’s world silver medal to win a second Skate...
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One more time for Japan’s Mao Asada
Exactly one year ago, Japan’s Mao Asada, who had been taking a rest from competition since she...
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Rafael Arutyunyan on Mao Asada
Ted Flett talks to Rafael Arutyunyan on Japan’s Mao Asada, their partnership, and the reason behind the...
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2015-16 ISU Grand Prix Final of Figure Skating: Ladies Preview
For the first time in recent years, every single competitor in the Ladies’ discipline at the 2015-2016...
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Asada spearheads Japanese Ladies podium sweep at Four Continents
Japan’s Mao Asada is truly back. The two-time World Champion spearheaded a Japanese podium sweep in the...
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Asada leads Japanese Ladies to short program sweep at Four Continents
Mao Asada led the Japanese ladies to a sweep in the Short Program at the 2013 ISU...
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Asada wins third Grand Prix Final title in Sochi
Seven years after her triumph in Torino (Italy), and three years after her victory in Goyang City...
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Asada nails Short Program at Grand Prix Final
In the first event of the Senior part of the 2012-13 ISU Grand Prix Final of Figure...
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Asada edges out Suzuki for NHK Trophy gold
Mao Asada of Japan edged out teammate Akiko Suzuki by just 0.05 points to capture the gold...
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Asada leads ladies at 2012 NHK Trophy
Japan’s Mao Asada, looking confident and happy, skated to the lead in the Ladies figure skating Short...
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Asada edges out Lipnitskaya for the gold in Shanghai
Mao Asada of Japan won the Ladies figure skating event at 2012 Cup of China with a little...
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Wagner captures 4CC title
The American ladies made a pronouncement to the rest of the world last night—they are back, and...
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Asada dons new costume; wins ladies short at 4CCs
Mao Asada, the 21-year-old former World Champion from Japan, showed off a new costume and rekindled confidence...
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Asada takes gold at Cup of Russia
The second competition day of the Rostelecom Cup attracted a sizable crowd to the Megasport Arena in...
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Asada edges Leonova for the overnight lead in Moscow
The final stage of the 2011-12 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Series began today in Moscow...
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Akiko Suzuki wins NHK Trophy
Akiko Suzuki led the Japanese women to a one-two finish at NHK Trophy on Saturday when she...
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Suzuki claims Ladies short at NHK Trophy
Akiko Suzuki of Japan claimed the Ladies short program with a strong performance ahead of Russia’s Alena Leonova...
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Asada recaptures World title
The Ladies long program provided a satisfactory conclusion to the long Olympic season as a number...
Did You Know?
Shizuka Arakawa became the first Japanese figure skater to win an Olympic gold medal at the 2006 Olympics (where she was the only Japanese medalist at that Olympics). One of her trademark moves is the Ina Bauer with a full backbend.
