Mao Asada

Mao Asada is the 2013 Japanese champion figure skater her 6^th national title. Mao Asada began the 2012–2013 season at the Japan Open, performing to Swan Lake. She won gold at her two Grand Prix events, the 2012 Cup of China and the 2012 NHK Trophy, qualifying her to the 2012–2013 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final. Asada finished first at the Grand Prix Final, placing first in both the short program and long program.

2012 / 2013 music selection for Mao Asada

Short program

I Got Rhythm by George Gershwin

Free skating

Swan Lake by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Exhibition

Mary Poppins

 

Mao Asada basic information:

Date of birth:                         25.09.1990

Place of birth:                       Nagoya, Aichi

Height:                                     162 cm

Coach:                                      Nobuo Sato, Kumiko Sato

Choreographer:                   Tatiana Tarasova, Lori Nicol

 

Mao Asada past results:

She is the 2010 Winter Olympic silver medalist where she became the first woman to land three triple axel jumps in the same competition

Second place at the Olympic winter games 2010

1st at the GP Rostelecom Cup 2011 in Moscow

1st at the GP Cup of China 2012 in Shanghai

1st at the GP NHK Trophy 2012 in Sendai

2 x World champion (2008 & 2010)

 

Wishing Mao Asada a very good and successful season.