Biography

LADIES

Date of birth:

25.09.1990

Mao ASADA
JPN

Place of birth:

Nagoya, Aichi

Height:

160 cm

Home town:

Nagoya, Aichi

Profession:

student

Hobbies:

shopping

Start sk. / Club:

1995 / Chukyo University

Coach:

Choreographer:

Lori Nichol (FS), Tatiana Tarasova (SP)

Former Coach:

Rafael Arutunian, Machiko Yamada, M. Higuchi

Practice low season:

20 h / week at Lake Arrowhead/USA

Practice high season:

20 h / week at Nagoya

Music Short Program / Original Dance as of season 2007/2008

Fantasia for Violin and Orchestra by Jean-Claude Petit

Music Free Skating / Free Dance as of season 2007/2008

Fantaisie Impromptu by Frederic Chopin

Personal Best Total Score	199.52	03.12.2006	NHK Trophy 2006
Personal Best Score Short Program	69.50	01.12.2006	NHK Trophy 2006
Personal Best Score Free Skating	133.13	24.03.2007	World Championships 2007

00/01

Olympic Games

World Champ.

European Champ.

Four Continents

World Juniors

National Champ.

4.J

1.J

2.S

1.S

S=Senior; J=Junior; N=Novice

International Competition	Year	Place
Trophee Eric Bompard 2005 Paris	2005	1.
ISU Grand Prix Final 2006 Tokyo	2006	1.
Skate America 2006 Hartford, CT	2006	3.
NHK Trophy 2006 Nagano	2006	1.

International Competition	Year	Place
ISU Grand Prix Final 2007 St. Petersburg	2007	2.
HomeSense Skate Canada 2007 Quebec City	2007	1.
Trophee Eric Bompard 2007 Paris	2007	1.
ISU Grand Prix Final 2008 Torino	2008	2.

Asada has landed triple Axels in competition. Her sister Mai (two years older) is competing at the international level as well and finished 6th at the 2006 Four Continents Championships. Asada has been training on her own since January 2008, monitored and supported by coaches from the Japanese Skating Federation.

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