Moa Iwano

Moa Iwano (岩野桃亜 Iwano Moa, born March 20, 2004) is a Japanese figure skater.[1] She is a 4-time medalist at Japanese Novice Championships and won 2 bronze medals in the Novice category of the Asian Figure Skating Trophy.

Moa Iwano
Native name岩野桃亜
Born (2004-03-20) March 20, 2004
Seoul, South Korea
HometownKobe, Japan
Height1.64 m (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in)
Figure skating career
CountryJapan Japan
CoachUtako Nagamitsu
Skating clubAshiyagakuen Ashiya
Began skating2007

Career

Early years

Iwano was born in Seoul and lived there until she and her family moved to Kobe when she was 7.[2] She can speak fluent Korean.

Iwano began skating when she was 3. Her skating idols are Yuna Kim, Mao Asada, Daisuke Takahashi and Javier Fernández.[2]

She trained daily with coach Mie Hamada's pupils, including World silver medalist and Japan's 4-time national champion Satoko Miyahara.

2015-2016 season

Iwano captured the bronze medal in the Novice category at the Asian Open Trophy in Bangkok, Thailand, in August.

2016-2017 season

Iwano earned the bronze medal in the Novice category at the Asian Open Trophy in Manila, Philippines in August.

Iwano won the Novice title at the Bavarian Open in Oberstdorf, Germany in February.

2017-2018 season

Iwano debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) circuit in the 2017-2018 season. She finished 6th overall at the JGP event in Salzburg, Austria.

2019-2020 season

In the 2019–20 season, Iwano was assigned to JGP Poland. She finished in 9th place in Gdańsk after falling prone to several underrotations in both programs. At the 2019-20 Japan Junior championships, Iwano placed 8th.

2020-2021 season

In July 2020, Iwano announced that she would make her senior debut in domestic competitions during the 2020–21 season.[3] At the Kinki Regional Championships in October, Iwano finished in 10th place and was therefore not eligible to compete in the Western Section Championships (Top 9 advance).

Programs
Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2020–21
2019–20
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2018–19
[1]
2017–18
[2]
    2016–17
    2015–16

    Competitive highlights

    JGP: Junior Grand Prix

    International: Junior[5][6]
    Event 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19 19–20
    JGP Lithuania 5th
    JGP Austria 6th
    JGP Poland 9th
    Asian Trophy 3rd N3rd N
    Bavarian Open 1st N
    National[7]
    Japan Junior 19th15th11th7th8th
    Japan Novice 2nd B 1st B 3rd A 2nd A
    TBD = Assigned

    References
    1. "Biography". www.isuresults.com. Retrieved 2019-04-17.
    2. Gallagher, Jack (December 20, 2016). Face of the Future: Iwano Setting Big Goals. Japan Times.
    3. FigureSkatingMisc [@figureskatingm1] (July 16, 2020). "Japanese skater Moa Iwano" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
    4. "Moa IWANO: 2019/2020". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 21, 2020.
    5. "Competition Results". www.isuresults.com. Retrieved 2019-04-17.
    6. "Stats on Ice - Moa Iwano". www.statsonice.com. Retrieved 2019-04-17.
    7. "|Japan Skating Federation Official Results & Data Site|". www.jsfresults.com. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
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