Skaters

Mao Asada
Born:
September 25, 1990
Height:
5' 3"
Level:
Senior
Hometown:
Nagoya,
Club:
Chukyo University
Coach:
Tatiana Tarasova
Choreographer:
Tatiana Tarasova
Has landed triple Axels in competition ... Older sister, Mai (two years older), competes internationally as well ... Mao moved to the United States after the 2006-07 season to train with Rafael Arutunian, but she moved back to Japan after the 2007-08 season ... Won her first World championship in 2008 ... Trains part time in Russia with Tatiana Tarasova.
  • 2008 Season Notes
    SP Music: "Clair de Lune" by Claude Debussy
    FS Music: "Masquerade" by Aram Khatchaturian
    2009 - Trophee Eric Bompard - 2nd
    2009 - World Team Trophy - 1st
    2009 - World Championships - 4th
    2009 - Four Continents Championships - 3rd
    2009 - Japanese Championships - 1st
    2008 - Grand Prix Final, Goyang City - 1st
    2008 - NHK Trophy - 1st
    2008 - Trophee Eric Bompard - 2nd
    2008 - Japan Open - 1st
    2008 - World Championships - 1st
    2008 - Four Continents Championships - 1st
    2008 - Japanese Championships - 1st
    2007 - Grand Prix Final, Turin - 2nd
    2007 - Trophee Eric Bompard - 1st
    2007 - HomeSense Skate Canada - 1st
    2007 - World Championships - 2nd
    2007 - Japanese Championships - 1st
    2007 - Grand Prix Final, St. Petersburg - 2nd
    2006 - NHK Trophy - 1st
    2006 - Skate America - 3rd
    2006 - World Junior Championships - 2nd
    2006 - Japanese Championships - 2nd
    2006 - Grand Prix Final, Tokyo - 1st
    2005 - Trophee Eric Bompard - 1st
    2005 - Cup of China - 2nd
    2005 - World Junior Championships - 1st
    2005 - Japanese Championships - 2nd
    2005 - Japanese Championships, Junior - 1st
    2004 - Junior Grand Prix Final - 1st
    2004 - Junior Grand Prix (Ukraine) - 1st
    2004 - Junior Grand Prix (United States) - 1st
    2004 - Japanese Championships - 8th
    2004 - Japanese Championships, Junior - 4th
    2004 - Japanese Championships, Novice - 1st
    2003 - Japanese Championships - 7th
    2003 - Japanese Championships, Junior - 4th
    2003 - Japanese Championships, Novice - 1st