Mao Asada
Mao Asada (Japanese浅田 真 央, Mao Asada, born September 25, 1990 in Nagoya ) is a Japanese figure skater who starts in a single run. It is the world champion of 2008, 2010 and 2014.
Mao Asada was considered a " child prodigy " in figure skating. At age 12, she attempted a triple axel for the first time at the Japanese championships. Asada is also the first and so far only woman that has stood two triple Axel in the same program in an ISU competition. They achieved this bem 2008-2009 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final. She has won three Grand Prix Final. At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, she could not attend because she was too young at the decisive date at 14.
Asada won in 2007 at the World Championships at home the silver medal behind teammate Miki Ando. The most successful season she completed in winter 2007/ 08, when she won the Trophée Eric Bompard and each took first place at the Four Continents Championships and Skate Canada. A little later, Asada was also the World Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden decide for themselves when they referred by their Kürleistung the leading after the short program Italian European champion Carolina Kostner in second place. Similarly successful it was in 2009 /10 when they also Four Continents champion and world champion was well behind Kim Yu -na won the silver medal at the Winter Olympics. Asada is six-time Japanese champion ( 2006-09, 2011-2012).
Her sister Mai is also a figure skater who could occupy the fourth place at the Junior World Championships twice.
Career
2005/2006 season
Having already been very successful at junior level, Asada moved to the 2006-2006 season to the seniors and took part in the Grand Prix series. This decision was made, although it was clear that Asada was not eligible to participate in the 2006 Winter Olympics, because the age limits of the Olympic Games and other ISU competitions distinguished from those of the Grand Prix.
Asada occurred within the Grand Prix series for the first time in November 2005 at the Cup of China. She won silver and placed exactly 3 points ahead of future Olympic gold medalist Shizuka Arakawa. Mao Asada won her second appearance, the Trophée Eric Bompard, with a difference from 7.30 points ahead of Sasha Cohen. With a gold and a silver medal, she qualified for the Grand Prix Final 2005-2006. She won this event with a lead of 8:14 points to the previously two years undefeated Irina Sluzkaja.
In the Japanese Championships Asada won the silver medal behind Fumie Suguri. In this competition, Asada became the first woman who stood two triple Axel in a freestyle. It was not sent to the Olympics because she was not old enough. Instead, she took part in the Junior World Championships in 2006, where she got a job as defending against the winner of the Junior Grand Prix Final Kim Yu -na. Asada was second at this event, 24.19 points behind Kim and 18:21 points ahead of Christine Zukowski. There she was the first woman to do a triple axel in the short program at an ISU competition.
During her first two years on the international scene Asada became famous for their cross- fingered Biellmann - pirouette.
2006/2007 season
Asada was, as her rival, filed at the Grand Prix circle 2006-2007. At her first appearance, the 2006 Skate America, Asada won the bronze medal behind Miki Ando and Kimmie Meissner. Although Asada won the short program, but was only fourth in the free skate. Asada won her second event, the NHK Trophy 2006 with a guide from 20:21 before Fumie Suguri. For this event, Asada set a new world record for the highest final score in the ladies competitions. So Asada qualified for the Grand Prix Final. She was second behind Kim Yu -na at a distance of 11.68 points. Asada won again the short program, but as with the Skate America, she was in the freestyle only fourth.
Asada won the Japanese Championships 2006-2007 with a lead of 26.11 points ahead of Miki Ando and 32.04 before Yukari Nakano. At the 2007 World Championships Asada was fifth-placed in the short program, behind Kim Yu -na 10:30, which took the lead after the short program. But Asada won the free skating with a score of 133.13 points, setting a new world record for the highest score on in the freestyle. This record should be maintained for eight months. In the end they won the silver medal with a score of 194.95, 0.64 behind Miki Ando of the new World Champion and 8:31 points ahead of third-placed Kim Yu -na.
Season 2007/2008
In the 2007-2008 season, Mao Asada came for the first time at Skate Canada. There she won the event ahead of Nakano, after running a short program only placed third. But they won in the freestyle. Asada won her second Grand Prix, the Trophée Bompard 2007. Way they qualified for the Grand Prix Final. In the short program, she did not jump a duty jump due to slight uncertainties in the previous step, and thus got a score of only 59.04 and was last. But she won again in the freestyle and ultimately won silver behind Kim Yu -na, who defended her title. Despite the large error in the short program Asada was only 5:24 points away from victory and 12.66 points ahead of Carolina Kostner Bronzemedaillistin.
As in the previous year, Asada won the Japanese Championships with a small lead over the second-placed Miki Ando. This year, Asada first took part in the Four Continents Championships. Asada won both freestyle and short program and finished the competition by a margin of 13.71 points on the runners Joannie Rochette. Before this event, Asada left their coach and participated in the World Championships without a coach.
On 20 March 2008 Mao Asada won the World Championships, although she was only second in both programs. In the short program with 64.10 points, she was only 0:18 points behind Carolina Kostner. In the free skate they rushed at the start with her triple Axel attempt. But it was a great comeback, and stood two triple- triple combinations. She received 121.26 points for her free program and 185.56 points in the overall standings.
Season 2008/2009
In the Grand Prix 2008-2009 Asada took part in the Trophée Eric Bompard 2008 NHK Trophy and to the 2008. In Paris, she won silver with a total score of 167.59 points, Joannie Rochette 12:54 points behind. But Asada won her second Grand Prix with 191.13 points and qualified for the Grand Prix Final.
At the Grand Prix Final Asada was second in the short program with a score of 65.39 points, 0.56 points behind Kim Yu -na. With 123.17 points, she won the free skating and the whole event. They made history by them (one in combination with a double toe loop ) was two triple Axel was the first woman in an international competition.
Asada came as defending champion at the Four Continents Championships in Vancouver. However, they only ran a sixth- placed short program with 57.86 points, compared to the leading Kim Yu -na with 72.24 points. But Mao Asada found himself in competition with 118.66 points in their freestyle. My first attempt at a triple Axels she tore into a simple, but it was the second successful and earned himself 8.80 points. She won bronze in the overall standings behind Joannie Rochette and Kim Yu -na. A similar situation occurred at the World Championships in Los Angeles. Miki Ando was third, Joannie Rochette, Kim Yu -na second and won her first world title. In the fourth place with a total score of 188.09 was found again Asada, who was overthrown in her second triple axel. This was the first placement next to the podium in her international career for Mao Asada.
At the end of the season Asada took part in the Worlds Team Trophy 2009. In the short program she got 75.84 points, a new personal best and led the women's competition. She also won the long program with 126.03 points and ended the event with a win and 201.87 points, also a new personal best. The Japanese team won the bronze medal behind the United States and Canada.
2009/2010 season
In the Grand Prix Mao Asada was registered for the Trophée Eric Bompard 2009 and the Cup of Russia ( Rostelecom Cup) 2009. Your season opener at the Grand Prix competitions was weak. In Paris, she landed in second place, 36.04 points behind Kim Yu -na Korean. At the Cup of Russia, it reached only to fifth after they had been only two triple jumps in the free skate. In both competitions, they tried to jump three triple Axel ( one in the short program and two in the free skate ), but of the six trials, only one was successful. With these positions, she was not able to qualify for the Grand Prix Final. Now she had two whole months to regenerate and to focus fully on your training. In the press, the duo Tarasova and Asada has been heavily criticized. In the Japanese Championships, when it came to qualifying for the 2010 Olympics for her, she was a great comeback. She delivered from two error-free programs and finally gained 204.62 points, despite devaluations, because she had some of her jumps not fully rotated. With the victory over Akiko Suzuki was certain that she would be a member of the Olympic team. The two other Olympic starting places Miki Ando and Akiko Suzuki received. Your good shape was Mao Asada is also confirmed by the renewed win the Four Continents Championship. At the Olympic Games in Vancouver, she won behind Kim Yu -na the silver medal with a total of three clean triple armpits in the short program and free skating, and achieved another world record. At the World Championships in Turin, she won her gold medal after they had been lying in second place in the short program behind Mirai Nagasu of the American. She ran flawlessly both programs, but in retrospect were two of her triple axel (one in the short program, one in the free skate ) scored on a double down because they were not fully rotated. Therefore, the comparatively low score came in the Kürwertung with 129.50 points. Kim Yu -na reached the second rank and Laura Lepisto from Finland came in third.
Season 2010/2011
In the Grand Prix 2010-2011 Mao Asada was reported for the Trophée Eric Bompard 2010 NHK Trophy and the 2010. At the NHK Trophy 2010, Asada placed after the short program in eighth place with 47.95 points. She made errors on all three jump elements. You landed on forward with their triple axel, jumped their flip it easy and the triple loop jumps in their combination with a double Rittberger was devalued due to lack of rotation. Also in the freestyle Mao Asada made mistakes in five of their seven jump elements. You only got a triple Salchow and a triple Rittberger; it also ran only the eighth freestyle with 85.45 points and finished second in the standings with 133.40 points also the eighth.
In September 2010, Nobuo Sato Asada explained to their new coach after they had separated after the World Championships 2010 by Tatiana Tarasova. In addition, Asada worked since August 2010 also modify their jumping technique to more in the future may receive additional points to the base value of a jump. This conversion of a years -practiced technique is a painstaking process that can last one to two years and the jumps are and often to stand up to the age often unstable only in training. This also explains Asadas comparatively poor performance in the Grand Prix series. In the Japanese Championships as well as at the Four Continents Championships, she won the silver medal behind Miki Ando.
Season 2011/2012
Asada qualified by winning the Cup of Russia and a second place finish at the NHK Trophy for the first time after three years for the Grand Prix Final. However, they pulled her short message back due to the serious illness of her mother. Her mother died of cirrhosis of the liver during Asada was on the flight back to Japan. Only two weeks after her mother's death was another Asada time Japanese champion and finished later in the season at the Four Continents Championship in second place behind the USA's Ashley Wagner. The World Cup, she finished as the year in sixth place.
Season 2012/2013
Asada competed in the season with a victory at the Cup of China, she could decide for the first time. She also won the NHK Trophy. So she qualified for the sovereign Grand Prix Final in Sochi that they also decided unchallenged for themselves. In addition, Asada chose for the sixth time in her career for the national championships and qualified as for the Four Continents Championships and the World Championships. Mao Asada continued her winning streak by around 15 points won ahead of her compatriot Akiko Suzuki at the Four Continents Championships. In the short program she showed after a long time a perfect triple Axel and was rewarded with a score of 74.49 for it. This score was the highest score for a short program of the ladies since the Olympic Games of 2010. Asada was able to defend its first place in the freestyle, which she chose with more than 6 points for themselves. So they reached a total score of 205.45 points and failed only just at their personal best. At the World Championships in 2013 in London Mao Asada Canadian reached the third place. It came after a disappointing short program, in which they simply jumped the triple planned Rittberger and then lay with 62.10 points only in sixth place, with the second best freestyle ( 134.37 points) and a new personal best back. With a total of 196.47 points, she landed behind Kim Yu -na and Carolina Kostner for the first time since 2010, back on the podium at World Championships.
2013/2014 season
Mao Asada plans after the Olympic Games 2014 in Sochi withdraw from professional sports. For Asada Grand Prix 2013 season began in Detroit during Skate America 2013., Where she scored 204.55 points in the standings, what you also earned the victory. The high score was composed of the nearly flawless short program with 73.18 points and 131.37 points with a solid Kürleistung together. With the victory at Skate America Mao Asada is now the first single runner, male or female, who won all six Grands Prix and the Grand Prix Final for themselves in their careers. At the Olympic Games 2014, it was after a botched short program on a disastrous 16th place by their standards. With the third best freestyle she could still be improved to sixth place overall. Do not resigned, but won a few weeks later at the World Championships in her native Japan in Saitama and deserves much the third time the world title.
Results
- J = Junior