Mai Asada

Mai Asada

Mai Asada in 2006
Personal information
Country represented	Japan
Born	July 17, 1988 (1988-07-17) (age 23)
Residence	Nagoya, Japan
Height	163 cm
Coach	Takeshi Honda[1]
Former coach	Rafael Arutunian, Machiko Yamada, Higuchi Mihoko
Choreographer	Lori Nichol, Tatiana Tarasova
Former choreographer	Nikolai Morozov
Skating club	Grand Prix Tokai FSC
ISU personal best scores
Combined total	141.65 2006 4CC
Short program	55.80 2005 Andorra Cup
Free skate	89.63 2006 Skate America

Mai Asada (浅田 舞, Asada Mai^?, born July 17, 1988 in Meito-ku, Nagoya, Japan) is a Japanese figure skater. She was the 2004–2005 Japanese junior national silver medalist.

Mai Asada studied ballet before taking up skating at the age of eight or nine.^[2]

She is the elder sister of Mao Asada,^[3]2008 and 2010 world champion, the silver medalist in the ladies' singles at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics.

She is also working as a model^[4] and TV presenter^[5].

Programs

Season	Short program	Long program	Exhibition
2003–2004	Spanish Dance No. 1 by Manuel de Falla	Romance by Ludwig van Beethoven	What I Am To You

Competitive highlights

Event/Season	2002–2003	2003–2004	2004–2005	2005–2006	2006–2007	2007–2008	2008–2009
Four Continents Championships				6th
World Junior Championships	4th	4th
Japanese Championships	8th	6th	8th	8th	8th	12th	15th
Japanese Junior Championships	2nd	2nd	2nd	7th
NHK Trophy						WD
Skate America					6th	8th
Cup of China					6th
Junior Grand Prix Final		4th		5th
Junior Grand Prix, Japan		2nd		4th
Junior Grand Prix, Andorra				1st
Junior Grand Prix, Belgrade			5th
Junior Grand Prix, Slovakia		1st

• WD = Withdrew

References

1. ^ Official profile Retrieved 8 May 2010 (Japanese)
2. ^ Mittan, Barry (June 1, 2004). "Mai Asada: Asada is a True Ballerina on Ice". GoldenSkate. http://www.goldenskate.com/articles/2003/060104.shtml. Retrieved April 13, 2011. 
3. ^ "Biography; Mai Asada". International Skating Union. 1 April 2009. http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00006587.htm. Retrieved 30 April 2011. 
4. ^ http://www.jabank.aichishinren.or.jp/news/topics/blog.php?ID=200
5. ^ http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/sgt/

External links

• Brilliance on Ice – Official website
• Mai Asada at the International Skating Union

Persondata
Name	Asada, Mai
Alternative names
Short description	Figure skater
Date of birth	1988-07-17
Place of birth	Meito-ku, Nagoya, Japan
Date of death
Place of death