Mai Mihara

Mai Mihara

Mihara in 2016
Personal information
Native name 三原 舞依
Country represented Japan
Born (1999-08-22) 22 August 1999
Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
Home town Kobe
Height 1.50 m (4 ft 11 in)
Coach Sonoko Nakano, Mitsuko Graham
Choreographer Massimo Scali, Marina Zueva, Yukina Ota, Kawagoe Masahiro
Skating club Kobe Poai FSC
Training locations Kobe
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 190.92
2016 Cup of China
Short program 68.48
2016 Cup of China
Free skate 125.92
2016 CS Nebelhorn Trophy

Mai Mihara (三原 舞依 Mihara Mai, born 22 August 1999) is a Japanese competitive figure skater. She is the 2016 Skate America bronze medalist, 2016 CS Nebelhorn Trophy champion, and the 2013–14 Japan Junior silver medalist.

Personal life

Mihara was born on 22 August 1999 in Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.[1][2]

Career

Early years

Mihara began skating in 2007.[3] In the 2012–13 season, she won the bronze medal in the Novice A category at the Japanese Novice Championships and placed 8th at the Japan Junior Championships.

2013–14 season

During the 2013–14 season, Mihara debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) circuit, placing 5th in Minsk, Belarus. After winning the Japanese national silver medal on the junior level, she finished her season by placing 12th on the senior level at the Japan Championships.

2014–15 season

Mihara started her season by placing 6th at her JGP event in Ljubljana, Slovenia. She then placed 7th at the Japan Junior Championships and 9th at the Japan Championships.

2015–16 season

Mihara made her senior international debut in early August 2015, winning the Asian Open ahead of Riona Kato. She was awarded silver medals at her JGP events, in Bratislava, Slovakia and Linz, Austria, and qualified for the 2015–16 JGP Final in Barcelona.

Mihara placed 8th at the 2015–16 Japanese Junior Championships in November and 6th at the JGP Final the following month. She was subsequently diagnosed with arthritis.[4]

2016–17 season

In September, Mihara competed at her first Challenger Series competition, the 2016 CS Nebelhorn Trophy. Ranked second in the short program and first in the free skate, she won the gold medal ahead of Elizaveta Tuktamysheva. Her Grand Prix debut came the following month at the 2016 Skate America. She was awarded the bronze medal, behind Ashley Wagner and Mariah Bell, after placing second in the short and third in the free.

Programs

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2016–17
[1]
2015–16
[3]
  • Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso
    by Camille Saint-Saëns
    choreo. by Massimo Scali
2014–15
[5]
  • Giselle
    by Adolphe Adam
    choreo. by Marina Zueva, Yukina Ota,
    Kawagoe Masahiro
2013–14
[6]

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

Mihara at the 2015–16 Grand Prix Final
International[7]
Event 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17
GP Cup of China 4th
GP Skate America 3rd
CS Nebelhorn 1st
Asian Open 1st
International: Junior[7]
JGP Final 6th
JGP Austria 2nd
JGP Belarus 5th
JGP Slovakia 2nd
JGP Slovenia 6th
Asian Open 2nd J
Challenge Cup 4th J
Gardena 1st J
National[2]
Japan 12th 9th
Japan Junior 8th 2nd 7th 8th
Japan Novice 3rd A
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew
Levels: A = Novice A; J = Junior

Detailed results

Senior career

2016–17 season
Date Event SP FS Total
18–20 November 2016 2016 Cup of China 3
68.48		 4
122.44 		4
190.92
21–23 October 2016 2016 Skate America 2
65.75		 3
123.53		 3
189.28
22–24 September 2016 2016 CS Nebelhorn Trophy 2
63.11		 1
125.92		 1
189.03

Junior career

2015–16 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
10–13 December 2015 2015–16 JGP Final Junior 6
56.01		 6
110.24		 6
166.25
21–23 November 2015 2015-16 Japanese Junior Championships Junior 15
49.08		 7
111.04		 8
160.12
9–12 September 2015 2015 JGP Austria Junior 1
63.55		 2
118.50		 2
182.05
19–22 August 2015 2015 JGP Slovakia Junior 3
60.81		 2
118.55		 2
179.36
5–8 August 2015 2015 Asian Open Trophy Senior 1
53.92		 1
105.08		 1
159.00
2014–15 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
23–24 March 2015 2015 Gardena Spring Trophy Junior 1
52.67		 1
113.89		 1
166.56
26–28 December 2014 2014–15 Japan Championships Senior 13
53.23		 9
105.58		 9
158.81
22–24 November 2014 2014–15 Japan Junior Championships Junior 6
53.47		 8
101.13		 7
154.60
27–30 August 2014 2014 JGP Slovenia Junior 9
44.68		 4
97.81		 6
142.49
2013–14 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
6–9 March 2014 2014 International Challenge Cup Junior 9
38.01		 1
99.05		 4
137.06
20–23 December 2013 2013–14 Japan Championships Senior 20
45.51		 8
106.99		 12
152.50
22–24 November 2013 2013–14 Japan Junior Championships Junior 2
53.19		 5
100.66		 2
153.85
25–28 September 2013 2013 JGP Belarus Junior 9
45.94		 4
95.88		 5
141.82
8–11 August 2013 2013 Asian Open Trophy Junior 2
48.97 		2
96.06		 2
145.03
2012–13 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
17–18 November 2012 2012-13 Japan Junior Championships Junior 11
47.53		 8
92.61		 8
140.14

References

  1. 1 2 "Mai MIHARA: 2016/2017". International Skating Union.
  2. 1 2 "三原 舞依 / MIHARA Mai" (in Japanese). Japan Skating Federation. Archived from the original on 21 October 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Mai MIHARA: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 28 May 2016.
  4. ↑ "三原舞依、関節炎乗り越えて　フィギュアＧＰデビュー" [Figure skater Mai Mihara overcomes arthritis in her GP debut]. Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese). October 22, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Mai MIHARA: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2 July 2015.
  6. ↑ "Mai MIHARA: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 28 June 2014.
  7. 1 2 "Competition Results: Mai MIHARA". International Skating Union.

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