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Mako Yamashita

Mako Yamashita(Japanese:Dưới chân núi thật hô;born December 31, 2002) is a Japanesefigure skater.She is the2018 Skate Canadasilver medalist and a two-time medalist at theISU Challenger Series.On the junior level, she is the2018 World Juniorbronze medalist, a four-time medalist on theISU Junior Grand Prixseries, and the 2017–18Japanese junior nationalsilver medalist.[4]

Mako Yamashita
Yamashita at the2018 Junior Worlds
Native nameDưới chân núi thật hô
Born(2002-12-31)December 31, 2002(age 21)
Nagoya,Japan
HometownNagoya, Japan
Height1.51 m (4 ft11+1⁄2in)
Figure skating career
CountryJapanJapan
CoachMachiko Yamada
Yuko Hongo
Soshi Tanaka
Skating clubChukyo University
Began skating2009
World Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Sofia Singles

Personal life

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Yamashita was born on 31 December 2002 inNagoya,Japan.[5]

As of 2023, she is a student atChukyo University.[6]

Career

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2016–2017 season

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Yamashita won two bronze medals at theISU Junior Grand Prixseries.

2017–2018 season

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In September 2017, Yamashita won the bronze medal at theISU Junior Grand PrixinSalzburg,AustriabehindAnastasia Tarakanova(Russia) andLim Eun-soo(South Korea). She then won the silver medal at her next JGP event, held inZagreb,Croatia,behindSofia Samodurova(Russia).

In March 2018, Yamashita won the bronze medal at the2018 World Junior Figure Skating Championships.

2018–2019 season: Senior debut

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Yamashita performing at2018 Skate Canada International

In August 2018, Yamashita won the bronze medal at the2018 CS Asian Trophy,behindLim Eun-sooandYuna Shiraiwa.In September, she also won the bronze medal at the2018 CS Lombardia Trophy,behindElizaveta TuktamyshevaandSofia Samodurova.

In October, Yamashita debuted on theISU Grand Prixseries in the2018–19 season.She won the silver medal at2018 Skate CanadabehindElizaveta Tuktamyshevaand ahead ofEvgenia Medvedeva,the2018 Olympicsilver medalist. She then competed at2018 Rostelecom Cup,where she placed seventh.

2019–2020 season

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Yamashita began the season with a sixth place at the2019 CS Ondrej Nepela Memorial.She finished twelfth out of twelve skaters at the2019 Skate America.[7]Yamashita fared better at the2019 NHK Trophy,where she placed fifth.[8]

At the2019–20 Japanese Championships,Yamashita was fifth in the short program but dropped to eleventh place overall after finishing sixteenth in the free skate.[9]

2020–2021 season

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Yamashita was invited to be a part of Team Red at the Japan Open after the withdrawal ofMarin Honda.[10]Competing domestically, she placed sixth at Western Sectionals.[11]

With theCOVID-19 pandemicprompting the ISU to assign theGrand Prixbased primarily on geographic location to limit international travel, Yamashita was assigned to compete at the2020 NHK Trophyas part of a field of Japanese skaters and South Korea'sYou Young.She placed third in the short program.[12]In the free skate, Yamashita attempted aquadSalchowin international competition for the first time, landing it with a full downgrade, as well as making errors on two other jumps. She dropped to fifth place overall.[13]

Yamashita placed thirteenth at the2020–21 Japan Championships.[14]

2021–2022 season

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Yamashita placed thirteenth for the second consecutive year at the2021–22 Japan Championships.[14]

2022–2023 season

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Competing at the2022–23 Japan Championships,Yamashita placed sixteenth.[14]

2023–2024 season

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At the2023–24 Japan Championships,Yamashita unexpectedly placed second in the short program, albeit nearly nine points behind segment leaderKaori Sakamoto.[6]She dropped to eighth overall after the free skate, but said that she felt her stamina in that segment was improving.[15]She closed the season with a bronze medal at the 2024 Tallink Hotels Cup.[14]

2024–2025 season

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Yamashita started the season with a silver medal win at the2024 Asian Open Trophy.[14]

Programs

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Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2024–2025
[5][16]
2023–2024
[17][18]
2022–2023
[19]
2021–2022
[19]
2020–2021
[20]
2019–2020
[21][22]
2018–2019
[23]
2017–2018
[24]
2016–2017
[25]
  • Bohemian Rhapsody
    performed by Maksim Mrvica
2015–2016

Competitive highlights

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Yamashita on the podium at2018 Skate Canada International

GP:Grand Prix;CS:Challenger Series

International[14]
Event 17–18 18–19 19–20 20–21 21–22 22–23 23–24 24–25
GPNHK Trophy 5th 5th
GPRostelecom 7th
GPSkate America 12th
GPSkate Canada 2nd
CSAsian Open 3rd
CSLombardia 3rd
CSOndrej Nepela 6th
Asian Open 2nd
Tallink Hotels Cup 3rd
National[26]
Japan Champ. 10th 6th 11th 13th 13th 16th 8th
Team Events
Japan Open 2nd T
1st P
TBD = Assigned
T = Team Result; P = Personal Result; Medals awarded for team result only.

Junior results

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Yamashita at the2018 World Junior Championshipspodium

JGP:Junior Grand Prix

International: Junior[14]
Event 15–16 16–17 17–18
Junior Worlds 3rd
JGPAustria 3rd
JGPCroatia 2nd
JGPEstonia 3rd
JGPJapan 3rd
Asian Open 4th
National[26]
Japan Junior 9th 16th 2nd

Detailed results

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ISU personal best scores in the +5/-5 GOE System [26]
Segment Type Score Event
Total TSS 203.06 2018 Skate Canada
Short program TSS 66.30 2018 Skate Canada
TES 35.99 2019 NHK Trophy
PCS 30.89 2018 Skate Canada
Free skating TSS 136.76 2018 Skate Canada
TES 71.67 2018 Skate Canada
PCS 65.09 2018 Skate Canada
ISU personal best scores in the +3/-3 GOE System [26]
Segment Type Score Event
Total TSS 195.17 2018 World Junior Championships
Short program TSS 66.79 2018 World Junior Championships
TES 38.59 2018 World Junior Championships
PCS 28.20 2018 World Junior Championships
Free skating TSS 128.38 2018 World Junior Championships
TES 70.27 2018 World Junior Championships
PCS 58.11 2018 World Junior Championships

Senior level

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Yamashita at2019 Skate America

Personal best highlighted inbold.

2024–25 season
Date Event SP FS Total
September 5–6, 2024 2024 Asian Open Trophy 5
54.69 		1
131.44 		2
186.13
2023–24 season
Date Event SP FS Total
February 15–18, 2024 2024 Tallink Hotels Cup 1
69.85 		3
109.54 		3
179.39
December 20–24, 2023 2023–24 Japan Championships 2
69.92 		12
122.23 		8
192.15
2022–23 season
Date Event SP FS Total
December 21–25, 2022 2022–23 Japan Championships 22
54.98 		15
117.98 		16
172.96
2021–22 season
Date Event SP FS Total
December 22–26, 2021 2021–22 Japan Championships 12
61.84 		13
117.77 		13
179.61
2020–21 season
Date Event SP FS Total
December 24–27, 2020 2020–21 Japan Championships 4
67.28 		13
118.28 		13
185.56
November 27–29, 2020 2020 NHK Trophy 3
67.56 		7
118.57 		5
186.13
October 3, 2020 2021 Japan Open – 1
126.94 		2T/1P
126.94
2019–20 season
Date Event SP FS Total
December 18–22, 2019 2019–20 Japan Championships 5
66.64 		16
104.11 		11
170.75
November 22–24, 2019 2019 NHK Trophy 5
65.70 		5
123.55 		5
189.25
October 18–20, 2019 2019 Skate America 12
46.21 		11
96.19 		12
142.40
September 19–21, 2019 2019 CS Nepela Memorial 7
55.99 		6
107.55 		6
163.54
2018–19 season
Date Event SP FS Total
December 20–24, 2018 2018–19 Japan Championships 9
62.94 		5
134.20 		6
197.14
November 16–18, 2018 2018 Rostelecom Cup 9
51.00 		7
110.22 		7
161.22
October 26–28, 2018 2018 Skate Canada International 3
66.30 		2
136.76 		2
203.06
September 12–16, 2018 2018 CS Lombardia Trophy 5
55.33 		3
126.89 		3
182.22
August 1–5, 2018 2018 CS Asian Open Trophy 6
50.97 		3
112.48 		3
163.45
2017–18 season
Date Event SP FS Total
December 21–24, 2017 2017–18 Japan Championships 15
57.80 		10
125.54 		10
183.34

Junior level

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Yamashita at the2018 World Junior Championships

Small medals for short and free programs awarded only atISU Championships.

2017–18 season
Date Event SP FS Total
March 5–11, 2018 2018 World Junior Championships 3
66.79 		3
128.38 		3
195.17
November 24–26, 2017 2017–18 Japan Junior Championships 1
65.13 		2
124.90 		2
190.03
September 27–30, 2017 2017 JGP Croatia 2
65.22 		2
110.53 		2
175.75
August 31–September 2, 2017 2017 JGP Austria 3
64.49 		3
116.55 		3
181.04
August 2–5, 2017 2017 Asian Open Trophy 4
54.45 		4
114.35 		4
168.80
2016–17 season
Date Event SP FS Total
November 18–20, 2016 2016–17 Japan Junior Championships 22
42.28 		12
97.53 		16
139.81
September 28–October 2, 2016 2016 JGP Estonia 2
62.65 		3
121.41 		3
184.06
September 7–11, 2016 2016 JGP Japan 2
64.86 		4
117.57 		3
182.43
2015–16 season
Date Event SP FS Total
November 21–23, 2015 2015–16 Japan Junior Championships 12
51.40 		9
107.81 		9
159.21

References

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