Riona Kato
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Personal information | |
Native name | 加藤利緒菜 |
Country represented | Japan |
Born | Osaka, Japan |
February 7, 1998
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Coach | Yukari Kato, Anthony Liu |
Former coach | Mie Hamada |
Choreographer | Phillip Mills |
Former choreographer | Miki Sakagami, Larisa Ge |
Skating club | Nagaodani High School |
Former skating club | Kansai SC |
Training locations | Cathedral City, California |
Former training locations | Lake Arrowhead, California Osaka |
Began skating | 2001 |
ISU personal best scores | |
Combined total | 168.38 2014 NHK Trophy |
Short program | 61.84 2015 Ondrej Nepela Trophy |
Free skate | 117.51 2014 NHK Trophy |
Riona Kato (Japanese: 加藤利緒菜, born February 7, 1998) is a Japanese figure skater. She has won six senior international medals.
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Personal life
Riona Kato was born in Osaka, Japan.[1]:{{{3}}} She trained in gymnastics as a child.[2]:{{{3}}}
Career
On the ice from the age of two years and eight months, Riona Kato was encouraged by her aunt, Yukari Kato, a skating coach.[2]:{{{3}}} She debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series in 2011.
In 2013, Kato began training in California, coached by Anthony Liu as well as her aunt.[2]:{{{3}}} She won a bronze medal at the 2013 JGP in Slovakia. Her first senior international was the Triglav Trophy at the end of the 2013–14 season, where she placed 4th.
2014–15 season
Kato began the 2014–15 season by winning two senior medals, silver at the Asian Trophy and bronze at a Challenger Series event, the U.S. Classic.[3]:{{{3}}} Making her Grand Prix debut, she finished 5th at the 2014 NHK Trophy and earning a personal best of 117.51 in the freeskate. She then went on to finish 7th at the 2015 Japanese Championships.
2015–16 season
For the 2015-16 Grand Prix series, Kato was assigned to compete at 2015 Rostelecom Cup.[4]
She started her season by finishing 5th at 2015 Ondrej Nepela Trophy.
Programs
Season | Short program | Free skating | Exhibition |
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2015–2016 [5] |
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2014–2015 [1]:{{{3}}} |
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2013–2014 [6]:{{{3}}} |
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2011–2012 [7]:{{{3}}} |
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Competitive highlights
GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
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Event | 2011–12 | 2012–13 | 2013–14 | 2014–15 | 2015–16 |
GP NHK Trophy | 5th | ||||
GP Rostelecom Cup | 10th | ||||
CS Nepela Trophy | 5th | ||||
CS U.S. Classic | 3rd | ||||
Asian Trophy | 2nd | 2nd | |||
Printemps | 1st J. | 2nd | |||
Triglav Trophy | 4th | ||||
International: Junior[3]:{{{3}}} | |||||
JGP Czech Republic | 4th | ||||
JGP Latvia | 11th | ||||
JGP Slovakia | 3rd | ||||
National[8]:{{{3}}} | |||||
Japan Champ. | 6th | 13th | 7th | 20th | |
Japan Jr. Champ. | 25th | 2nd | 7th | ||
J. = Junior level |
References
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External links
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