Sena Miyake

Sena Miyake (三宅 星南, Miyake Sena, born 26 March 2002) is a Japanese figure skater. He is the 2019 Coupe du Printemps champion and placed fourth at the 2022 Four Continents Championships.

Sena Miyake
Native name三宅星南
Born (2002-03-26) March 26, 2002
Yakage, Okayama, Japan
HometownYakage, Okayama
Height1.74 m (5 ft 8+12 in)
Figure skating career
CountryJapan
CoachUtako Nagamitsu
Mamiko Yamai
Kohei Yoshino
Skating clubKansai University
Began skating2007

He is also the 2017–2018 Japanese national junior silver medalist and competed in the final segment at the 2018 World Junior Championships.

Personal life

Miyake was born on March 26, 2002, in Yakage, Okayama, Japan.[1]

His figure skating idol is Daisuke Takahashi.[2][3]

Career

Early career

Miyake finished 8th at the 2011–12 Japan Novice Championships and 7th the following season. He was awarded the silver medal at the 2013–14 Japan Novice Championships and finished 28th at the Japan Junior Championships. He won gold at the 2014–15 Japan Novice Championships and placed 30th at the Japan Junior Championships that same year. He was invited to skate in the gala at the 2014 NHK Trophy and 2015 World Team Trophy.

2015–16 season

During the 2015–16 season, Miyake debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) circuit. After placing 8th at his JGP event in Riga, Latvia, he finished 9th at the Japan Junior Championships.

2016–17 season

Miyake started his season at JGP Japan in Yokohama, where he placed 11th. He finished 6th at the 2016–17 Japanese Junior national championships, which qualified him to participate at the senior nationals, where he finished 9th.

2017–18 season

He started his season by winning gold at the 2017 Asian Trophy. His Junior Grand Prix assignment was JGP Austria, where he finished 8th. He won the silver medal at the 2017–18 Japanese Junior championships, 11th on the senior level and was selected to compete at the 2018 World Junior Figure Skating Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria. At the championships, he finished 18th with a total score of 174.66 points.

2018–19 season

During the 2018–19 season, he was assigned to JGP Canada along with his compatriot Yuma Kagiyama. He placed 10th at the event in Richmond. At the Japanese Junior championships, he finished within the top six and was, therefore, eligible to compete at the senior championships. He placed 17th at the senior event in Osaka. In March, he won the gold medal at the Coupe du Printemps in Luxembourg.

2019–20 season

He was assigned to one Junior Grand Prix assignment in Egna, Italy. After placing sixth in the short program, he came twelfth in the free skate and finished in tenth place overall, achieving all-new personal best scores. At the 2019–20 Japanese Junior championships, he finished in seventh place.

2020–21 season

Miyake was assigned to compete at the 2020 NHK Trophy, where he placed ninth.[4] He was tenth at the 2020–21 Japan Championships.[5]

2021–22 season: Senior debut

Miyake was seventh to start the season at the 2021 CS Cup of Austria.[5]

At the 2021–22 Japan Championships, Miyake finished in sixth place. He was named as the third alternate for the Japanese Olympic team and sent to compete at the 2022 Four Continents Championships.[6] Miyake finished fourth.[7] He then won the silver medal at the Egna Trophy to conclude his season.[5]

2022–23 season

Given two Grand Prix assignments, Miyake began the season by placing eighth at the 2022 Skate America.[5] At the Grand Prix de France, he placed tenth in the short program, but withdrew before the free program due to illness.[8] Miyake then came twelfth at the 2022–23 Japan Championships.[5]

Programs

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2023–2024
[9]
    2022–2023
    [10]
      2021–2022
      [11]
        2020–2021
        [12]
        • Played A Live
          choreo. by Safri Duo
          choreo. by Misao Sato
        2019–2020
        [13]
        2018–2019

        [14]

        • Played A Live
          choreo. by Misao Sato
        2017–2018
        [15]
          2016–2017
          [16]
          • Caravan
            by The Ventures
            choreo. by Misao Sato
            2015–2016
            [17]
            • Child of Nazareth
              by Maxime Rodriguez
              choreo. by Kenji Miyamoto
              2014–2015
              • Totentanz
                by Franz Liszt
                choreo. by Kenji Miyamoto

              • Totentanz
                by Franz Liszt
                choreo. by Kenji Miyamoto

              Competitive highlights

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

              2015–16 season to present

              International
              Event 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19 19–20 20–21 21–22 22–23 23–24
              Four Continents4th
              GP NHK Trophy9th
              GP FranceWD
              GP Skate America8th
              CS Cup of Austria7th
              Egna Trophy2nd
              Printemps1st4th
              International: Junior[5]
              Junior Worlds18th
              JGP Italy8th10th
              JGP Canada10th
              JGP Austria8th
              JGP Latvia8th
              JGP Japan11th
              Asian Trophy1st
              National[18]
              Japan9th11th17th10th6th12th
              Japan Junior9th6th2nd6th7th3rd
              Western Sect.7th J6th J3rd J5th J1st J4th J
              Chu-Shikoku-Kyushu Reg.2nd J2nd J1st J
              Kinki Reg.2nd J2nd7th
              Team events
              Japan Open2nd T
              6th P
              TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew
              T = Team result; P = Personal result. Medals awarded for team results only.
              Levels: J = Junior

              Earlier career

              International: Advanced novice[18]
              Event 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15
              Asian Trophy2nd
              Challenge Cup1st
              Gardena Spring4th
              National[18]
              Japan Junior28th30th
              Japan Novice7th B6th B2nd A1st A
              Chu-Shikoku-Kyushu Reg.3rd B4th A1st A1st A
              Levels: A = Novice A; B = Novice B

              Detailed results

              Senior level

              Small medals for short and free programs awarded only at ISU Championships. At team events, medals awarded for team results only. ISU Personal bests in bold.

              2022–23 season
              Date Event SP FS Total
              March 17–19, 2023 2023 Coupe du Printemps 2
              76.36
              4
              135.33
              4
              211.69
              December 21–25, 2022 2022–23 Japan Championships 9
              76.69
              12
              139.41
              12
              216.10
              November 4–6, 2022 2022 Grand Prix de France 10
              69.27

              WD

              WD
              October 21-23, 2022 2022 Skate America 6
              77.87
              9
              137.87
              8
              215.74
              2021–22 season
              Date Event SP FS Total
              April 07-10, 2022 2022 Egna Spring Trophy 2
              81.48
              3
              140.73
              2
              222.21
              January 18–23, 2022 2022 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships 5
              79.67
              4
              160.35
              4
              240.02
              December 22–26, 2021 2021–22 Japan Championships 6
              90.52
              7
              162.30
              6
              252.82
              November 11–14, 2021 2021 CS Cup of Austria 9
              70.57
              4
              144.30
              7
              214.87

              References

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              6. Slater, Paula (December 26, 2021). "Yuzuru Hanyu reigns in Saitama". Golden Skate.
              7. Slater, Paula (January 23, 2022). "Third time's the charm for Junhwan Cha". Golden Skate.
              8. "Sota Yamamoto runner-up at Grand Prix de France". Kyodo News. November 6, 2022.
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