Yuna Kotani

Yuna Kotani (小谷 優奈, Kotani Yuna, born May 26, 1998 in Sagamihara) is a Japanese female curler.[1]

Yuna Kotani
Curler
Born (1998-05-26) May 26, 1998
Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Team
Curling clubSapporo CC, Sapporo
SkipSayaka Yoshimura
ThirdYuna Kotani
SecondKaho Onodera
LeadAnna Ohmiya
AlternateMina Kobayashi
Curling career
Member Association Japan
World Championship
appearances		1 (2018)
Medal record
Curling
Japan Women's Championship
Gold medal – first place 2018 Nayoro
Silver medal – second place 2016 Aomori
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Karuizawa

At the national level she is a 2018 Japan women's champion.

Teams
Season Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Coach Events
2015–16 Junko Nishimuro (fourth)Misato YanagisawaTori Koana (skip)Riko ToyodaYuna KotaniJWCC 2016 2nd place, silver medalist(s)[2]
2016–17 Junko Nishimuro (fourth)Tori Koana (skip)Yuna KotaniMao IshigakiKyoka KuramitsuJWCC 2017 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)[3]
2017–18 Junko Nishimuro (fourth)Tori Koana (skip)Yuna KotaniMao IshigakiArisa Kotani
Tori KoanaYuna KotaniMao IshigakiArisa KotaniJunko Nishimuro (JWCC)
Kaho Onodera (WCC)		J. D. Lind (WCC)
Yuji Nishimuro (WCC)		JWCC 2018 1st place, gold medalist(s)[4]
WCC 2018 (10th)
2018–19 Tori KoanaJunko NishimuroMao IshigakiArisa KotaniYuna KotaniYuji NishimuroCWC/3 (6th)
JWCC 2019 (4th)[5][6]
2019–20 Tori KoanaYuna KotaniMao IshigakiArisa Kotani
2020–21 Tori KoanaYuna KotaniMao IshigakiArisa KotaniJim Cotter
2021–22 Tori KoanaYuna KotaniMao IshigakiArisa Kotani
2022–23 Sayaka YoshimuraYuna KotaniKaho OnoderaAnna OhmiyaYumie Funayama
Mina Kobayashi		Connor Njegovan[7][8]
2023–24 Sayaka YoshimuraYuna KotaniKaho OnoderaAnna OhmiyaMina Kobayashi

Personal life

Her younger sister Arisa is also a curler. They played together at the 2018 World Women's Curling Championship.

References
  1. Yuna Kotani on the World Curling Federation database
  2. 2016 Japan Curling Championships Coverage on CurlingZone
  3. "第34回 全農日本カーリング選手権大会" [34th Zen-Noh Japan Curling Championships]. Japan Curling Association (in Japanese). Retrieved November 27, 2019.
  4. "第35回 全農日本カーリング選手権大会" [35th Zen-Noh Japan Curling Championships]. Japan Curling Association (in Japanese). Retrieved November 27, 2019.
  5. "The 36th Zen-Noh Japan Curling Championships". sapporo-curling.org. Archived from the original on January 29, 2019. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
  6. 2019 Japan Curling Championships Coverage on CurlingZone
  7. "Teams". Karuizawa International Curling Championships. 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  8. WCTジャパン ニューイヤーメダリストカーリング in 御代田 2023 [WCT-Japan New Year Medalist Curling in Miyota 2023]. LIVE-Link (in Japanese). 2023. Retrieved 28 February 2023.


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