MAO Asada

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Mao Asada was born on September 25, 1990 in Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture, Japan Chukyo University , Japanese female figure skater [1] .
In November 2005, MAO Asada competed in the World Adult competition for the first time [23] And won the World Youth Championship. In 2006, he won the Grand Prix Final. In 2007, he won the World Championship and the Japan Championship. In 2008, he won the Japanese National Championship, the Japanese Grand Prix, and the Grand Prix Final. [24] In 2009, she won the gold medal of women's single at the Japan Figure Skating Championships. [62] In February 2010, she won the silver medal in figure skating at the Vancouver Winter Olympics. [39] In November 2012, she won the Figure Skating Grand Prix China Cup. [65] In May 2014, he took a year off. [3] In May 2015, he officially decided to make a comeback. [5]
On April 10, 2017, Asada announced his retirement. [20]
Chinese name
MAO Asada
Foreign name
あさだ まお
Mao Asada
nationality
Japan
Place of Birth
Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
Date of birth
September 25, 1990
height
164 cm
Body weight
45 kg
Graduate School
Chukyo University
Sports event
Figure skating
Major awards
World Figure Skating Grand Prix in 2005
2008 World Figure Skating Grand Prix Final champion
Silver medal of women's figure skating single in the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics
2012 World Figure Skating Grand Prix Final champion
2013 World Grand Prix Final champion unfold
Decommissioning time
April 10, 2017 [20]

Early experience

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MAO Asada in his early years
MAO Asada was born on September 25, 1990 in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. Asada MAO's father Asada Minji because of the early death of his father, working in the city, doing night business to prop up the whole family's livelihood, but the Takarazuka drama obsession; On the other hand, her mother Kuang Zi also lost her parents at a young age, and she and her sister rely on each other to survive. In addition, "true central" is a name taken from Takarazuka red corner son Daichi true Central. [33]
MAO Asada is the second daughter of her mother, Kuang Zi, and began to train her pointe skills from an early age [68] It is Kuang Zi who has focused on cultivating his ballet exercise since childhood, so he is placed on MAO Asada to complete his "ballet dream", and to exercise his ankle, he also learns figure skating, and is selected for the whole Japan's new discovery training camp, and then more able to complete the movement of difficult skills. After discovering Asada's talent, her parents decided to abandon ballet classes and focus on her skating. [22]
During elementary school, Kuang would take MAO Asada to visit famous teachers [68] I drove her to the skating rink in Osu for days of intense practice. As she prioritized skating, MAO's time off from school gradually increased, leaving little time to play with her classmates. However, as the training deepened, the family's debt burden became heavier, but it has been supporting Asada financially. [22] During the middle school years, Kyomoto Yuasa, a professor at Chukyo University, began to coach MAO Asada's jumping training. [30]

career

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  • First game period
She turned professional in 2006
In the 2002-2003 season, Asada won the Japan Junior Championship, which allowed her to qualify for the All-day Junior Championship, where she finished fourth. At the same time, she competed in the full-day senior championships, placing 7th. In the following 2003-2004 season, the junior and junior divisions finished in the same places as the previous year, but finished eighth in the senior championship. In this season, it participated in the international competition for the first time and won the championship. In the 2004-2005 season, due to her age, she entered the ISU Junior Grand Prix, winning all competitions. In the World Junior Grand Prix Final, she scored 172.83 points. At the Junior Championships in Japan, she again won the gold medal and qualified for the World Junior Figure Skating Championships. After winning the full-day junior competition, MAO Asada was given the opportunity to compete in the full-day senior category, where she finished second. She won the World Junior Championship again in 2005. After winning every race in the junior class, she competed in the senior Grand Prix in the 2005-2006 season. However, she did not qualify for the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin because of her age. [1] This led to Asada postponing her participation in the 2010 Vancouver Olympics. [28]
  • Prepare for the Winter Olympics
In November 2005, MAO Asada participated in the World Adult competition for the first time at the World Figure Skating Grand Prix in China, finishing second with 176.6 points. [23] In October 2006, Asada won the bronze medal at the United States at the ISU World Grand Prix [26] ; In December, he won the championship at the Japanese National Championship. [27] In the 2006-2007 figure skating Grand Prix season, Asada defeated Hughes in the United States and Akio Muramori and Tomogari Nakano in Japan, winning two consecutive championships and setting a new personal scoring record by completing difficult routines such as the hook triple saloon to the background music of "Nocturne in E-flat Major" [28] She later won the Japanese national trials against Miki Ando and Tomogari Nakano. [29]
In 2007, MAO Asada won the all-day championship
In 2007, Asada was absent from the Asian Winter Games to prepare for the World Championships that year [31] She went to Los Angeles for training, but failed to complete a three-week to three-week tandem jump in the short program of the World Championships, and eventually finished second in the free skate [25] ; In the same year, he won the Japanese Senior national championship for the first time and was runner-up in the Grand Prix Finals. [24]
In March 2008, at the World Figure Skating Championships in Sweden, MAO Asada selected Chopin's "Fantasy Improvisation" in the free skate, scoring 121.46 points and winning the gold medal in women's single skating with a total score of 185.56 [32] ; In December, at the ISU Grand Prix Finals held in Goyang, South Korea, MAO Asada chose "Masquerade Waltz" in the free skate, and fell while doing a three-week single jump in the second half, but still won the singles title again with 213.17 points. [34]
In early 2009, Asada traveled to Moscow, Russia, where she stayed with coach Tatyana Tarasova to receive her guidance and to make some changes to the program [35] ; In March, at the World figure skating Championships in Los Angeles, USA, Asada finished fourth [36] ; In April, MAO Asada represented the Japanese team at the figure skating World Championships in Tokyo, Japan, scoring 75.84 points [61] ; In October, at the World Figure skating Grand Prix in France, MAO Asada selected the Russian composer Rachmaninov's "Bell" in free skating, through two triple axel jumps, including the opening three and a half weeks plus two weeks of outside ice, and then three and a half jumps with two feet on the ice, but two and a half weeks almost fell down with both hands to hold the ice, and finally won the runner-up with a total of 173.99 points [60] ; In December, MAO Asada won the women's singles title at the Japan Figure Skating Championships in Osaka, Japan, and earned a ticket to the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. [62]
  • Adjustment transition period
In 2010, MAO Asada won a silver medal at the Vancouver Winter Olympics
In February 2010, in the women's figure skating singles at the Vancouver Winter Olympics, MAO Asada completed the Axel triple jump in the short program followed by a double jump on the outside ice, scoring 73.78 points, the highest score of any individual short program in the season [38] She then lost the free skate to South Korea's Kim Yuna, who won the silver medal with 205.5 points [39] ; In March, MAO Asada edged out Yuna Kim to win the world figure skating Championships in Turin, Italy [40] ; In October, at the World Figure Skating Grand Prix in Japan, MAO Asada's short program appeared in a set of tango style performances, resulting in the failure to complete the consecutive jump, the number of post-outer loop three-week jump weeks was not enough, the last post-inner point three-week jump only completed one week, the short program score was only 47.95 points, and then the free skate selected "Love Dream", but the opening three-week jump directly jumped empty. Both of the back inside triple jumps fell off the ice, and the rest of the jumps also jumped empty, and finally finished eighth with 85.45 points [63] ; In December, at the Japan Figure Skating Championships in Nagasaki, Asada's triple axel in the short program was ruled to be under spin, and she finished second with 193.69 points, failing to win her fifth straight title. [41]
In November 2011, MAO Asada won the ISU Figure Skating Grand Prix in Moscow with a total score of 183.25 points [67] ; In December, Asada dropped out of the World Grand Prix final to return to Japan because her mother was critically ill, but went on to win the women's event at the Japan Figure Skating Championships. [66]
MAO Asada at the Japan Open in 2012
In 2012, Asada was devastated by the death of her former mother, and it was a difficult time to gradually recover from the shadow. In November, at the Figure Skating Grand Prix China Cup, MAO Asada selected American composer George Gershwin's "I Own the Rhythm" for the short program, which scored 62.89 points [64] In addition, Swan Lake was selected in the free skating project, and it won 118.87 points [65] Finally, she won the championship in women's single skating with a total score of 181.76 points [42] It was also the first championship of the season. [65]
In March 2013, at the World Skating Championships in London, Ontario, Canada, Asada made a series of errors in the short program single jump and spin, and finally scored 62.10 points, ranking only sixth [43] ; In October, at the United States Grand Prix of Figure Skating, she fell during the Axel triple jump, and still scored 131.37 points in the free skate, with a total of 204.55 points to win the women's singles title [44] ; In December, MAO Asada won the gold medal of women's single skating with a total score of 204.02 points at the ISU Figure Skating Grand Prix Finals in Fukuoka, Japan [45] After that, MAO Asada was successfully selected in the final trials of the Japan Figure Skating Championships and Sochi Winter Olympics held in Saitama Stadium, Japan. [46]
  • Retirement hesitation period
MAO Asada made her final appearance at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi
In January 2014, Asada announced that she would end her Olympic career after that year's Winter Olympics [47] ; In February, in the women's short program of the team event at the Sochi Olympics, Asada fell on her triple axel and was dropped to third place [48] ; In women's single skating, MAO Asada's Axel triple jump made a major mistake, although there was a triple jump after the completion of the inside ice, but after the outside loop jump appeared again at the end of the program, it failed to connect the continuous jump, only scored 55.51 points in the short program, but in the free skate after 142.71 points, ranking sixth [49] This achievement made him hesitate to retire [50] ; In March, MAO Asada landed a triple axel in the short program to score a world record 78.66 points at the figure skating World Championships at the Saitama Super Stadium in Japan [51] She won the women's singles championship with 216.69 points and considered postponing her retirement after the game [52] ; In April, MAO Asada won the gold medal in the women's free skating event at the World Figure Skating Championships, finishing first in free skating and first in overall score. [2] ; In May, Asada announced his retirement from the new season, taking a one-year break from the game, but did not make a decision on whether to retire at the time [3] He went back to college to study psychology and sports history. [19]
2015 Japan Figure Skating Championships
In May 2015, MAO Asada officially announced her decision to come back on her official blog [4] ; In November, MAO Asada participated in the China Cup Skating Grand Prix [5] Although there were many mistakes in the free skating project, the total score ranked first and won the gold medal in the women's single event [57] After the figure skating Grand Prix Nagano station only won the bronze medal [58] ; In December, MAO Asada competed in the figure skating Grand Prix in Spain [6] At the beginning of the free skating competition, Axel failed to jump three weeks and half ice, and the short program's jumping movement was low, and finally ranked sixth with a total score of 194.32, after the free skating, MAO Asada felt unwell, and the doctor diagnosed that she was suffering from gastroenteritis [7] ; In December, in the Japanese national figure skating Championships, MAO Asada chose the free skating track Puccini's "Madame Butterfly", Axel made a mistake after the opening three weeks, and then three weeks after the jump fell off the ice again, the next jumping movement, the jumping movement is still wrong, but finally won a bronze medal. [8]
In January 2016, Asada announced her withdrawal from the Four Continents Championships in order to prepare for the World Championships in Boston [9] ; In April of the same year, at the World Figure Skating Championships held in Boston, the United States, Masao Asada challenged Axel three weeks when his feet fell off the ice, in addition to the hook jump only completed two weeks, three weeks after the inner ice point followed by three weeks after the outer loop was pointed out to be saved, resulting in his own seventh place [10] ; In December, at the annual Japan National Figure Skating Championships, Asada performed a difficult routine, but after three weeks of Axel in the opening and two weeks of Axel in the second half followed by three weeks of outside skating, she fell off the ice, and a knee injury prevented Asada from competing at the senior World Championships for the first time in her career. [11-12]
On April 10, 2017, Asada officially announced his retirement [20] . After retiring, Asada was invited by Japanese television to serve as an anchor for the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics and the Tokyo Olympic Games, but was rejected [19] . However, Asada continues to perform as a "professional" player around the world. [69]

Career data

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Individual achievement
season
Competition type/region
Short program
Free skating
Total points
Ranking
2004-05 season
United States station
138.02
50.14 (1)
87.88 (1)
1
Ukraine railway station
56.24 (1)
86.75 (1)
142.99
1
Grand Prix finals
57.91 (1)
114,92 (1)
172.83
1
Full day tournament
60.46 (4)
106.36 (2)
166.82
2
World Youth Championship
60.11 (1)
119.13 (1)
179.24
1
2005-06 season
China Cup
62.92 (2)
113.68 (3)
176.60
2
Station de France
63.96 (1)
118.46 (1)
182.42
1
Grand Prix finals
64.38 (1)
125.24 (1)
189.62
1
Full day tournament
66.64 (3)
121.64 (3)
188.10
2
World Youth Championship
56.10 (2)
97.25 (2)
153.35
2
Japan Open
-
125.72
-
-
2006-07 season
United States station
68.84 (1)
102.39 (4)
171.23
3
Japan station
69.50 (1)
130.02 (1)
199.52
1
Grand Prix finals
69.34 (1)
103.18 (4)
172.52
2
Full day tournament
71.14 (1)
140.62 (1)
211.76
1
World championship
61.32 (5)
133.13 (1)
194.46
2
Japan Open
-
101.47
-
-
The 2007-08 season
The US-Japan rivalry
60.42
-
-
-
Canada station
58.08 (3)
119.58 (1)
177.66
1
Station de France
56.90 (1)
122.90 (1)
179.80
1
Grand Prix finals
59.04 (6)
132.55 (1)
191.59
2
Full day tournament
72.92 (1)
132.41 (2)
205.33
1
Four continents
60.94 (1)
132.31 (1)
193.25
1
World championship
64.10 (2)
121.46 (2)
185.56
1
Japan Open
-
128.03
-
-
The 2008-09 season
Station de France
58.12 (2)
109.47 (2)
167.59
2
Japan station
64.64 (1)
126.49 (1)
191.13
1
Grand Prix finals
65.38 (2)
123.17 (1)
188.55
1
Full day tournament
65.30 (2)
117.15 (2)
182.45
1
Four continents
57.86 (6)
118.66 (1)
176.52
3
World championship
66.06 (3)
122.03 (4)
188.09
4
Team competition
75.84 (1)
126.03 (1)
201.87
1
2009-10 season
Japan Open
-
102.94
-
-
Station de France
58.96 (3)
115.03 (2)
173.99
2
Russian Cup
51.94 (6)
98.34 (5)
150.28
5
Full day tournament
69.12 (1)
135.50 (1)
204.62
1
Four continents
57.22 (3)
126.74 (1)
183.96
1
Olympic Winter Games
73.78 (2)
131.72 (2)
205.50
2
World championship
68.08 (2)
129.50 (2)
197.58
1
2010-11 season
Japan Open
-
92.44
-
-
Japan station
47.95 (8)
85.45 (8)
133.40
8
Station de France
50.10 (7)
97.92 (5)
148.02
5
Full day tournament
66.22 (1)
127.47 (2)
193.69
2
Four continents
63.41 (2)
132.89 (2)
196.30
2
World championship
58.66 (7)
114.13 (6)
172.79
6
2011-12 season
Japan station
58.42 (3)
125.77 (1)
184.19
2
Russian Cup
64.29 (1)
118.96 (1)
183.25
1
Grand Prix finals
Withdrew for a reason
Full day tournament
65.40 (2)
118.67 (2)
184.07
1
Four continents
64.25 (1)
124.37 (2)
188.62
2
World championship
59.49 (4)
105.03 (6)
164.52
6
2012-13 season
Japan Open
-
122.04 (2)
-
-
China Cup
62.89 (2)
118.87 (1)
181.76
1
Japan station
67.95 (1)
117.32 (2)
185.27
1
Grand Prix finals
66.96 (1)
129.84 (1)
196.80
1
Full day tournament
62.81 (2)
130.15 (1)
193.56
1
Four continents
74.49 (1)
130.96 (1)
205.45
1
World championship
62.10 (6)
134.37 (2)
196.47
3
2013-14 season
World championship
78.66 (1)
138.03 (1)
216.69
1
Olympic Winter Games
55.51 (16)
142.71 (3)
198.22
6
Japan Open
-
135.16 (1)
-
-
United States station
73.18 (1)
131.37 (1)
204.55
1
Japan station
71.26 (1)
136.33 (1)
207.59
1
Grand Prix finals
72.36 (1)
131.66 (1)
204.02
1
Full day tournament
73.01 (1)
126.49 (3)
199.50
3
The 2015-16 season
Japan Open
-
141.70 (1)
-
-
China Cup
71.73 (1)
125.75 (3)
197.48
1
Full day tournament
62.03
131.72
193.75
3
World championship
69.30
134.43
210.61
7
The 2016-17 season
Full day tournament
65.32
114.10
174.42
12

Personal life

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  • Family situation
In December 2011, Asada's mother died of liver disease, while his father developed a romantic relationship with another woman after his wife's death. [56]
In May 2015, MAO Asada's father became so angry and unbearable after discovering that his girlfriend had peeped at his phone that he repeatedly punched and kicked her in the face and stomach, and even kicked her out of the house [56] ; In August, Asada's father was formally arrested by Japanese police on suspicion of violence against his girlfriend, and Asada himself has been plagued by bad press because of his own father's misconduct. [55]
  • Rite of passage
In January 2011, Ms. Asada wore her own peony-shaped kimono at a photography studio in Nagoya for a pre-adult-style commemorative photo shoot. [13]
  • Educational experience
In April 2009, Asada enrolled at Chukyo University, majoring in health and exercise science [59] And take Russian courses in order to communicate in Russian with Russian coaches. [37] In March 2015, she graduated from Chukyo University and became the first woman to win the "Special Award of the Chairman" of the university. [54]
  • Habit and hobby
MAO Asada has a habit of dropping essential oils before falling asleep. [71] In addition, Asada also has a hobby of painting, and spends one to two hours a day painting and sharing the finished work on social media. [69]
  • Go into film and television
In May 2014, Asada signed a one-year contract with Nippon Television worth one billion yen. [3] After the declaration of retirement that year, Asada appeared as a guest on the TBS television program "World of Incredible Discoveries", in which he visited three Central European countries along the Danube River - Austria, Slovakia and Hungary - as a mystery hunter, in order to find the origin of figure skating. [53]

Social activity

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  • Invited to participate
In December 2017, MAO Asada attended the 65th Kikuchi Hiro Literature Award ceremony. [14]
In April 2019, MAO Asada attended a group's induction ceremony held in Tokyo, giving a speech to inspire new employees to face the new era with optimism. [15]
In May 2020, MAO Asada and Mai Asada demonstrated their training methods in Sumitomo Life Insurance's "Stretching and Muscle Training" video. [70]
  • Performance activity
In May 2015, MAO Asada attended a press conference for "THE ICE", an exhibition skating competition he is the producer of, to promote the exhibition competition. [4]
In April 2020, due to the impact of the COVID-19 epidemic, MAO Asada postponed the performance of "Thank You Tour". [16]

Social evaluation

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  • Media evaluation
At the age of 19, Asada was described by Time magazine as "a rising star in figure skating." [1] In fact, Asada has always been a leader in Japanese women's figure skating, because of the fighting spirit and sweet appearance to get the love of the Japanese people. [17] The words "pure, slender eyebrows, shallow smile" are often used by the Japanese media to describe Asada, who is well-mannered and praised as a sportsman who is both inside and outside. She is as eager to start a happy family as any other girl her age. [18] (Tencent, NetEase, Sohu comprehensive review )
MAO Asada won the silver medal at the Vancouver Winter Olympics and also won the World figure skating Championships, and can be said to be the "first person" in women's figure skating. But after she announced her retirement, many Japanese people were surprised and sorry. [20] (CCTV network review)
  • Personal evaluation
As one of the favorites to win the gold medal, MAO Asada lost her standard in the short program at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, but redeemed herself perfectly in the free skate with the highest difficulty in the field. After finishing the last move, MAO Asada shed tears, moving the entire audience. Goals in life can be achieved by keeping faith, not by giving in. In the pursuit of high difficulty on the road, Asada MAO never gave up. Although this road is destined to go very difficult, very lonely, but God will not live up to her diligence and persistence. [21] (Chen Yingping, CCTV Sports Channel host and commentator)
MAO Asada