14 Facts About Aya Hatakawa

Aya Hatakawa was born on 17 August 2004 and is a German figure skater.

Aya Hatakawa enjoys listening to music and outdoor activities such as horseback riding.

Aya Hatakawa is interested in becoming in a coach in the future.

Aya Hatakawa began working with Aljona Savchenko as her coach in 2018.

Aya Hatakawa made her junior international debut by winning the title at the 2019 NRW Summer Trophy.

Aya Hatakawa received her first Junior Grand Prix assignment, placing 15th in Poland.

Aya Hatakawa then earned a seventh-place finish at 2019 Golden Bear and won gold at the 2019 Prague Ice Cup.

At the 2020 German Junior Championships, Aya Hatakawa won silver behind Nargiz Suleymanova and ahead of Anastasia Steblyanka.

Aya Hatakawa reflected that although she was "satisfied," she wanted at each competition "to beat [her] previous record" and continue challenging herself.

Aya Hatakawa was later named alternate for the 2020 World Junior Championships team.

Aya Hatakawa ended her season at the Bavarian Open, where she placed tenth after the short program in Group I, but withdrew before the free skate.

Aya Hatakawa planned to travel to Russia during the early Summer to train with Sergei Rozanov, then the jump specialist coach for Eteri Tutberidze's team, but her plans were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.

Aya Hatakawa instead made her senior international debut at the 2020 CS Nebelhorn Trophy, placing 16th.

Aya Hatakawa returned to the junior level at the 2020 NRW Autumn Trophy, where she finished second in both segments to win the silver behind Kimmy Repond of Switzerland and ahead of German teammate Carmen Wolf.