55 Facts About Satoko Miyahara

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Satoko Miyahara is a retired Japanese figure skater.

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Satoko Miyahara is the 2015 World silver medalist, the 2018 World bronze medalist, the 2016 Four Continents champion, a two-time Four Continents silver medalist, a two-time Grand Prix Final silver medalist, a two-time Skate America champion, the 2015 NHK Trophy champion, a four-time CS US Classic champion, the 2014 CS Lombardia Trophy champion, and a four-time Japanese national champion.

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Satoko Miyahara learned English during her time in the United States.

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On February 13,2016, Satoko Miyahara graduated from Kansai University High School.

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Satoko Miyahara has stated her plans to attend Kansai University and major in literature as well as continuing to study English.

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Satoko Miyahara began skating while she was living in the United States and came under the guidance of Mie Hamada in Kyoto, Japan at the age of seven.

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Satoko Miyahara won a silver medal at her Junior Grand Prix debut in Gdansk, Poland, and finished fifth at her second event in Milan, Italy.

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Satoko Miyahara then won the Japan junior title and placed sixth on the senior level.

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Satoko Miyahara was fourth at her first World Junior Championships.

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Satoko Miyahara was invited to skate in the gala at the 2012 World Team Trophy as the Japanese junior national champion.

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Satoko Miyahara then won the 2012 Japanese Junior Championships, before placing fifth at the JGP Final in Sochi, Russia.

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Satoko Miyahara won her first senior national medal, a bronze, at the Japanese Championships, finishing ahead of Akiko Suzuki.

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Satoko Miyahara ended her season at the 2013 World Junior Championships where she finished seventh.

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At the Japanese Championships, Satoko Miyahara placed fourth in the short, fifth in the free, and fourth overall, behind Akiko Suzuki, Kanako Murakami, and Mao Asada.

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Satoko Miyahara was selected to compete at the 2014 Four Continents Championships, where she won the silver medal behind teammate Kanako Murakami after placing fourth in the short and second in the free.

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Satoko Miyahara ended her season with a gold medal at the Gardena Spring Trophy.

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Satoko Miyahara attended a training camp during the summer of 2014 to work with Olympic champion Ilia Kulik on her jumps.

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Satoko Miyahara won another bronze medal at 2014 NHK Trophy.

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At the Japanese Championships, Satoko Miyahara placed second in the short and first in the free on her way to her first senior national title.

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Satoko Miyahara ranked third in the short, fourth in the free skate, and second overall at the 2015 World Championships, with personal bests in all competition segments.

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Satoko Miyahara was awarded the silver medal behind Elizaveta Tuktamysheva.

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Satoko Miyahara opened her season on the Challenger Series, winning the 2015 US Classic.

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Satoko Miyahara won the silver medal at the event in Barcelona after placing fourth in the short program and second in the free skate with personal bests in the free skate and combined total.

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Satoko Miyahara finished fifth at the 2016 World Championships in Boston, the only event of the season where she finished off the podium.

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Satoko Miyahara opened her season with a gold medal at the 2016 CS US Classic.

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Satoko Miyahara, while competing well, underrotated two of her jumps in the free skate, contributing to a lower result.

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At the 2017 Japan Championships, Satoko Miyahara was crowned the national champion for the fourth time after placing second in the short program and first in the free skate.

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In Taipei, Satoko Miyahara was first after the short program, third after the free and won the bronze medal overall, behind teammates Kaori Sakamoto and Mai Mihara, contributing to a Japanese sweep of the podium.

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At the Olympics, Satoko Miyahara was assigned to participate in the ladies' short program in the Team Event, with her teammate Kaori Sakamoto chosen to compete in the free skating.

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Satoko Miyahara scored 68.95 points, which was the fourth result that night.

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At the World Championships, Satoko Miyahara was in third after the short program, with a score of 74.36 after underrotating a triple toe loop in her jump combination.

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Satoko Miyahara took bronze overall, behind Kaetlyn Osmond and teammate Wakaba Higuchi.

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In preparation for the season, Satoko Miyahara worked with a new strength trainer and focused especially on strengthening her hamstrings.

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Satoko Miyahara went on to win the 2018 Skate America event, placing first in both segments.

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At her second Grand Prix event, the 2018 NHK Trophy, Satoko Miyahara placed second in both programs, narrowly winning the silver medal ahead of Elizaveta Tuktamysheva and behind compatriot Rika Kihira.

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At the 2018 Japan Championships, Satoko Miyahara won the short program, slightly more than a point ahead of Sakamoto.

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Satoko Miyahara was named to the Japanese team for the 2019 World Championships in Saitama.

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Satoko Miyahara placed eighth in the short program at the World Championships, after underrotating the second part of her jump combination.

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Satoko Miyahara rose to sixth place in the free skate after making only one minor error.

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Satoko Miyahara deemed the season as a whole "mentally one of the toughest seasons", and felt she "had more disappointing competitions over good ones", but that the final event was a strong one.

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On September 18,2019, Satoko Miyahara's representatives announced that she had moved her primary training base to the Granite Club in Toronto, and was adding Lee Barkell as a coach, though she would continue to be coached by Mie Hamada as well.

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Satoko Miyahara stated that her main goal was to perform a triple Axel in competition.

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Satoko Miyahara began her season at 2019 Japan Open, where she placed fourth with a score of 134.94 points, contributing to Team Japan's silver medal.

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Satoko Miyahara was third in the free skate, with three jump underrotations, but remained in second place overall, taking the silver medal.

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Satoko Miyahara moved from sixth to fourth place in the free skate despite five of her jumps being called underrotated.

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Satoko Miyahara was sixth in the free skate after falling once and underrotating or downgrading eight jumps, and dropped to fourth place overall, her first time finishing off the podium at her national championships since 2013.

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Satoko Miyahara was given a bye to the Japan Championships due to the COVID-19 pandemic making it impractical for her to travel back from her training location in Canada for lesser domestic events.

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Satoko Miyahara was assigned to compete at the 2020 Skate Canada International, but this event was cancelled as a result of the pandemic.

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Satoko Miyahara placed sixth in the short program after performing only an invalid double loop as her solo jump instead of a planned triple.

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Satoko Miyahara was assigned to compete at the 2021 World Championships in Stockholm.

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Satoko Miyahara struggled at the World Championships, placing nineteenth, the first time she had placed outside the top six.

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Satoko Miyahara withdrew from the 2021 CS Autumn Classic International, and thus did not participate in a Challenger event prior to the beginning of the Grand Prix.

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Satoko Miyahara was sixth in the free skate after underrotating several jumps, and finished fifth overall.

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Satoko Miyahara was named as an alternate for the Japanese Olympic team, and assigned to compete at the 2022 Four Continents Championships.

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Satoko Miyahara subsequently withdrew from Four Continents due to illness, and was replaced by Yuhana Yokoi.