13 Facts About Yukari Nakano

Yukari Nakano is a Japanese former competitive figure skater.

Yukari Nakano was born on August 25,1985, in Konan, Aichi Prefecture.

Yukari Nakano has two elder siblings, a brother and sister.

Yukari Nakano earned her master's degree from Waseda, having studied at the Graduate School of Human Sciences.

Yukari Nakano started skating in 1991 at the Grand Prix Tokai Figure Skating Club, where Machiko Yamada was coaching.

Yukari Nakano met Midori Ito there, who inspired her to take her skating seriously.

At her first senior international event, the 2002 Skate America, Yukari Nakano became the third female skater in the history of the sport to land a triple Axel in an ISU sanctioned competition, and the first to have done so in ten years.

Yukari Nakano went on to land a triple Axel-double toe loop combinations at the 2002 Japanese Nationals, the West Japan Championships 2002, and the Kanto Gakusei Freeskating Championships 2004.

Yukari Nakano won her first Grand Prix medals in her fourth season on the circuit: bronze at the 2005 Skate Canada International and gold at the 2005 NHK Trophy.

Yukari Nakano landed triple Axels in five consecutive competitions in 2005.

Yukari Nakano did not qualify for the 2009 world team.

Yukari Nakano retired from competitive skating in March 2010 due to an injury to her left shoulder.

Yukari Nakano is known for her leg wrap when she jumps.