Japanese figure skater Satoko Miyahara performs in single skating. The athlete is the silver medalist at the 2015 world championship. She became the champion and two-time vice-champion of the Four Continents. Twice the girl won national competitions among juniors and four times took gold in the national championship.
Japanese singles player Satoko Miyahara won the Asian Cup in 2013.
The beginning of the path to victories
The biography of the future celebrity began in 1998. The child was born in Kyoto on March 26 in a family of doctors. The father was engaged in the treatment of pulmonary diseases, the mother became famous as a researcher of blood diseases. The young people met in the hospital, where both worked.
They became husband and wife officially, and a year later they had a daughter. The girl rarely saw her parents, since both of them devoted all their time to work in the hospital. Satoko spent all days in a kindergarten near their place of work. Her grandparents took her home in the evenings.
With a four-year-old baby, the adults moved to Texas. The parents were invited to the United States to study cancer problems at the University of Houston. Thanks to the freer schedule, parents got time to raise their daughter. Satoko did not show any inclination towards future creativity. Therefore, the father showed the baby the simplest elements of figure skating during a visit to one of the shopping centers, where they all went to show themselves.
The girl perfectly remembered the lesson and repeated everything herself on the next visit. Surprised by their daughter's predisposition to beautiful sports, the adults took her to a figure skating school. A quick-witted, but very timid student, she was immediately assigned to individual lessons. Gradually, sports moved from an ordinary hobby to the category of real work. Now, tough restrictions have been added to the constant training.
New successes
Three years later, the family returned to the Land of the Rising Sun. At home, Satoko did not stop figure skating. She showed phenomenal results. The young athlete worked for a long time, perfecting complex elements, and persistently brought skating to the ideal. The coaches were amazed that the girl was far superior to her age category. The figure skater took part in junior competitions three times. In 2013, at the national championship, Miyahara won bronze.
The following year was the time for the debut at the Four Continents Championship in Taipei. Satoko not only defeated all competitors, but also wowed the judges by winning a silver medal. In 2015 in Seoul at a similar championship, the girl again became the second.
Thanks to constant training, the athlete became one of the participants declared for the world championship in Shanghai. The third result was brought by a short original program. The skater's own expectations exceeded her free performances. Once again, Satoko won the silver medal. In the team championship, the figure skater became the third.
In the new 2015 season in the United States, Miyahara won in Salt Lake City. A month later, at a competition in Milwaukee at the Skate America Grand Prix, the young figure skater received bronze. The final stage of the Grand Prix in Nagano provided her with gold.
Failures and accomplishments
In the final of the competition in Barcelona, the skater did not expect to rise above the fourth position. Miyahara had such prospects after the short program. However, an arbitrary performance brought the girl to second place. Then there was the second victory in the national championship and the excellent results of the championship in Taiwan.
In Boston, Miyahara was named among the 5 best singles in the world. The judges awarded her the title of Asian athlete of the championship. The pre-Olympic season began with the presentation of gold in Salt Lake City, bronze at the Federation Cup, silver in Sapporo at the Grand Prix. The athlete climbed to the second step of the podium. At the Marseille Grand Prix. Once again, Satoko was the first in the national championship.
The injury prevented the girl from competing in 2017 at the continental championship, she had to miss the world championship and the Asian tournament. Only by the end of the year, the skater was able to appear on the ice again. She confidently performed at the home series, but did not rise to the podium. The girl became the first among all the participants at the competitions in America.
The figure skater represented the country at the final in Nagoya. After the failure in this tournament, fans were delighted with the victory in the national competition. The continental tournament brought the bronze.
The athlete showed very good prospects before the opening of the South Korean Olympics. In the team competition, several steps separated the Japanese woman from the prize-winning position. The national team of the country rose to fifth place.
New perspectives
At the upcoming 2020 World Cup, Miyahara is already included in the national team.
Since the summer, the girl has changed her mentor. Satoko decided to complicate the program. Lee Barlell helps the skater improve her jumping technique. Mi Hamada remains the official mentor of the athlete. However, it is impossible to train a pupil who is in Canada.
Miyahara has amazing skiing. She feels great music. Her performance under "Schindler's List" is called a real masterpiece by the fans.
Miyahara devotes her free time to perfecting her skills. Often the motivation to improve the technique of skating makes her the received position of the second. Satoko dreams of conquering new frontiers with the perfect execution of complex elements.
The girl does not plan to talk about her personal life. Fans know that the famous skater has a sister. Both maintain a warm relationship. Before the competition, the fans support the athlete on the Instagram page by posting her pictures from the competition. The fans started the account themselves. Miyahara herself does not want to draw attention to her everyday life.
