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Figure skating: Retired star Mao Asada to open coaching academy
Figure skating: Retired star Mao Asada to open coaching academy

Kyodo News

time13-06-2025

  • Sport
  • Kyodo News

Figure skating: Retired star Mao Asada to open coaching academy

KYODO NEWS - 17 hours ago - 18:40 | Sports, All Retired figure skater Mao Asada, who won silver for Japan at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics, announced Thursday she is embarking on a full-time coaching career. The 34-year-old hopes to train some of the sport's future stars at her school, the Kinoshita MAO Academy, which is scheduled to open on Aug. 1. "I'm taking a new step. I want to instruct each skater carefully one-on-one," Asada said at a press conference in Tokyo. The three-time world champion has stayed active, performing in ice shows since retiring from competition in 2017. The school has been developed with the backing of the Tokyo-based Kinoshita Group, which operates construction and nursing care businesses. Asada oversaw the construction of a rink in the western Tokyo city of Tachikawa that was completed in November. She plans to instruct around 10 pupils aged between 5 and 9 at the school, hoping to "develop skaters who can be world No. 1." Related coverage: Figure skating: Teen star Nishino signals big future with quad jumps Figure skating: U.S. holds on to win World Team Trophy, Japan 2nd Figure skating: U.S. leads Japan ahead of World Team Trophy final day

Figure skating: Retired star Mao Asada to open coaching academy
Figure skating: Retired star Mao Asada to open coaching academy

Kyodo News

time12-06-2025

  • Sport
  • Kyodo News

Figure skating: Retired star Mao Asada to open coaching academy

KYODO NEWS - 7 minutes ago - 18:40 | Sports, All Retired figure skater Mao Asada, who won silver for Japan at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics, announced Thursday she is embarking on a full-time coaching career. The 34-year-old hopes to train some of the sport's future stars at her school, the Kinoshita MAO Academy, which is scheduled to open on Aug. 1. "I'm taking a new step. I want to instruct each skater carefully one-on-one," Asada said at a press conference in Tokyo. The three-time world champion has stayed active, performing in ice shows since retiring from competition in 2017. The school has been developed with the backing of the Tokyo-based Kinoshita Group, which operates construction and nursing care businesses. Asada oversaw the construction of a rink in the western Tokyo city of Tachikawa that was completed in November. She plans to instruct around 10 pupils aged between 5 and 9 at the school, hoping to "develop skaters who can be world No. 1." Related coverage: Figure skating: Teen star Nishino signals big future with quad jumps Figure skating: U.S. holds on to win World Team Trophy, Japan 2nd Figure skating: U.S. leads Japan ahead of World Team Trophy final day

Figure skating: Teen star Nishino signals big future with quad jumps
Figure skating: Teen star Nishino signals big future with quad jumps

Kyodo News

time10-05-2025

  • Sport
  • Kyodo News

Figure skating: Teen star Nishino signals big future with quad jumps

KYODO NEWS - 9 hours ago - 11:00 | Sports, All While too young to compete at next year's Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics, Japanese figure skating prodigy Taiga Nishino has seen his stock rise sharply after mastering two quadruple jumps at just 15. A high school student from this spring, the youngster has drawn comparisons to junior champion Rio Nakata from judges and coaches inside Japan. During an event in mid-April in his native Yokohama, Nishino landed a quad toe loop for the first time in a competition, albeit slightly under-rotating. Although he failed to land a quad salchow on that occasion, having previously executed it while finishing second at the junior high school nationals in February, the overall signs are positive. "The level of my jumps is really on the up," said Nishino, whose physical growth has also been conspicuous. He has grown nearly 10 centimeters over the past year to stand just over 160 cm, according to coach Misao Sato, and the rapid growth forced him to quickly progress to bigger boots and blades. But the skater, described as "really honest and earnest" by his coach, continued to deliver results on the ice. Having begun skating at 5, following in the footsteps of his elder sister, Nishino became the junior high national champion in his second year. He has continued to impress the people around him with his progress, including landing a quad toe loop on the first day he began attempting the jump. "I want to get good results at both the world junior championships and Junior Grand Prix Final (next season)," the youngster said. Related coverage: FEATURE: Cool moves at any age: Japan's figure skating scene grows up Figure skating: U.S. holds on to win World Team Trophy, Japan 2nd

Figure skating: Teen star Nishino signals big future with quad jumps
Figure skating: Teen star Nishino signals big future with quad jumps

Kyodo News

time10-05-2025

  • Sport
  • Kyodo News

Figure skating: Teen star Nishino signals big future with quad jumps

KYODO NEWS - 4 minutes ago - 11:00 | Sports, All While too young to compete at next year's Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics, Japanese figure skating prodigy Taiga Nishino has seen his stock rise sharply after mastering two quadruple jumps at just 15. A high school student from this spring, the youngster has drawn comparisons to junior champion Rio Nakata from judges and coaches inside Japan. During an event in mid-April in his native Yokohama, Nishino landed a quad toe loop for the first time in a competition, albeit slightly under-rotating. Although he failed to land a quad salchow on that occasion, having previously executed it while finishing second at the junior high school nationals in February, the overall signs are positive. "The level of my jumps is really on the up," said Nishino, whose physical growth has also been conspicuous. He has grown nearly 10 centimeters over the past year to stand just over 160 cm, according to coach Misao Sato, and the rapid growth forced him to quickly progress to bigger boots and blades. But the skater, described as "really honest and earnest" by his coach, continued to deliver results on the ice. Having begun skating at 5, following in the footsteps of his elder sister, Nishino became the junior high national champion in his second year. He has continued to impress the people around him with his progress, including landing a quad toe loop on the first day he began attempting the jump. "I want to get good results at both the world junior championships and Junior Grand Prix Final (next season)," the youngster said. Related coverage: FEATURE: Cool moves at any age: Japan's figure skating scene grows up Figure skating: U.S. holds on to win World Team Trophy, Japan 2nd

Football: Freiburg's Doan nets 9th goal as Machino, Mitoma bag 8th
Football: Freiburg's Doan nets 9th goal as Machino, Mitoma bag 8th

Kyodo News

time22-04-2025

  • Sport
  • Kyodo News

Football: Freiburg's Doan nets 9th goal as Machino, Mitoma bag 8th

KYODO NEWS - Apr 20, 2025 - 16:12 | Sports, All Japan attacker Ritsu Doan scored his ninth goal of the season in Freiburg's 3-2 home win over Hoffenheim in the German Bundesliga on Saturday, while Holstein Kiel's Shuto Machino and Brighton's Kaoru Mitoma in England both bagged their eighth goals of the campaign. Doan gave his side a 2-0 lead in the 36th minute at Europa-Park Stadion with a low strike into the corner from 20 meters out. He also stood out by providing key passes in the buildup to Lucas Holer's 28th-minute opener from inside the box and 57th-minute tap-in winner. Hoffenheim leveled through close-range strikes from Marius Bulter and Andrej Kramaric, both in the first-half stoppage time. But Freiburg secured three points and sit fifth on 48 points, a place and point off the Champions League qualification spot with four games left. "I'm not feeling the pressure that I have to score more. I'm just thinking about helping the team," said Doan as he nears double figures in goals. Forward Machino helped bottom club Kiel secure a creditable 1-1 draw away to fourth-place Leipzig, firing home a 44th-minute opener by completing a fine counter involving four players that began with Kiel goalkeeper Thomas Dahne. Benjamin Sesko leveled for Leipzig in the 74th minute but Kiel claimed a precious point in a battle for survival as they sit three points off 16th, a promotion/relegation playoff spot. "I was intent on sprinting behind the opposing defense. A goal has finally arrived," said Machino after netting for the first time since January. "Climbing up the table is the only way. I want to score and make the team win games." Brighton's Mitoma is enjoying his most productive season in the Premier League as his goal in a 4-2 defeat at Brentford saw him better his seven goals from his debuting 2022-23 campaign. Mitoma came on in the 65th minute soon after Joao Pedro was sent off for Brighton and cut the deficit to 3-2 in the 81st minute when the winger rolled home with his left foot off Jack Hinshelwood's through ball. But the visitors failed to mount a further comeback and conceded late on instead. The Seagulls sit 10th after going five games without a win. Related coverage: Golf: Akie Iwai surges into tie for lead at LPGA event in LA Baseball: Shohei Ohtani announces birth of daughter on Instagram Figure skating: U.S. holds on to win World Team Trophy, Japan 2nd

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