Yura Matsuda

Yura Matsuda
Personal information
Native name 松田悠良
Country represented Japan
Born (1998-07-22) 22 July 1998
Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
Home town Nagoya
Height 1.55 m (5 ft 1 in)
Coach Machiko Yamada, Mihoko Higuchi
Former coach Hiroshi Nagakubo, Yoriko Naruse, Miho Kawaume
Choreographer Mihoko Higuchi
Former choreographer Kenji Miyamoto, Miho Kawaume
Skating club Chukyo University
Training locations Toyota, Aichi
Former training locations Nagoya
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 178.98
2015 JGP Spain
Short program 65.71
2015 JGP Spain
Free skate 116.08
2016 Rostelecom Cup

Yura Matsuda (松田悠良 Matsuda Yura, born 22 July 1998) is a Japanese competitive figure skater. She is the 2015 Triglav Trophy silver medalist and 2013–14 Japan Junior bronze medalist.

Personal life

Matsuda was born on July 22, 1998 in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan.[1]

Career

Early years

Matsuda began skating in 2005.[1] In the 2011–12 season, she placed 23rd at the Japan Junior Championships and won gold at the 2012 International Challenge Cup on the novice level.

2012–13 season

Matsuda debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) circuit in the 2012–13 season, finishing 6th at her event in Courchevel, France. After placing 4th at the Japan Junior Championships, she made her senior national debut, placing 8th at the 2012–13 Japan Championships. She ended her season with a silver medal on the junior level at the 2013 Triglav Trophy.

2013–14 season

During the 2013–14 season, Matsuda placed 9th at her JGP event in Riga, Latvia. After winning the junior national bronze medal, she placed 9th on the senior level at the Japan Championships. She closed her season by winning the 2014 Coupe du Printemps on the junior level.

2014–15 season

In the 2014–15 season, Matsuda placed 5th at at the Japan Junior Championships and 15th at the Japan Championships. Making her senior international debut, she won the silver medal at the 2015 Triglav Trophy.

2015–16 to present

Scoring personal bests in all segments, Matsuda won the bronze medal at her 2015 JGP event in Logroño, Spain. She made her Grand Prix debut at the 2016 Rostelecom Cup.

Programs

Season Short program Free skating
2016–17
[1]
2015–16
[2]
  • The Piano
    by Michael Nyman
    choreo. by Mihoko Higuchi
2013–14
[3]
2012–13
[4]
  • Crazy For You
    by George Gershwin
    choreo. by Miho Kawaume

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International[5]
Event 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17
GP NHK Trophy 7th
GP Rostel. Cup 6th
Asian Open 1st
Triglav Trophy 2nd
International: Junior and lower levels[5]
JGP France 6th
JGP Latvia 9th
JGP Spain 3rd
Printemps 1st J
Triglav Trophy 2nd J
Challenge Cup 1st N
National[6]
Japan 8th 9th 15th 12th
Japan Junior 23rd 4th 3rd 6th
Japan Novice 2nd A
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew
Levels: N = Novice; J = Junior

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Yura MATSUDA: 2016/2017". International Skating Union.
  2. ↑ "Yura MATSUDA: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 28 May 2016.
  3. ↑ "Yura MATSUDA: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 22 June 2014.
  4. ↑ "Yura MATSUDA: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012.
  5. 1 2 "Competition Results: Yura MATSUDA". International Skating Union.
  6. ↑ "松田 悠良 / MATSUDA Yura". Japan Skating Federation. Archived from the original on 8 October 2015.
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