Riona Kato (加藤 利緒菜, Katō Riona), born February 7, 1998) is a Japanese figure skater. She has won four senior international medals.
| Riona Kato | |
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| Native name | 加藤利緒菜 |
| Born | February 7, 1998 Osaka, Japan |
| Height | 1.52 m (5 ft 0 in) |
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| Country | Japan |
| Coach | Yukari Kato, Anthony Liu |
| Skating club | Nagaodani High School |
| Began skating | 2001 |
Personal life
editRiona Kato was born in Osaka, Japan.[1] She trained in gymnastics as a child.[2]
Career
editOn the ice from the age of two years and eight months, Riona Kato was encouraged by her aunt, Yukari Kato, a skating coach.[2] She debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series in 2011.
In 2013, Kato began training in California, coached by Anthony Liu as well as her aunt.[2] She won a bronze medal at the 2013 JGP in Slovakia. Her first senior international was the Triglav Trophy at the end of the 2013–14 season, where she placed 4th.
2014–15 season
editKato began the 2014–15 season by winning two senior medals, silver at the Asian Trophy and bronze at a Challenger Series event, the U.S. Classic.[3] Making her Grand Prix debut, she finished 5th at the 2014 NHK Trophy and earning a personal best of 117.51 in the freeskate. She then went on to finish 7th at the 2015 Japanese Championships.
2015–16 season
editFor the 2015-16 Grand Prix series, Kato was assigned to compete at 2015 Rostelecom Cup.[4]
She started her season by finishing 5th at the 2015 CS Ondrej Nepela Trophy.
Programs
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| 2013–2014 [7] |
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| 2011–2012 [8] |
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Competitive highlights
editGP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
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| Event | 08–09 | 09–10 | 10–11 | 11–12 | 12–13 | 13–14 | 14–15 | 15–16 | 16–17 | 17–18 | 18–19 |
| GP NHK Trophy | 5th | ||||||||||
| GP Rostelecom | 10th | ||||||||||
| CS Nepela Trophy | 5th | ||||||||||
| CS U.S. Classic | 3rd | ||||||||||
| CS Warsaw Cup | 10th | ||||||||||
| Asian Trophy | 2nd | 2nd | |||||||||
| Coupe Printemps | 2nd | ||||||||||
| Triglav Trophy | 4th | ||||||||||
| International: Junior[3] | |||||||||||
| JGP Czech Rep. | 4th | ||||||||||
| JGP Latvia | 11th | ||||||||||
| JGP Slovakia | 3rd | ||||||||||
| Printemps | 1st | ||||||||||
| National[9] | |||||||||||
| Japan Champ. | 6th | 13th | 7th | 20th | 23rd | 29th | |||||
| Japan Jr. Champ. | 7th | 26th | 25th | 2nd | 7th | ||||||
| Japan Nv. Champ. | 5th B | 3rd A | 1st A | ||||||||
| WD = Withdrew | |||||||||||
References
edit- ^ a b "Riona KATO: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 21, 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b c Gallagher, Jack (December 2, 2014). "Kato made impact in first outing at senior Grand Prix". The Japan Times.
- ^ a b c "Competition Results: Riona KATO". International Skating Union.
- ^ "ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2015/16- Ladies" (PDF). ISU Prod. ISU. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 July 2015. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
- ^ "加藤 利緒菜 ｜ スケート∞リンク ～フジスケ～". フジテレビ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-06-10.
- ^ "Riona KATO: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 28, 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Riona KATO: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 22, 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Riona KATO: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 11, 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "加藤 利緒菜/KATO Riona" (in Japanese). Japan Skating Federation. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014.