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Mao Shimada (島田 麻央, Shimada Mao, born October 30, 2008) is a Japanese figure skater. She is the 2022 JGP Czech Republic champion, the 2022 JGP Poland I champion, the 2021–22 Japanese Junior National champion and the 2022 Egna Trophy advanced novice champion. She is the twenty-first woman in history to have successfully landed a triple Axel jump in competition.

Mao Shimada
Personal information
Native name	島田 麻央
Country represented	Japan
Born	(2008-10-30) October 30, 2008 (age 14) Koganei, Tokyo, Japan
Home town	Uji, Kyoto
Height	1.47 m (4 ft 10 in)
Coach	Mie Hamada, Satsuki Muramoto, Hiroaki Sato
Former coach	Koji Okajima
Choreographer	Lori Nichol, Cathy Reed
Skating club	Kinoshita Academy
Former skating club	Meiji Jingu Gaien FSC, Musashino FSC
Training locations	Uji
Former training locations	Tokyo
Began skating	2014
ISU personal best scores
Combined total	217.68 2022 JGP Poland I
Short program	71.49 2022 JGP Czech Republic
Free skate	148.87 2022 JGP Poland I

Personal life

Shimada was born on 30 October 2008 in Koganei, Tokyo, Japan. Her mother was a fan of Japanese figure skater Mao Asada and named Shimada after her.[1] She enjoys dancing, bowling, and cooking.[2]

As of March 2021, she graduated from Okubo Elementary School and currently attends Hirono Junior High School.[3]

Career

Early years

Shimada began skating at the age of 5 after watching Mao Asada at the 2014 Winter Olympics. She finished in fifth place at the 2018 Japan Novice B National Championships.^{[citation needed]}

2019–20 season

She won the 2019 Japan Novice B National Championships scoring 88.50.

2020–21 season

She won the 2020 Japan Novice A National Championships, attempting a triple Axel in the free program. She fell and the jump was marked as downgraded.

Shimada was invited to compete at the junior event. She placed third behind teammate Hana Yoshida and Rino Matsuike, but was too young to compete at the senior division.

She was invited to skate in the gala at the 2020 NHK Trophy as the reigning Japanese national novice champion.

2021–22 season

Shimada started her season competing at 2021 Kinki Regional Championships. She opened her program, landing a clean quad toe loop. She was selected for the 2021 Japan Novice National Championships and won the competition. She was then invited to compete in the junior division.

At 2021–22 Japan Junior National Championships, she skated a clean short program but still placed fourth. However, Shimada managed to land the quad toe once again and won the competition over Rion Sumiyoshi and Mone Chiba. She was still too young to compete in the senior event.

Shimada was sent to 2022 Egna Trophy to compete in the advanced novice category. She attempt a triple Axel during the free program but the jump was landed on a quarter. Winning the gold medal, she outscored Canadian silver medalist Hetty Shi by 32.63 points.

2022–23 season: International junior debut

In early September 2022, Shimada made her ISU Junior Grand Prix debut at the event in Ostrava, Czech Republic. In her short program, she landed all her jumps cleanly and placed first with 71.49 points.[4] During the free skate, Shimada successfully landed a triple Axel and became the twenty-first woman to land it in international competition. She then attempted a quadruple toe loop but underrotated the jump, resulting in a fall; the program was otherwise clean.[5] Shimada won the event with a lead of 23.28 points over South Korea's Kwon Min-sol.[6] At her second Junior Grand Prix assignment in Gdańsk, Poland, Shimada scored 68.81 in the short program after landing her jump combination on a quarter. She landed a clean triple Axel and a quadruple toe loop on a quarter in the free skate, winning the event and earning new season bests for the free skate and total score. These results qualified her for 2022–23 Junior Grand Prix Final.[7][8]

Programs

Season	Short program	Free skating	Exhibition
2022–2023 [9] [10]	The Lion King by Beyoncé, Hans Zimmer choreo. by Cathy Reed	Passepied by Jean-Michel Blais Wild Swans suite by Daniel Hope, Jacques Ammon, Elena Kats-Chernin choreo. by Lori Nichol
2021–2022 [11]		The Queen's Gambit by Carlos Rafael Rivera choreo. by Cathy Reed
2020–2021 [1]	Cinderella by Boris Fitinhof-Schell choreo. by Cathy Reed	Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity (from The Planets) by Gustav Holst choreo. by Cathy Reed

Competitive highlights

JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International: Junior[12]
Event	18–19	19–20	20–21	21–22	22–23
JGP Final					TBD
JGP Czech Republic					1st
JGP Poland					1st
International: Advanced novice[12]
Egna Trophy				1st
National[12]
Japan Junior			3rd	1st
Japan Novice	5th B	1st B	1st A	1st A
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew; C = Cancelled N = Advanced novice level; A = Novice A; B = Novice B;

Detailed results

Current personal best scores are highlighted in bold.

Junior level

2022–23 season
Date	Event	Level	SP	FS	Total
December 8–11, 2022	2022–23 JGP Final	Junior			TBD
September 28 – October 1, 2022	2022 JGP Poland I	Junior	2 68.81	1 148.87	1 217.68
August 31 – September 3, 2022	2022 JGP Czech Republic	Junior	1 71.49	1 141.16	1 212.65
2021–22 season
Date	Event	Level	SP	FS	Total
April 7–10, 2022	2022 Egna Trophy	Novice	1 52.93	1 107.75	1 160.68
November 19–21, 2021	2021–22 Japan Junior Championships	Junior	4 61.76	1 126.75	1 188.51
October 22–24, 2021	2021–22 Japan Novice Championships	Novice	–	1 120.03	1 120.03
2020–21 season
Date	Event	Level	SP	FS	Total
November 21–23, 2020	2020–21 Japan Junior Championships	Junior	6 57.89	3 115.55	3 173.44
October 24–25, 2020	2020–21 Japan Novice Championships	Novice	–	1 108.42	1 108.42
2019–20 season
Date	Event	Level	SP	FS	Total
October 18–20, 2019	2019–20 Japan Novice B Championships	Novice	–	1 88.50	1 88.50
2018–19 season
Date	Event	Level	SP	FS	Total
October 19–21, 2018	2018–19 Japan Novice B Championships	Novice	–	5 68.71	5 68.71

References

External links

• Mao SHIMADA at the International Skating Union
• SHIMADA Mao on Japan Skating Federation

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