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Moa Iwano (岩野桃亜 Iwano Moa, born March 20, 2004) is a Japanese figure skater.[1] She is a 4-time medalist at Japanese Novice Championships and won 2 bronze medals in the Novice category of the Asian Figure Skating Trophy.

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Moa Iwano
Personal information
Native name	岩野桃亜
Country represented	Japan
Born	(2004-03-20) March 20, 2004 (age 18) Seoul, South Korea
Home town	Kobe, Japan
Height	1.64 m (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in)
Coach	Utako Nagamitsu
Choreographer	Benoit Richaud
Skating club	Ashiyagakuen Ashiya
Training locations	Takatsuki Osaka
Began skating	2007
ISU personal best scores
Combined total	157.51 2019 JGP Poland
Short program	54.32 2019 JGP Poland
Free skate	103.19 2019 JGP Poland

Career

Early years

Iwano was born in Seoul and lived there until she and her family moved to Kobe when she was 7.[2] She can speak fluent Korean.

Iwano began skating when she was 3. Her skating idols are Yuna Kim, Mao Asada, Daisuke Takahashi and Javier Fernández.[2]

She trained daily with coach Mie Hamada's pupils, including World silver medalist and Japan's 4-time national champion Satoko Miyahara.

2015-2016 season

Iwano captured the bronze medal in the Novice category at the Asian Open Trophy in Bangkok, Thailand, in August.

2016-2017 season

Iwano earned the bronze medal in the Novice category at the Asian Open Trophy in Manila, Philippines in August.

Iwano won the Novice title at the Bavarian Open in Oberstdorf, Germany in February.

2017-2018 season

Iwano debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) circuit in the 2017-2018 season. She finished 6th overall at the JGP event in Salzburg, Austria.

2019-2020 season

In the 2019-20 season, Iwano was assigned to JGP Poland. She finished in 9th place in Gdańsk after falling prone to several underrotations in both programs. At the 2019-20 Japan Junior championships, Iwano placed 8th.

2020-2021 season

In July 2020, Iwano announced that she would make her senior debut in domestic competitions during the 2020-21 season. [3] At the Kinki Regional Championships in October, Iwano finished in 10th place and was therefore not eligible to compete in the Western Section Championships (Top 9 advance).

Programs

Season	Short program	Free skating	Exhibition
2020–21	I put a spell on you choreo. by Benoit Richaud	Papa, Can You Hear Me? performed by Nina Simone choreo. by Benoit Richaud
2019–20 [4]	Sinnerman performed by Nina Simone choreo. by Benoit Richaud	Papa, Can You Hear Me? performed by Nina Simone choreo. by Benoit Richaud
2018–19 [1]	Asturias by Isaac Albeniz performed by William Joseph choreo. by Akiko Suzuki	Jeux d'Eaux by Maurice Ravel choreo. by Pasquale Camerlengo
2017–18 [2]	Asturias by Isaac Albeniz performed by William Joseph choreo. by Akiko Suzuki	The Little Prince choreo. by Akiko Suzuki
2016–17	The Little Prince	Kiss of the Vampire	Focus by Ariana Grande
2015–16	Let's Dance Bugle Call Rag by Benny Goodman	Kiss of the Vampire

Competitive highlights

JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International: Junior[5][6]
Event	13–14	14–15	15–16	16–17	17–18	18–19	19–20
JGP Lithuania						5th
JGP Austria					6th
JGP Poland							9th
Asian Trophy			3rd N	3rd N
Bavarian Open				1st N
National[7]
Japan Junior			19th	15th	11th	7th	8th
Japan Novice	2nd B	1st B	3rd A	2nd A
TBD = Assigned

References

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