Riona Kato
| 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) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country | Japan |
| Coach | Yukari Kato, Anthony Liu |
| Skating club | Nagaodani High School |
| Began skating | 2001 |
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.
Personal life
[edit]Riona Kato was born in Osaka, Japan.[1] She trained in gymnastics as a child.[2]
Career
[edit]On 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
[edit]Kato 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
[edit]For 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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| 2018–2019 |
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| 2014–2015 [1] |
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| 2013–2014 [7] |
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| 2011–2012 [8] |
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Competitive highlights
[edit]GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
| International[3] | |||||||||||
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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.