Mao Asada

Mao Asada (born Asada Mao on September 25, 1990 in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan) is a former Japanese competitive figure skater who is a silver medalist in the 2010 Olympics, a three-time World champion (2008, 2010 & 2014), a three-time Four Continents champion (2008, 2010 & 2013), and a four-time Grand Prix Final champion (2005–06, 2008–09, 2012–13 & 2013–14).

Mao is the only female figure skater who has landed three triple Axel jumps in one competition, which she achieved at the 2010 Winter Olympics.

Programs

Season	Short program	Free skating	Exhibition
2016–17	Ritual Fire Dance by Artur Rubinstein; choreographed by Lori Nichol	En la cueva - La noche Pantomime El aparecido (from El amor brujo) by Manuel de Falla; choreo. Ritual Fire Dance by Artur Rubinstein; choreographed by Lori Nichol	Cello Suites by Johann Sebastian Bach; choreographed by Lori Nichol
2015–16	Bei Mir Bistu Shein by Sholom Secunda choreographed by Lori Nichol	Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini choreographed by Lori Nichol	Puttin' On the Ritz by Irving Berlin performed by Fred Astaire choreo. by Lori Nichol
2014–15	Did not compete this season		This Little Light of Mine by Harry Dixon Loes performed by Yo-Yo Ma and Amelia Zirin-Brown choreographed by Lori Nichol
2013–14	Nocturne Op. 9, No. 2 in E-flat major by Frédéric Chopin choreo. by Lori Nichol	Piano Concerto No. 2 by Sergei Rachmaninoff choreographed by Tatiana Tarasova	Smile What a Wonderful World performed by Ima choreographed by Lori Nichol
2012–13	I Got Rhythm {{small| by George Gershwin choreo. by Lori Nichol	Swan Lake Bei Mir Bistu Shein	I Vow to Thee My Country by Libera choreographed by Lori Nichol Waltz in C-sharp minor, Op. 64, No. 2 by Frédéric Chopin choreographed by Tatiana Tarasova
2010–11	Tango (from Agony) by Alfred Schnittke choreographed by Tatiana Tarasova	Liebesträume Bei Mir Bistu Shein	Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23, CT. 2 by Frédéric Chopin choreographed by Tatiana Tarasova
2009–10	Waltz from Masquerade Suite by Aram Khachaturian choreographed by Tatiana Tarasova	Prelude in C-sharp minor by Sergei Rachmaninov choreographed by Tatiana Tarasova	Caprice No. 24 by Niccolò Paganini choreographed by Tatiana Tarasova
2008–09	Claire de Lune by Claude Debussy choreographed by Lori Nichol	Waltz from Masquerade Suite by Aram Khachaturian choreographed by Tatiana Tarasova	Por una Cabeza (from Scent of a Woman) by Carlos Gardel, Alfredo Le Pera Payadora by Julián Plaza choreographed by Tatiana Tarasova Sing, Sing, Sing by Louis Prima choreographed by Lori Nichol
2007–08	Fantasia for Violin and Orchestra (from Ladies in Lavender) by Nigel Hess performed by Joshua Bell choreographed by Tatiana Tarasova	Fantaisie-Impromptu by Frédéric Chopin choreographed by Lori Nichol	So Deep Is The Night Étude Op. 10, No. 3 by Frédéric Chopin vocals by Lesley Garrett choreographed by Lori Nichol
2006–07	Nocturne Op. 9, No. 2 in E-flat major {{small| by Frédéric Chopin choreographed by Lori Nichol	Csárdás by Vittorio Monti choreographed by Lori Nichol	Habanera (from Carmen) by Georges Bizet vocal by Filippa Giordano choreographed by Lori Nichol
2005–06	Carmen Bei Mir Bistu Shein	The Nutcracker Bei Mir Bistu Shein	Over the Rainbow by Harold Arlen vocal by Eva Cassidy choreographed by Lori Nichol
2004–05	Over the Rainbow by Harold Arlen choreo. by Lea Ann Miller	La Boutique Fantastique by Gioachino Rossini, Ottorino Respighi choreographed by Lea Ann Miller	Pick Yourself Up by Natalie Cole choreographed by Machiko Yamada, Mihoko Higuchi
2003–04	Orchestral Suite (from My Girl 2) by Cliff Eidelman choreo. by Machiko Yamada, Mihoko Higuchi	Waltz-Scherzo in C major, Op. 3 by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky choreographed by Machiko Yamada, Mihoko Higuchi	Habanera (from Carmen) by Georges Bizet; choreographed by Machiko Yamada, Mihoko Higuchi
2002–03	Say Hey Kids; choreographed by Machiko Yamada, Mihoko Higuchi	Inca Dance and Andes by Cusco; choreographed by Machiko Yamada, Mihoko Higuchi

Competitive Highlights

International
Event	2002–03	2003–04	2004–05	2005–06	2006–07	2007–08	2008–09	2009–10	2010–11	2011–12	2012–13	2013–14	2015–16	2016–17
Olympics								2nd				6th
Worlds					2nd	1st	4th	1st	6th	6th	3rd	1st	7th
Four Continents						1st	3rd	1st	2nd	2nd	1st
Final				1st	2nd	2nd	1st			WD	1st	1st	6th
Bompard				1st		1st	2nd	2nd	5th					9th
Cup of China				2nd							1st		1st
NHK Trophy					1st		1st		8th	2nd	1st	1st	3rd
Rostelecom								5th		1st
Skate Canada						1st
Skate America					3rd							1st		6th
Finlandia														2nd
International: Junior, novice
Junior Worlds			1st	2nd
Final			1st
Ukraine			1st
USA			1st
Mladost Trophy		1st N
Helena Pajovic		1st N
National
Event	2002–03	2003–04	2004–05	2005–06	2006–07	2007–08	2008–09	2009–10	2010–11	2011–12	2012–13	2013–14	2015–16	2016–17
Japan Championship	7th	8th	2nd	2nd	1st	1st	1st	1st	2nd	1st	1st	3rd	3rd	12th
Japan Junior	4th	4th	1st
Japan Novice	1st	1st
Team events
Olympics												5th T 3rd P
World Team Trophy							3rd T 1st P				3rd T 5th P
Japan Open				1st T 1st P	1st T 4th P	1st T 1st P		3rd T 3rd P	1st T 5th P		1st T 2nd P	1st T 1st P	1st T 1st P
N = Novice level; WD = Withdrew T = Team result; P = Personal result. Medals awarded for team result only.