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| Date of birth: | 02.01.2001 | Wakaba HIGUCHI |
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| Place of birth: | Tokyo | ||||||||||
| Height: | 152 cm | JPN |
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| Home town: | Shinjuku | ||||||||||
| Profession: | fulltime athlete | ||||||||||
| Hobbies: | listening to music, watching movies, talking a walk | ||||||||||
| Start sk. / Club: | 2005 / NOEVIR | ||||||||||
| Internet / Social Media contact: | Instagram: wakababy_sk8r Twitter: wakawakaskate OfficialWebpage: https://wakabahiguchi.com/ |
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| Coach: | Koji Okajima, Noriko Sato | ||||||||||
| Choreographer: | Jeffrey Buttle, Shae-Lynn Bourne | ||||||||||
| Practice low season: | 3 h/week Tokyo | ||||||||||
| Practice high season: | 4 h/week Tokyo | ||||||||||
| Music Short Program as of season 2025/2026 | |||||||||||
| My Way by Chris Mann | |||||||||||
| Music Free Skating / Free Dance as of season 2025/2026 | |||||||||||
| Wonder Woman Main Theme (Wonder Woman soundtrack) by Hans Zimmer, Tina Guo, Junkie XL The Myscira (Wonder Woman Soundtrack) by Hans Zimmer The Blue Planet (Blue Planet II soundtrack) by Jacob Shae, Hans Zimmer, David Fleming, George Fenton |
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| Personal Best Total Score | 214.44 | 17.02.2022 | XXIV Olympic Winter Games 2022 | ||||||||
| Personal Best Score Short Program | 79.73 | 12.11.2021 | ISU CS Cup of Austria by IceChallenge 2021 | ||||||||
| Personal Best Score Free Skating | 141.04 | 20.11.2021 | ISU GP Internationaux de France 2021 | ||||||||
| Season Best Total Score | 159.13 | 06.09.2025 | ISU CS Kinoshita Group Cup 2025 | ||||||||
| Season Best Score Short Program | 59.43 | 05.09.2025 | ISU CS Kinoshita Group Cup 2025 | ||||||||
| Season Best Score Free Skating | 99.70 | 06.09.2025 | ISU CS Kinoshita Group Cup 2025 | ||||||||
| 18/19 | 19/20 | 20/21 | 21/22 | 22/23 | 23/24 | 24/25 | 25/26 | ||||
| Olympic Games | 5 | ||||||||||
| World Championship | 11 | 6 | |||||||||
| European Championship | |||||||||||
| Four Continents | 4 | 5 | |||||||||
| World Juniors | |||||||||||
| National Championship | 5.S | 2.S | 7.S | 2.S | 12.S | 3.S | |||||
| S=Senior; J=Junior; N=Novice | |||||||||||
| International Competition | Year | Place | International Competition | Year | Place | ||||||
| ISU GP Internationaux de France 2021, Grenoble | 2021 | 3. | ISU GP Skate America 2024, Allen, TX | 2024 | 1. | ||||||
| ISU CS Lombardia Trophy 2022, Bergamo | 2022 | 9. | ISU GP Grand Prix de France 2024, Angers | 2024 | 2. | ||||||
| ISU GP Grand Prix de France 2023, Angers | 2023 | 5. | ISU Grand Prix Final 2024/25, Grenoble | 2024 | 4. | ||||||
| ISU GP NHK Trophy 2023, Osaka | 2023 | 9. | ISU CS Kinoshita Group Cup 2025, Osaka | 2025 | 11. | ||||||
| Higuchi won silver with her team at 2022 Olympic Winter Games. She has landed the triple Axel in competition. She missed the 2022/23 season recovering from injury. | |||||||||||
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