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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: | Tokyo | ||||||||||
| Profession: | fulltime athlete | ||||||||||
| Hobbies: | shopping, watching movies | ||||||||||
| 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: | 16 h/week Tokyo | ||||||||||
| Practice high season: | 18 h/week Tokyo | ||||||||||
| Music Short Program as of season 2024/2025 | |||||||||||
| Herald of the Change (Dune soundtrack) by Hans Zimmer I See You in My Dreams, Harvester (Dune soundtrack) by Hans Zimmer Harvester Attack (Dune soundtrack) by Hans Zimmer |
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| Music Free Skating / Free Dance as of season 2024/2025 | |||||||||||
| Nature Boy (Acoustic) by Aurora, Eden Ahebz Running Up That Hill - Epic Version (from Stranger Things) by Samuel Kim, Kate Bush Running Up That Hill (Stranger Things Theme) by Krutikov Music, Kate Bush |
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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 | ||||||||
| 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 CS Cup of Austria by IceChallenge 2021, Graz | 2021 | 1. | ISU GP NHK Trophy 2023, Osaka | 2023 | 9. | ||||||
| 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. | ||||||
| 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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