Sena Miyake

Sena Miyake (三宅 星南, Miyake Sena, born 26 March 2002) is a Japanese figure skater. He is the 2019 Coupe du Printemps champion and placed fourth at the 2022 Four Continents Championships.

Sena Miyake
Personal information
Native name三宅星南
Country representedJapan
Born (2002-03-26) March 26, 2002
Yakage, Okayama, Japan
Home townYakage, Okayama
Height1.74 m (5 ft 8+12 in)
CoachUtako Nagamitsu
Mamiko Yamai
Kohei Yoshino
Former coachKotoe Nagasawa
Satoko Inaba
ChoreographerKenji Miyamoto
Kohei Yoshino
Skating clubKansai University
Former skating clubOkayama FSC
Training locationsYakage, Okayama
Began skating2007
ISU personal best scores
Combined total240.02
2022 Four Continents
Short program79.67
2022 Four Continents
Free skate160.35
2022 Four Continents

He is also the 2017–2018 Japanese national junior silver medalist and competed in the final segment at the 2018 World Junior Championships.

Personal life

Miyake was born on March 26, 2002 in Yakage, Okayama, Japan.[1]

His figure skating idol is Daisuke Takahashi.[2][3]

Career

Early career

Miyake finished 8th at the 2011–12 Japan Novice Championships and 7th the following season. He was awarded the silver medal at the 2013–14 Japan Novice Championships and finished 28th at the Japan Junior Championships. He won gold at the 2014–15 Japan Novice Championships and placed 30th at the Japan Junior Championships that same year. He was invited to skate in the gala at the 2014 NHK Trophy and 2015 World Team Trophy.

2015–16 season

During the 2015–16 season, Miyake debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) circuit. After placing 8th at his JGP event in Riga, Latvia, he finished 9th at the Japan Junior Championships.

2016–17 season

Miyake started his season at JGP Japan in Yokohama, where he placed 11th. He finished 6th at the 2016–17 Japanese Junior national championships, which qualified him to participate at the senior nationals, where he finished 9th.

2017–18 season

He started his season by winning gold at the 2017 Asian Trophy. His Junior Grand Prix assignment was JGP Austria, where he finished 8th. He won the silver medal at the 2017–18 Japanese Junior championships, 11th on the senior level and was selected to compete at the 2018 World Junior Figure Skating Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria. At the championships, he finished 18th with a total score of 174.66 points.

2018–19 season

During the 2018–19 season, he was assigned to JGP Canada along with his compatriot Yuma Kagiyama. He placed 10th at the event in Richmond. At the Japanese Junior championships, he finished within the top six and was therefore eligible to compete at the senior championships. He placed 17th at the senior event in Osaka. In March, he won the gold medal at the Coupe du Printemps in Luxembourg.

2019–20 season

He was assigned to one Junior Grand Prix assignment in Egna, Italy. After placing sixth in the short program, he came twelfth in the free skate and finished in tenth place overall, achieving all new personal best scores. At the 2019–20 Japanese Junior championships, he finished in seventh place.

2020–21 season

Miyake was assigned to compete at the 2020 NHK Trophy, where he placed ninth.[4] He was tenth at the 2020–21 Japan Championships.[5]

2021–22 season

Miyake was seventh to start the season at the 2021 CS Cup of Austria.[5]

At the 2021–22 Japan Championships, Miyake finished in sixth place. He was named as third alternate for the Japanese Olympic team and sent to compete at the 2022 Four Continents Championships.[6] Miyake finished fourth.[7]

Programs

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2021–2022
    2020–2021
    [8]
    • Played A Live
      choreo. by Safri Duo
      choreo. by Misao Sato
    2019–2020
    [9]
    2018–2019

    [10]

    • Played A Live
      choreo. by Misao Sato
    2017–2018
    [11]
      2016–2017
      [12]
      • Caravan
        by The Ventures
        choreo. by Misao Sato
        2015–2016
        [13]
        • Child of Nazareth
          by Maxime Rodriguez
          choreo. by Kenji Miyamoto
          2014–2015
          • Totentanz
            by Franz Liszt
            choreo. by Kenji Miyamoto

          • Totentanz
            by Franz Liszt
            choreo. by Kenji Miyamoto

          Competitive highlights

          GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

          International
          Event 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19 19–20 20–21 21–22
          Four Continents4th
          GP NHK Trophy9th
          CS Cup of Austria7th
          Egna Trophy2nd
          Printemps1st
          International: Junior and lower levels[5]
          Junior Worlds18th
          JGP Italy8th10th
          JGP Canada10th
          JGP Austria8th
          JGP Latvia8th
          JGP Japan11th
          Asian Trophy2nd N1st J
          National[14][15]
          Japan9th11th17th10th6th
          Japan Junior28th30th9th6th2nd6th7th3rd
          Japan Novice7th B6th B2nd A1st A
          Team Events
          Japan Open2nd T
          6th P
          Levels: N = Advanced novice; J = Junior
          TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew

          References

          1. "Men". ISU Results. ISU. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
          2. "三宅星南(せな)のプロフィール!名前の由来は?あこがれの選手は?". Oodoori. Oodoori. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
          3. "高橋大輔に憧れる関西大学・三宅星南 覚醒の鍵は「自信を持って演技すること」". 4years #大学スポーツ. The Asahi Shimbun Company. 2021-08-10. Retrieved 2022-01-26.
          4. "ISU GP NHK Trophy 2020". International Skating Union.
          5. "Competition Results: Sena MIYAKE". International Skating Union.
          6. Slater, Paula (December 26, 2021). "Yuzuru Hanyu reigns in Saitama". Golden Skate.
          7. Slater, Paula (January 23, 2022). "Third time's the charm for Junhwan Cha". Golden Skate.
          8. "Sena MIYAKE: 2020/2021". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on November 18, 2020.
          9. "Sena MIYAKE: 2019/2020". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 21, 2020.
          10. "三宅 星南 | スケート∞リンク ~フジスケ~". フジテレビ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-06-10.
          11. "Sena MIYAKE: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on December 23, 2017.
          12. "Sena MIYAKE: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 21, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
          13. "Sena MIYAKE: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 27, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
          14. "Dreams on Ice 2015". Absolute Skating. Absolute Skating. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
          15. "Sena Miyake". Stats on Ice. Stats on Ice. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
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