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, 2022 Egna Spring Trophy silver medalist, and placed fourth at the 2022 Four Continents Championships.

Sena Miyake
Native name三宅星南
Born (2002-03-26) March 26, 2002 (age 22)
Yakage, Okayama, Japan
HometownYakage, Okayama
Height1.74 m (5 ft 8+12 in)
Figure skating career
CountryJapan
CoachUtako Nagamitsu
Mamiko Yamai
Kohei Yoshino
Skating clubKanku Skate
Began skating2007

On the junior level, he is a two-time Japanese national junior medalist, the 2017 Asian Open champion, and competed in the final segment at the 2018 World Junior Championships.

Personal life

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

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

Career

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Early career

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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: Senior debut

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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 the third alternate for the Japanese Olympic team and sent to compete at the 2022 Four Continents Championships.[6] Miyake finished fourth.[7] He then won the silver medal at the Egna Trophy to conclude his season.[5]

2022–23 season

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Given two Grand Prix assignments, Miyake began the season by placing eighth at the 2022 Skate America.[5] At the Grand Prix de France, he placed tenth in the short program, but withdrew before the free program due to illness.[8] Miyake then came twelfth at the 2022–23 Japan Championships.[5]

Programs

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Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2024-2025
[9]
2023–2024
[10]
2022–2023
[11]
2021–2022
[12]
2020–2021
[13]
  • Played A Live
    choreo. by Safri Duo
    choreo. by Misao Sato
2019–2020
[14]
2018–2019

[15]

  • Played A Live
    choreo. by Misao Sato
2017–2018
[16]
2016–2017
[17]
  • Caravan
    by The Ventures
    choreo. by Misao Sato
2015–2016
[18]
  • 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

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

2015–16 season to present

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International
Event 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19 19–20 20–21 21–22 22–23 23–24
Four Continents 4th
GP NHK Trophy 9th
GP France WD
GP Skate America 8th
CS Cup of Austria 7th
Egna Trophy 2nd
Printemps 1st 4th
International: Junior[5]
Junior Worlds 18th
JGP Italy 8th 10th
JGP Canada 10th
JGP Austria 8th
JGP Latvia 8th
JGP Japan 11th
Asian Trophy 1st
National[19]
Japan 9th 11th 17th 10th 6th 12th 9th
Japan Junior 9th 6th 2nd 6th 7th 3rd
Japan Western Sect. 7th J 6th J 3rd J 5th J 1st J 4th J 2nd
Chu-Shikoku-Kyushu Reg. 2nd J 2nd J 1st J
Kinki Reg. 2nd J 2nd 7th
Team events
Japan Open 2nd T
6th P
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew
T = Team result; P = Personal result. Medals awarded for team results only.
Levels: J = Junior

Earlier career

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International: Advanced novice[19]
Event 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15
Asian Trophy 2nd
Challenge Cup 1st
Gardena Spring 4th
National[19]
Japan Junior 28th 30th
Japan Novice 7th B 6th B 2nd A 1st A
Chu-Shikoku-Kyushu Reg. 3rd B 4th A 1st A 1st A
Levels: A = Novice A; B = Novice B

Detailed results

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ISU personal best scores in the +5/-5 GOE System [19]
Segment Type Score Event
Total TSS 240.02 2022 Four Continents
Short program TSS 79.67 2022 Four Continents
TES 44.17 2022 Four Continents
PCS 39.30 2022 Skate America
Free skating TSS 160.35 2022 Four Continents
TES 81.59 2022 Four Continents
PCS 78.76 2022 Four Continents

Senior level

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Small medals for short and free programs awarded only at ISU Championships. At team events, medals awarded for team results only. ISU Personal bests in bold.

2023–24 season
Date Event SP FS Total
December 20–24, 2023 2023–24 Japan Championships 10
77.16
9
148.96
9
226.12
October 25–29, 2023 2023 Japan Western Sectional 1
78.82
4
134.79
2
213.61
2022–23 season
Date Event SP FS Total
March 17–19, 2023 2023 Coupe du Printemps 2
76.36
4
135.33
4
211.69
December 21–25, 2022 2022–23 Japan Championships 9
76.69
12
139.41
12
216.10
November 4–6, 2022 2022 Grand Prix de France 10
69.27

WD

WD
October 21–23, 2022 2022 Skate America 6
77.87
9
137.87
8
215.74
2021–22 season
Date Event SP FS Total
April 7–10, 2022 2022 Egna Spring Trophy 2
81.48
3
140.73
2
222.21
January 18–23, 2022 2022 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships 5
79.67
4
160.35
4
240.02
December 22–26, 2021 2021–22 Japan Championships 6
90.52
7
162.30
6
252.82
November 11–14, 2021 2021 CS Cup of Austria 9
70.57
4
144.30
7
214.87

References

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  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. ^ a b c d e f "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. ^ "Sota Yamamoto runner-up at Grand Prix de France". Kyodo News. November 6, 2022.
  9. ^ "フィギュア 2024-2025男子新プログラム一覧【鍵山優真・三浦佳生・佐藤駿 等】". Skate Japan. Skate Japan. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  10. ^ "Sena Miyake: 2023/24 Programs". Twitter. Twitter. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  11. ^ "Sena MIYAKE: 2022/2023". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 21, 2022.
  12. ^ "Sena MIYAKE: 2021/2022". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 31, 2021.
  13. ^ "Sena MIYAKE: 2020/2021". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on November 18, 2020.
  14. ^ "Sena MIYAKE: 2019/2020". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 21, 2020.
  15. ^ "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.
  16. ^ "Sena MIYAKE: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on December 23, 2017.
  17. ^ "Sena MIYAKE: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 21, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  18. ^ "Sena MIYAKE: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 27, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  19. ^ a b c d "Sena MIYAKE". SkatingScores.
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