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Shizuka Arakawa

Full name: Shizuka Arakawa
Original name: 荒川 静香
Gender: Female
Height: 5'5" (164 cm)
Weight: 110 lbs (50 kg)
Born: December 29, 1981 in Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan
Affiliations: Prince Hotel
Country: JPN Japan
Sport: Figure Skating

Medals: 1 Gold (1 Total)

Biography

Arakawa started figure skating as a young girl because she wanted to “wear those pretty clothes”. As a teenager, she made a fairly inconspicuous Olympic debut at Nagano, and disappeared into anonymity afterwards. She reappeared in 2003, winning gold medals at the Asian Winter Games and Winter Universiade, and placing 8th in the World Championships. The following season, she surprised by becoming the first Japanese woman to win the world title in 10 years. Her results in the following years did not earn her a role as a favourite for the 2006 Olympics, but she moved up from third place after the short program to become Japan’s first Olympic figure skating champion.

Results

Games Age City Sport Event Team NOC Rank Medal
1998 Winter 16 Nagano Figure Skating Women's Singles Japan JPN 13
2006 Winter 24 Torino Figure Skating Women's Singles Japan JPN 1 Gold

Women's Singles

Event History
Games Age City Sport Country Phase Unit Rank TFP CFFP FSFP P MP TOOM TO TP O RE P AI TM PTS TE PC D
1998 Winter 16 Nagano Figure Skating Japan Final Standings 13 21.0 7.0 14.0
1998 Winter 16 Nagano Figure Skating Japan Short Program 14 Q 14.0 5×13+ 53.0 116.0 90.0
1998 Winter 16 Nagano Figure Skating Japan Short Program Judge #1 13 9.7 13.0 4.7 5.0
1998 Winter 16 Nagano Figure Skating Japan Short Program Judge #2 5 10.6 5.0 5.4 5.2
1998 Winter 16 Nagano Figure Skating Japan Short Program Judge #3 16 9.3 16.0 4.6 4.7
1998 Winter 16 Nagano Figure Skating Japan Short Program Judge #4 14 9.9 14.0 5.0 4.9
1998 Winter 16 Nagano Figure Skating Japan Short Program Judge #5 10 10.1 10.0 5.1 5.0
1998 Winter 16 Nagano Figure Skating Japan Short Program Judge #6 17 9.8 17.0 5.0 4.8
1998 Winter 16 Nagano Figure Skating Japan Short Program Judge #7 12 10.4 12.0 5.2 5.2
1998 Winter 16 Nagano Figure Skating Japan Short Program Judge #8 16 9.7 16.0 4.8 4.9
1998 Winter 16 Nagano Figure Skating Japan Short Program Judge #9 13 10.5 13.0 5.3 5.2
1998 Winter 16 Nagano Figure Skating Japan Free Skating 14 14.0 5×13+ 59.0 122.0 89.6
1998 Winter 16 Nagano Figure Skating Japan Free Skating Judge #1 10 10.3 10.0 5.2 5.1
1998 Winter 16 Nagano Figure Skating Japan Free Skating Judge #2 16 9.8 16.0 4.8 5.0
1998 Winter 16 Nagano Figure Skating Japan Free Skating Judge #3 17 9.3 17.0 4.6 4.7
1998 Winter 16 Nagano Figure Skating Japan Free Skating Judge #4 13 10.1 13.0 5.0 5.1
1998 Winter 16 Nagano Figure Skating Japan Free Skating Judge #5 13 10.0 13.0 4.9 5.1
1998 Winter 16 Nagano Figure Skating Japan Free Skating Judge #6 11 10.3 11.0 5.1 5.2
1998 Winter 16 Nagano Figure Skating Japan Free Skating Judge #7 12 10.2 12.0 5.0 5.2
1998 Winter 16 Nagano Figure Skating Japan Free Skating Judge #8 14 9.9 14.0 4.9 5.0
1998 Winter 16 Nagano Figure Skating Japan Free Skating Judge #9 16 9.7 16.0 4.8 4.9
2006 Winter 24 Torino Figure Skating Japan Final Standings 1 191.34
2006 Winter 24 Torino Figure Skating Japan Short Program 3 Q 66.02 35.93 30.09 0.00
2006 Winter 24 Torino Figure Skating Japan Free Skating 1 125.32 62.32 63.00 0.00