Mako Yamashita

Mako Yamashita
Yamashita at the 2018 Junior Worlds
Native name	山下 真瑚
Born	(2002-12-31) December 31, 2002 Nagoya, Japan
Hometown	Nagoya, Japan
Height	1.51 m (4 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Figure skating career
Country	Japan
Coach	Machiko Yamada, Mihoko Higuchi
Skating club	Chukyo High School SC
Began skating	2009
Medal record Representing Japan Figure skating: Ladies' singles World Junior Championships 2018 Sofia Ladies' singles

Mako Yamashita (Template:Lang-ja; born December 31, 2002) is a Japanese figure skater. She is the 2018 World Junior bronze medalist, a four-time medalist on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series, and the 2017–18 Japanese junior national silver medalist.

Personal life

Yamashita was born on 31 December 2002 in Nagoya, Japan.

Career

2016–2017 season

Yamashita won two bronze medals at the ISU Junior Grand Prix series.

2017–2018 season

In September 2017, Yamashita placed 3rd at the ISU Junior Grand Prix in Salzburg, Austria behind Anastasia Tarakanova (Russia) and Lim Eun-soo (South Korea). And she placed 2nd at the next JGP event, held in Zagreb, Croatia behind Sofia Samodurova (Russia).

Yamashita at the 2018 World Junior Championships podium

In March 2018, Yamashita won bronze medal at the 2018 World Junior Figure Skating Championships.

Programs

Season	Short program	Free skating
2018–2019	Una voce poco fa by Gioachino Rossini	Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini
2017–2018	Bohemian Rhapsody performed by Maksim Mrvica	Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini
2016–2017	Nocturne by Secret Garden	Bohemian Rhapsody performed by Maksim Mrvica

Competitive highlights

Yamashita (right) with Alexandra Trusova (center) and Alena Kostornaia (left) at the 2018 World Junior Championships podium

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

International
Event	13–14	14–15	15–16	16–17	17–18	18–19
GP Rostelecom						TBD
GP Skate Canada						2nd
CS Asian Open						3rd
CS Lombardia						3rd
International: Junior
Junior Worlds					3rd
JGP Austria					3rd
JGP Croatia					2nd
JGP Estonia				3rd
JGP Japan				3rd
Asian Open					4th
National
Japan					10th
Japan Junior			9th	16th	2nd
Japan Novice	3rd B	14th A	2nd A
J = Junior level; TBD = Assigned

Detailed results

Senior level

2018–19 season
Date	Event	SP	FS	Total
November 16–18, 2018	2018 Rostelecom Cup	TBD
October 26–28, 2018	2018 Skate Canada International	3 66.30	2 136.76	2 203.06
September 12–16, 2018	2018 CS Lombardia Trophy	5 55.33	3 126.89	3 182.22
August 1–5, 2018	2018 CS Asian Open Trophy	6 50.97	3 112.48	3 163.45

Junior level

Yamashita at the 2018 World Junior Championships

Small medals for short and free programs awarded only at ISU Championships.

2017–18 season
Date	Event	Level	SP	FS	Total
March 5–11, 2017	2018 World Junior Championships	Junior	3 66.79	3 128.38	3 195.17
December 21–24, 2017	2017–18 Japan Championships	Senior	15 57.80	10 125.54	10 183.34
November 24–26, 2017	2017–18 Japan Junior Championships	Junior	1 65.13	2 124.90	2 190.03
September 27–30, 2017	2017 JGP Croatia	Junior	2 65.22	2 110.53	2 175.75
August 31–September 2, 2017	2017 JGP Austria	Junior	3 64.49	3 116.55	3 181.04
August 2–5, 2017	2017 Asian Open Trophy	Junior	4 54.45	4 114.35	4 168.80
2016–17 season
Date	Event	Level	SP	FS	Total
November 18–20, 2016	2016–17 Japan Junior Championships	Junior	22 42.28	12 97.53	16 139.81
September 28 – October 2, 2016	2016 JGP Estonia	Junior	2 62.65	3 121.41	3 184.06
September 7–11, 2016	2016 JGP Japan	Junior	2 64.86	4 117.57	3 182.43
2015–16 season
Date	Event	Level	SP	FS	Total
November 21–23, 2015	2015–16 Japan Junior Championships	Junior	12 51.40	9 107.81	9 159.21
October 23–25, 2015	2015–16 Japan Novice Championships	Novice	–	2 99.91	2 99.91

• Personal best highlighted in bold.

External links

• Mako Yamashita at the International Skating Union