Ayane Miyazaki
Ayane Miyazaki (Japanese: 宮﨑 彩音, Hepburn: Miyazaki Ayane, born 15 September 2002) is a Japanese Nordic combined skier. She medaled silver at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics individually and also as part of the Japanese ski jumping mixed team.
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| Nationality | Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 September 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Nordic combined | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early life and education edit
Miyazaki was born on 15 September 2002[1] in Nozawaonsen, Nagano Prefecture. She attended Nozawaonsen Junior High School and Iiyama High School.[2][3]
Career edit
At the 2017–18 FIS Nordic Combined Continental Cup, Miyazaki ranked second overall behind Russia's Stefaniya Nadymova, having placed first once,[4] second twice,[5][6] and third once[7] across four events.
In 2019, Miyazaki became the first female junior world champion after winning the normal hill/5 km event at the 2019 Nordic Junior World Ski Championships.[8]
Miyazaki represented Japan at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics, medaling silver in the individual normal hill/4 km event[9] and also medaling silver as part of the Japanese team in the mixed team ski jumping event.[10]
In the 2020 Nordic Junior World Ski Championships, Miyazaki placed eighth individually[3] but medaled bronze as part of the Japanese team in the mixed team event.[11]
Miyazaki placed tenth in the 2021 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b (PDF). FIS. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 May 2022.
- ^ Kubotaya (17 March 2018). 宮﨑彩音(ノルディック複合)の中学校はどこ？進路や両親についても [Where is Miyazaki Ayane (Nordic Combined)'s junior high school? Career path and parents]. Kubotaya (in Japanese). from the original on 1 June 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
- ^ a b (PDF). FIS. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2020.
- ^ (PDF). FIS. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 January 2018.
- ^ (PDF). FIS. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 January 2018.
- ^ (PDF). FIS. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 April 2018.
- ^ (PDF). FIS. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 December 2018.
- ^ Gillen, Nancy (23 January 2019). "Miyazaki named first-ever female junior world champion in Nordic combined". Inside the Games. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
- ^ (PDF). Lausanne 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 January 2020.
- ^ (PDF). Lausanne 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 January 2020.
- ^ (PDF). FIS. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2020.
External links edit
- Ayane Miyazaki at International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Media related to Ayane Miyazaki at Wikimedia Commons