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Wakaba Higuchi

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Wakaba Higuchi (樋口 新葉, Higuchi Wakaba; born January 2, 2001) is a Japanese figure skater. She is a 2022 Olympic team event silver medalist, the 2018 World silver medalist, the 2024 Skate America champion, a three-time Grand Prix silver medalist (2017 Cup of China; 2020 NHK Trophy; 2024 Grand Prix de France), a three-time Grand Prix bronze medalist (2016 and 2021 Grand Prix de France; 2017 Rostelecom Cup), a three-time Challenger Series medalist, and a six-time Japanese national medalist (bronze in 2015 and 2025, silver in 2016, 2017, 2020, and 2022). On the junior level, she is a two-time World Junior bronze medalist (2015, 2016), the 2014–15 Junior Grand Prix Final bronze medalist, and a two-time Japan Junior national champion (2015, 2016). Higuchi is the seventeenth woman to land a clean triple Axel internationally, the fourth woman to land a clean triple Axel at the Olympics, and one of two women (the other being Mao Asada) to land multiple clean triple axels at a single Olympics. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Wakaba Higuchi is the 482nd most popular skater, the 4,967th most popular biography from Japan and the 29th most popular Japanese Skater.

Wakaba Higuchi is a Japanese figure skater known for her accomplishments in women's singles, including winning the 2017 World Junior Championships and earning multiple medals in senior international competitions. She is recognized for her artistic performances and technical skills on the ice.

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Among SKATERS

Among skaters, Wakaba Higuchi ranks 482 out of 483. Before her are Kevin Reynolds, Jason Brown, Kanako Murakami, Vanessa James, Anna Pogorilaya, and Jan Smeekens. After her are Jennifer Rodriguez, Adam Rippon, Zachary Donohue, Kim Min-seok, Katarzyna Woźniak, and Ted-Jan Bloemen.

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Among people born in 2001, Wakaba Higuchi ranks 261. Before her are Vítězslav Jaroš, Rinky Hijikata, Turpal Bisultanov, Santiago Hezze, Ayman Yahya, and Wang Xiyu. After her are Bafodé Diakité, Tomoru Honda, Beñat Prados, Jordyn Huitema, Sofia Tarasova, and Leo Kokubo.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Wakaba Higuchi ranks 4,980 out of 6,245. Before her are Tsuyoshi Kodama (1987), Kenta Yamafuji (1986), Tetsuya Koishi (1990), Risako Sugaya (1994), Kohei Kawata (1987), and Marino Sato (1999). After her are Akihiro Kurihara (1985), Takahito Chiba (1984), Hikaru Mizuno (1991), Tomoru Honda (2001), Fuka Nagano (1999), and Yuji Nakagawa (1978).

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Among SKATERS In Japan

Among skaters born in Japan, Wakaba Higuchi ranks 29. Before her are Keiichiro Nagashima (1982), Nana Takagi (1992), Yuma Kagiyama (2003), Takahiko Kozuka (1989), Yukari Nakano (1985), and Kanako Murakami (1994). After her are Takafumi Nishitani (1979), Marin Honda (2001), Rika Kihira (2002), Satoko Miyahara (1998), Ayano Sato (1996), and Ayaka Kikuchi (1987).

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