Mariko Kihara

Mariko Kihara (born September 4, 1997) is a Japanese figure skater. She has won three senior internationals – the 2014 Coupe du Printemps, 2015 Bavarian Open, and 2016 Triglav Trophy.

Mariko Kihara
Native name	木原 万莉子
Born	(1997-09-04) September 4, 1997 (age 27) Ōtsu, Shiga Prefecture, Japan
Height	1.56 m (5 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Figure skating career
Country	Japan
Coach	Mie Hamada, Yamoto Tamura
Skating club	Kyoto Daigo FSC
Began skating	2004

Programs

Season	Short program	Free skating	Exhibition
2015–16 [1]	Sakura Sakura by Kennzaburou Hirai and Akira Miyagawa choreo. by Tom Dickson	Black Swan by Clint Mansell choreo. by Tom Dickson	Let's Get Loud by Jennifer Lopez
2014–15 [2]	Tango by Doug Wieselman Tormenta by René Dupéré	Maria de Nazareth by Olivier Libouty Dance of the Young Moorish Slaves (from Aida) by Giuseppe Verdi

Competitive highlights

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

International[3]
Event	07–08	08–09	09–10	10–11	11–12	12–13	13–14	14–15	15–16	16–17	17–18
GP NHK Trophy									10th
CS Autumn Classic										5th
CS Nebelhorn									6th
Bavarian Open								1st
Coupe du Printemps							1st
Triglav Trophy									1st
Winter Universiade										7th
International: Junior[3]
JGP Czech Republic								4th
JGP Hungary								6th
National[4]
Japan							8th	8th	10th	17th	15th
Japan Junior						10th	4th
Japan Novice	5th B	4th B	11th A
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew