Nana Araki

Nana Araki (荒木 菜那 Araki Nana, born May 3, 2002) is a Japanese figure skater. She is the 2017 JGP Belarus silver medalist, the 2018 Challenge Cup Junior champion, and a two-time Japanese Junior national medalist.^[1][2]

Nana Araki
Araki at the 2018 International Challenge Cup
Native name	荒木 菜那
Born	(2002-05-03) May 3, 2002 (age 23) Higashiura, Japan
Hometown	Higashiura, Japan
Height	1.56 m (5 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Figure skating career
Country	Japan
Coach	Yuko Mona
Skating club	Chukyo University
Began skating	2008

Early life

Araki was born in Higashiura, Japan, on May 3, 2002. She began skating in 2008.^[1]

Career

Araki won the silver medal in her Junior Grand Prix debut, at Minsk, Belarus, in September 2017. She was fourth at her second Junior Grand Prix event in Italy. Later that year, in November, she won the bronze medal at the Japan Junior National Championships behind Rika Kihira and Mako Yamashita. Due to her high placement, she was also able to compete at the senior National Championships, where she placed 13th. She ended her season with a gold medal at the Challenge Cup in March, 2018.

Araki started her 2018-19 season on the Junior Grand Prix in the Czech Republic, where she placed fifth. She repeated her placement at her second event in Armenia. In November 2018, at the Japan Junior National Championships, she was the silver medalist behind Yuhana Yokoi. She closed her season at the senior National Championships, where she placed 13th.

For the 2019-20 season, Araki got her short program choreographed by Kenji Miyamoto and her free skate choreographed by Miki Ando, a two-time world champion who Araki looks up to.^[2] Araki debuted her programs at the Junior Grand Prix event in Courchevel, France, where she placed 4th. She competed at the Junior Grand Prix event in Russia, where she also placed fourth. She went on to place thirteenth at Japanese Nationals.

For the 2020-21 season, she was assigned to compete at the 2020 NHK Trophy. She placed 11th at the event.

Programs

Season	Short program	Free skating	Exhibition
2023–24	You Raise Me Up choreo. by Miki Ando	The sky and the dawn and the sun choreo. by Miki Ando
2021–22	Bloodstream by Tokio Myers choreo. by Mihoko Higuchi	Courage by Celine Dion choreo. by Mihoko Higuchi
2020–21 [3]	That Man by Caro Emerald choreo. by Mari Araya	Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind by Joe Hisaishi choreo. by Miki Ando
2019–20 [1][2]	Destino from The Princess' Man by Lee Ji-yong choreo. by Kenji Miyamoto
2018–19 [1]	Bei mir bist du schoen by Sholom Secunda choreo. by Cathy Reed	Once Upon a Dream by Sammy Fain performed by Lana Del Rey choreo. by Kenji Miyamoto	Ev'rybody Wants to Be a Cat from The Aristocats
2017–18		Come, People of God by Lee Soo Jeong choreo. by Kenji Miyamoto

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International[4]
Event	12–13	13–14	14–15	15–16	16–17	17–18	18–19	19–20	20–21	21–22	23–24
GP NHK Trophy									11th
International: Junior
JGP Armenia							5th
JGP Belarus						2nd
JGP Czech Rep.							5th
JGP France								4th
JGP Italy						4th
JGP Russia								4th
Challenge Cup						1st
National
Japan Champ.						13th	13th			14th	27th
Japan Junior				12th		3rd	2nd	16th
Japan Western Sect.				16th J	25th J	4th J	2nd J	2nd J	14th	1st	6th
Chubu Reg.	12th B	13th A	8th A	2nd J	2nd J			2nd J	7th	5th	7th
Levels: A = Novice ; B = Novice B; J = Junior