Miyabi Oba (大庭 雅, Ōba Miyabi, born August 8, 1995) is a Japanese figure skater. She is the 2014 Cup of Nice silver medalist, 2014 Gardena Spring Trophy silver medalist, and 2013 Triglav Trophy silver medalist. At the Junior level, she is the 2012 JGP Germany silver medalist, 2013 JGP Estonia bronze medalist, and the 2010 Japanese Junior national bronze medalist.
| Miyabi Oba | |
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| Born | August 8, 1995 Tokoname, Aichi |
| Hometown | Seto, Aichi |
| Height | 1.61 m (5 ft 3+1⁄2 in) |
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| Country | Japan |
| Coach | Yuko Monna |
| Skating club | Tokai Tokyo FH |
| Began skating | 2005 |
Career
editOba started skating at age 10.
Oba made her international debut at the 2010 Cup of Nice. Competing on the senior level, she finished 7th. After winning the bronze medal at the 2010–11 Japanese Junior Championships, she was assigned to the 2011 World Junior Championships, where she finished 8th. The following season, she received her first ISU Junior Grand Prix assignment.
In the 2012–13 season, Oba won her first JGP medal, silver, competing at an event in Germany and placed 4th in her other JGP assignment in Turkey. Nationally, Oba placed 6th on the junior level and 11th as a senior. She ended her season with her first senior international medal, also silver, at the 2013 Triglav Trophy.
In the 2013–14 Junior Grand Prix, Oba placed 7th in Poland and then won a bronze medal in Estonia. She ended her season with another senior international silver medal at the 2014 Gardena Spring Trophy.
In the 2014–15 season, Oba made her senior Grand Prix debut at the Rostelecom Cup, where she placed 6th with a personal best free skate and total score.
Programs
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| 2023–24 [1] |
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| 2022–23 |
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| 2021–22 |
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| 2020–21 |
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| 2019–20 |
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| 2018–19 |
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| 2017–18 |
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| 2016–17 |
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| 2015–16 [3] |
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| 2014–15 [4] |
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| 2013–14 [5] |
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| 2012–13 [6] |
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| 2011–12 [7] |
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| 2010–11 [8] |
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Competitive highlights
editGP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
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| Event | 09–10 | 10–11 | 11–12 | 12–13 | 13–14 | 14–15 | 15–16 | 16–17 | 17–18 | 18–19 | 19–20 | 20–21 | 21–22 | 22–23 | 23–24 |
| GP Rostelecom | 6th | ||||||||||||||
| Cup of Nice | 7th | 2nd | |||||||||||||
| Gardena Trophy | 2nd | ||||||||||||||
| Triglav Trophy | 2nd | ||||||||||||||
| Universiade | 7th | ||||||||||||||
| International: Junior[9] | |||||||||||||||
| Junior Worlds | 8th | ||||||||||||||
| JGP Estonia | 3rd | ||||||||||||||
| JGP Germany | 2nd | ||||||||||||||
| JGP Latvia | 7th | ||||||||||||||
| JGP Poland | 7th | ||||||||||||||
| JGP Turkey | 4th | ||||||||||||||
| National[10] | |||||||||||||||
| Japan Champ. | 8th | 13th | 11th | 10th | 12th | 17th | 13th | 19th | 28th | 19th | 20th | 21st | |||
| Japan Junior | 9th | 3rd | 5th | 6th | |||||||||||
| Japan Western Sect. | 5th J | 2nd J | 2nd | 1st | 9th | 3rd | 14th | 4th | 11th | 21st | 7th | 6th | 5th | ||
| Chubu Reg. | 2nd J | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 4th | 3rd | 6th | 4th | 4th | 4th | ||||
| J: Junior level | |||||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ Oba, Miyabi. "2023/24 Programs". Instagram. Instagram. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
- ^ a b "大庭 雅 ｜ スケート∞リンク ～フジスケ～". フジテレビ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-06-10.
- ^ フィギュアスケート [Figure Skate TV!] (in Japanese). Japan. 12 July 2015. BS Fuji.
- ^ "Miyabi OBA: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 21, 2015.
- ^ "Miyabi OBA: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 22, 2014.
- ^ "Miyabi OBA: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 6, 2013.
- ^ "Miyabi OBA: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 29, 2012.
- ^ "Miyabi OBA: 2010/2011". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 2, 2011.
- ^ a b "Competition Results: Miyabi OBA". International Skating Union.
- ^ "大庭 雅/OBA Miyabi" (in Japanese). Japan Skating Federation. Archived from the original on October 18, 2014. Retrieved October 18, 2014.