Yuma Kagiyama
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Yuma Kagiyama (鍵山 優真, Kagiyama Yūma, born May 5, 2003) is a Japanese figure skater. He is the 2022 Olympic silver medalist, a three-time World silver medalist (2021, 2022, 2024), the 2024 Four Continents Champion, the 2023–24 ISU Grand Prix Final bronze medalist, the 2020 Four Continents bronze medalist, a five-time Grand Prix medalist (four gold, one bronze), a two-time ISU Challenger Series medalist (two gold), an Olympic silver medalist in the team event (2022), and a four-time Japanese national medalist. At the junior level, Kagiyama is the 2020 Youth Olympic champion, the 2020 World Junior silver medalist, and the 2019–20 Japan Junior national champion.
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Native name | 鍵山優真 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (2003-05-05) May 5, 2003 (age 21) Karuizawa, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hometown | Yokohama, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.61 m (5 ft 3+1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Figure skating career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country | Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coach | Masakazu Kagiyama Carolina Kostner | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Skating club | OrientalBio Chukyo University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Began skating | 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest WS | 2nd (2021–2022)[1][2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Kagiyama is the former world junior record holder for the free skate and combined total score under the ISU Judging System. He is known for his skating skills and consistency.