Kanako Murakami

Kanako Murakami
Murakami at the 2012 World Championships
Personal information
Country represented	Japan
Born	(1994-11-07) November 7, 1994 (age 24) Naka-ku, Nagoya
Height	1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Coach	Machiko Yamada, Mihoko Higuchi
Choreographer	Mihoko Higuchi
Former choreographer	Pasquale Camerlengo, Marina Zueva, Tatiana Tarasova, Machiko Yamada
Skating club	Chukyo University
Former skating club	GPT SC
Training locations	Nagoya
Began skating	1999
Retired	April 23, 2017
World standing	65 (As of 18 February 2018[update])[1]
ISU personal best scores
Combined total	196.91 2014 Four Continents
Short program	68.51 2016 Four Continents
Free skate	132.18 2014 Four Continents
Medal record Representing  Japan Figure skating: Ladies' singles Four Continents Championships 2014 Taipei Ladies' singles 2013 Osaka Ladies' singles Grand Prix Final 2010–11 Beijing Ladies' singles Asian Winter Games 2011 Astana-Almaty Ladies' Singles World Junior Championships 2010 The Hague Ladies' singles Junior Grand Prix Final 2009–10 Tokyo Ladies' singles

Japanese name
Kanji	村上 佳菜子
Kana	むらかみ かなこ
Transcriptions Romanization Murakami Kanako

Kanako Murakami (村上 佳菜子, Murakami Kanako, born November 7, 1994) is a Japanese retired figure skater. She is the 2010–11 Grand Prix Final bronze medalist, 2014 Four Continents champion, 2010 World Junior champion, 2009–10 JGP Final champion, and a four-time Japanese national medalist (bronze in 2011, 2012; silver in 2013, 2014).

Contents

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  1 Personal life
  


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  2 Career
  
  
  
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    2.1 Early career
    
  
  
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    2.2 2008–09 season: Junior international debut
    
  
  
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    2.3 2009–10 season: JGP Final and World Junior title
    
  
  
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    2.4 2010–11 season: Senior debut
    
  
  
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    2.5 2011–12 season
    
  
  
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    2.6 2012–13 season
    
  
  
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    2.7 2013–14 season: Four Continents champion
    
  
  
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    2.8 2014–15 season
    
  
  
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    2.9 2015–16 season
    
  
  
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    2.10 2016–17 season
    
  
  
  
  


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  3 Endorsements and public life
  


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  4 Programs
  


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  5 Competitive highlights
  
  
  
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    5.1 2008–09 to present
    
  
  
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    5.2 2004–05 to 2007–08
    
  
  
  
  


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  6 Detailed results
  
  
  
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    6.1 Senior results
    
  
  
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    6.2 Junior results
    
  
  
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    6.3 Novice results
    
  
  
  
  


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  7 References
  


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  8 External links
  

Personal life

Murakami was born on November 7, 1994 in Naka-ku, Nagoya.^[2]

Career

Early career

Making her first international appearance, Murakami won the silver medal in the spring girls category at the Mladost Trophy in the 2004–05 season.^[3]

In the 2005–06 season, she won silver at the 2005–06 Japan Novice Championships in the Novice B category, which is the lower of the novice levels.^[4] This medal earned her a trip to compete in the spring competition, the Gardena Spring Trophy, which she won on the novice level.^[5] Murakami competed at the 2006–07 Japan Novice Championships in the Novice A category and placed 7th,^[6] and at the 2007–08 Japan Novice Championships in the Novice A category, she placed 5th.^[7]

2008–09 season: Junior international debut

Murakami debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix. She won the bronze medal at her first event in Madrid, Spain.^[8] At her second event, in Sheffield, England, she won the competition.^[9] She was the 4th qualifier for the 2008–09 ISU Junior Grand Prix Final.^[10]

Prior to the JGP Final, Murakami competed at the 2008–09 Japan Junior Championships, which served both as the junior national championships and the qualifier for the Japanese team to the World Junior Championships. Murakami placed 7th in the short program and won the free skating to take the bronze medal,^[11][12] which earned her an invitation to compete at the 2008–09 senior national championships. However, as Japan had earned only two berths to the 2009 World Junior Championships, Murakami did not qualify.

At the JGP Final, she placed 2nd in the short program and 3rd in the free skating to place 4th overall.^[13] Following the Final, Murakami competed at the 2008–09 Japan Championships, where she placed 7th in the short program, 8th in the free skating, and 7th overall.^[14]

2009–10 season: JGP Final and World Junior title

Murakami at the 2009–10 Junior Grand Prix Final podium

In the 2009–10 season, Murakami competed on the 2009–10 ISU Junior Grand Prix and won both her events to qualify for the 2009–10 Junior Grand Prix Final. And she won a gold medal at the JGP Final.

At the 2009–10 Japan Junior Championships, she won both segments of the competition to win the title overall.^[15]
The win qualified her for the 2009–10 Japan Championship, where she placed fifth overall, behind Mao Asada, Akiko Suzuki, Yukari Nakano, and Miki Ando.

Murakami at the 2010 World Junior Championships podium

She was assigned to compete at the 2010 World Junior Championships, where she won the title after placing second in the short program and first in the free skating.

2010–11 season: Senior debut

Murakami moved up to the senior ISU Grand Prix for the 2010–11 season. Her assignments for the 2010–11 ISU Grand Prix season were the 2010 NHK Trophy and the 2010 Skate America.

At the 2010 NHK Trophy, she placed second in the short program behind Carolina Kostner, and fifth in the free skating to capture the bronze medal. During both programs, she landed a triple toe-triple toe combination cleanly. At the 2010 Skate America, she placed second in the short program after singling her double Axel. She placed second in the free skate behind Rachael Flatt and won the gold medal.^[16]

Murakami (right) with Alissa Czisny (center) and Carolina Kostner (left) at the 2010–11 Grand Prix Final podium

Murakami qualified for the 2010–11 Grand Prix Final. She placed third in the short program and second in the free skate on her way to the bronze medal.

2011–12 season

In the 2011–12 Grand Prix season, Murakami finished sixth overall at the 2011 Cup of China and fourth at the 2011 Trophée Éric Bompard. She earned her second consecutive bronze medal at the 2011 Japan Championships.^[17]

Murakami placed fourth at the 2012 Four Continents Championships and fifth at the 2012 World Championships.

Team Japan (center) at the 2012 ISU World Team Trophy podium

She was part of the ladies' team representing Japan at the 2012 ISU World Team Trophy. She placed 3rd in the short program but 8th in the free skating and finished 6th overall.

2012–13 season

Murakami started her season with bronze at the 2012 Skate Canada International and finished 4th at her next event, the 2012 Cup of Russia. She placed second at the 2012–13 Japan Championships.^[18]

Murakami (right) with Mao Asada (center) and Akiko Suzuki (left) at the 2013 Four Continents Championships podium

She won the bronze medal in her third appearance at the 2013 Four Continents Championships with fellow Japanese medalists Mao Asada and Akiko Suzuki taking the gold and silver medal respectively.

Murakami finished 4th at the 2013 World Championships setting a personal best score of 189.73 points.

2013–14 season: Four Continents champion

Murakami finished 4th at her first Grand Prix event of the season, the 2013 Cup of China, and then 7th at the 2013 Rostelecom Cup. At 2013–14 Japan Championships, she finished second behind Akiko Suzuki. After the event, she began wearing new boots which caused swelling in her right ankle.^[19]

Murakami won the 2014 Four Continents Championships setting a new personal best overall score of 196.91 points, as well as a personal best in the free skating with 132.18 points. At her olympic debut in Sochi, Russia, Murakami placed 15th in the short program, 12th in the free skating, and placed 12th overall. She finished 10th at the 2014 World Championships.^[20]

2014–15 season

Murakami started off her season by competing at Japan Open, where she placed 4th in the ladies' event and Team Japan finished 3rd overall. She then won a medal on the Grand Prix series, taking bronze at the 2014 Cup of China after placing third in both segments. At the 2014 NHK Trophy, she finished 4th after placing 3rd in the short program and 7th in the free skating. With those results, she was the third alternate for the 2014-15 Grand Prix Final.

At the 2014–15 Japan Championships, Murakami placed 9th in the short program, 4th in the free skate, and fourth overall. She was selected to compete at the 2015 World Championships due to her placements in her Grand Prix events. At Worlds, she placed 4th in the short program, 8th in the free skate and 7th overall, earning season's best scores in all segments.

Murakami then competed at 2015 World Team Trophy where she finished 6th and Team Japan placed third overall. After twisting her ankle during an ice show in late April 2015, she cancelled the rest of her post-season skating appearances.^[21]

2015–16 season

Murakami resumed regular training in September 2015.^[21] She began her season on the Challenger Series, placing 7th at the U.S. Classic. Her Grand Prix assignments were the 2015 Skate Canada International and 2015 Trophée Éric Bompard.^[22] She finished fourth at both events. In France, the second day of competition was cancelled due to the Paris attacks and the short program standings were deemed the final results.

Murakami placed 6th at the Japanese Championships and 7th at the 2016 Four Continents.

2016–17 season

Murakimi performed an exhibition program as a special guest at the 2017 World Team Trophy and announced her retirement.^[23]

Endorsements and public life

Murakami is sponsored by Adidas Japan,^[24]All Nippon Airways (ANA),^[25]Nichirei,^[26]Brother Industries, Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., and Nippon Menard Cosmetic Co., Ltd, in addition to several local companies.

Following her win at the 2010 World Junior Championships, Murakami has taken part in many local events including the first pitch ceremony of Chunichi Dragons, a professional baseball team based in Nagoya.^[27]

Programs

Murakami performs her free skating to The Mask of Zorro in the 2010 NHK Trophy.

Season	Short program	Free skating	Exhibition
2016–17	Danse Boheme (from Carmen) by Georges Bizet choreo. by Mihoko Higuchi	E lucevan le stelle (from Tosca) by Giacomo Puccini choreo. by Mihoko Higuchi	Prayer for Taylor by Michael W. Smith Seven Nation Army performed by Haley Reinhart and Postmodern Jukebox
2015–16 [2][28][29]	El Tango de Roxanne (from Moulin Rouge!) by Craig Armstrong performed by Ewan McGregor, José Feliciano, Jacek Koman choreo. by Mihoko Higuchi	SAYURI (from Memoirs of a Geisha) by John Williams choreo. by Mihoko Higuchi	Time to Say Goodbye by Andrea Bocelli and Sarah Brightman
2014–15 [30]	Think of Me (from Phantom of the Opera) by Andrew Lloyd Webber choreo. by Mihoko Higuchi	Phantom of the Opera by Andrew Lloyd Webber choreo. by Mihoko Higuchi	Néctar Flamenco by Eduardo Niebla Frente a Frente by Lucía Méndez
2013–14 [31]	Chaconne (from Violin Partita No. 2) by Johann Sebastian Bach arranged by Ikuko Kawai choreo. by Tatiana Tarasova Catgroove by Parov Stelar Libella Swing by Parov Stelar Swing Bop choreo. by Mihoko Higuchi	Papa, Can You Hear Me? (from Yentl) composed by Michel Legrand choreo. by Pasquale Camerlengo	King of Anything by Sara Bareilles The Mask of Zorro by James Horner
2012–13 [32]	Prayer for Taylor by Michael W. Smith choreo. by Marina Zueva	Oblivion A fuego lento Adios Nonino by Astor Piazzolla choreo. by Pasquale Camerlengo	Someone like You Rolling in the Deep by Adele
2011–12 [33]	Chaconne (from Violin Partita No. 2) by Johann Sebastian Bach arranged by Ikuko Kawai choreo. by Tatiana Tarasova	Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64 by Felix Mendelssohn choreo. by Marina Zueva	Amarti Si by Filippa Giordano
2010–11 [34]	Jumpin' Jack by Big Bad Voodoo Daddy	The Mask of Zorro by James Horner	Be Italian (from Nine) performed by Fergie
2009–10 [35]	Néctar Flamenco by Eduardo Niebla Frente a Frente by Lucía Méndez	Swan Lake by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky	(The Legend of) Miss Baltimore Crabs (from Hairspray) performed by Michelle Pfeiffer
2008–09 [36]	Limelight Modern Times by Charlie Chaplin	Diablo Rojo by Rodrigo y Gabriela Selections by Jose Luis Encinas Vamos A Bailar by Gipsy Kings	Baby Face by Brenda Lee

Competitive highlights

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

2008–09 to present

International[37]
Event	08–09	09–10	10–11	11–12	12–13	13–14	14–15	15–16	16–17
Olympics						12th
Worlds			8th	5th	4th	10th	7th
Four Continents				4th	3rd	1st		7th
GP Final			3rd
GP Bompard				4th				4th
GP Cup of China				6th		4th	3rd
GP NHK Trophy			3rd				4th
GP Rostel. Cup					4th	7th			11th
GP Skate America			1st						10th
GP Skate Canada					3rd			4th
CS Lombardia									6th
CS U.S. Classic								7th
Asian Games			1st
Ice Challenge		1st
International: Junior[37]
Junior Worlds		1st
JGP Final	4th	1st
JGP Croatia		1st
JGP Poland		1st
JGP Spain	3rd
JGP U.K.	1st
Challenge Cup	1st J
National[38]
Japan Champ.	7th	5th	3rd	3rd	2nd	2nd	5th	6th	8th
Japan Junior	3rd	1st
Team events
World Team Trophy				1st T 6th P			3rd T 6th P
Japan Open						1st T 5th P	3rd T 4th P
J: Junior level; TBD: Assigned; WD: Withdrew T: Team result, P: Personal result. Medals awarded for team result only.

2004–05 to 2007–08

International
Event	04–05	05–06	06–07	07–08
Gardena Spring Trophy		1st N
Mladost Trophy	2nd Sp
National
Japan Novice Champ.			7th	5th
Levels – Sp: Spring girls, N: Novice

Detailed results

Murakami's gold medal at the 2010 Skate America

Small medals for short program and free skating awarded only at ISU Championships.

Senior results

2016–17 season
Date	Event	SP	FS	Total
December 22–25, 2016	2016–17 Japan Championships	12 58.52	7 124.03	8 182.55
November 4–6, 2016	2016 Rostelecom Cup	10 55.25	11 95.78	11 151.03
October 21–23, 2016	2016 Skate America	10 47.87	9 97.16	10 145.03
September 8–11, 2016	2016 CS Lombardia Trophy	8 54.61	6 96.66	6 151.27
2015–16 season
Date	Event	SP	FS	Total
February 16–21, 2016	2016 Four Continents Championships	2 68.51	13 106.61	7 175.12
December 24–27, 2015	2015–16 Japan Championships	4 66.02	8 115.56	6 181.58
November 13–15, 2015	2015 Trophée Éric Bompard	4 58.30	cancelled
October 30 – November 1, 2015	2015 Skate Canada International	3 59.79	6 111.80	4 171.59
September 16–20, 2015	2015 U.S. Classic	5 55.58	7 92.02	7 144.62
2014–15 season
Date	Event	SP	FS	Total
March 23–29, 2015	2015 World Championships	4 65.48	8 114.18	7 179.66
December 26–28, 2014	2014–15 Japan Championships	9 57.55	4 110.74	5 168.29
November 28–30, 2014	2014 NHK Trophy	3 64.38	7 108.71	4 173.09
November 7–9, 2014	2014 Cup of China	3 60.44	3 108.95	3 169.39
October 4, 2014	2014 Japan Open	–	4 114.38	–
2013–14 season
Date	Event	SP	FS	Total
March 24–30, 2014	2014 World Championships	10 60.86	10 111.58	10 172.44
February 19–20, 2014	2014 Winter Olympics	15 55.60	12 115.38	12 170.98
January 21–25, 2014	2014 Four Continents Championships	1 64.73	1 132.18	1 196.91
December 20–23, 2013	2013–14 Japan Championships	3 67.42	2 135.10	2 202.52
November 22–24, 2013	2013 Rostelecom Cup	9 49.24	4 113.22	7 162.46
November 1–3, 2013	2013 Cup of China	4 57.33	4 108.62	4 165.95
October 5, 2013	2013 Japan Open	–	6 102.15	–
2012–13 season
Date	Event	SP	FS	Total
March 13–17, 2013	2013 World Championships	3 66.64	7 123.09	4 189.73
February 8–11, 2013	2013 Four Continents Championships	3 64.04	3 116.99	3 181.03
December 20–24, 2012	2012–13 Japan Championships	5 57.26	2 126.41	2 183.67
November 9–11, 2012	2012 Rostelecom Cup	6 56.78	3 109.56	4 166.34
October 26–28, 2012	2012 Skate Canada International	4 56.21	4 111.83	3 168.04
2011–12 season
Date	Event	SP	FS	Total
April 18–22, 2012	2012 World Team Trophy	3 63.78	8 95.84	6 159.62
March 26–31, 2012	2012 World Championships	2 62.67	5 112.74	5 175.41
February 7–12, 2012	2012 Four Continents Championships	3 63.45	5 105.87	4 169.32
December 22–26, 2011	2011–12 Japan Championships	1 65.56	6 107.13	3 172.69
November 18–20, 2011	2011 Trophée Éric Bompard	4 55.77	4 105.54	4 161.31
November 4–6, 2011	2011 Cup of China	4 53.09	7 97.11	6 150.20
2010–11 season
Date	Event	SP	FS	Total
April 24 – May 1, 2011	2011 World Championships	10 54.86	7 112.24	8 167.10
February 3–5, 2011	2011 Asian Winter Games	1 54.48	1 122.56	1 177.04
December 24–26, 2010	2010–11 Japan Championships	3 61.50	3 126.02	3 187.52
December 9–12, 2010	2010–11 Grand Prix Final	3 61.47	2 117.12	3 178.59
November 11–14, 2010	2010 Skate America	2 54.75	2 110.18	1 164.93
October 22–24, 2010	2010 NHK Trophy	2 56.10	5 94.06	3 150.16

Junior results

2009–10 season
Date	Event	Level	SP	FS	Total
March 8–14, 2010	2010 World Junior Championships	Junior	2 59.00	1 106.47	1 165.47
December 25–27, 2009	2009–10 Japan Championships	Senior	5 60.28	5 116.33	5 176.61
December 3–6, 2009	2009–10 Junior Grand Prix Final	Junior	2 59.52	1 101.01	1 160.53
November 21–23, 2009	2009–10 Japan Junior Championships	Junior	1 58.96	1 106.89	1 165.85
Oct. 28 – Nov. 1, 2009	2009 Ice Challenge	Senior	1 59.40	1 111.01	1 170.41
October 7–11, 2009	2009 Junior Grand Prix, Croatia	Junior	1 59.74	1 95.18	1 154.92
September 9–12, 2009	2009 Junior Grand Prix, Poland	Junior	1 56.16	1 104.69	1 160.85
2008–09 season
Date	Event	Level	SP	FS	Total
February 4–8, 2009	2009 International Challenge Cup	Junior	1 48.16	1 87.98	1 136.14
December 25–27, 2008	2008–09 Japan Championships	Senior	7 55.74	8 92.09	7 147.83
November 23–24, 2008	2008–09 Japan Junior Championships	Junior	7 48.94	1 94.55	3 144.15
December 11–14, 2008	2008–09 Junior Grand Prix Final	Junior	2 51.04	3 90.59	4 141.63
October 15–18, 2008	2008 Junior Grand Prix, United Kingdom	Junior	1 55.52	2 98.32	1 153.84
September 24–29, 2008	2008 Junior Grand Prix, Spain	Junior	2 46.58	3 80.29	3 126.87

Novice results

2005–06 season
Date	Event	Level	SP	FS	Total
March 29–31, 2006	2006 Gardena Spring Trophy	Novice	1 39.55	1 66.51	1 106.06

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v t e Four Continents champions in figure skating – Ladies' singles
1999: Tatiana Malinina 2000: Angela Nikodinov 2001: Fumie Suguri 2002: Jennifer Kirk 2003: Fumie Suguri 2004: Yukina Ota 2005: Fumie Suguri 2006: Katy Taylor 2007: Kimmie Meissner 2008: Mao Asada 2009: Yuna Kim 2010: Mao Asada 2011: Miki Ando 2012: Ashley Wagner 2013: Akiko Suzuki 2014: Kanako Murakami 2015: Polina Edmunds 2016: Satoko Miyahara 2017: Mai Mihara 2018: Kaori Sakamoto

v t e Skate America champions in figure skating – Ladies' singles

1979: Lisa-Marie Allen 1981: Vikki de Vries 1982: Rosalynn Sumners 1983: Tiffany Chin 1985: Debi Thomas 1986: Tiffany Chin 1988: Claudia Leistner 1989: Tonya Harding 1990: Kristi Yamaguchi 1991: Tonya Harding 1992: Yuka Sato 1993: Oksana Baiul 1994: Surya Bonaly 1995: Michelle Kwan 1996: Michelle Kwan 1997: Michelle Kwan 1998: Maria Butyrskaya 1999: Michelle Kwan 2000: Michelle Kwan 2001: Michelle Kwan 2002: Michelle Kwan 2003: Sasha Cohen 2004: Angela Nikodinov 2005: Elena Sokolova 2006: Miki Ando 2007: Kimmie Meissner 2008: Yuna Kim 2009: Yuna Kim 2010: Kanako Murakami 2011: Alissa Czisny 2012: Ashley Wagner 2013: Mao Asada 2014: Elena Radionova 2015: Evgenia Medvedeva 2016: Ashley Wagner 2017: Satoko Miyahara 2018: Satoko Miyahara

v t e World Junior champions in figure skating – Ladies' singles

1976: Suzie Brasher 1977: Carolyn Skoczen 1978: Jill Sawyer 1979: Elaine Zayak 1980: Rosalynn Sumners 1981: Tiffany Chin 1982: Janina Wirth 1983: Simone Koch 1984: Karin Hendschke 1985: Tatiana Andreeva 1986: Natalia Gorbenko 1987: Cindy Bortz 1988: Kristi Yamaguchi 1989: Jessica Mills 1990: Yuka Sato 1991: Surya Bonaly 1992: Laëtitia Hubert 1993: Kumiko Koiwai 1994: Michelle Kwan 1995: Irina Slutskaya 1996: Elena Ivanova 1997: Sydne Vogel 1998: Julia Soldatova 1999: Daria Timoshenko 2000: Jennifer Kirk 2001: Kristina Oblasova 2002: Ann Patrice McDonough 2003: Yukina Ota 2004: Miki Ando 2005: Mao Asada 2006: Yuna Kim 2007: Caroline Zhang 2008: Rachael Flatt 2009: Alena Leonova 2010: Kanako Murakami 2011: Adelina Sotnikova 2012: Yulia Lipnitskaya 2013: Elena Radionova 2014: Elena Radionova 2015: Evgenia Medvedeva 2016: Marin Honda 2017: Alina Zagitova 2018: Alexandra Trusova

v t e Junior Grand Prix Final champions in figure skating – Ladies' singles

1997–1998: Julia Soldatova 1998–1999: Viktoria Volchkova 1999–2000: Deanna Stellato 2000–2001: Ann McDonough 2001–2002: Miki Ando 2002–2003: Yukina Ota 2003–2004: Miki Ando 2004–2005: Mao Asada 2005–2006: Yuna Kim 2006–2007: Caroline Zhang 2007–2008: Mirai Nagasu 2008–2009: Becky Bereswill 2009–2010: Kanako Murakami 2010–2011: Adelina Sotnikova 2011–2012: Yulia Lipnitskaya 2012–2013: Elena Radionova 2013–2014: Maria Sotskova 2014–2015: Evgenia Medvedeva 2015–2016: Polina Tsurskaya 2016–2017: Alina Zagitova 2017–2018: Alexandra Trusova

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