Wakaba HIGUCHI

JPN

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217.63

Total PB

17-18

74.73

Short Program

21-22

145.30

Free Skating

16-17

Personal best scores (mixed ±3/±5 GOE)

Segment	Type	Score	Season	Event
Total	TSS	217.63	17-18	10th Lombardia Trophy 2017
Short Program	TSS	74.73	21-22	XXIV Olympic Winter Games 2022
	TES	40.54	21-22	XXIV Olympic Winter Games 2022
	PCS	34.19	21-22	XXIV Olympic Winter Games 2022
Free Skating	TSS	145.30	16-17	World Team Trophy
	TES	75.65	16-17	World Team Trophy
	PCS	69.65	16-17	World Team Trophy

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Biography

Date of Birth: Jan 2, 2001

Place of Birth: Tokyo

Height: 152

Hometown: Shinjuku

Profession: full time athlete

Hobbies: listening to music, watching movies, talking a walk

Team

Club: NOEVIR

Coach: Koji Okajima, Noriko Sato

Choreographer: Jeffrey Buttle, Shae-Lynn Bourne

Programs by Season

14 seasons

Season	Short Program	Free Skating	Exhibition
2025-26	My Way \| by Jacques Revaux & Paul Anka \| performed by Chris Mann \| Choreo: Jeffrey Buttle	Wonder Woman Main Theme \| (from Wonder Woman) \| by Tina Guo The Blue Planet \| (from Blue Planet II) \| by Jacob Shea, Hans Zimmer, David Fleming, & George Fenton Wonder Woman Suite: Part 2 \| by Hans Zimmer & The Disruptive Collective	—
2024-25	I See You in My Dreams \| (from Dune) Harvester Attack \| (from Dune: Part Two) \| by Hans Zimmer \| Choreo: Jeffrey Buttle	Nature Boy \| (from Alien: Covenant) \| by Nat King Cole \| performed by AURORA Running Up That Hill \| (from Stranger Things) \| by Kate Bush \| remixed by Samuel Kim & Krutikov Music \| Choreo: Shae-Lynn Bourne	Primavera
2023-24	Never Tear Us Apart	Fix You Paradise \| by Coldplay \| Choreo: Shae-Lynn Bourne	Love on the Brain \| by Rihanna \| performed by Madilyn Bailey
2022-23	Never Tear Us Apart \| (from Fifty Shades Freed) \| performed by Bishop Briggs \| Choreo: Shae-Lynn Bourne	Talk to Her Creditos \| (from The Skin I Live In) \| by Alberto Iglesias Le di a la caza alcance \| by Estrella Morente & Michael Nyman \| Choreo: Shae-Lynn Bourne	—
2021-22	Your Song \| by Ellie Goulding \| Choreo: Shae-Lynn Bourne	The Lion King Spirit \| by Beyoncé Grasslands Stampede Remember \| by Hans Zimmer \| Choreo: Shae-Lynn Bourne	Primavera \| by Ludovico Einaudi \| Choreo: Jeffrey Buttle
2020-21	Bird Set Free	Poeta	OMG \| by SUSHIBOYS \| Choreo: Misao Sato
2019-20	Bird Set Free \| by Sia \| Choreo: Shae-Lynn Bourne	Poeta Poeta En El Puerto Nada Puede Dormir Poeta En El Mar Poeta En El Viento \| by Vicente Amigo Barrio San Miguel \| by Gino D'Auri \| Choreo: Massimo Scali	And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going \| by Tom Eyen, Henry Krieger \| performed by Jennifer Hudson \| Choreo: Jeffrey Buttle
2018-19	Energia \| by Sofi Tukker \| Choreo: Shae-Lynn Bourne	The Four Seasons \| by Antonio Vivaldi \| Choreo: Shae-Lynn Bourne James Bond Medley "Komodo Dragon" \| (from Skyfall) \| by Thomas Newman "Girl Trouble" \| (from From Russia with Love) \| by John Barry Skyfall \| performed by Caroline Campbell, William Joseph and Sonus Quartet Skyfall \| performed by Adele \| choreo. by Shae-Lynn Bourne Hymne à l'amour \| by Marguerite Monnot \| choreo. by Yuka Sato	Oblivion \| by Astor Piazzolla Billie Jean Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough HIStory Smooth Criminal \| by Michael Jackson \| Choreo: Benoît Richaud Hallelujah \| performed by Pentatonix \| choreo. by Lisa Mochizuki
2017-18	Gypsy Dance \| (from Don Quixote) \| by Ludwig Minkus \| Choreo: Massimo Scali	James Bond Medley "Komodo Dragon" \| (from Skyfall) \| by Thomas Newman "Girl Trouble" \| (from From Russia with Love) \| by John Barry Skyfall \| performed by Caroline Campbell, William Joseph and Sonus Quartet Skyfall \| performed by Adele \| Choreo: Shae-Lynn Bourne	Byakuya wo Iku \| (from Byakuyakō) \| by Shin Kono \| Choreo: Nanami Abe Hallelujah \| performed by Pentatonix \| choreo. by Lisa Mochizuki
2016-17	La Cena \| (from La Califfa) \| by Ennio Morricone \| Choreo: Shae-Lynn Bourne	Scheherazade \| by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov \| Choreo: Massimo Scali	Byakuya wo Iku \| (from Byakuyakō) \| by Shin Kono \| Choreo: Nanami Abe
2015-16	Mambo Fantasy \| by Aldemaro Romero Mambo No. 8 \| by Pérez Prado \| Choreo: Nanami Abe	The Mask of Zorro \| by James Horner \| Choreo: Noriko Sato	All About That Bass \| by Meghan Trainor \| Choreo: Shae-Lynn Bourne You Can't Stop the Beat \| (from Hairspray)
2014-15	Kanashimi no Czardas \| by Iwao Furusawa \| Choreo: Noriko Sato	Piano Concerto in F \| by George Gershwin \| Choreo: Nanami Abe	Somewhere Only We Know \| performed by Lily Allen
2013-14	Kanashimi no Czardas \| by Iwao Furusawa \| Choreo: Noriko Sato Ana's Dream \| by Maksim Mrvica	Don Quixote	Kanashimi no Czardas \| by Iwao Furusawa \| Choreo: Noriko Sato Ana's Dream \| by Maksim Mrvica
2011-13	City Lights The Reel Chaplin: \| A Symphonic Adventure Part 2 \| by Charlie Chaplin	Don Quixote \| by Ludwig Minkus	—

Competitive Highlights

Event	25-26	24-25	23-24	22-23	21-22	20-21	19-20	18-19	17-18	16-17	15-16	14-15	12-13
Olympic Games
Olympic Games (Team)	–	–	–	–	74.73 2T	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Olympic Games	–	–	–	–	214.44 (4)	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Championships
Worlds	–	204.58 (6)	–	–	188.15 (11)	–	–	–	210.90 2	188.05 (11)	–	–	–
Four Continents	–	195.16 (5)	–	–	–	–	207.46 (4)	–	–	172.05 (9)	–	–	–
World Juniors	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	183.73 3	185.57 3	–
Grand Prix
GP Final	–	195.96 (4)	–	–	–	–	–	–	202.11 (6)	–	–	–	–
NHK Trophy	168.27 (9)	–	165.69 (9)	–	–	200.98 2	–	–	–	185.39 (4)	–	–	–
Skate America	159.40 (11)	196.93 1	–	–	–	–	181.32 (6)	–	–	–	–	–	–
Skate Canada	–	–	–	–	205.27 (6)	–	–	181.29 (6)	–	–	–	–	–
Cup of China	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	212.52 2	–	–	–	–
Rostelecom Cup	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	207.17 3	–	–	–	–
Trophée de France	–	206.08 2	190.02 (5)	–	204.91 3	–	174.12 (6)	–	–	194.48 3	–	–	–
Junior Grand Prix
Croatia	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	175.06 2	–	–
Austria	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	156.79 (5)	–	–
JGP Final	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	178.09 3	–
Germany	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	176.14 1	–
Czech	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	169.68 2	–
World Team Trophy
World Team Trophy	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	216.71 3	–	–	–
Challenger Series
Kinoshita Group Cup	159.13 (11)	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Lombardia Trophy	–	–	–	150.20 (9)	–	–	164.37 (8)	–	217.63 2	178.86 1	–	–	–
Autumn Classic	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	167.01 (5)	–	–	–	–	–
National Championships
Japanese Nationals	203.06 (8)	206.40 3	180.67 (12)	–	221.78 2	195.04 (7)	206.61 2	197.63 (5)	206.96 (4)	199.49 2	195.35 2	181.82 3	–
Other
Japan Open	–	–	–	–	136.27 1	123.01 2	–	–	–	116.99 (5)	–	–	–
Gardena Spring Trophy	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	109.07 1

Detailed Competition History

25-26 Season

Date	Event	SP/RD	FS/FD	Total
Dec 2025	Japanese Championships 2026	69.47 (8)	133.59 (8)	203.06 (8)
Nov 2025	ISU Figure Skating Grand Prix 2025 Saatva Skate America	60.12 (8)	99.28 (11)	159.40 (11)
Nov 2025	ISU Figure Skating Grand Prix NHK Trophy 2025	53.15 (10)	115.12 (8)	168.27 (9)
Sep 2025	ISU Figure Skating Challenger Series Kinoshita Group Cup 2025	59.43 (6)	99.70 (11)	159.13 (11)

24-25 Season

Date	Event	SP/RD	FS/FD	Total
Mar 2025	World Figure Skating Championships	72.10 (4)	132.48 (6)	204.58 (6)
Feb 2025	Four Continents Figure Skating Championships	65.10 (7)	130.06 (5)	195.16 (5)
Dec 2024	Japanese Championships 2025	71.05 (4)	135.35 3	206.40 3
Dec 2024	Grand Prix Final	61.61 (6)	134.35 (4)	195.96 (4)
Nov 2024	Grand Prix de France	66.98 3	139.10 1	206.08 2
Oct 2024	Skate America	66.12 (4)	130.81 1	196.93 1

23-24 Season

Date	Event	SP/RD	FS/FD	Total
Dec 2023	Japanese Championships 2024	57.97 (15)	122.70 (11)	180.67 (12)
Nov 2023	NHK Trophy	52.18 (11)	113.51 (8)	165.69 (9)
Nov 2023	Grand Prix de France	60.29 (6)	129.73 (4)	190.02 (5)

22-23 Season

Date	Event	SP/RD	FS/FD	Total
Sep 2022	Lombardia Trophy	57.75 (5)	92.45 (11)	150.20 (9)

21-22 Season

Date	Event	SP/RD	FS/FD	Total
Mar 2022	World Figure Skating Championships	67.03 (7)	121.12 (12)	188.15 (11)
Jan 2022	XXIV Olympic Winter Games 2022 (Team Event)	74.73 2	-	74.73 2T
Jan 2022	XXIV Olympic Winter Games 2022	73.51 (5)	140.93 (6)	214.44 (4)
Dec 2021	Japanese Championships 2022	74.66 2	147.12 2	221.78 2
Nov 2021	Grand Prix de France	63.87 (6)	141.04 3	204.91 3
Oct 2021	Skate Canada International	69.41 (5)	135.86 (5)	205.27 (6)
Oct 2021	Japan Open	-	136.27 1	136.27 1

20-21 Season

Date	Event	SP/RD	FS/FD	Total
Dec 2020	Japanese Championships 2021	61.53 (13)	133.51 (8)	195.04 (7)
Nov 2020	NHK Trophy	69.71 2	131.27 (4)	200.98 2
Oct 2020	Japan Open	-	123.01 2	123.01 2

19-20 Season

Date	Event	SP/RD	FS/FD	Total
Feb 2020	Four Continents Figure Skating Championships	72.95 (5)	134.51 (5)	207.46 (4)
Dec 2019	Japanese Championships 2020	68.10 (4)	138.51 2	206.61 2
Nov 2019	Grand Prix de France	64.78 (5)	109.34 (7)	174.12 (6)
Oct 2019	Skate America	71.76 3	109.56 (6)	181.32 (6)
Sep 2019	Lombardia Trophy 2019	52.33 (9)	112.04 (8)	164.37 (8)

18-19 Season

Date	Event	SP/RD	FS/FD	Total
Dec 2018	Japanese Championships 2019	72.63 (4)	125.00 (7)	197.63 (5)
Oct 2018	Skate Canada International	66.51 2	114.78 (7)	181.29 (6)
Sep 2018	Autumn Classic International	57.54 (4)	109.47 (5)	167.01 (5)

17-18 Season

Date	Event	SP/RD	FS/FD	Total
Mar 2018	World Figure Skating Championships	65.89 (8)	145.01 2	210.90 2
Dec 2017	Japanese Championships 2018	68.93 (4)	138.03 (5)	206.96 (4)
Dec 2017	Grand Prix Final	73.26 (5)	128.85 (6)	202.11 (6)
Nov 2017	Cup of China	70.53 2	141.99 2	212.52 2
Oct 2017	Rostelecom Cup	69.60 3	137.57 3	207.17 3
Sep 2017	10th Lombardia Trophy 2017	74.26 1	143.37 2	217.63 2

16-17 Season

Date	Event	SP/RD	FS/FD	Total
Apr 2017	World Team Trophy	71.41 (5)	145.30 3	216.71 3
Mar 2017	World Figure Skating Championships	65.87 (9)	122.18 (12)	188.05 (11)
Feb 2017	Four Continents Figure Skating Championships	58.83 (10)	113.22 (9)	172.05 (9)
Dec 2016	Japanese Championships 2017	68.74 3	130.75 (4)	199.49 2
Nov 2016	NHK Trophy	62.58 (5)	122.81 (4)	185.39 (4)
Nov 2016	Trophée de France	65.02 (5)	129.46 3	194.48 3
Oct 2016	Japan Open	-	116.99 (5)	116.99 (5)
Sep 2016	Lombardia Trophy	66.66 1	112.20 3	178.86 1

15-16 Season

Date	Event	SP/RD	FS/FD	Total
Mar 2016	World Junior Figure Skating Championships	58.08 (5)	125.65 2	183.73 3
Dec 2015	Japanese Championships 2016	67.48 3	127.87 3	195.35 2
Oct 2015	ISU Junior Grand Prix Croatia	60.77 1	114.29 2	175.06 2
Sep 2015	ISU Junior Grand Prix Austria	46.55 (8)	110.24 (4)	156.79 (5)

14-15 Season

Date	Event	SP/RD	FS/FD	Total
Mar 2015	World Junior Figure Skating Championships	61.27 3	124.30 2	185.57 3
Dec 2014	Japanese Championships 2015	64.35 3	117.47 3	181.82 3
Dec 2014	Grand Prix Final (Junior)	60.37 (5)	117.72 3	178.09 3
Oct 2014	ISU Junior Grand Prix Germany	58.99 1	117.15 1	176.14 1
Sep 2014	ISU Junior Grand Prix Czech	52.75 (5)	116.93 1	169.68 2

12-13 Season

Date	Event	SP/RD	FS/FD	Total
Apr 2012	Gardena Spring Trophy	45.56 1	63.51 1	109.07 1