Yuna Aoki

Yuna Aoki (青木祐奈 born 10 January 2002) is a Japanese competitive figure skater. She is the 2019 Bavarian Open silver medalist, the 2023 Triglav Trophy silver medalist, and the 2024 Challenge Cup silver medalist.

Personal life
Aoki was born on January 10, 2002, in Yokohama, Japan.

She is a student at Nihon University.

Early career
Aoki started skating at age five after being inspired by Shizuka Arakawa's 2006 Olympic victory. She has been coached by Shoichiro Tsuzuki since the age of six.

In 2013–14, Aoki won the silver medal at the Japanese Novice Championships and placed 15th at the Japan Junior Championships that same year.

In 2014–15, Aoki won the Japan Novice Championships and placed 5th at the Japan Junior Championships. She was invited to skate in the gala at the 2015 World Team Trophy.

2015–16 season
During the 2015–16 season, Aoki debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) circuit. She placed 7th at her JGP assignment in Riga, Latvia. In November, she finished 7th at the 2015–16 Japanese Junior Championships. The following month, she placed 16th in her senior national debut.

2018–19 season
Aoki finished seventh at her JGP assignment in Canada. She placed 5th at the Japan Junior Championships and fourteenth at the senior event. Making her senior international debut, she won silver at the Bavarian Open in February 2019.

2020–21 season
After not competing during the 2019–20 season, Aoki finished nineteenth at the 2020–21 Japan Championships.

2021–22 season
Competing at the 2021–22 Japan Championships, Aoki placed thirtieth in the short program and did not advance to the free skate segment of the competition.

In April 2022, Aoki left longtime coaches, Shoichiro Tsuzuki and Nakako Tsuzuki, moving from Yokohama to Chiba to train at the MF Skating Academy. Kensuke Nakaniwa, Makoto Nakata, Momoe Naguma, and Aya Tanoue became her new coaches.

2022–23 season
At the Japan Championships, Aoki placed tenth in the short program and sixth in the free skate, finishing in seventh place overall. This was Aoki's first time finishing in the top 10 at the senior national championships.

Aoki then competed at the 2023 Triglav Trophy, winning the silver medal behind Hana Yoshida.

2023–24 season
Aoki was invited to make her Grand Prix debut at the 2023 NHK Trophy, where she placed eighth in the short program after receiving three underrotation calls on jumps, though she observed that despite this she landed them "comfortably." In the free skate she received only one quarter underrotation call, placing fifth in that segment and rising to fifth place overall. Aoki said she was "very happy to have been able to show my personal skating skills without mistakes on such a big stage."

At the 2023–24 Japan Championships, Aoki finished ninth.

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

Detailed results
Small medals for short and free programs awarded only at ISU Championships. At team events, medals are awarded for team results only. Bolded scores reflect an ISU personal best.