Yura Matsuda | |
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Personal information | |
Native name | 松田悠良 |
Country represented | Japan |
Born |
Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan |
22 July 1998
Home town | Nagoya |
Height | 1.55 m (5 ft 1 in) |
Coach | Machiko Yamada, Mihoko Higuchi |
Former coach | Hiroshi Nagakubo, Yoriko Naruse, Miho Kawaume |
Choreographer | Mihoko Higuchi |
Former choreographer | Kenji Miyamoto, Miho Kawaume |
Skating club | Chukyo University |
Training locations | Toyota, Aichi |
Former training locations | Nagoya |
ISU personal best scores | |
Combined total | 178.98 2015 JGP Spain |
Short program | 65.71 2015 JGP Spain |
Free skate | 116.08 2016 Rostelecom Cup |
Yura Matsuda (松田悠良 Matsuda Yura?, born 22 July 1998) is a Japanese competitive figure skater. She is the 2015 Triglav Trophy silver medalist and 2013–14 Japan Junior bronze medalist.
Matsuda was born on July 22, 1998 in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan.
Matsuda began skating in 2005. In the 2011–12 season, she placed 23rd at the Japan Junior Championships and won gold at the 2012 International Challenge Cup on the novice level.
Matsuda debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) circuit in the 2012–13 season, finishing 6th at her event in Courchevel, France. After placing 4th at the Japan Junior Championships, she made her senior national debut, placing 8th at the 2012–13 Japan Championships. She ended her season with a silver medal on the junior level at the 2013 Triglav Trophy.
During the 2013–14 season, Matsuda placed 9th at her JGP event in Riga, Latvia. After winning the junior national bronze medal, she placed 9th on the senior level at the Japan Championships. She closed her season by winning the 2014 Coupe du Printemps on the junior level.