| Native name | 髙木 謠 |
|---|---|
| Country | Japan |
| Birth date | December 15, 2007 (age 18) |
| Birth place | Tokyo, Japan |
| Hometown | Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture, Japan |
| Height | 1.56 m |
| Skating club | Tokyo Joshi Gakuin |
| Beganskating | 2012 |
Yo Takagi (髙木 謠, Takagi Yo) is a Japanese figure skater. She is the 2024 Youth Olympic bronze medalist, the 2024 JGP Thailand silver medalist, the 2023 JGP Japan silver medalist, and 2023 Coupe du Printemps junior silver medalist.
Personal life
Takagi was born on December 15, 2007, in Tokyo, Japan.[1]
She is currently a student at Tokyo Joshi Gakuin Senior High School.[2]
Career
Early career
Takagi began skating in 2012.[1] She originally trained at the Meiji Jingu Gaien Figure Skating Club in Tokyo before relocating to Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture to train at the MF Figure Skating Academy following its opening in 2021. There, Kensuke Nakaniwa, Makoto Nakata, Momoe Nagumo, Aya Tanoue, and Akane Seo became her coaches.[3][4][5]
She made her debut at the 2021–22 Japan Junior National Championships, finishing tenth.[6]
The following season, Takagi finished seventh at the 2022–23 Japan Junior Championships. Due to this top eight finish, she was selected to compete at the 2022–23 Japan Senior Championships. She would ultimately place twenty-first at those championships.[1][6]
Takagi then made her international debut at the 2023 Coupe du Printemps in Luxembourg, where she won the silver medal on the junior level behind teammate, Ami Nakai.[3][7][6][1]
2023–24 season
Takagi began the season by debuting on the Junior Grand Prix circuit. She finished fourth at 2023 JGP Thailand before going on to compete at 2023 JGP Japan, winning the silver medal behind Mao Shimada. Following the event, Takagi said, "I'm happy because I didn't think I would get a personal best. I learned that I was able to persevere and not give up even when I failed."[8] With these results, Takagi was named as the first alternate to the Junior Grand Prix Final.[9]
Competing at the 2023–24 Japan Junior Championships, Takagi finished fourth.[10][1] With this result, combined with her placements on the Junior Grand Prix series, Takagi was selected to represent Japan at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics and named as Japan's first alternate to compete at the 2024 World Junior Championships.[11][12] She was also selected to compete at the 2023–24 Japan Senior Championships due to her top eight finish at the junior championships.[13] At the senior championships, Takagi finished twenty-third.[1]
Competing at the 2024 Youth Olympics, Takagi scored a personal best in the short program, finishing second in that segment of the competition behind Shimada, and narrowly ahead of South Korean Shin Ji-a.[14] In the free skate, she landed four clean triple jumps, having singled a planned triple lutz, and finished fifth in the segment. However, she maintained a podium placement, winning the bronze medal behind Shimada and Shin.[15][16]
2024–25 season
Competing on the Junior Grand Prix circuit, Takagi started the season by winning silver at 2024 JGP Thailand and finishing fifth at 2024 JGP China.[17][18]
In late November, Takagi competed at the 2024–25 Japan Junior Championships, where she came in fourteenth place.[18]
2025–26 season
Takagi began the season by competing on the Junior Grand Prix series, finishing seventh at 2025 JGP Latvia.[18]
In late November, she competed at the 2025–26 Japan Junior Championships and finished in eleventh place.[18] With this result, she was invited to compete at the senior national championships, where she finished in seventeenth place.[19]
Programs
| Season | Short program | Free skating | Exhibition |
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| 2025–2026 [20][21] |
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| 2024–2025 [22] |
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| 2023–2024 [23] |
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| 2022–2023 [24] |
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| 2021–2022 [25] |
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Competitive highlights
*JGP – Event of the ISU Grand Prix Series
- TBD – Assigned
- WD – Withdrew from competition
Detailed results
Current personal best scores are highlighted in bold.
Small medals for short and free programs awarded only at ISU Championships.
Junior level
| colspan="5" style="background-color: #ffdead; "align=center" | 2025–26 season | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |
| November 22–24, 2025 | 2025–26 Japan Junior Championships | 5 61.32 | 15 99.51 | 11 160.83 | |
| August 20–23, 2025 | 2025 JGP Latvia | 4 63.18 | 9 106.97 | 7 170.15 | |
| colspan="5" style="background-color: #ffdead; "align=center" | 2024–25 season | |||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |
| November 15–17, 2024 | 2024–25 Japan Junior Championships | 14 52.82 | 11 107.66 | 14 160.48 | |
| October 9–12, 2024 | 2024 JGP China | 2 66.03 | 7 119.42 | 5 185.45 | |
| September 11–14, 2024 | 2024 JGP Thailand | 2 64.99 | 2 123.55 | 2 188.54 | |
| 2023–24 season | |||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |
| January 28–30, 2024 | 2024 Winter Youth Olympics | 2 67.23 | 5 115.97 | 3 183.20 | |
| November 17–19, 2023 | 2023–24 Japan Junior Championships | 3 63.62 | 4 120.34 | 4 183.96 | |
| November 2–5, 2023 | 2023 Japan Eastern Sectional Championships | 1 64.81 | 1 110.80 | 1 175.61 | |
| September 13–16, 2023 | 2023 JGP Japan | 2 63.42 | 2 124.73 | 2 188.15 | |
| August 23–26, 2023 | 2023 JGP Thailand | 4 58.30 | 4 113.31 | 4 171.61 | |
| 2022–23 season | |||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |
| March 17–19, 2023 | 2023 Coupe du Printemps | 4 56.03 | 2 123.75 | 2 179.78 | |
| November 25–27, 2022 | 2022–23 Japan Junior Championships | 6 61.44 | 8 104.63 | 7 166.07 | |
| November 3–6, 2022 | 2022 Japan Eastern Sectional Championships | 4 60.29 | 4 108.42 | 3 168.71 | |
| September 29–October 2, 2022 | 2022 Tokyo Regional Championships | 2 54.22 | 3 97.98 | 2 152.20 | |
| 2021–22 season | |||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |
| November 19–21, 2021 | 2021–22 Japan Junior Championships | 11 55.84 | 10 102.74 | 10 158.58 | |
| October 28–31, 2021 | 2021 Japan Eastern Sectional Championships | 5 52.25 | 4 100.04 | 5 152.29 | |
| October 7–10, 2021 | 2021 Tokyo Regional Championships | 4 52.44 | 3 90.04 | 3 142.48 | |
Novice level
| 2020–21 season | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Event | FS | Total | ||
| October 24–25, 2020 | 2020–21 Japan Novice A Championships | 11 82.85 | 11 82.85 | ||
| October 9–11, 2020 | 2020 Tokyo Regional Championships | 1 80.84 | 1 80.84 | ||
| 2019–20 season | |||||
| Date | Event | FS | Total | ||
| October 18–20, 2019 | 2019–20 Japan Novice A Championships | 6 78.67 | 6 78.67 | ||
| September 20–23, 2019 | 2020 Tokyo Regional Championships | 2 86.64 | 2 86.64 | ||
References
- ^ "Yo TAKAGI: Competition Results". International Skating Union. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- ^ "フィギュアスケート部 髙木 謠さん(高校1年)が、第40回東日本フィギュアスケートジュニア選手権大会に出場し優勝しました。". TJG. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- ^ "髙木 謠 Yo TAKAGI". Fuji TV. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- ^ "【フジテレビ公式】誕生！ＭＦフィギュアスケートアカデミー". YouTube. 10 July 2021. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- ^ "2018 東京選手権大会". Japan Skating Federation. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- ^ "髙木 謠". Japan Skating Federation. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- ^ Fuji TV Skating (November 27, 2022). "激闘を勝ち抜き🙌男女8名とペア1組が全日本選手権推薦出場🎉". No. 1596875428840755200. Retrieved February 3, 2024.
- ^ Gallagher, Jack (September 16, 2023). "Mao Shimada and Yo Takagi Finish 1-2 at the Osaka JGP". Japan Forward. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
- ^ "ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2023/2024 - Junior Women". International Skating Union. Archived 8 October 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- ^ Gallagher, Jack (November 20, 2023). "Mao Shimada Catches Up to Arakawa and Ando with 3rd Japan Junior Crown". Japan Forward. Retrieved November 19, 2023.
- ^ Skate Japan News (December 24, 2023). "JUNIOR WORLDS ASSIGNMENTS✨". No. 1738932068153999573. Retrieved February 3, 2024.
- ^ "YOG 2024". Japan Skating Federation. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- ^ "Nominee 2023". Japan Skating Federation. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- ^ Gallagher, Jack (January 28, 2024). "Mao Shimada and Yo Takagi Finish 1-2 in Women's Short Program at Winter Youth Olympics". Japan Forward. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
- ^ Gallagher, Jack (January 30, 2024). "Mao Shimada Wins Gold and Yo Takagi Gets Bronze at the Winter Youth Olympics". Japan Forward. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
- ^ Kano, Shintaro (January 30, 2024). "Gangwon 2024: Japan's Shimada Mao strikes women's figure skating gold". Olympic Channel. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
- ^ "Youngsters make history for China and New Zealand at ISU Junior Grand Prix in Bangkok". International Skating Union. September 16, 2024. Archived from the original on September 17, 2024. Retrieved September 22, 2024.
- ^ "JPN–Yo TAKAGI". Skating Scores. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- ^ "Update: Following the results of Junior Nationals, the following Junior skaters have been invited to compete at Nationals". X. Skate Japan News. Retrieved 25 November 2025.
- ^ "Yo TAKAGI: 2025/2026". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 4 November 2025.
- ^ "❄️アクアカップ🥜❄️". X. X. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
- ^ "Yo TAKAGI: 2024/2025". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 9 September 2024.
- ^ "Yo TAKAGI: 2023/2024". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on January 7, 2024. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
- ^ "Yo TAKAGI: 2022/2023". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 18, 2023. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
- ^ "【フジテレビ公式】第１４回アクアカップフィギュアスケート競技会". YouTube. 10 July 2021. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
External links
- Yo Takagi at the Japan Skating Federation
- Yo Takagi on Instagram