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Sota YAMAMOTO

flagJPN
  • Date of birth10 Jan 2000
  • Height173 CM
  • Professionfull time athlete
  • HometownAichi
  • Place of birthKishiwada, Osaka
  • Start skating / Club 2005 MIXI
  • Hobbiessauna , to go to cafes
  • CoachMachiko Yamada, Yuko Hongo, Soshi Tanaka
  • ChoreographerMihoko Higuchi (SP), Lori Nichol (FS)
  • Former CoachMihoko Higuchi, Yoshinori Onishi, Yusuke Hayashi, Yoriko Naruse, Hiroshi Nagakubo
  • Practice low seasonAichi
  • Practice high seasonAichi
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Yamamoto missed the 2016 World Junior Championships as he broke his ankle and missed also the 2016/17 season due to injury.

Music Short Program as of season 2025/2026

Yesterday by Michael Bolton, Paul McCartney, John Lennon

Music Free Skating / Free Dance as of season 2025/2026

Hallelujah by The Canadian Tenors, Leonard Cohen

skaters bests

Personal Best Total ScoreISU Grand Prix Final 2022/2310 Dec 2022274.35
Personal Best Score Short ProgramISU GP NHK Trophy 202218 Nov 202296.49
Personal Best Score Free SkatingISU CS Nebelhorn Trophy 202420 Sep 2024183.72
Season Best Total ScoreISU CS Kinoshita Group Cup 202507 Sep 2025233.91
Season Best Score Short ProgramISU GP Cup of China 202524 Oct 202587.57
Season Best Score Free SkatingISU CS Kinoshita Group Cup 202507 Sep 2025148.93