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Wakaba HIGUCHI

flagJPN
  • Date of birth02 Jan 2001
  • Height152 CM
  • Professionfulltime athlete
  • HometownTokyo
  • Place of birthTokyo
  • Start skating / Club 2005 / NOEVIR
  • Hobbiesshopping, watching movies
  • bio

Higuchi won silver with her team at 2022 Olympic Winter Games. She has landed the triple Axel in competition. She missed the 2022/23 season recovering from injury.

  • CoachKoji Okajima, Noriko Sato
  • ChoreographerJeffrey Buttle, Shae-lynn Bourne
  • Practice low seasonTokyo
  • Practice high seasonTokyo

Music Short Program as of season 2024/2025

Herald of the Change (Dune soundtrack) by Hans Zimmer
I See You in My Dreams, Harvester (Dune soundtrack) by Hans Zimmer
Harvester Attack (Dune soundtrack) by Hans Zimmer

Music Free Skating / Free Dance as of season 2024/2025

Nature Boy (Acoustic) by Aurora, Eden Ahebz
Running Up That Hill - Epic Version (from Stranger Things) by Samuel Kim, Kate Bush
Running Up That Hill (Stranger Things Theme) by Krutikov Music, Kate Bush

skaters bests

Personal Best Total ScoreXXIV Olympic Winter Games 202217 Feb 2022214.44
Personal Best Score Short ProgramISU CS Cup of Austria by IceChallenge 202111 Nov 202179.73
Personal Best Score Free SkatingISU GP Internationaux de France 202120 Nov 2021141.04
Season Best Total ScoreISU GP Grand Prix de France 202402 Nov 2024206.08
Season Best Score Short ProgramISU GP Grand Prix de France 202401 Nov 202466.98
Season Best Score Free SkatingISU GP Grand Prix de France 202402 Nov 2024139.1