Wakaba HIGUCHI

Women

JPN

Date of birth02 Jan 2001
Height152 CM
Professionfull time athlete
HometownShinjuku
Place of birthTokyo
Start skating2005
Club NOEVIR
Hobbieslistening to music, watching movies, talking a walk

CoachKoji Okajima, Noriko Sato
Former CoachN/A
ChoreographerJeffrey Buttle, Shae-Lynn Bourne
Practice low seasonTokyo
Practice high seasonTokyo

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.

Music Short Program as of season 2025/2026

My Way by Chris Mann

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

Wonder Woman Main Theme (Wonder Woman soundtrack) by Hans Zimmer, Tina Guo, Junkie XL
Themyscira (Wonder Woman Soundtrack) by Hans Zimmer
The Blue Planet (Blue Planet II soundtrack) by Jacob Shae, Hans Zimmer, David Fleming, George Fenton

skaters bests

Personal Best Total Score	XXIV Olympic Winter Games 2022	17 Feb 2022	214.44
Personal Best Score Short Program	ISU CS Cup of Austria by IceChallenge 2021	11 Nov 2021	79.73
Personal Best Score Free Skating	ISU GP Internationaux de France 2021	20 Nov 2021	141.04

Season Best Total Score	ISU GP NHK Trophy 2025	08 Nov 2025	168.27
Season Best Score Short Program	ISU GP 2025 Saatva Skate America	15 Nov 2025	60.12
Season Best Score Free Skating	ISU GP NHK Trophy 2025	08 Nov 2025	115.12