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Shione Kaminaga

flagJPN
  • Date of birth25 Sep 1999
  • Height1640 CM
  • ProfessionAthlete
  • HometownNagano
  • Place of birthNagano
  • Start skating Club She began skating at age eight in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. She made her World Cup debut in short track in 2015, and decided to switch to speed skating in April 2022. All Nippon Airways [ANA]: Japan
  • HobbiesWeight training, watching sports, golf. (skatingjapan.or.jp, 27 Nov 2023)
  • LanguagesJapanese
  • CoachN/A
  • ChoreographerN/A
  • Former CoachN/A
  • Practice low seasonN/A
  • Practice high seasonN/A
  • General Interest
  • Sport Specific Information
In 2018 she became the first athlete to receive the Sports Achievement Award of Nanmoku in Japan. (mainichi.jp, 31 Mar 2018)
"Believe in your way and your talent." (Athlete, 05 Dec 2019)
Dutch skater Jorien Ter Mors, Canadian short track skater Kim Boutin. (fujitv.co.jp, 23 Mar 2021; Athlete, 07 Feb 2020)
Korean short track skater Choi Min-Jeong. (Athlete, 05 Nov 2018)
She sustained a cut to a muscle in her right thigh in 2019. (Athlete, 05 Dec 2019)

In 2014 she broke her nose during an athletics training session. (Athlete, 04 Nov 2018)
SPORT SWITCH
She switched from short track to speed skating after competing at the 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Beijing. "I sustained a lot of injuries [while competing in short track], so I couldn't race aggressively. For me, I am better suited to fighting against myself." (sanspo.com, 21 Oct 2022)
She represented Japan in short track at the Olympic Winter Games in 2018 and 2022. (SportsDeskOnline, 20 Nov 2022; sanspo.com, 21 Oct 2022)

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