Women
JPN
Arisa Go
JPN- Date of birth12 Dec 1987
- Height160 CM
- ProfessionAthlete
- HometownObihiro
- Place of birthObihiro
- Start skating Club She took up the sport at age four in Hokkaido, Japan. Iyotec: Japan
- HobbiesWatching films. (skatingjapan.or.jp, 10 Dec 2020)
- LanguagesJapanese
- CoachN/A
- ChoreographerN/A
- Former CoachN/A
- Practice low seasonN/A
- Practice high seasonN/A
- General Interest
- Sport Specific Information
In 2021 she carried the Olympic torch during the relay ahead of the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. Her leg of the relay was in Matsuyama, Japan. (Instagram profile, 22 Apr 2021)
In 2018 she received the Hokkaido Sports Award in Japan. (pref.hokkaido.lg.jp, 28 Jan 2019)
In 2017 she received the Shiny Matsuyama Grand Prize in Japan. (city.matsuyama.ehime.jp, 07 Jun 2017)
In 2017 she was given a citation award by the governor of Nagano Prefecture in Japan. (mainichi.jp, 09 Feb 2017)
In 2018 she received the Hokkaido Sports Award in Japan. (pref.hokkaido.lg.jp, 28 Jan 2019)
In 2017 she received the Shiny Matsuyama Grand Prize in Japan. (city.matsuyama.ehime.jp, 07 Jun 2017)
In 2017 she was given a citation award by the governor of Nagano Prefecture in Japan. (mainichi.jp, 09 Feb 2017)
"Enjoy skating." (Athlete, 21 Nov 2019)
Japanese speed skater and cyclist Sayuri Osuga. (Athlete, 21 Nov 2019)
Competing at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang. (Athlete, 21 Nov 2019)
RETIREMENT
She initially retired from international competition following the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang, and later took up a role as coach of the Japanese national junior speed skating team. In 2019 she announced her return to the international scene with a view to competing at the 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Beijing, where she finished 15th in the 500m. She retired from the sport in May 2022. (ISU, 30 Jun 2022; nikkansports.com, 11 May 2022; fujitv.co.jp, 30 Mar 2018; ehime-np.co.jp, 22 Jun 2018; blog.rnb.co.jp, 08 Apr 2019; Ehime NP YouTube channel, 27 Mar 2019)
She initially retired from international competition following the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang, and later took up a role as coach of the Japanese national junior speed skating team. In 2019 she announced her return to the international scene with a view to competing at the 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Beijing, where she finished 15th in the 500m. She retired from the sport in May 2022. (ISU, 30 Jun 2022; nikkansports.com, 11 May 2022; fujitv.co.jp, 30 Mar 2018; ehime-np.co.jp, 22 Jun 2018; blog.rnb.co.jp, 08 Apr 2019; Ehime NP YouTube channel, 27 Mar 2019)
She was encouraged to take up the sport by her older brother.
