Women
JPN
Ayano SATO
JPN- Date of birth10 Dec 1996
- Height1570 CM
- ProfessionAirline Worker, Athlete
- Home townObihiro
- Place of birthKushiro
- Start skating / Club She began skating at age three in 1999 in Akkeshi, Japan. / ANA: Japan
- HobbiesShopping. (Athlete, 16 Nov 2023)
- languagesJapanese
- General Interest
- Sport Specific Information
In 2018 she received the Takasaki Citizen Honorary Award in Japan. (yomiuri.co.jp, 08 Mar 2018)
In 2018 she was given the Gunma Prefecture Sports Special Honorary Award in Japan. (tokyo-np.co.jp, 08 May 2018)
In 2015 she received the Hokkaido Sports Award in Japan. (pref.hokkaido.lg.jp, 29 Mar 2016)
In 2018 she was given the Gunma Prefecture Sports Special Honorary Award in Japan. (tokyo-np.co.jp, 08 May 2018)
In 2015 she received the Hokkaido Sports Award in Japan. (pref.hokkaido.lg.jp, 29 Mar 2016)
"Keep smiling." (Athlete, 16 Nov 2023)
Her father. (Athlete, 16 Nov 2023)
At age 21 years and 73 days, she became the youngest female athlete from Japan to win a gold medal at the Olympic Winter Games when she was part of the team that claimed victory in the team pursuit at the 2018 Games in Pyeongchang. (SportsDeskOnline, 22 Oct 2018; bgf.or.jp, 17 Apr 2018)
She fractured the big toe on her right foot after falling at the 2017 World Cup event in Salt Lake City, UT, United States of America. (hokkaido-np.co.jp, 11 Dec 2017)
To win a medal at the 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan-Cortina. (Athlete, 16 Nov 2023)
Winning gold in team pursuit at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang. (Athlete, 16 Nov 2023)
She was encouraged by her older brother.
Toshihiko Itokawa, JPN
