Women
JPN
Rio Yamada
JPN- Date of birth10 Jul 1997
- Height1570 CM
- ProfessionAthlete
- HometownNagano
- Place of birthSuwa
- Start skating / Club She began skating at age five in Chino, Japan. / Naotomi Shouji: Nagano, JPN
- HobbiesPilates. (Athlete, 16 Nov 2023)
- LanguagesJapanese
- CoachMasahiro Yuki, JPN
- ChoreographerN/A
- Former CoachN/A
- Practice low seasonN/A
- Practice high seasonN/A
- General Interest
- Sport Specific Information
She received the Best New Player Award at the 2013 ABN Sports Grand Award Ceremony in Japan. (abn-tv.co.jp, 21 May 2013)
"Do your best even if you cannot accomplish [what you want]." (Athlete, 23 Nov 2018)
Japanese speed skater Nao Kodaira. (Athlete, 16 Nov 2023)
Japanese speed skater Nao Kodaira. (Athlete, 16 Nov 2023)
In 2017 she partially dislocated the patella in her right knee and needed around five months to recover. (Athlete, 16 Nov 2023, 23 Nov 2018)
She was encouraged to take up the sport by her parents.
Masahiro Yuki, JPN
