Wakaba Higuchi

Quick Facts

Full Name	Wakaba Higuchi
Occupation	Figure Skater
Date Of Birth	Jan 2, 2001(2001-01-02)
Age	23
Birthplace	Tokyo
Country	Japan
Horoscope	Capricorn

Wakaba Higuchi Biography

Wakaba Higuchi is one of the most popular and richest Figure Skater who was born on January 2, 2001 in Tokyo, Japan. Wakaba Higuchi was born on on January 2nd 2001. She was born in Tokyo, Japan. The youngest child of her three siblingsher brother Daisuke and her Saki, her sister Saki were born five years and eight years older , respectively.

In the season 2014-2015, Higuchi became age-eligible for international junior races. After kicking off her season with the Asian Trophy, she made her Junior Grand Prix (JGP) debut in Ostrava, Czech Republic, winning silver. A gold medal was awarded during her 2nd JGP race at Dresden, Germany, she was able to compete in her 2013-15 JGP Final. Higuchi took home her first Japanese National Junior title back in the month of November prior to competing in the JGP Final in Barcelona, Spain. In the short program, and third in the free skating She placed third overall, just in the third place behind Evgenia Medvedeva as well as Serafima Sakhanovich. She was then awarded the bronze medal for her senior debut in the Japan Championships. In her debut performance in the World Junior Championships, she was awarded the bronze medal following her placing 3rd in short skating, and second in free skate.

At the 2016-17 Japan Championships, Higuchi placed third in the short program and fourth in the free skate, but was still able to earn the silver medal behind Satoko Miyahara. She was assigned to compete at the 2017 Four Continents Championships and the 2017 World Championships. At the Four Continents Championships, she placed tenth in the short program, ninth in the free skate, and ninth overall. She placed ninth in the short program, twelfth in the free skate, and eleventh overall at the World Championships. Higuchi ended her season at the 2017 World Team Trophy. She earned three personal best scores at this competition, finishing fifth in the short program, third in the free skate, and third overall. She won the team event with Team Japan as well.

Making her senior international debut, Higuchi won gold at the 2016 CS Lombardia Trophy in Bergamo, Italy. She also competed at the 2016 Japan Open. She placed fifth in the individual event and first as a member of Team Japan in the team event. Higuchi’s first Grand Prix event was the 2016 Trophée de France in Paris, France. She placed fifth in the short program, third in the free skate, and third overall. At her second Grand Prix event of the season, the 2016 NHK Trophy, Higuchi placed fifth in the short program, fourth in the free skate, and fourth overall.

Higuchi has been invited to join as guest skater skate in the gala of the 2013 NHK Trophy and 2014 World Championships as the 2013 Japanese national novice champion.

Wakaba Higuchi Net Worth

Wakaba Higuchi is one of the richest Figure Skater from Japan. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Wakaba Higuchi 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Wakaba Higuchi (Japanese Tong Kou Xin Xie born on 2nd January 2001) is a Japanese figure skater who competes in the women’s singles competition. In 2018, she was the World Silver medalist. She is also and a two-time World Junior bronze medalist (2015 and 2016) and in 2014-15, the Junior Grand Prix Final bronze medalist and four-time Japan senior medalist (bronze in 2015, silver in 2016 2017, 2017 and in 2019). She also took home three medals at the Grand Prix of Figure Skating circuit.

Higuchi skated for the first time at the age of three. She competed internationally on the level of novice for three seasons, beginning in 2011 and 2012. She was awarded novice titles during the Gardena Spring Trophy, International Challenge Cup and Asian Trophy.

At the beginning of the 2015–2016 season, Higuchi suffered from a back injury. Competing in the JGP series, she finished 5th in Linz, Austria before winning silver, behind teammate Marin Honda, in Zagreb, Croatia.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Higuchi finished fifth at her first event of the season, the 2018 CS Autumn Classic International. In October, Japanese news media reported that she had injured the instep of her right foot. At her first Grand Prix assignment of the year, the 2018 Skate Canada International, she placed second in the short program, but several errors put her seventh in the free skate, and sixth overall. Higuchi then withdrew from the 2018 Rostelecom Cup, her second Grand Prix assignment for the year. She then proceeded to win Tokyo Regionals.

Facts & Trivia

Wakaba Ranked on the list of most popular Figure Skater. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Japan. Wakaba Higuchi celebrates birthday on January 2 of every year.

Higuchi resumed training the triple Axel in the lead-up to the 2019–20 Japanese Championships, planning to attempt one in the free skate. She placed fourth in the short program, narrowly behind third-place Kaori Sakamoto, after stepping out of the second part of her jump combination and receiving a flip edge call. After being unable to land any triple Axels in the practice session prior to the free skate, she elected not to attempt it there, and placed second in the segment behind Rika Kihira, taking the silver medal. Her only error in the segment was stepping out on a triple flip that was also given an edge call.

Top Facts about Wakaba Higuchi

1. Wakaba Higuchi is a Japanese figure skater born in 2001.
2. She won the silver medal at the 2018 World Figure Skating Championships.
3. Higuchi has also won two bronze medals at the Four Continents Championships.
4. She was the first woman to land a triple axel-triple toe loop combination in international competition.
5. Higuchi trains under renowned coach Brian Orser in Toronto, Canada.
6. She has been skating since she was five years old.
7. Higuchi’s favorite jump is the triple flip and her favorite spin is the Biellmann spin.
8. Her signature move is a layback Ina Bauer into a triple salchow.
9. Higuchi has competed at two Winter Olympics (2018 and 2022).
10. She placed fourth overall at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China.

Where does wakaba Higuchi train?

Wakaba Higuchi
Training locations| Tokyo
Began skating| 2004

How old is Karen Chen?

22 years (August 16, 1999)

How old is Kaori Sakamoto?

22 years (April 9, 2000)

How tall is Karen Chen?

5′ 1″

How tall is Shoma Uno?

5′ 2″