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}} is a Japanese competitive figure skater and an Olympic silver medalist noted for her flexibility, expressive step sequences and triple axel jumps. She is the only female figure skater who has landed three triple axels in one competition, which she achieved at the 2010 Winter Olympics. She is the 2010 Olympic silver medalist, a three-time World champion (2008, 2010, 2014), a three-time Four Continents champion (2008, 2010, 2013), and a four-time Grand Prix Final champion (2005–06, 2008–09, 2012–13, 2013–14). She is also the 2005 World Junior champion, the 2004–05 Junior Grand Prix Final champion, and a six-time Japanese national champion (2006–2010, 2012–2013). She currently holds the world record for the ladies' short program score.〔 A former prodigy, Asada is the fifth woman and the first junior girl to land the triple axel, accomplishing this feat at the 2004–2005 Junior Grand Prix Final. She won her first Grand Prix Final at the age of 15. Considered by many to be the best figure skater in the world at that time, Asada was 87 days too young to compete at the 2006 Winter Olympics. She is the first figure skater in a singles discipline from Asia to win multiple world championships. At the 2013 Skate America, she became the first singles skater, male or female, in history, to win all seven of the current events on the Grand Prix series.〔 She currently holds 15 Grand Prix series titles – the most among active singles skaters and third all-time behind Evgeni Plushenko and Irina Slutskaya.〔http://olympics.nbcsports.com/2015/11/07/mao-asada-javier-fernandez-win-cup-of-china/〕 She is one of the most highly recognized athletes in Japan, and is widely regarded as the greatest figure skater in Japanese history.〔〔 ==Personal life== Mao Asada was born in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan. She was named after the Japanese actress Mao Daichi. She attended Nagoya International School until the middle of 1st grade. After transferring, she graduated from Takabari Elementary School and Takabaridai Junior High.〔 She received her high school diploma from Chukyo High School on March 15, 2009.〔〔 After that, she enrolled in Chukyo University and graduated in March 2015.〔 While growing up, she idolized Midori Ito.〔 Her sister Mai Asada (two years older) is also a figure skater and finished 6th at the 2006 Four Continents Championships.〔 She is now skating in shows. Asada owns a miniature poodle named Aero, who is named after the chocolate confection made by Nestlé. Asada has used Aero in exhibition programs. In 2008, Asada got two new puppies named Tiara and Komachi.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mao Asada」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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