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Ayane Miyazaki

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Ayane Miyazaki
Miyazaki at the 2020 FIS Nordic Combined Continental Cup
Personal information
Nationality Japan
Born (2002-09-15) 15 September 2002 (age 22)
Sport
SportNordic combined
Medal record
Representing  Japan
Women's Nordic combined
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lahti Individual
Winter Youth Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2020 Lausanne Individual
Winter Universiade
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Lake Placid Individual

Ayane Miyazaki (Japanese: 宮﨑 彩音, Hepburn: Miyazaki Ayane, born 15 September 2002) is a Japanese Nordic combined skier. She medaled silver at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics individually and also as part of the Japanese ski jumping mixed team.

Early life and education

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Miyazaki was born on 15 September 2002[1] in Nozawaonsen, Nagano Prefecture. She attended Nozawaonsen Junior High School and Iiyama High School [ja].[2][3]

Career

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At the 2017–18 FIS Nordic Combined Continental Cup, Miyazaki ranked second overall behind Russia's Stefaniya Nadymova, having placed first once,[4] second twice,[5][6] and third once[7] across four events.

In 2019, Miyazaki became the first female junior world champion after winning the normal hill/5 km event at the 2019 Nordic Junior World Ski Championships.[8]

Miyazaki represented Japan at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics, medaling silver in the individual normal hill/4 km event[9] and also medaling silver as part of the Japanese team in the mixed team ski jumping event.[10]

In the 2020 Nordic Junior World Ski Championships, Miyazaki placed eighth individually[3] but medaled bronze as part of the Japanese team in the mixed team event.[11]

Miyazaki placed tenth in the 2021 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Final results" (PDF). FIS. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 May 2022.
  2. ^ Kubotaya (17 March 2018). 宮﨑彩音(ノルディック複合)の中学校はどこ？進路や両親についても [Where is Miyazaki Ayane (Nordic Combined)'s junior high school? Career path and parents]. Kubotaya (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 1 June 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Women's Junior Individual normal hill/5 km results" (PDF). FIS. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Individual Gundersen 5.0 km - Rena, Norway" (PDF). FIS. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 January 2018.
  5. ^ "Individual Gundersen 5.0 km - Rena, Norway" (PDF). FIS. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 January 2018.
  6. ^ "Individual Gundersen 5.0 km - Nizhny Tagil, Russia" (PDF). FIS. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 April 2018.
  7. ^ "Individual Gundersen 5.0 km - Nizhny Tagil, Russia" (PDF). FIS. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 December 2018.
  8. ^ Gillen, Nancy (23 January 2019). "Miyazaki named first-ever female junior world champion in Nordic combined". Inside the Games. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  9. ^ "Nordic Combined – Women's Individual NH/4km – Results" (PDF). Lausanne 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 January 2020.
  10. ^ "Ski Jumping – Nordic Combined – Mixed Team – Result" (PDF). Lausanne 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 January 2020.
  11. ^ "Mixed team Junior Normal hill/5+2.5+2.5+5 km results" (PDF). FIS. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2020.
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