, born February 7, 1998) is a Japanese figure skater. She has won four senior international medals.
Personal life Riona Kato was born in Osaka, Japan. She trained in gymnastics as a child.
Career On the ice from the age of two years and eight months, Riona Kato was encouraged by her aunt, Yukari Kato, a skating coach. She debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series in 2011.
In 2013, Kato began training in California, coached by Anthony Liu as well as her aunt. She won a bronze medal at the 2013 JGP in Slovakia. Her first senior international was the Triglav Trophy at the end of the 2013–14 season, where she placed 4th.
2014–15 season Kato began the 2014–15 season by winning two senior medals, silver at the Asian Trophy and bronze at a Challenger Series event, the U.S. Classic. Making her Grand Prix debut, she finished 5th at the 2014 NHK Trophy and earning a personal best of 117.51 in the freeskate. She then went on to finish 7th at the 2015 Japanese Championships.
2015–16 season For the 2015-16 Grand Prix series, Kato was assigned to compete at 2015 Rostelecom Cup.
She started her season by finishing 5th at the 2015 CS Ondrej Nepela Trophy.
Programs Season Short program Free skating Exhibition2018–2019
Miserlou Violin Sonata No. 92017–2018 2016–2017 2015–2016 Cherry on the Ice Wall My Fair Lady Once Upon a Mattress I Could Have Danced All Night 2014–2015 The Flower Duet Piano Concerto No. 3 The Show 2013–2014 Elizabeth: The Golden Age 2011–2012 Salut d'Amour In a Trance 80's Anthem Asturias (Leyenda)
Competitive highlights GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
International Event09–1010–11 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19 NHK Trophy 5th Rostelecom 10th Nepela Trophy 5th U.S. Classic 3rd Warsaw Cup 10th Asian Trophy 2nd 2nd Coupe Printemps 2nd Triglav Trophy 4th International: Junior Czech Rep. 4th Latvia 11th Slovakia 3rd Printemps 1st National Japan Champ. 6th 13th 7th 20th 23rd 29th Japan Jr. Champ. 7th26th 25th 2nd 7th
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