Sena Miyake Explained

is a Japanese figure skater. He is the 2019 Coupe du Printemps champion, 2022 Egna Spring Trophy silver medalist, and placed fourth at the 2022 Four Continents Championships.

On the junior level, he is a two-time Japanese national junior medalist, the 2017 Asian Open champion, and competed in the final segment at the 2018 World Junior Championships.

Personal life

Miyake was born on March 26, 2002, in Yakage, Okayama, Japan.^[1]

His figure skating idol is Daisuke Takahashi.^{[2] [3]}

Career

Early career

Miyake finished 8th at the 2011–12 Japan Novice Championships and 7th the following season. He was awarded the silver medal at the 2013–14 Japan Novice Championships and finished 28th at the Japan Junior Championships. He won gold at the 2014–15 Japan Novice Championships and placed 30th at the Japan Junior Championships that same year. He was invited to skate in the gala at the 2014 NHK Trophy and 2015 World Team Trophy.

2015–16 season

During the 2015–16 season, Miyake debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) circuit. After placing 8th at his JGP event in Riga, Latvia, he finished 9th at the Japan Junior Championships.

2016–17 season

Miyake started his season at JGP Japan in Yokohama, where he placed 11th. He finished 6th at the 2016–17 Japanese Junior national championships, which qualified him to participate at the senior nationals, where he finished 9th.

2017–18 season

He started his season by winning gold at the 2017 Asian Trophy. His Junior Grand Prix assignment was JGP Austria, where he finished 8th. He won the silver medal at the 2017–18 Japanese Junior championships, 11th on the senior level and was selected to compete at the 2018 World Junior Figure Skating Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria. At the championships, he finished 18th with a total score of 174.66 points.

2018–19 season

During the 2018–19 season, he was assigned to JGP Canada along with his compatriot Yuma Kagiyama. He placed 10th at the event in Richmond. At the Japanese Junior championships, he finished within the top six and was, therefore, eligible to compete at the senior championships. He placed 17th at the senior event in Osaka. In March, he won the gold medal at the Coupe du Printemps in Luxembourg.

2019–20 season

He was assigned to one Junior Grand Prix assignment in Egna, Italy. After placing sixth in the short program, he came twelfth in the free skate and finished in tenth place overall, achieving all-new personal best scores. At the 2019–20 Japanese Junior championships, he finished in seventh place.

2020–21 season

Miyake was assigned to compete at the 2020 NHK Trophy, where he placed ninth. He was tenth at the 2020–21 Japan Championships.

2021–22 season: Senior debut

Miyake was seventh to start the season at the 2021 CS Cup of Austria.

At the 2021–22 Japan Championships, Miyake finished in sixth place. He was named as the third alternate for the Japanese Olympic team and sent to compete at the 2022 Four Continents Championships. Miyake finished fourth. He then won the silver medal at the Egna Trophy to conclude his season.

2022–23 season

Given two Grand Prix assignments, Miyake began the season by placing eighth at the 2022 Skate America. At the Grand Prix de France, he placed tenth in the short program, but withdrew before the free program due to illness. Miyake then came twelfth at the 2022–23 Japan Championships.

Programs

Season	Short program	Free skating	Exhibition
2024-2025	LOVE	Pas de deux
2023–2024		A Question of Honour (Radio Mix)
2022–2023	Unchained Melody	Titanic
2021–2022	Unchained Melody	Swan Lake
2020–2021	Romeo and Juliet	Fantaisie-Impromptu	Played A Live
2019–2020	Paradise	The Last Samurai (soundtrack)
2018–2019 [4]	Played A Live	Les Miserables
2017–2018	Caravan	Les Miserables
2016–2017	Caravan	Child of Nazareth
2015–2016	Totentanz	Child of Nazareth
2014–2015	Totentanz	Pirates of the Caribbean	Afro Circus I Like to Move It ---- Totentanz

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

2015–16 season to present

International
Event	15–16	16–17	17–18	18–19	19–20	20–21	21–22	22–23	23–24
align=left								4th
align=left							9th
align=left									WD
align=left									8th
align=left								7th
align=left								bgcolor=silver	2nd
align=left					bgcolor=gold	1st				4th
International: Junior
align=left				18th
align=left		8th				10th
align=left					10th
align=left				8th
align=left		8th
align=left			11th
align=left				bgcolor=gold	1st
National
align=left			9th	11th	17th		10th	6th	12th	9th
align=left		9th	6th	bgcolor=silver	2nd	6th	7th	bgcolor=cc9966	3rd
align=left	Japan Western Sect.	7th J	6th J	bgcolor=cc9966	3rd J	5th J	bgcolor=gold	1st J	4th J			bgcolor=silver	2nd
align=left	Chu-Shikoku-Kyushu Reg.	bgcolor=silver	2nd J	bgcolor=silver	2nd J			bgcolor=gold	1st J
align=left	Kinki Reg.						bgcolor=silver	2nd J		bgcolor=silver	2nd	7th
Team events
align=left								2nd T 6th P
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew T = Team result; P = Personal result. Medals awarded for team results only. Levels: J = Junior

Earlier career

International: Advanced novice
Event	11–12	12–13	13–14	14–15
align=left					bgcolor=silver	2nd
align=left					bgcolor=gold	1st
align=left				4th
National
align=left				28th	30th
align=left		7th B	6th B	2nd A	bgcolor=gold	1st A
align=left	Chu-Shikoku-Kyushu Reg.	bgcolor=cc9966	3rd B	4th A	bgcolor=gold	1st A	bgcolor=gold	1st A
Levels: A = Novice A; B = Novice B

Detailed results

Senior level

Small medals for short and free programs awarded only at ISU Championships. At team events, medals awarded for team results only. ISU Personal bests in bold.

2023–24 season
Date	Event	SP	FS	Total
December 20–24, 2023	2023–24 Japan Championships	align=center	10 77.16	align=center	9 148.96	align=center	9 226.12
October 25–29, 2023	2023 Japan Western Sectional	align=center	1 78.82	align=center	4 134.79	align=center bgcolor=silver	2 213.61
2022–23 season
Date	Event	SP	FS	Total
March 17–19, 2023	2023 Coupe du Printemps	align=center	2 76.36	align=center	4 135.33	align=center	4 211.69
December 21–25, 2022	2022–23 Japan Championships	align=center	9 76.69	align=center	12 139.41	align=center	12 216.10
November 4–6, 2022	2022 Grand Prix de France	align=center	10 69.27	align=center	WD	align=center	WD
October 21–23, 2022	2022 Skate America	align=center	6 77.87	align=center	9 137.87	align=center	8 215.74
2021–22 season
Date	Event	SP	FS	Total
April 7–10, 2022	2022 Egna Spring Trophy	align=center	2 81.48	align=center	3 140.73	align=center bgcolor=silver	2 222.21
January 18–23, 2022	2022 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships	align=center	5 79.67	align=center	4 160.35	align=center	4 240.02
December 22–26, 2021	2021–22 Japan Championships	align=center	6 90.52	align=center	7 162.30	align=center	6 252.82
November 11–14, 2021	2021 CS Cup of Austria	align=center	9 70.57	align=center	4 144.30	align=center	7 214.87

External links

• Sena Miyake Official Website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Men. ISU Results. ISU. 13 October 2015.
2. Web site: 三宅星南（せな）のプロフィール！名前の由来は？あこがれの選手は？. Oodoori. Oodoori. 7 September 2015.
3. Web site: 高橋大輔に憧れる関西大学・三宅星南　覚醒の鍵は「自信を持って演技すること」. 4years #大学スポーツ . 2021-08-10. 2022-01-26. The Asahi Shimbun Company.
4. Web site: 三宅 星南 ｜ スケート∞リンク ～フジスケ～. 2020-06-10. フジテレビ. ja.