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Japanese figure skating coach and choreographer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mihoko Higuchi (樋口美穂子, Higuchi Mihoko, born May 13, 1969) is a Japanese figure skating coach, choreographer, and former competitive figure skater.
Mihoko Higuchi | |
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Native name | 樋口美穂子 |
Born | Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan | 13 May 1969
Height | 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in) |
Figure skating career | |
Country | Japan |
Retired | 1990 |
Higuchi was born on May 13, 1969, in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan.[1]
Throughout her figure skating career, Higuchi was coached by Machiko Yamada and trained alongside Midori Ito, who was also a classmate of hers in junior high school.[2] During her figure skating career, Higuchi won the silver medal at the 1980–81 Japan Junior Championships.[3] Additionally, Higuchi is a Chukyo University graduate.[4]
Following her retirement from competitive figure skating in 1990, at the age of twenty, Higuchi became long-time coach, Machiko Yamada's, coaching assistant and a choreographer at the Grand Prix Tokai Figure Skating Club in Nagoya. She would work with Yamada until March 2022, when she left the Grand Prix Tokai Figure Skating Club to become the head coach at the LYS Figure Skating Club.[3][5][6]
At the LYS Figure Skating Club, Higuchi currently coaches:
With Yamada, she formerly coached:
As a choreographer, Higuchi has worked with:
National | |
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Event | 1980–81 |
Japan Junior | 2nd |
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