Ayane Miyazaki

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.

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
Sport	Nordic combined
Medal record Representing  Japan Women's Nordic combined Junior World Championships 2019 Lahti Individual Winter Youth Olympic Games 2020 Lausanne Individual Winter Universiade 2023 Lake Placid Individual

Early life and education

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

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

1. "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. "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.

External links

• Ayane Miyazaki at International Ski and Snowboard Federation
• Media related to Ayane Miyazaki at Wikimedia Commons