SKATERPEDIA · PERSON
Wakaba Higuchi
Women · Japan
OVERVIEW
Canonical identity
- Born
- 2 January 2001
- Height
- 152 cm
- Started skating
- 2005
- Club · 2025/26
- NOEVIR
Represented entities
- JapanJPN2025/26
ACHIEVEMENTS
Derived from results
World Medalist
2018
1 verified resultCOMPETITION HISTORY
International competition record
2025/269th
ISU GP NHK Trophy 2025
Women · Japan
- Total
- 168.27
- Short
- 53.15
- Free
- 115.12
2025/2611th
ISU GP 2025 Saatva Skate America
Women · Japan
- Total
- 159.40
- Short
- 60.12
- Free
- 99.28
2024/254th
ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final 2024
Women · Japan
- Total
- 195.96
- Short
- 61.61
- Free
- 134.35
2024/255th
ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships 2025
Women · Japan
- Total
- 195.16
- Short
- 65.10
- Free
- 130.06
2024/252nd
ISU Grand Prix de France 2024
Women · Japan
- Medal
- Silver
- Total
- 206.08
- Short
- 66.98
- Free
- 139.10
2024/251st
ISU GP Skate America 2024
Women · Japan
- Medal
- Gold
- Total
- 196.93
- Short
- 66.12
- Free
- 130.81
2024/256th
ISU World Figure Skating Championships 2025
Women · Japan
- Total
- 204.58
- Short
- 72.10
- Free
- 132.48
2023/249th
ISU GP NHK Trophy 2023
Women · Japan
- Total
- 165.69
- Short
- 52.18
- Free
- 113.51
2023/245th
ISU GP Grandprix de France 2023
Women · Japan
- Total
- 190.02
- Short
- 60.29
- Free
- 129.73
2021/226th
ISU Grand Prix Skate Canada
Women · Japan
- Total
- 205.27
2021/223rd
ISU Grand Prix de France
Women · Japan
- Medal
- Bronze
- Total
- 204.91
2021/224th
XXIV Olympic Winter Games 2022
Women · Japan
- Total
- 214.44
- Short
- 73.51
- Free
- 140.93
2021/2211th
ISU World Figure Skating Championships 2022
Women · Japan
- Total
- 188.15
- Short
- 67.03
- Free
- 121.12
2019/204th
ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships 2020
Women · Japan
- Total
- 207.46
- Short
- 72.95
- Free
- 134.51
2019/206th
ISU GP 2019 Skate America
Women · Japan
- Total
- 181.32
2019/206th
ISU GP Internationaux de France de Patinage 2019
Women · Japan
- Total
- 174.12
2018/196th
ISU GP 2018 Skate Canada International
Women · Japan
- Total
- 181.29
2017/183rd
ISU GP Rostelecom Cup 2017
Women · Japan
- Medal
- Bronze
- Total
- 207.17
2017/182nd
ISU World Figure Skating Championships 2018
Women · Japan
- Medal
- Silver
- Total
- 210.90
- Short
- 65.89
- Free
- 145.01
2016/1711th
ISU World Figure Skating Championships 2017
Women · Japan
- Total
- 188.05
- Short
- 65.87
- Free
- 122.18
2016/173rd
ISU GP Trophee de France 2016
Women · Japan
- Medal
- Bronze
- Total
- 194.48
2016/172nd
ISU GP Audi Cup of China 2017
Women · Japan
- Medal
- Silver
- Total
- 212.52
2016/174th
ISU GP NHK Trophy 2016
Women · Japan
- Total
- 185.39
2016/179th
ISU Four Continents Championships 2017
Women · Japan
- Total
- 172.05
- Short
- 58.83
- Free
- 113.22
2015/163rd
ISU World Junior Figure Skating Championships 2016
Women · Japan
- Medal
- Bronze
- Total
- 183.73
2015/162nd
ISU JGP Croatia Cup 2015
Women · Japan
- Medal
- Silver
- Total
- 175.06
2015/165th
ISU JGP Cup of Austria 2015
Women · Japan
- Total
- 156.79
2014/153rd
ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final 2014
Women · Japan
- Medal
- Bronze
- Total
- 178.09
2014/153rd
ISU World Junior Figure Skating Championships 2015
Women · Japan
- Medal
- Bronze
- Total
- 185.57
2014/151st
ISU JGP Pokal der Blauen Schwerter 2014
Women · Japan
- Medal
- Gold
- Total
- 176.14
2014/152nd
ISU JGP Czech Skate 2014
Women · Japan
- Medal
- Silver
- Total
- 169.68
OLYMPIC RECORD
Events kept distinct
Individual / partnership event
Team event
Team participation and team medals are separate from the individual or partnership event above.
PERSONAL BESTS
Compatible scoring context only
ISU CS Cup of Austria by IceChallenge 2021
12 November 2021 · WomenISU GP Internationaux de France 2021
20 November 2021 · WomenOfficial event record (opens in a new tab)XXIV Olympic Winter Games 2022
17 February 2022 · WomenOfficial event record (opens in a new tab)These records retain their discipline and scoring-era context. Skaterpedia does not compare incompatible eras.
COACHING / TEAM
Season-aware observations
- Coach
- Koji Okajima 2025/26
- Coach
- Noriko Sato 2025/26
- Choreographer
- Jeffrey Buttle 2025/26
- Choreographer
- Shae-Lynn Bourne 2025/26
- Club
- NOEVIR 2025/26
SOURCES
Why Skaterpedia believes this record
Major identity, result and biography facts are linked to canonical provenance. A concise selection is shown here.
Inspect 12 important sources
- Existing Verified Research PodiumInternational Skating Union · podium-worlds-2018-women-4d99d8455a48Open source (opens in a new tab)
- Official Isu Biographyisufs00014149Open source (opens in a new tab)
- Official Isu BiographyInternational Skating Union · isufs00014149Open source (opens in a new tab)
- Official Isu Final Ranking Statement2022:OFFICIAL_ISU_FINAL_RANKING_STATEMENTOpen source (opens in a new tab)
- Official Isu ResultInternational Skating Union · src_9ef6b4ffe2e49122d73ad251Open source (opens in a new tab)
- Official Isu ResultInternational Skating Union · src_9fae245fa344bc7b374dcc3bOpen source (opens in a new tab)
- Official Isu Result PageInternational Skating Union · source-item_aaf82fdd69bc357b966de5b4Open source (opens in a new tab)
- Official Isu Result PageInternational Skating Union · source-item_d7d73e2b313c9fe1a9dab549Open source (opens in a new tab)
- Official Isu Result PageInternational Skating Union · src_21a1dbf007f7a3d6adce0276Open source (opens in a new tab)
- Official Isu Result PageInternational Skating Union · source-item_b5fcec0dc5ab98f66559996aOpen source (opens in a new tab)
- Official Isu Result PageInternational Skating Union · source-item_e51c2353cf315f5332a4da0cOpen source (opens in a new tab)
- Official Isu Result PageInternational Skating Union · source-item_ccf61ae47e49b4cc1e088b73Open source (opens in a new tab)