zhenyalove: 2022 Olympic Figure Skaters: Mana Kawabe Mana Kawabe is a 17-year-old women’s sing

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2022 Olympic Figure Skaters: Mana Kawabe

Mana Kawabe is a 17-year-old women’s singles figure skater from Japan. She was the 2020 Japanese Junior National Champion and the 2022 Japanese National Bronze Medalist. After initially receiving no Grand Prix assignments in the fall of 2021, Mana was assigned to Skate Canada & the NHK Trophy following withdrawals at both events, and ended up taking home the silver medal at NHK. 

Mana is the 18th woman to land a clean Triple Axel in international competition, and is planning to include it in both segments at the Olympics.