Nickname
Kahochan (tv-asahi.co.jp, 25 Sep 2021)
Hobbies
Shopping, watching films, listening to music. (kokushikan.ac.jp, 10 May 2019)
Education
Asian Studies - Kokushikan University, Japan
Spoken languages
Japanese, Russian
Club
Aeon Sports Club [Chiba, JPN]
Coach
Nadezda Kholodkova [national, personal], RUS, from 2013
Injuries
In June 2021 she was troubled by an injury to her left big toe at the national team selection trials, ahead of the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (hochi.news, 20 Jun 2021)
She was persistently troubled by compartment syndrome, which increased the muscle pressure in her right leg, in 2015 and 2019. She competed at the 2019 World Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan, despite having the problem in September, but the following month she withdrew from the 2019 Aeon Cup in Japan. In December 2020 she underwent surgery on her right leg. (chibanippo.co.jp, 09 Jan 2020; chunichi.co.jp, 19 Jun 2021; hochi.news, 20 Jun 2021)
She sustained an injury to the sole of her left foot in April 2016. (jiji.com, 10 Apr 2016)
National Team
2013 (nhk.or.jp, 05 Jun 2016)
Start sporting career
She began the sport at age four in Chiba, Japan. (mainichi.jp, 07 Jan 2016)
Reason for taking up the sport
She was influenced by a friend. (city.chiba.jp, 02 Jun 2015)
Milestones
She became the second Japanese rhythmic gymnast to win a medal in an individual event at the world championships when she finished third in hoop at the 2017 edition in Pesaro, Italy. Compatriot Mitsuru Hiraguchi won a gold medal in the event in 1975. (SportsDeskOnline, 09 Sep 2019; kokushikan.ac.jp, 10 May 2019; sankei.com, 31 Aug 2017)
Trainings
She has been training for 10 months a year in the Russian Federation since age 15. Her training sessions last for eight hours a day. (tarzanweb.jp, 18 Jul 2019; tv-asahi.co.jp, 13 Sep 2018; number.bunshun.jp, 12 Mar 2018)
Hero / Idol
Japanese artistic gymnast Kohei Uchimura, Japanese figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu. (tv-asahi.co.jp, 25 Sep 2021)
Philosophy / Motto
"Don't be afraid of change and keep moving towards your dream." (tv-asahi.co.jp, 25 Sep 2021)
Awards
In 2018 she received the Big Sports Prize for Olympic Encouragement at the TV Asahi Big Sports Awards in Japan. (jpn-gym.or.jp, 11 Jan 2018)
In 2013 and 2017 she was presented with an Excellence Award by Chiba Prefecture in Japan. (pref.chiba.lg.jp, 01 Jan 2013; pref.chiba.lg.jp, 25 Apr 2018)
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