Nickname
Urarin, Urarirarin (tv-asahi.co.jp, 25 Sep 2021)
Occupation
Student
Spoken languages
Japanese
Club
Nippon Sport Science University: Tokyo, JPN
Coach
Hikaru Tanaka [national], JPN
Injuries
In 2020 she was troubled by an injury to her left hip. (Fuji TV Mirai Monster, 13 Dec 2020)
Start sporting career
She began gymnastics at age one, and took up the sport more seriously when she was in grade two of primary school at Mizutori Gym in Japan.
Reason for taking up the sport
Her older sister did gymnastics, and when she went along to the gym where her sister trained, a coach suggested she get involved in the sport too.
Hero / Idol
Japanese artistic gymnasts Asuka Teramoto and Mai Murakami. (tv-asahi.co.jp, 25 Sep 2021)
Most influential person in career
Coach Masahiro Moriya, and her mother. (chunichi.co.jp, 04 Aug 2021; sankei.com, 22 Dec 2020)
Philosophy / Motto
"Same as usual." (tv-asahi.co.jp, 25 Sep 2021)
Additional information
STUDIES ON HOLD
In 2020 she decided to postpone studying at university to 2022 in order to focus on the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo after graduating from high school at the beginning of 2021. "I thought that it was the best choice for me not to change my environment suddenly, ahead of the Olympics, but to continue training with Masahiro Moriya in my hometown Shizuoka [Japan]." (sankei.com, 22 Dec 2020; urara-ashikawa-avd.mizutori-sc.com, 25 Sep 2021)
Last update : 2024-07-22
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