Wakaba Higuchi

Wakaba Higuchi, born on January second, two thousand one, is a distinguished Japanese retired figure skater known for her remarkable achievements on the ice. She gained international recognition as a silver medalist in the team event at the 2022 Winter Olympics, showcasing her talent on one of the world's biggest stages.

Her impressive career includes being a silver medalist at the 2018 World Championships and the champion of the 2024 Skate America. Higuchi has also earned accolades in the Grand Prix series, securing three silver medals at prestigious events such as the 2017 Cup of China, the 2020 NHK Trophy, and the 2024 Grand Prix de France, along with three bronze medals in 2016 and 2021 at the Grand Prix de France and the 2017 Rostelecom Cup.

On the national level, she has proven her prowess by becoming a six-time Japanese national medalist, with bronze medals in two thousand fifteen and two thousand twenty-five, and silver medals in two thousand sixteen, two thousand seventeen, two thousand twenty, and two thousand twenty-two. Her junior career is equally impressive, featuring two World Junior bronze medals in two thousand fifteen and two thousand sixteen, as well as a bronze medal at the 2014–15 Junior Grand Prix Final.

Higuchi's technical skills are noteworthy; she is the seventeenth woman to successfully land a clean triple Axel internationally and the fourth woman to achieve this feat at the Olympics. Notably, she is one of only two women, alongside Mao Asada, to land multiple clean triple Axels during a single Olympic competition, further solidifying her legacy in the sport.