# Yura Matsuda

Yura Matsuda (松田 悠良, Matsuda Yura, born 22 July 1998) is a retired Japanese competitive figure skater. She is the 2015 Triglav Trophy silver medalist and 2016 Asian Open Figure Skating Trophy champion.

## Personal life

Matsuda was born on July 22, 1998, in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan.

## Career
### Early years

Matsuda began skating in 2005. In the 2011–2012 season, she placed 23rd at the Japan Junior Championships and won gold at the 2012 International Challenge Cup on the novice level.

### 2012–2013 season

Matsuda debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) circuit in the 2012–2013 season, finishing 6th at her event in Courchevel, France. After placing 4th at the Japan Junior Championships, she made her senior national debut, placing 8th at the 2012–13 Japan Championships. She ended her season with a silver medal on the junior level at the 2013 Triglav Trophy.

### 2013–2014 season

During the 2013–2014 season, Matsuda placed 9th at her JGP event in Riga, Latvia. After winning the junior national bronze medal, she placed 9th on the senior level at the Japan Championships. She closed her season by winning the 2014 Coupe du Printemps on the junior level.

### 2014–2015 season

In the 2014–2015 season, Matsuda placed 5th at the Japan Junior Championships and 15th at the Japan Championships. Making her senior international debut, she won the silver medal at the 2015 Triglav Trophy.

### 2015–2016 to present

Scoring personal bests in all segments, Matsuda won the bronze medal at her 2015 JGP event in Logroño, Spain. She made her Grand Prix debut at the 2016 Rostelecom Cup.

## Programs

| Season | Short program | Free skating | Exhibition |
| 2020–2021 | Sparkling Diamonds choreo. by Akiko Suzuki | Merry Go Round of Life from Howl's Moving Castle by Joe Hisaishi choreo. by Pasquale Camerlengo | |
| 2019–2020 | You'll Never Walk Alone choreo. by Miho Kawaume | Le Corsaire by Adolphe Adam, Ludwig Minkus choreo. by Miho Kawaume | |
| 2018–2019 | Me and My Girl by Noel Gay choreo. by Akiko Suzuki | Autumn: Petit Adagio (from The Seasons) by Alexander Glazunov choreo. by Jeremy Abbott | |
| 2017–2018 | Ancora Non Sai by David Foster choreo. by Mihoko Higuchi | Spanish Caravan by The Doors choreo. by Mihoko Higuchi | |
| 2016–2017 | The Piano by Michael Nyman | Spanish Caravan by The Doors | Nine: Finale |
| 2015–2016 | The Piano by Michael Nyman choreo. by Mihoko Higuchi | Swan Lake by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky choreo. by Mihoko Higuchi | |
| 2013–2014 | España cañí by Pascual Marquina Narro choreo. by Kenji Miyamoto | Crazy For You by George Gershwin choreo. by Miho Kawaume | |
| 2012–2013 | Csárdás by Vittorio Monti choreo. by Miho Kawaume | Crazy For You by George Gershwin choreo. by Miho Kawaume | |
| 2011–2012 | unknown | Le Corsaire by Adolphe Adam, Ludwig Minkus | Over the Rainbow (from The Wizard of Oz) by Harold Arlen |

## Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
International :
| Event | 11–12 | 12–13 | 13–14 | 14–15 | 15–16 | 16–17 | 17–18 | 18–19 | 19–20 | 20–21 |
| GP NHK Trophy | | | | | | 7th | | | | |
| GP Rostelecom | | | | | | 6th | | 9th | | |
| GP Skate Canada | | | | | | | | 11th | | |
| CS Autumn Classic | | | | | | | | 9th | | |
| CS Lombardia | | | | | | | 5th | | | |
| Asian Open | | | | | | 1st | | | | |
| Triglav Trophy | | | | 2nd | | | | | | |
| International: Junior |||||||||||
| JGP France | | 6th | | | | | | | | |
| JGP Latvia | | | 9th | | | | | | | |
| JGP Spain | | | | | 3rd | | | | | |
| Coupe Printemps | | | 1st | | | | | | | |
| Triglav Trophy | | 2nd | | | | | | | | |
| National |||||||||||
| Japan | | 8th | 9th | 15th | 12th | 10th | 11th | | 21st | 28th |
| Japan Junior | 23rd | 4th | 3rd | 6th | | | | | | |