# Sena Miyake

Sena Miyake (三宅 星南, Miyake Sena, born 26 March 2002) is a Japanese figure skater. He is the 2019 Coupe du Printemps champion, 2022 Egna Spring Trophy silver medalist, and placed fourth at the 2022 Four Continents Championships.
On the junior level, he is a two-time Japanese national junior medalist, the 2017 Asian Open champion, and competed in the final segment at the 2018 World Junior Championships.

## Personal life

Miyake was born on March 26, 2002, in Yakage, Okayama, Japan.
His figure skating idol is Daisuke Takahashi.

## Career
### Early career

Miyake finished 8th at the 2011–12 Japan Novice Championships and 7th the following season. He was awarded the silver medal at the 2013–14 Japan Novice Championships and finished 28th at the Japan Junior Championships. He won gold at the 2014–15 Japan Novice Championships and placed 30th at the Japan Junior Championships that same year. He was invited to skate in the gala at the 2014 NHK Trophy and 2015 World Team Trophy.

### 2015–16 season

During the 2015–16 season, Miyake debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) circuit. After placing 8th at his JGP event in Riga, Latvia, he finished 9th at the Japan Junior Championships.

### 2016–17 season

Miyake started his season at JGP Japan in Yokohama, where he placed 11th. He finished 6th at the 2016–17 Japanese Junior national championships, which qualified him to participate at the senior nationals, where he finished 9th.

### 2017–18 season

He started his season by winning gold at the 2017 Asian Trophy. His Junior Grand Prix assignment was JGP Austria, where he finished 8th. He won the silver medal at the 2017–18 Japanese Junior championships, 11th on the senior level and was selected to compete at the 2018 World Junior Figure Skating Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria. At the championships, he finished 18th with a total score of 174.66 points.

### 2018–19 season

During the 2018–19 season, he was assigned to JGP Canada along with his compatriot Yuma Kagiyama. He placed 10th at the event in Richmond. At the Japanese Junior championships, he finished within the top six and was, therefore, eligible to compete at the senior championships. He placed 17th at the senior event in Osaka. In March, he won the gold medal at the Coupe du Printemps in Luxembourg.

### 2019–20 season

He was assigned to one Junior Grand Prix assignment in Egna, Italy. After placing sixth in the short program, he came twelfth in the free skate and finished in tenth place overall, achieving all-new personal best scores. At the 2019–20 Japanese Junior championships, he finished in seventh place.

### 2020–21 season

Miyake was assigned to compete at the 2020 NHK Trophy, where he placed ninth. He was tenth at the 2020–21 Japan Championships.

### 2021–22 season: Senior debut

Miyake was seventh to start the season at the 2021 CS Cup of Austria.
At the 2021–22 Japan Championships, Miyake finished in sixth place. He was named as the third alternate for the Japanese Olympic team and sent to compete at the 2022 Four Continents Championships. Miyake finished fourth. He then won the silver medal at the Egna Trophy to conclude his season.

### 2022–23 season

Given two Grand Prix assignments, Miyake began the season by placing eighth at the 2022 Skate America. At the Grand Prix de France, he placed tenth in the short program, but withdrew before the free program due to illness. Miyake then came twelfth at the 2022–23 Japan Championships.

### 2023–24 season

Miyake competed at the 2023–24 Japan Championships, where he placed ninth.

### 2024–25 season

Miyake competed at the 2024–25 Japan Championships, where he finished in sixth place. He was subsequently assigned to compete at the 2025 International Challenge Cup, where he won the gold medal.

## Programs

| Season | Short program | Free skating | Exhibition |
| 2024–2025 | LOVE by Sofiane Pamart choreo. by Misha Ge | Titanic by James Horner choreo. by Kohei Yoshino Pas de deux (from Don Quixote) by Ludwig Minkus choreo. by Eiji Iwamoto | |
| 2023–2024 | | A Question of Honour (Radio Mix) by Sarah Brightman choreo. by Eiji Iwamoto | |
| 2022–2023 | Unchained Melody by Alex North choreo. by Kohei Yoshino | Titanic by James Horner choreo. by Kohei Yoshino | |
| 2021–2022 | Unchained Melody by Alex North choreo. by Kohei Yoshino | Swan Lake by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky choreo. by Kenji Miyamoto | |
| 2020–2021 | Romeo and Juliet choreo. by Kohei Yoshino | Fantaisie-Impromptu by Frédéric Chopin choreo. by Kenji Miyamoto | Played A Live choreo. by Safri Duo choreo. by Misao Sato |
| 2019–2020 | Paradise performed by The Piano Guys | The Last Samurai (soundtrack) by Hans Zimmer | |
| 2018–2019 | Played A Live choreo. by Misao Sato | Les Miserables by Claude-Michel Schoenberg choreo. by Kenji Miyamoto | |
| 2017–2018 | Caravan by The Ventures choreo. by Misao Sato | Les Miserables by Claude-Michel Schoenberg choreo. by Kenji Miyamoto | |
| 2016–2017 | Caravan by The Ventures choreo. by Misao Sato | Child of Nazareth by Maxime Rodriguez choreo. by Kenji Miyamoto | |
| 2015–2016 | Totentanz by Franz Liszt choreo. by Kenji Miyamoto | Child of Nazareth by Maxime Rodriguez choreo. by Kenji Miyamoto | |
| 2014–2015 | Totentanz by Franz Liszt choreo. by Kenji Miyamoto | Pirates of the Caribbean by Hans Zimmer choreo. by Kenji Miyamoto | Afro Circus I Like to Move It (from Madagascar 3) Totentanz by Franz Liszt choreo. by Kenji Miyamoto |

## Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
International :
| Event | 13–14 | 14–15 | 15–16 | 16–17 | 17–18 | 18–19 | 19–20 | 20–21 | 21–22 | 22–23 | 23–24 | 24–25 |
| Four Continents | | | | | | | | | 4th | | | |
| GP NHK Trophy | | | | | | | | 9th | | | | |
| GP France | | | | | | | | | | WD | | |
| GP Skate America | | | | | | | | | | 8th | | |
| CS Cup of Austria | | | | | | | | | 7th | | | |
| Challenge Cup | | | | | | | | | | | | 1st |
| Egna Trophy | | | | | | | | | 2nd | | | |
| Printemps | | | | | | 1st | | | | 4th | | |
| International: Junior |||||||||||||
| Junior Worlds | | | | | 18th | | | | | | | |
| JGP Italy | | | 8th | | | | 10th | | | | | |
| JGP Canada | | | | | | 10th | | | | | | |
| JGP Austria | | | | | 8th | | | | | | | |
| JGP Latvia | | | 8th | | | | | | | | | |
| JGP Japan | | | | 11th | | | | | | | | |
| Asian Trophy | | | | | 1st | | | | | | | |
| National |||||||||||||
| Japan | | | | 9th | 11th | 17th | | 10th | 6th | 12th | 9th | 6th |
| Japan Junior | 28th | 30th | 9th | 6th | 2nd | 6th | 7th | 3rd | | | | |
| Team events |||||||||||||
| Japan Open | | | | | | | | | 2nd T 6th P | | | |

## Detailed results

ISU personal best scores in the +5/-5 GOE System :
| Segment | Type | Score | Event |
| Total | TSS | 240.02 | 2022 Four Continents |
| Short program | TSS | 79.67 | 2022 Four Continents |
| Short program | TES | 44.17 | 2022 Four Continents |
| Short program | PCS | 39.30 | 2022 Skate America |
| Free skating | TSS | 160.35 | 2022 Four Continents |
| Free skating | TES | 81.59 | 2022 Four Continents |
| Free skating | PCS | 78.76 | 2022 Four Continents |

### Senior level

Small medals for short and free programs awarded only at ISU Championships. At team events, medals awarded for team results only. ISU Personal bests in bold.
2024–25 season :
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| February 13–16, 2025 | 2025 Challenge Cup | 1 76.16 | 2 132.21 | 1 208.37 |
| December 19–22, 2024 | 2024–25 Japan Championships | 11 75.16 | 4 158.33 | 6 233.49 |
| 2023–24 season |||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| December 20–24, 2023 | 2023–24 Japan Championships | 10 77.16 | 9 148.96 | 9 226.12 |
| 2022–23 season |||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| March 17–19, 2023 | 2023 Coupe du Printemps | 2 76.36 | 4 135.33 | 4 211.69 |
| December 21–25, 2022 | 2022–23 Japan Championships | 9 76.69 | 12 139.41 | 12 216.10 |
| November 4–6, 2022 | 2022 Grand Prix de France | 10 69.27 | WD | WD |
| October 21–23, 2022 | 2022 Skate America | 6 77.87 | 9 137.87 | 8 215.74 |
| 2021–22 season |||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| April 7–10, 2022 | 2022 Egna Spring Trophy | 2 81.48 | 3 140.73 | 2 222.21 |
| January 18–23, 2022 | 2022 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships | 5 79.67 | 4 160.35 | 4 240.02 |
| December 22–26, 2021 | 2021–22 Japan Championships | 6 90.52 | 7 162.30 | 6 252.82 |
| November 11–14, 2021 | 2021 CS Cup of Austria | 9 70.57 | 4 144.30 | 7 214.87 |