Ice skating academy by Mao Asada

Ice skating academy by Mao Asada

Vancouver Olympic figure skating silver medalist Mao Asada holds a figure skating clinic for children at her Mao Rink in Tachikawa, Tokyo, on Oct. 9, 2025. Asada opened her ice skating academy in August, coaching 12 children selected via an audition in a bid to train them to become internationally competitive skaters.

Mao Asada's new ice skate rink

TOKYO, Japan, Nov. 8 Kyodo - Vancouver Olympic figure skating silver medalist Mao Asada performs at an ice skating rink she opened in Tachikawa, western Tokyo, during a ceremony marking its completion on Nov. 8, 2024. Mao Rink, which has 1,000 seats for spectators, will open to the general public on Nov. 11. Asada has said she will use the rink for her ice show and that the rink meets standards for holding international competitions. (Kyodo)

Mao Asada's new ice skate rink

Mao Asada's new ice skate rink

Photo taken on Nov. 8, 2024, shows a building housing an ice skating rink that Vancouver Olympic figure skating silver medalist Mao Asada opened in Tachikawa, western Tokyo. Mao Rink, which has 1,000 seats for spectators, will open to the general public on Nov. 11. Asada has said she will use the rink for her ice show and that it meets standards for holding international competitions.

Mao Asada's new ice skate rink

Mao Asada's new ice skate rink

Photo taken on Nov. 8, 2024, shows an ice skating rink that Vancouver Olympic figure skating silver medalist Mao Asada opened in Tachikawa, western Tokyo. Mao Rink, which has 1,000 seats for spectators, will open to the general public on Nov. 11. Asada has said she will use the rink for her ice show and that it meets standards for holding international competitions.

Mao Asada's new ice skate rink

Mao Asada's new ice skate rink

Vancouver Olympic figure skating silver medalist Mao Asada performs at an ice skating rink she opened in Tachikawa, western Tokyo, during a ceremony marking its completion on Nov. 8, 2024. Mao Rink, which has 1,000 seats for spectators, will open to the general public on Nov. 11. Asada has said she will use the rink for her ice show and that the rink meets standards for holding international competitions.

Mao Asada's new ice skate rink

Mao Asada's new ice skate rink

Vancouver Olympic figure skating silver medalist Mao Asada performs at an ice skating rink she opened in Tachikawa, western Tokyo, during a ceremony marking its completion on Nov. 8, 2024. Mao Rink, which has 1,000 seats for spectators, will open to the general public on Nov. 11. Asada has said she will use the rink for her ice show and that the rink meets standards for holding international competitions.

Mao Asada's new ice skate rink

Mao Asada's new ice skate rink

Former competitive figure skater Mao Asada poses in front of the site where she plans to builds an ice skating rink, Mao Rink, in Tachikawa, western Tokyo, on March 28, 2023. Asada announced the same day the rink will open in fall of 2024.

Mao Asada's new ice skate rink

Mao Asada's new ice skate rink

Former competitive figure skater Mao Asada poses in front of the site where she plans to builds an ice skating rink, Mao Rink, in Tachikawa, western Tokyo, on March 28, 2023. Asada announced the same day the rink will open in fall of 2024.

Ice show by Mao Asada

Ice show by Mao Asada

Vancouver Olympic figure skating silver medalist Mao Asada (C) is pictured after performing in an ice show in Tokyo on March 23, 2023, accompanied by pianist Nobuyuki Tsujii (L) and violist Fumiaki Miura (R).

Ice show by Mao Asada

Ice show by Mao Asada

Vancouver Olympic figure skating silver medalist Mao Asada performs in an ice show in Tokyo on March 23, 2023, accompanied by pianist Nobuyuki Tsujii (L, top) and violist Fumiaki Miura (R, top).

Four Continents figure skating championships

Four Continents figure skating championships

OSAKA, Japan - Japan's Mao Asada performs in the women's free skate at the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships at Osaka Municipal Central Gymnasium in Osaka on Feb. 10, 2013. Asada won the competition with a total of 205.45 points, the world's highest score of the season.

Four Continents figure skating championships

Four Continents figure skating championships

OSAKA, Japan - Japan's Mao Asada performs in the women's free skate at the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships at Osaka Municipal Central Gymnasium in Osaka on Feb. 10, 2013. Asada won the competition with a total of 205.45 points, the world's highest score of the season.

Four Continents figure skating championships

Four Continents figure skating championships

OSAKA, Japan - Japan's Mao Asada performs in the women's free skate at the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships at Osaka Municipal Central Gymnasium in Osaka on Feb. 10, 2013. Asada won the competition with a total of 205.45 points, the world's highest score of the season.

Four Continents figure skating championships

Four Continents figure skating championships

OSAKA, Japan - Japan's Mao Asada performs in the women's free skate at the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships at Osaka Municipal Central Gymnasium in Osaka on Feb. 10, 2013. Asada won the competition with a total of 205.45 points, the world's highest score of the season.

Four Continents figure skating championships

Four Continents figure skating championships

OSAKA, Japan - Japan's Mao Asada performs in the women's free skate at the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships at Osaka Municipal Central Gymnasium in Osaka on Feb. 10, 2013. Asada won the competition with a total of 205.45 points, the world's highest score of the season.

Four Continents figure skating championships

Four Continents figure skating championships

OSAKA, Japan - Japan's Mao Asada performs in the women's free skate at the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships at Osaka Municipal Central Gymnasium in Osaka on Feb. 10, 2013. Asada won the competition with a total of 205.45 points, the world's highest score of the season.

Four Continents figure skating championships

Four Continents figure skating championships

OSAKA, Japan - Japan's Mao Asada performs in the women's free skate at the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships at Osaka Municipal Central Gymnasium in Osaka on Feb. 10, 2013. Asada won the competition with a total of 205.45 points, the world's highest score of the season.

Japanese figure skating icon Asada announces retirement

Japanese figure skating icon Asada announces retirement

TOKYO, Japan, April 12 Kyodo - Mao Asada, three-time world figure skating champion and silver medalist at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, completes a press conference with tears in her eyes at a Tokyo hotel on April 12, 2017, during which she announced her retirement.

Japan's Asada finishes 3rd at NHK Trophy women's figure skating

Japan's Asada finishes 3rd at NHK Trophy women's figure skating

NAGANO, Japan, Nov. 29 Kyodo - Japan's Mao Asada kneels down on the rink after her performance at the women's free program of the NHK Trophy figure skating, the last event of the ISU Grand Prix Series, at Big Hat in Nagano, central Japan, on Nov. 28, 2015. The three-time world champion finished third.

Figure skater Asada in good condition for Japan Open

Figure skater Asada in good condition for Japan Open

YOKOHAMA, Sept. 11 Kyodo - Three-time women's world champion Mao Asada poses in a commercial film-making event in Yokohama southwest of Tokyo on Sept. 6, 2015. She said she is in good condition for the Oct. 3 Japan Open at Saitama Super Arena, north of Tokyo. It will be her first competition since sitting out the 2014-2015 season.

Asada stages year's 1st public performance on ice

Asada stages year's 1st public performance on ice

OSAKA, Japan - Japanese three-time world figure skating champion Mao Asada makes her first public performance this year during a "Stars on Ice" show in Osaka, western Japan, on Jan. 10, 2015.

Asada makes year's 1st public appearance on ice

Asada makes year's 1st public appearance on ice

OSAKA, Japan - Japanese three-time world figure skating champion Mao Asada performs during a "Stars on Ice" show in Osaka, western Japan, on Jan. 10, 2015, in her first public appearance this year.

Figure skater Asada appears in ice show in Yokohama

Figure skater Asada appears in ice show in Yokohama

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Mao Asada (L), Japan's three-time women's world figure skating champion who is sitting out this season, and Daisuke Takahashi, the men's Vancouver Olympic bronze medalist who retired from competitive figure skating in October, smile while speaking to reporters after their performance at an ice show in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, on Dec. 21, 2014. Asada performed in public for the first time in about five months.

Figure skater Asada appears in ice show in Yokohama

Figure skater Asada appears in ice show in Yokohama

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Mao Asada (L), Japan's three-time women's world figure skating champion who is sitting out this season, and Daisuke Takahashi, the men's Vancouver Olympic bronze medalist who retired from competitive figure skating in October, wave to the crowd during the finale of an ice show in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, on Dec. 21, 2014. Asada performed in public for the first time in about five months.

Figure skater Asada appears in ice show in Yokohama

Figure skater Asada appears in ice show in Yokohama

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Mao Asada (front), Japan's three-time women's world figure skating champion who is sitting out this season, and Daisuke Takahashi, the men's Vancouver Olympic bronze medalist who retired from competitive figure skating in October, perform during an ice show in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, on Dec. 21, 2014. Asada performed in public for the first time in about five months.

Figure skater Asada appears at event in Tokyo

Figure skater Asada appears at event in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Mao Asada, Japan's three-time women's world figure skating champion who is sitting out this season, speaks in a Santa Claus costume during an event in Tokyo on Dec. 18, 2014. Asada will perform in an ice show scheduled to begin in Yokohama on Dec. 21.

Figure skater Asada appears at event in Tokyo

Figure skater Asada appears at event in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Mao Asada, Japan's three-time women's world figure skating champion who is sitting out this season, poses with a Christmas tree designed during an event in Tokyo on Dec. 18, 2014. Asada will perform in an ice show scheduled to begin in Yokohama on Dec. 21.

Japan P.E.N. Club issues statement on World War II

Japan P.E.N. Club issues statement on World War II

TOKYO, Japan - Japan P.E.N. Club head Jiro Asada holds a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 8, 2014, to release a statement reflecting on the Pacific theater of World War II against the United States triggered by Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii on the same day of 1941.

Figure skater Asada keen to help 2011 quake sufferers

Figure skater Asada keen to help 2011 quake sufferers

TOKYO, Japan - Popular figure skater Mao Asada expresses her willingness as head of a youth social action group to help assist people affected by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Tokyo on Sept. 21, 2014.

Figure skater Asada attends cosmetics maker's campaign

Figure skater Asada attends cosmetics maker's campaign

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese figure skater Mao Asada attends a sales promotion campaign by a cosmetics maker for which she models in Tokyo on Aug. 26, 2014.

Figure skater Asada cuts ribbon for her photo exhibition

Figure skater Asada cuts ribbon for her photo exhibition

KYOTO, Japan - Japanese figure skater Mao Asada cuts the ribbon to open an exhibition of her photos and other items at Takashimaya Department Store in Kyoto, western Japan, on Aug. 5, 2014.

Asada appears in ice show with short hair

Asada appears in ice show with short hair

NAGANO, Japan - Japan's three-time women's world figure skating champion Mao Asada appears in an ice show with short hair on July 20, 2014, at the White Ring in the city of Nagano, central Japan.

Asada appears in ice show with short hair

Asada appears in ice show with short hair

NAGANO, Japan - Japan's three-time women's world figure skating champion Mao Asada appears in an ice show with short hair on July 20, 2014, at the White Ring in the city of Nagano, central Japan.

Japan Post unveils set of stamps featuring skater Asada

Japan Post unveils set of stamps featuring skater Asada

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Post Co. unveils a set of stamps featuring figure skater Mao Asada on June 3, 2014.

Japan Post to sell set of stamps featuring skater Asada

Japan Post to sell set of stamps featuring skater Asada

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Post Co. says on June 3, 2014, that it will sell a set of stamps featuring figure skater Mao Asada.

Asada intends to skip upcoming season

Asada intends to skip upcoming season

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's three-time women's world figure skating champion Mao Asada holds a press conference in Tokyo on May 19, 2014. She revealed she is leaning toward sitting out the 2014-2015 season.

Asada intends to skip upcoming season

Asada intends to skip upcoming season

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's three-time women's world figure skating champion Mao Asada holds a press conference in Tokyo on May 19, 2014. She revealed she is leaning toward sitting out the 2014-2015 season.

Asada intends to skip upcoming season

Asada intends to skip upcoming season

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's three-time women's world figure skating champion Mao Asada holds a press conference in Tokyo on May 19, 2014. She revealed she is leaning toward sitting out the 2014-2015 season.

Photo exhibit on figure skater Asada in Nagoya begins

Photo exhibit on figure skater Asada in Nagoya begins

NAGOYA, Japan - Japanese figure skater Mao Asada cuts the ribbon as a photo exhibition on her entitled "Mao Asada's 23-year trajectory" opens on April 23, 2014, at the JR Nagoya Takashimaya department store in Nagoya. Asada says she still is "50-50" about retirement.

Asada's photo exhibition

Asada's photo exhibition

NAGOYA, Japan - Figure skater Mao Asada visits the venue for an exhibition of photos of herself at JR Nagoya Takashimaya department store in Nagoya on April 23, 2014, the opening day of the exhibition. (Pool photo)

Japanese skaters Hanyu, Asada hold Guinness certificates

Japanese skaters Hanyu, Asada hold Guinness certificates

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese figure skaters Yuzuru Hanyu (L) and Mao Asada hold certificates from the Guinness World Records at Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo on April 11, 2014. Hanyu set the highest mark yet for the men's short program at the Sochi Olympics in Russia in February, and Asada did the same for the women's short program at the world championships in Japan in March.

World Figure Skating Championships

World Figure Skating Championships

SAITAMA, Japan - Mao Asada of Japan performs during the exhibition at the World Figure Skating Championships at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, near Tokyo, on March 30, 2014. Asada won the gold medal in the championships.

World Figure Skating Championships

World Figure Skating Championships

SAITAMA, Japan - Mao Asada of Japan performs during the exhibition at the World Figure Skating Championships at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, near Tokyo, on March 30, 2014. Asada won the gold medal in the championships.

World Figure Skating Championships

World Figure Skating Championships

SAITAMA, Japan - Mao Asada (L) and Yuzuru Hanyu of Japan perform during the exhibition at the World Figure Skating Championships at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, near Tokyo, on March 30, 2014. They both won the gold medal in the championships.

Figure skaters at quake charity event in Kobe

Figure skaters at quake charity event in Kobe

KOBE, Japan - Japanese figure skaters, including Daisuke Takahashi (R) and Mao Asada (2nd from R), observe a moment of silence in honor of victims in the Great East Japan Earthquake of March 2011 at a charity event to support reconstruction from the disaster held in Kobe on April 2, 2014.

Takahashi, Asada at quake charity event in Kobe

Takahashi, Asada at quake charity event in Kobe

KOBE, Japan - Japanese figure skater Daisuke Takahashi (L) and Mao Asada (2nd from L) ask visitors for donations to support reconstruction from the March 11, 2011, disaster after their performances at a charity event held in Kobe on April 2, 2014.

Japan's Asada wins World Figure Skating

Japan's Asada wins World Figure Skating

SAITAMA, Japan - Japan's Mao Asada performs during the women's free program at the World Figure Skating Championships at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, near Tokyo, on March 29, 2014. Asada won her third gold medal at the world championships -- and first in four years.

Japan's Asada wins World Figure Skating

Japan's Asada wins World Figure Skating

SAITAMA, Japan - Japan's Mao Asada performs during the women's free program at the World Figure Skating Championships at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, near Tokyo, on March 29, 2014. Asada won her third gold medal at the world championships -- and first in four years.

Japan's Asada wins World Figure Skating Championships

Japan's Asada wins World Figure Skating Championships

SAITAMA, Japan - Japan's Mao Asada smiles after finishing her women's free program performance at the World Figure Skating Championships at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, near Tokyo, on March 29, 2014. Asada won her third gold medal at the world championships -- and first in four years.

Japan's Asada wins World Figure Skating

Japan's Asada wins World Figure Skating

SAITAMA, Japan - Japan's Mao Asada performs during the women's free program at the World Figure Skating Championships at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, near Tokyo, on March 29, 2014. Asada won her third gold medal at the world championships -- and first in four years.