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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.

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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)

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Japan's Asada in women's short program in Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - Mao Asada of Japan exits the rink after competing in the women's short program of the figure skating competition at the Winter Olympics at the Iceberg Skating Palace in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 19, 2014. Asada came in 16th place.

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Asada set for emotional return at national c'ships

OSAKA, Japan - Former two-time world champion Mao Asada speaks during a press conference in Kadoma, Osaka Prefecture, on Dec. 22, 2011. She has vowed to pull out all the stops in what is set to be a highly emotional return to the rink at the national championships getting under way the following day, after the recent death of her mother Kyoko.

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Asada set for emotional return at national c'ships

OSAKA, Japan - Former two-time world champion Mao Asada practices in Kadoma, Osaka Prefecture, on Dec. 22, 2011. She has vowed to pull out all the stops in what is set to be a highly emotional return to the rink at the national championships getting under way the following day, after the recent death of her mother Kyoko.

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Asada wins gold medal at worlds

TURIN, Italy - (From L) Finland's Laura Lepisto, Japan's Mao Asada and Kim Yu Na of South Korea do a lap of honor around the rink to acknowledge spectators after winning the bronze, gold and silver medals, respectively, at the World Figure Skating Championships in Turin, Italy, on March 27, 2010.

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Asada ready to resume rivalry with Kim at worlds

NAGOYA, Japan - Vancouver Olympics silver medalist Mao Asada departs from Chubu airport in Aichi Prefecture for Turin, Italy, on March 23, 2010, to compete at the World Figure Skating Championships. Asada, who finished a distant second to South Korea's Kim Yu Na at the Winter Games, is determined to break Kim's total dominance of the rink.

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Skating rink set up at Tokyo's Marunouchi Building

TOKYO, Japan - Nestle Confectionery of Kobe opened an ice rink in the courtyard of Marunouchi Building in central Tokyo on Jan. 4 in collaboration with figure skating star Mao Asada. The facility will remain open until Jan. 14.

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Figure skating: Mao Asada

Mao Asada (C), the 2010 Vancouver Olympic figure skating silver medalist, practices on an ice rink in Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Aug. 15, 2022, for the ice show, called "Beyond," beginning in September.

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Figure skating: Mao Asada

Mao Asada, the 2010 Vancouver Olympic figure skating silver medalist, practices on an ice rink in Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Aug. 15, 2022, for the ice show, called "Beyond," beginning in September.

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Skating rink set up at Tokyo's Marunouchi Building

TOKYO, Japan - Nestle Confectionery of Kobe opened an ice rink in the courtyard of Marunouchi Building in central Tokyo on Jan. 4 in collaboration with figure skating star Mao Asada. The facility will remain open until Jan. 14. (Kyodo)

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Asada wins gold medal at worlds

TURIN, Italy - (From L) Finland's Laura Lepisto, Japan's Mao Asada and Kim Yu Na of South Korea do a lap of honor around the rink to acknowledge spectators after winning the bronze, gold and silver medals, respectively, at the World Figure Skating Championships in Turin, Italy, on March 27, 2010. (Kyodo)

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Asada ready to resume rivalry with Kim at worlds

NAGOYA, Japan - Vancouver Olympics silver medalist Mao Asada departs from Chubu airport in Aichi Prefecture for Turin, Italy, on March 23, 2010, to compete at the World Figure Skating Championships. Asada, who finished a distant second to South Korea's Kim Yu Na at the Winter Games, is determined to break Kim's total dominance of the rink. (Kyodo)

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Asada set for emotional return at national c'ships

OSAKA, Japan - Former two-time world champion Mao Asada speaks during a press conference in Kadoma, Osaka Prefecture, on Dec. 22, 2011. She has vowed to pull out all the stops in what is set to be a highly emotional return to the rink at the national championships getting under way the following day, after the recent death of her mother Kyoko. (Kyodo)

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Asada set for emotional return at national c'ships

OSAKA, Japan - Former two-time world champion Mao Asada practices in Kadoma, Osaka Prefecture, on Dec. 22, 2011. She has vowed to pull out all the stops in what is set to be a highly emotional return to the rink at the national championships getting under way the following day, after the recent death of her mother Kyoko. (Kyodo)