ALTRO - Pattinaggio - Street Skateboarding WST World Cup Rome 2025

ALTRO - Pattinaggio - Street Skateboarding WST World Cup Rome 2025

Yumeka Oda (JPN) - Women's Street Skateboarding Final WST World Cup Rome 2025 at Celio Park, on June 15, 2025 in Rome, Italy

ALTRO - Pattinaggio - Street Skateboarding WST World Cup Rome 2025

ALTRO - Pattinaggio - Street Skateboarding WST World Cup Rome 2025

Yumeka Oda (JPN) - Women's Street Skateboarding Final WST World Cup Rome 2025 at Celio Park, on June 15, 2025 in Rome, Italy

Ice hockey: Women's world championship

Ice hockey: Women's world championship

Japan's Yumeka Wajima scores a goal in the first period of a Group B game against Hungary at the Ice Hockey Women's World Championship in Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic, on April 11, 2025.

Skateboarding: X Games

Skateboarding: X Games

Japan's Miyu Ito (C) poses after winning the women's skateboard street final at the X Games in Ventura, California, on June 29, 2024, alongside compatriots Liz Akama (L) and Yumeka Oda, who finished second and third, respectively.

(SP)HUNGARY-BUDAPEST-OLYMPIC QUALIFIER SERIES BUDAPEST-SKATEBOARDING-WOMEN'S STREET-FINAL

(SP)HUNGARY-BUDAPEST-OLYMPIC QUALIFIER SERIES BUDAPEST-SKATEBOARDING-WOMEN'S STREET-FINAL

(240624) -- BUDAPEST, June 24, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Oda Yumeka (L) of Japan, Yoshizawa Coco (C) of Japan and Nakayama Funa of Japan pose during the awarding ceremony of the women's street final of skateboarding at the Olympic Qualifier Series Budapest in Budapest, Hungary, June 23, 2024. (Photo by Attila Volgyi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

(SP)HUNGARY-BUDAPEST-OLYMPIC QUALIFIER SERIES BUDAPEST-SKATEBOARDING-WOMEN'S STREET-FINAL

(SP)HUNGARY-BUDAPEST-OLYMPIC QUALIFIER SERIES BUDAPEST-SKATEBOARDING-WOMEN'S STREET-FINAL

(240624) -- BUDAPEST, June 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Oda Yumeka (L) of Japan, Yoshizawa Coco (C) of Japan and Nakayama Funa of Japan pose during the awarding ceremony of the women's street final of skateboarding at the Olympic Qualifier Series Budapest in Budapest, Hungary, June 23, 2024. (Photo by Attila Volgyi/Xinhua)

Skateboarding: Qualifier series for Paris Olympics

Skateboarding: Qualifier series for Paris Olympics

Coco Yoshizawa (C) of Japan poses for a photo after winning the women's street skateboarding final during the Paris Olympic qualifier series in Budapest on June 23, 2024, alongside compatriots Yumeka Oda (L) and Funa Nakayama, who finished second and third, respectively.

Skateboarding: Qualifier series for Paris Olympics

Skateboarding: Qualifier series for Paris Olympics

Coco Yoshizawa (C) of Japan poses for a photo after winning the women's street skateboarding final during the Paris Olympic qualifier series in Budapest on June 23, 2024, alongside compatriots Yumeka Oda (L) and Funa Nakayama, who finished second and third, respectively.

Skateboarding: Qualifier series for Paris Olympics

Skateboarding: Qualifier series for Paris Olympics

Yumeka Oda of Japan competes in the women's street skateboarding final during the Paris Olympic qualifier series in Budapest on June 23, 2024.

Skateboarding: Qualifier series for Paris Olympics

Skateboarding: Qualifier series for Paris Olympics

Yumeka Oda of Japan reacts after performing a trick in the women's street skateboarding final during the Paris Olympic qualifier series in Budapest on June 23, 2024.

Skateboarding: Qualifier series for Paris Olympics

Skateboarding: Qualifier series for Paris Olympics

Yumeka Oda of Japan competes in the women's street skateboarding final during the Paris Olympic qualifier series in Budapest on June 23, 2024.

Skateboarding: Qualifier series for Paris Olympics

Skateboarding: Qualifier series for Paris Olympics

Yumeka Oda of Japan competes in the women's street skateboarding semifinals during the Paris Olympic qualifier series in Budapest on June 22, 2024.

Skateboarding: Qualifier series for Paris Olympics

Skateboarding: Qualifier series for Paris Olympics

Yumeka Oda of Japan competes in the women's street skateboarding semifinals during the Paris Olympic qualifier series in Budapest on June 22, 2024.

Skateboarding: Qualifier series for Paris Olympics

Skateboarding: Qualifier series for Paris Olympics

Yumeka Oda of Japan competes in the women's street skateboarding semifinals during the Paris Olympic qualifier series in Budapest on June 22, 2024.

Skateboarding: Qualifier series for Paris Olympics

Skateboarding: Qualifier series for Paris Olympics

Yumeka Oda of Japan competes in the women's street skateboarding semifinals during the Paris Olympic qualifier series in Budapest on June 22, 2024.

Skateboarding: Qualifier series for Paris Olympics

Skateboarding: Qualifier series for Paris Olympics

Yumeka Oda of Japan competes in the women's street skateboarding semifinals during the Paris Olympic qualifier series in Budapest on June 22, 2024.

Skateboarding: Qualifying meet for Paris Olympics

Skateboarding: Qualifying meet for Paris Olympics

Yumeka Oda of Japan competes in the preliminary round of the women's street skateboarding during the Paris Olympic qualifier series in Shanghai on May 17, 2024.

Skateboarding: Qualifying meet for Paris Olympics

Skateboarding: Qualifying meet for Paris Olympics

Yumeka Oda of Japan competes in the preliminary round of the women's street skateboarding during the Paris Olympic qualifier series in Shanghai on May 17, 2024.

Asian Games: Skateboarding

Asian Games: Skateboarding

Yumeka Oda of Japan performs in the skateboarding women's street final at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, on Sept. 27, 2023.

Asian Games: Skateboarding

Asian Games: Skateboarding

Yumeka Oda of Japan performs in the skateboarding women's street final at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, on Sept. 27, 2023.

Asian Games: Skateboarding

Asian Games: Skateboarding

Yumeka Oda of Japan performs in the skateboarding women's street final at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, on Sept. 27, 2023.

(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-SKATEBOARDING(CN)

(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-SKATEBOARDING(CN)

(230927) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Oda Yumeka of Japan competes during the Women's Street Final of Skateboarding at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 27, 2023. (Xinhua/Pan Yulong)

(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-SKATEBOARDING(CN)

(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-SKATEBOARDING(CN)

(230927) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Oda Yumeka of Japan competes during the Women's Street Final of Skateboarding at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 27, 2023. (Xinhua/Pan Yulong)

(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-SKATEBOARDING(CN)

(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-SKATEBOARDING(CN)

(230927) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Oda Yumeka of Japan competes during the Women's Street Final of Skateboarding at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 27, 2023. (Xinhua/Pan Yulong)

(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-SKATEBOARDING(CN)

(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-SKATEBOARDING(CN)

(230927) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Oda Yumeka of Japan competes during the Women's Street Final of Skateboarding at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 27, 2023. (Xinhua/Pan Yulong)

(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-SKATEBOARDING(CN)

(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-SKATEBOARDING(CN)

(230927) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Oda Yumeka of Japan competes during the Women's Street Final of Skateboarding at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 27, 2023. (Xinhua/Pan Yulong)

(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-SKATEBOARDING(CN)

(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-SKATEBOARDING(CN)

(230926) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Oda Yumeka of Japan competes during the Women's Street Qualification Heat of Skateboarding at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 26, 2023. (Xinhua/Song Yanhua)

Skateboarding: Olympic qualifier in Lausanne

Skateboarding: Olympic qualifier in Lausanne

Tokyo Olympics skateboarding champion Momiji Nishiya of Japan (C) poses for a photo after winning the women's street final at a Paris Olympics qualifying event in Lausanne, Switzerland, on Sept. 16, 2023, alongside compatriots Yumeka Oda (L) and Toa Sasaki, who finished second in the women's and men's events, respectively.

Skateboarding: Olympic qualifier in Lausanne

Skateboarding: Olympic qualifier in Lausanne

Yumeka Oda of Japan competes en route to finishing second in the women's skateboarding street final at a Paris Olympic qualifying event in Lausanne, Switzerland, on Sept. 16, 2023.

Skateboarding: Olympic qualifier in Lausanne

Skateboarding: Olympic qualifier in Lausanne

Yumeka Oda of Japan competes en route to finishing second in the women's skateboarding street final at a Paris Olympic qualifying event in Lausanne, Switzerland, on Sept. 16, 2023.

Skateboarding: Rome Street 2023

Skateboarding: Rome Street 2023

Yumeka Oda of Japan competes in the women's final during an Olympic qualifying street skateboarding event in Rome on June 25, 2023.

Skateboarding: Rome Street 2023

Skateboarding: Rome Street 2023

Women's street skateboarding winner Liz Akama (L) and third-place finisher Yumeka Oda, both from Japan, pose for a photo during a victory ceremony at the World Skateboarding Tour contest in Rome, a qualifying event for the Paris Olympics, on June 25, 2023.

Elephant draws cherry blossoms at Japanese zoo

Elephant draws cherry blossoms at Japanese zoo

CHIBA, Japan - An Asian elephant named Yumeka draws a picture of cherry trees in full bloom at the Ichihara Elephant Kingdom in Ichihara, Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo, on April 2, 2014.

Elephant in Chiba Pref. zoo draws picture

Elephant in Chiba Pref. zoo draws picture

CHIBA, Japan - Asian elephant Yumeka holds a brush in her trunk and draws a picture of her father on a bag at the Ichihara Elephant Kingdom, a zoo in Ichihara, Chiba Prefecture, on Jan. 28, 2012. The bag will be put up for auction, with the proceeds going to areas hit by the March 2011 quake and tsunami.

Elephant artist in Japan zoo

Elephant artist in Japan zoo

Yumeka, a 15-year-old Asian elephant, is pictured next to the Chinese zodiac sign for rabbit that she wrote using a brush at Ichihara Elephant Kingdom in Ichihara, Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Nov. 25, 2022. The year 2023 is the year of the rabbit, according to Chinese astrology.

Elephant artist in Japan zoo

Elephant artist in Japan zoo

Yumeka, a 15-year-old Asian elephant, is pictured next to a canvas with a good luck message for the Japan national football team taking part in the World Cup in Qatar, which she wrote using a brush at Ichihara Elephant Kingdom in Ichihara in Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Nov. 25, 2022.

Skateboarding event in Japan

Skateboarding event in Japan

Yumeka Oda of Japan competes en route to winning the women's skateboarding street final at the Chimera A-Side international urban sports meet at Saitama Super Arena near Tokyo on Oct. 30, 2022.

Skateboarding event in Japan

Skateboarding event in Japan

Yumeka Oda of Japan celebrates after winning the women's skateboarding street final at the Chimera A-Side international urban sports meet at Saitama Super Arena near Tokyo on Oct. 30, 2022.

Skateboarding event in Japan

Skateboarding event in Japan

Yumeka Oda of Japan celebrates after winning the women's skateboarding street final at the Chimera A-Side international urban sports meet at Saitama Super Arena near Tokyo on Oct. 30, 2022.

Skateboarding: X Games

Skateboarding: X Games

Japan's Tokyo Olympic champ Momiji Nishiya poses after winning gold in the women's skateboarding street event at the X Games in Vista, California, on July 24, 2022, alongside Chloe Covell of Australia (L) and Yumeka Oda of Japan, who got silver and bronze, respectively.

Skateboarding: X Games

Skateboarding: X Games

Japan's Tokyo Olympic champ Momiji Nishiya (C) poses after winning gold in the women's skateboarding street event at the X Games in Vista, California, on July 24, 2022, alongside Chloe Covell of Australia (L) and Yumeka Oda of Japan, who got silver and bronze, respectively.

Skateboarding: Street League

Skateboarding: Street League

Yumeka Oda of Japan poses after finishing second in the women's event in the first stop of the 2022 Street League Skateboarding Championship Tour in Jacksonville, Florida, on July 17, 2022.

Skateboarding: Opener of Olympic qualifying events

Skateboarding: Opener of Olympic qualifying events

Yumeka Oda of Japan competes in the women's final in Rome on July 3, 2022, in the opening series of street skateboarding qualifying events for the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Elephant in Chiba Pref. zoo draws picture

Elephant in Chiba Pref. zoo draws picture

CHIBA, Japan - Asian elephant Yumeka holds a brush in her trunk and draws a picture of her father on a bag at the Ichihara Elephant Kingdom, a zoo in Ichihara, Chiba Prefecture, on Jan. 28, 2012. The bag will be put up for auction, with the proceeds going to areas hit by the March 2011 quake and tsunami. (Kyodo)

Teenage Japanese skateboarder Yumeka Oda

Teenage Japanese skateboarder Yumeka Oda

File photo taken Sept. 20, 2019, shows Yumeka Oda of Japan competing at the world skateboarding championships in Sao Paulo.

Teenage Japanese skateboarder Yumeka Oda

Teenage Japanese skateboarder Yumeka Oda

Teenage Japanese skateboarder Yumeka Oda gives an interview in Tokyo on Oct. 17, 2020.

Skateboarding: Oda at Street League worlds

Skateboarding: Oda at Street League worlds

Yumeka Oda of Japan performs in the women's World Skate Street League Skateboarding Tour in Rio de Janeiro on Jan. 12, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo