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    XXII Olympic Winter Games
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    Biba SAKURAI

    Japan
    • Gender: Female
    • Nationality: Japan
    • Birthday: 8 June 1989
    • Age: 25
    • Height: 1.53 m (5' 0'')
    • Weight: 49 kg / 108 lbs
    • Place of Birth: Japan, OSAKA-CITY, OSAKA
    • Place of Residence: -
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    Athlete competitions and results

    • 10 February, 14:33 Ladies' 500 m Heats
    • Biba SAKURAI
      Time: 44.628
    • Rank: 4
    • 10 February, 15:44 Ladies' 3000 m Relay Semifinals
    • Team: JPN
      Time: 4:11.913
    • Rank: 3
    • 15 February, 14:10 Ladies' 1500 m Heats
    • Biba SAKURAI
      Time: 2:28.127
    • Rank: 6
    • 18 February, 14:54 Ladies' 3000 m Relay Finals
    • Team: JPN
      Time: 4:15.253
    • Rank: 5

    Additional Information

    Highlights

    RankEventYearLocation
    Olympic Winter Games
    73000 m Relay2010Vancouver, BC, CAN
    231000 m2010Vancouver, BC, CAN
    27500 m2010Vancouver, BC, CAN
    281500 m2010Vancouver, BC, CAN
    World Championships
    33000 m Relay2013Debrecen, HUN
    63000 m Relay2011Sheffield, GBR
    141000 m2011Sheffield, GBR
    20Individual Final Classification2011Sheffield, GBR
    211500 m2011Sheffield, GBR
    231500 m2010Sofia, BUL
    25500 m2011Sheffield, GBR
    311000 m2010Sofia, BUL
    32Individual Final Classification2010Sofia, BUL
    37500 m2010Sofia, BUL
    World Team Championships
    4Team2010Bormio, ITA
    6Team2011Warsaw, POL

    World Cup Rankings overview - displays all rankings from 2010/11, top three for earlier seasons
    Season500m1000m1500m
    2013/2014262025
    2012/2013272818
    2011/2012-3325
    2010/2011-117

    Best performance per season in World Cup events from 2010/2011
    Season500m1000m1500mRelay
    2013/20141 x 17th1 x 10th1 x 13th2 x 6th
    2012/20131 x 7th1 x 6th1 x 7th1 x 2nd
    2011/2012-1 x 8th1 x 7th1 x 3rd
    2010/2011-1 x 4th2 x 3rd3 x 4th

    RankEventYearLocation
    Ten best World Cup performances in current season
    63000 m Relay2013/2014Torino, ITA
    63000 m Relay2013/2014Seoul, KOR
    73000 m Relay2013/2014Kolomna, RUS
    73000 m Relay2013/2014Shanghai, CHN
    101000 m2013/2014Kolomna, RUS
    131500 m2013/2014Torino, ITA
    17500 m2013/2014Torino, ITA
    191000 m2013/2014Torino, ITA
    21500 m2013/2014Kolomna, RUS
    211500 m2013/2014Seoul, KOR
    Asian Winter Games
    31500 m2011Kazakhstan
    43000 m Relay2011Kazakhstan
    61000 m2011Kazakhstan


    Legend
    DNS-Did not start, DNF-Did not finish, DSQ-Disqualified
    • Hobbies: Watching movies, shopping, cooking, Internet. (ameba.jp, 12 Nov 2012)
    • Education: Sport Studies, Sports Medicine - Waseda University, Tokyo, JPN
    • Coach: Mikihito Kashiwabara (JPN) from 2004 (Athlete, 21 Nov 2013)
    • Debut: 2006 for Japan (Athlete, 28 Jan 2011)
    • Previous Olympics: Vancouver 2010
    • Occupation: Office Worker, Student
    • Languages Spoken: Japanese
    • Sporting Relatives: Her older brother Yuma is also a short track speed skater. (mdn.mainichi.jp, 05 Dec 2010)
    • Injuries: She fractured her right ankle when she was 16 years old. (Athlete, 21 Nov 2013)

    Additional Information

    Start of sporting career
    She began short track at age six. (Athlete, 21 Nov 2013)

    Reason for taking up this sport
    She was scouted at a skating school while she was in kindergarten. (Athlete, 21 Nov 2013)

    Most memorable sporting achievement
    Winning a bronze medal at the 2010 World Cup race in Quebec, Canada. (Athlete, 28 Jan 2011)

    Most influential person in career
    Noritsugu Oda from Japan Institute of Sports Science, who acted as a mental coach for her. (Athlete, 28 Jan 2011)

    General
    EARLY SACRIFICE
    She moved from Osaka to Tokyo without her family after she finished year nine at high school, in order to pursue her career in the sport. (sportsnews.blog.ocn.ne.jp, 12 Nov 2012)

    Social Media
    Hear more from the athlete via their Facebook and Ameba.

    Short Track

    Ladies' 500 m
    • Bib: 132
    • World Rank: 26
    Ladies' 1500 m
    • Bib: 132
    • World Rank: 24
    Ladies' 3000 m Relay
    • Bib: 132
    Media
    • Sochi 2014 Best of Day 12
      19 February
      Sochi 2014 Best of Day 12
    • Sochi 2014 Day 12 - Short Track Ladies' 3000 m Relay Finals
      18 February
      Sochi 2014 Day 12 - Short Track Ladies' 3000 m Relay Finals
    • Sochi 2014 Day 12 - Short Track Ladies' 3000 m Relay Finals
      18 February
      Sochi 2014 Day 12 - Short Track Ladies' 3000 m Relay Finals
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