Japan’s Rising Star
Apr 24, 2020
3 minutes
—TATJANA FLADE
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Japan’s Yuma Kagiyama was one of the standouts in the junior ranks last season. The 16-year-old rose from relative obscurity to capture the world’s attention with his solid performances and bright personallity.
Kagiyama made his international debut on the junior circuit in the 2018-2019 season. That experience inspired and motivated the teenager to train harder and become a better skater.
During the offseason, he began working on the quad toe with a particular determinination to not repeat the fourth-place finish he achieved
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