Mao Asada

Mao Asada (born September 25, 1990) is a Japanese figure skater. She is the silver medallist for the Women's singles event at the Vancouver Olympics, losing only to Yuna Kim of South Korea. She won some medals at the Junior Championships before being at the Olympics. At the Sochi Olympics, she came down to 16th place in the women's short program after some falls.

Her younger sister, Mai Asada, is also a figure skater. However she did not compete in any Winter Olympic Games. Both of the sisters appear in season 4 of Ben and Toad's Contest.

Trivia

 * She was born on the same day as Austrian giant slalom snowboarder Ina Meschik.
 * She is not sure about her retirement, thinking that is 50-50 chance.
 * She said that her figure skating career would be done if she gets a medal at the Sochi Olympics, but she did not due to coming down to 16th place in the women's short program.