Age, Biography and Wiki
Wakaba Higuchi was born on 2 January, 2001 in Tokyo, Japan, is a Japanese figure skater (born 2001). Discover Wakaba Higuchi's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 23 years old?
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23 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Capricorn |
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2 January, 2001 |
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2 January |
| Birthplace |
Tokyo, Japan |
| Nationality |
Japan
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She is a member of famous Skater with the age 23 years old group.
Wakaba Higuchi Height, Weight & Measurements
At 23 years old, Wakaba Higuchi height is 1.52 m .
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1.52 m |
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Dating & Relationship status
She is currently single. She is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about She's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, She has no children.
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Wakaba Higuchi Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Wakaba Higuchi worth at the age of 23 years old? Wakaba Higuchi’s income source is mostly from being a successful Skater. She is from Japan. We have estimated Wakaba Higuchi's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
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Skater |
Wakaba Higuchi Social Network
Timeline
Wakaba Higuchi (樋口 新葉) is a Japanese figure skater.
Wakaba Higuchi was born January 2, 2001, in Tokyo, Japan.
She is the youngest of three children — her brother, Daisuke, and sister, Saki, are five and eight years older, respectively.
She is a graduate of Meiji University.
Higuchi began skating at age three.
She has been coached by Koji Okajima since the age of five.
Higuchi appeared internationally on the novice level for three seasons beginning in 2011–2012.
She won novice titles at the Gardena Spring Trophy, International Challenge Cup, and Asian Trophy.
As the 2013 Japanese national novice champion, she was invited to skate in the gala at the 2013 NHK Trophy and 2014 World Championships.
In the 2014–2015 season, Higuchi became age-eligible for international junior competitions.
Having opened her season at the Asian Trophy, she made her Junior Grand Prix (JGP) debut in Ostrava, Czech Republic, taking silver.
With a gold medal at her second JGP event in Dresden, Germany, she qualified for the 2014–15 JGP Final.
Higuchi won the Japanese national junior title in November before competing at the JGP Final in Barcelona, Spain.
She then took the bronze medal in her senior national debut at the Japan Championships.
In her first appearance at the World Junior Championships, she won the bronze medal after placing third in the short program and second in the free skate.
On the junior level, she is a two-time World Junior bronze medalist (2015, 2016), the 2014–15 Junior Grand Prix Final bronze medalist, and a two-time Japan Junior national champion (2015, 2016).
She won a bronze medal in team event, representing Japan at the 2022 Winter Olympics.
Higuchi is the seventeenth woman to land a clean triple Axel internationally and the fifth woman to land a clean triple Axel at the Olympics.
As the Junior World bronze medalist, she was invited to skate in the gala at the 2015 World Team Trophy.
At the beginning of the 2015–2016 season, Higuchi suffered from a back injury.
Competing in the JGP series, she finished fifth in Linz, Austria before winning silver, behind teammate Marin Honda, in Zagreb, Croatia.
After repeating as the national junior champion, Higuchi edged Mao Asada by 1.6 points for the senior silver medal at the Japan Championships.
In March, she competed at the World Junior Championships in Debrecen, Hungary.
Ranked fifth in the short program and second in the free skate, she was awarded her second consecutive bronze medal, behind Honda and Maria Sotskova.
Making her senior international debut, Higuchi won gold at the 2016 CS Lombardia Trophy in Bergamo, Italy.
She also competed at the 2016 Japan Open.
She placed fifth in the individual event and first as a member of Team Japan in the team event.
Higuchi's first Grand Prix event was the 2016 Trophée de France in Paris, France.
She placed fifth in the short program, third in the free skate, and third overall.
At her second Grand Prix event of the season, the 2016 NHK Trophy, Higuchi placed fifth in the short program, fourth in the free skate, and fourth overall.
At the 2016–17 Japan Championships, Higuchi placed third in the short program and fourth in the free skate but was still able to earn the silver medal behind Satoko Miyahara.
She was assigned to compete at the 2017 Four Continents Championships and the 2017 World Championships.
At the Four Continents Championships, she placed tenth in the short program, ninth in the free skate, and ninth overall.
She placed ninth in the short program, twelfth in the free skate, and eleventh overall at the World Championships.
Higuchi ended her season at the 2017 World Team Trophy.
She earned three personal best scores at this competition, finishing fifth in the short program, third in the free skate, and third overall.
She won the team event with Team Japan as well.
Higuchi competed at the 2017 Lombardia Trophy and scored new personal bests for the short program and combined total to win the silver medal.
She is the 2018 World silver medalist and a five-time Japanese national medalist (bronze in 2015, silver in 2016, 2017, 2020, and 2022).
