| Sena Takahashi | |
| Native Name: | 高橋星名 |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Birth Date: | 29 January 2010 |
| Birth Place: | Kanagawa, Japan |
| Hometown: | Kyoto |
| Coach: | Mie Hamada Satsuki Muramoto Hiroaki Sato Noriyuki Kanzaki |
| Skating Club: | Kinoshita Academy |
| Beganskating: | 2014 |
is a Japanese figure skater. He is a two-time ISU Junior Grand Prix medalist, the 2024–25 Japanese Junior national silver medalist, and the 2022–23 Japanese Advanced Novice national champion.
Takahashi was born on January 29, 2010, in Kanagawa, Japan. As a hobby, he enjoys cooking.
His figure skating idol is Cha Jun-hwan, who he got to meet at the Japanese ice show, Dreams on Ice, in 2024.
Takahashi began figure skating in 2014. While in attendance at the 2017–18 Japan Championships, Takahashi met Mie Hamada and soon moved from Kanagawa to Takatsuki, Osaka to train under her at the Kansai University Skating Club.
Takahashi debuted at the 2019–20 Japan Basic Novice Championships, where he finished twenty-seventh. Following that season, Hamada moved to Uji, Kyoto to coach at the Kinoshita Academy Kyoto Ice Arena and Takahashi would relocate as well to continue being coached by Hamada.
Going on to compete at the 2020–21 Japan Basic Novice Championships, Takahashi finished fifth.
Debuting as an advanced novice skater, Takahashi won the bronze medal at the 2021–22 Japan Advanced Novice Championships and was given the opportunity to compete at the 2021–22 Japan Junior Championships, where he placed ninth.
Starting his season at the 2022–23 Japan Advanced Novice Championships, Takahashi won the gold medal. He would go on to compete at the 2022–23 Japan Junior Championships, where he finished ninth.
As the advanced novice champion, Takahashi was invited to perform in the gala at the 2023 World Team Trophy.
Competing at the 2023–24 Japan Junior Championships, Takahashi finished eighth. With this placement, he was selected to compete at the senior level championships, where he finished twentieth.
Making his international debut on the 2024–25 ISU Junior Grand Prix circuit, Takahashi won the gold medal at 2024 JGP Latvia. Following the event, Takahashi expressed his shock at the result. “I never ever would have expected to win. Everything is new for me and the first time and I just came here to have the most possible fun and I did. I was very nervous ahead of my skate. Last season I was injured a lot and also not yet good enough for the JGP so that’s why this is my first season on the JGP." He would go on to compete at 2024 JGP Poland, where he won the short program but faltered in the free skate, placing sixth in that segment of the competition, but managed to hang onto second place overall.[1] With these placements, Takahashi qualified for the Junior Grand Prix Final.[2] [3]
In late November, Takahashi competed at the 2024–25 Japan Junior Championships, where he won the silver medal behind Rio Nakata.[4] This result ensured his qualification to compete at the senior championships.[5]
| Season | Short program | Free skating | Exhibition | |
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| 2024–2025 |
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| 2023–2024 |
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| 2022–2023 |
JGP: Junior Grand Prix
| International: Junior | |||||||
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| Event | 21–22 | 22–23 | 23–24 | 24–25 | |||
| align=left | TBD | ||||||
| align=left | bgcolor=gold | 1st | |||||
| align=left | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | |||||
| National | |||||||
| align=left | 20th | TBD | |||||
| align=left | 12th | 9th | 8th | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | ||
Current personal best scores are highlighted in bold.
| 2024–25 season | ||||||||
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| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | ||||
| November 15–17, 2024 | 2024–25 Japan Junior Championships | align=center | 1 79.28 | align=center | 4 133.71 | align=center bgcolor=silver | 2 212.99 | |
| September 25–28, 2024 | 2024 JGP Poland | align=center | 1 80.25 | align=center | 6 118.17 | align=center bgcolor=silver | 2 198.42 | |
| August 28–31, 2024 | 2024 JGP Latvia | align=center | 1 81.05 | align=center | 1 148.61 | align=center bgcolor=gold | 1 229.66 | |
| 2023–24 season | ||||||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | ||||
| November 17–19, 2023 | 2023–24 Japan Junior Championships | align=center | 9 62.93 | align=center | 7 126.05 | align=center | 8 188.98 | |
| 2022–23 season | ||||||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | ||||
| November 25–27, 2022 | 2022–23 Japan Junior Championships | align=center | 8 60.79 | align=center | 9 118.37 | align=center | 9 179.16 | |
| 2021–22 season | ||||||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | ||||
| November 19–21, 2021 | 2021–22 Japan Junior Championships | align=center | 17 53.45 | align=center | 9 109.71 | align=center | 12 163.16 |