is a Japanese figure skater. She is the 2024 Youth Olympic bronze medalist, the 2024 JGP Thailand silver medalist, the 2023 JGP Japan silver medalist, and 2023 Coupe du Printemps junior silver medalist.
Personal life Takagi was born on December 15, 2007, in Tokyo, Japan.
She is currently a student at Tokyo Joshi Gakuin Senior High School.
Career Early career Takagi began skating in 2012. She originally trained at the Meiji Jingu Gaien Figure Skating Club in Tokyo before relocating to Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture to train at the MF Figure Skating Academy following its opening in 2021. There, Kensuke Nakaniwa, Makoto Nakata, Momoe Nagumo, Aya Tanoue, and Akane Seo became her coaches.
She made her debut at the 2021–22 Japan Junior National Championships, finishing tenth.
The following season, Takagi finished seventh at the 2022–23 Japan Junior Championships. Due to this top eight finish, she was selected to compete at the 2022–23 Japan Senior Championships. She would ultimately place twenty-first at those championships.
Takagi then made her international debut at the 2023 Coupe du Printemps in Luxembourg, where she won the silver medal on the junior level behind teammate, Ami Nakai.
2023–24 season Takagi began the season by debuting on the Junior Grand Prix circuit. She finished fourth at 2023 JGP Thailand before going on to compete at 2023 JGP Japan, winning the silver medal behind Mao Shimada. Following the event, Takagi said, "I'm happy because I didn't think I would get a personal best. I learned that I was able to persevere and not give up even when I failed." With these results, Takagi was named as the first alternate to the Junior Grand Prix Final.
Competing at the 2023–24 Japan Junior Championships, Takagi finished fourth. With this result, combined with her placements on the Junior Grand Prix series, Takagi was selected to represent Japan at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics and named as Japan's first alternate to compete at the 2024 World Junior Championships. She was also selected to compete at the 2023–24 Japan Senior Championships due to her top eight finish at the junior championships. At the senior championships, Takagi finished twenty-third.
Competing at the 2024 Youth Olympics, Takagi scored a personal best in the short program, finishing second in that segment of the competition behind Shimada, and narrowly ahead of South Korean Shin Ji-a. In the free skate, she landed four clean triple jumps, having singled a planned triple lutz, and finished fifth in the segment. However, she maintained a podium placement, winning the bronze medal behind Shimada and Shin.
2024–25 season Competing on the Junior Grand Prix circuit, Takagi started the season by winning silver at 2024 JGP Thailand and finishing fifth at 2024 JGP China.
In late November, Takagi competed at the 2024–25 Japan Junior Championships, where she came in fourteenth place.
2025–26 season Takagi began the season by competing on the Junior Grand Prix series, finishing seventh at 2025 JGP Latvia.
In late November, she competed at the 2025–26 Japan Junior Championships and finished in eleventh place. With this result, she was invited to compete at the senior national championships, where she finished in seventeenth place.
Programs
Season Short program Free skating Exhibition 2026–2027 Goddess 2025–2026 As Long as You're There Prelude, Op.28: No. 4 in E Minor Get What U Get 2024–2025 The Voice Sous le ciel de Paris Milord 2023–2024 Sous le ciel de Paris Milord The Mission Falls The Mission Ascunsion Gabriel's Oboe 2022–2023 The Mask of Zorro 2021–2022 Once Upon a December
Competitive highlights
Detailed results
Current personal best scores are highlighted in bold.
Small medals for short and free programs awarded only at ISU Championships.
Senior level
Junior level 2025–26 season Date Event SP FS Total November 22–24, 2025 2025–26 Japan Junior Championships 5 61.32 15 99.51 11 160.83 August 20–23, 2025 2025 JGP Latvia 4 63.18 9 106.97 7 170.15 2024–25 season Date Event SP FS Total November 15–17, 2024 2024–25 Japan Junior Championships 14 52.82 11 107.66 14 160.48 October 9–12, 2024 2024 JGP China 2 66.03 7 119.42 5 185.45 September 11–14, 2024 2024 JGP Thailand 2 64.99 2 123.55 2 188.54 2023–24 season Date Event SP FS Total January 28–30, 2024 2024 Winter Youth Olympics 2 67.23 5 115.97 3 183.20 November 17–19, 2023 2023–24 Japan Junior Championships 3 63.62 4 120.34 4 183.96 November 2–5, 2023 2023 Japan Eastern Sectional Championships 1 64.81 1 110.80 1 175.61 September 13–16, 2023 2023 JGP Japan 2 63.42 2 124.73 2 188.15 August 23–26, 2023 2023 JGP Thailand 4 58.30 4 113.31 4 171.61 2022–23 season Date Event SP FS Total March 17–19, 2023 2023 Coupe du Printemps 4 56.03 2 123.75 2 179.78 November 25–27, 2022 2022–23 Japan Junior Championships 6 61.44 8 104.63 7 166.07 November 3–6, 2022 2022 Japan Eastern Sectional Championships 4 60.29 4 108.42 3 168.71 September 29–October 2, 2022 2022 Tokyo Regional Championships 2 54.22 3 97.98 2 152.20 2021–22 season Date Event SP FS Total November 19–21, 2021 2021–22 Japan Junior Championships 11 55.84 10 102.74 10 158.58 October 28–31, 2021 2021 Japan Eastern Sectional Championships 5 52.25 4 100.04 5 152.29 October 7–10, 2021 2021 Tokyo Regional Championships 4 52.44 3 90.04 3 142.48
Novice level 2020–21 season Date Event FS Total October 24–25, 2020 2020–21 Japan Novice A Championships 11 82.85 11 82.85 October 9–11, 2020 2020 Tokyo Regional Championships 1 80.84 1 80.84 2019–20 season Date Event FS Total October 18–20, 2019 2019–20 Japan Novice A Championships 6 78.67 6 78.67 September 20–23, 2019 2020 Tokyo Regional Championships 2 86.64 2 86.64
References
External links
Yo Takagi at the Japan Skating Federation