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Biography
Impairment information
Origin of Impairment
Congenital
Classification
LW6
Further personal information
Family
Husband Kento Fujita
Residence
Fuchu, JPN
Occupation
Athlete, Office Worker
Languages
Japanese
Higher education
International Relations - Daito Bunka University: Higashimatsuyama, JPN
Sport specific information
When and where did you begin this sport?
She took up the sport in 2011 at Morioka Minami High School in Japan.
Why this sport?
She watched the 2010 Paralympic Winter Games in Vancouver on television, and became interested in the sport. "I discovered coach Hideki Arai on the internet, so I contacted him. I didn't know the differences between alpine skiing and cross-country skiing. Coach Arai served as a cross-country skiing coach."
Club / Team
Hitachi Solutions: Japan
Name of coach
Kazutoshi Nagahama [club, national], JPN
International debut
Year
2012
Competing for
Japan
Tournament
World Cup
Location
Finland
General interest
Hobbies
Hiking in the mountains. (Instagram profile, 10 Nov 2021)
Most influential person in career
Coach Hideki Arai. (1242.com, 03 Jul 2020)
Sporting philosophy / motto
"It's now or never." (nhk.or.jp, 16 Mar 2014)
Awards and honours
In 2021 she carried the Paralympic torch during the relay ahead of the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. Her leg of the relay was in Iwate Prefecture, Japan. (Instagram profile, 08 Jul 2021)
In 2016 she received the Iwate Prefecture Sports Award in Japan. (pref.iwate.jp, 03 Mar 2017)
She received an Honour Prize at the 2014 Morioka City Amateur Athletic Association Awards in Japan. (morioka-taikyo.or.jp, 07 Dec 2014)
In 2016 she received the Iwate Prefecture Sports Award in Japan. (pref.iwate.jp, 03 Mar 2017)
She received an Honour Prize at the 2014 Morioka City Amateur Athletic Association Awards in Japan. (morioka-taikyo.or.jp, 07 Dec 2014)
Other sports
She represented Japan in both cross-country skiing and biathlon at the Paralympic Winter Games in 2014 and 2018. (SportsDeskOnline, 31 Dec 2020; japanteam.jp, 11 Mar 2020; houdoukyoku.jp, 10 Mar 2018)
Ambitions
To win medals in cross-country skiing and biathlon at the 2022 Paralympic Winter Games in Beijing. (1242.com, 03 Jul 2020)
Impairment
She is affected by a form of palsy, and sustained permanent nerve damage in her left arm at birth. (indiatimes.com, 09 Mar 2014; Athlete, 10 Feb 2014)
Other information
EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI
She was left homeless by the tsunami that hit Japan in March 2011. She is from the town of Yamada, where about 800 people died in the natural disaster. "It was a week before our graduation ceremony at middle school. We heard that the tsunami would hit when we were about to finish class. Therefore, I took shelter with other students on the school campus, and my father picked me up the following day. At that time, I made my mind up to take up skiing seriously, because I wanted to live without regret after going through the tsunami. Therefore, I reached out to coach Hideki Arai." (1242.com, 03 Jul 2020; indiatimes.com, 09 Mar 2014)
She was left homeless by the tsunami that hit Japan in March 2011. She is from the town of Yamada, where about 800 people died in the natural disaster. "It was a week before our graduation ceremony at middle school. We heard that the tsunami would hit when we were about to finish class. Therefore, I took shelter with other students on the school campus, and my father picked me up the following day. At that time, I made my mind up to take up skiing seriously, because I wanted to live without regret after going through the tsunami. Therefore, I reached out to coach Hideki Arai." (1242.com, 03 Jul 2020; indiatimes.com, 09 Mar 2014)
Results
| Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Sprint - Classic Standing | Final | 2013-02-25 | 10 | |
| Women's Long Distance - Free Style Standing | Final | 2013-02-27 | 7 | |
| Women's Middle Distance - Classic Standing | Final | 2013-03-05 | 10 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's 6 km Standing | Final Round | 2014-03-08 | 13 | |
| Women's 15 km Standing | Final Round | 2014-03-10 | 8 | |
| Women's 1 km Sprint Standing | Semifinal | 2014-03-12 | 9 | |
| Women's 5 km Standing | Final Round | 2014-03-16 | 9 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Short Distance Standing | Race 1 | 2015-01-24 | 4 | |
| Women's Middle Distance Standing | Race 1 | 2015-01-27 | 5 | |
| Women's Sprint - Classic Standing | Race 1 | 2015-01-28 | 5 | |
| Women's Middle Distance - Classic Standing | Race 1 | 2015-01-31 | 6 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Middle Distance Standing | Final | 2017-02-11 | 3 | |
| Women's Sprint - Free Style Standing | Final | 2017-02-12 | 9 | |
| Women's Long Distance Standing | Final | 2017-02-14 | 4 | |
| Women's Long Distance - Classic Standing | Final | 2017-02-16 | 6 | |
| Women's Sprint Standing | Final | 2017-02-18 | 5 | |
| Women's Middle Distance - Free Style Standing | Final | 2017-02-19 | 8 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's 6km Standing | Final | 2018-03-10 | 9 | |
| Women's 10km Standing | Final | 2018-03-13 | 11 | |
| Women's 1.5km Sprint Classic Standing | Final | 2018-03-14 | 13 | |
| Women's 7.5km Classic Standing | Final | 2018-03-17 | 13 | |
| 4x2.5km Mixed Relay | Final | 2018-03-18 | 4 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Middle Distance Standing | Final | 2019-02-16 | 10 | |
| Women's Sprint Standing | Final | 2019-02-20 | 10 | |
| Women's Long Distance Standing | Final | 2019-02-21 | 8 | |
| Mixed Relay | Final | 2019-02-23 | 4 | |
| Women's Long Distance - Classic Standing | Final | 2019-02-24 | 8 |