Wakaba's farewell to her long-time sponsors Seibu/Prince Ice World after officially announcing retirement 🥺
(from PrinceIceWorld instagram:
www.instagram.com/p/DV7rHBkEnbQ/)
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Beautiful portrait of Wakaba, by kassouya_official on Instagram...
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Wakaba Higuchi performing at the exhibition gala of the Grand Prix de France figure skating competition, 2024
Happy birthday to Her Majesty,
The Queen Of Step Sequences,
Wakaba Higuchi 👑
🎉🎈🎂🎊
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Figure skater Wakaba Higuchi sitting outdoors, wearing Minnie Mouse ears, smiling while eating and drinking, her teeth have silver glitter that matches her nails
Wakaba... with matching teeth and nails... 🤩
I'm guessing from the Minnie Mouse ears, she went to Tokyo Disneyland?
From Wakaba's instagram:
www.instagram.com/p/DStdzVVEvCK/
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WAKABA
Wakaba's last nationals free skate... A couple of step-outs but otherwise a great performance! I hope she is satisfied with herself. Fabulous steps as always!
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Audience showed their love and respect, while Fuji TV did the opposite by cutting to commercials -_-
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Wakaba's fist pump and standing ovation, after her short program at 2025 Japan Nationals...
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Wakaba's stress fracture. It's heartbreaking that this should happen in her final season 😢
I wonder if she will withdraw from next week's Skate America?
There's only 1.5 months til Japan Nationals too. That's not enough time to both recover fully, and prepare properly? 🥺
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Wakaba Higuchi smiling for the camera, dressed casually, outside the Bergamo Icelab rink where the 2022 Lombardia Trophy was held.
I hope Wakaba is in good shape, and gives performances she can be happy with, at the NHK Trophy...
Good luck! Ganbare!
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Wakaba has withdrawn from next week's Trialeti Trophy in Georgia (she's no longer in the list of entries)😦
I hope she's OK... 🥺
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Wakaba, oh no, is she injured? Or sick? 😢
Something was clearly wrong at the end of her free skate, it was a LONG time before she could stand up, and then she looked like she was trying not to throw up. No kiss & cry after she left the ice.
Very worrying 🥺
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Wakaba's instagram story...
Presumably this means she is withdrawing from the Tokyo Summer Figure Skating Championships, August 23-24...
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JSF has announced Japan's planned entries for this season's Challenger competitions...
Wakaba is assigned to Kinoshita Cup, and Trialeti Trophy in Georgia 🤔
mainichi.jp/articles/202...
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Kaori Sakamoto takes a selfy with Wakaba Higuchi on the ice at the 2025 Dreams on Ice show
Rino Matsuike, Mone Chiba, Wakaba Higuchi and Kaori Sakamoto all smiling backstage at the 2025 Dream on Ice show; Kaori is hugging Wakaba cheek-to-cheek.
Kaori Sakamoto takes a selfy with Wakaba Higuchi, Mone Chiba and Rino Matsuike, backstage at the 2025 Dreams on Ice show.
Kaori Sakamoto taking three different selfies on the ice at the 2025 Dreams on Ice show. One with Wakaba Higuchi and Kazuki Tomono. One with Yuma Kagiyama and Rino Matsuike. And one with Yuna Nagaoka.
Wakaba & Kaori (and others) at 2025 Dreams on Ice... 🥹
From sysmex_figureskatingteam's instagram...
www.instagram.com/p/DLjlZGwJRV...
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I know I'll be misty watching the Grand Prix, knowing that it'll be the last season featuring these 2 gems. #KaoriSakamoto #WakabaHiguchi #FigureSkating
We're covering the ice show #DreamOnIce this weekend in Japan 🇯🇵 Many of the japanese skaters like #KaoriSakamoto, #ShunSato, #YumaKagiyama, and #WakabaHiguchi are showing off their programs for the upcoming season
#WakabaHiguchi (JPN) announces her plan to retire after the end of the 25/26 season.
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Wakaba Higuchi and Jeffrey Buttle standing next to each other and smiling, on an ice rink
From Wakaba's instagram story...
Could this mean a new Jeffrey Buttle program?!
Or maybe Wakaba is keeping his "Dune" choreography for the Olympic season, and they are worrking on upgrading it?
(It was already supreme 🔥🔥🔥 though!)
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Wakaba at Prince Ice World "Best of Broadway" show in Yokohama 🤩
Photos by Yutaka Nagakubo, for sponichitokyophotos's Instagram www.instagram.com/p/DJBS5ACJZ0W/
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A composite image made from many photos of Wakaba Higuchi taken at various figure skating competitions over a period of 10 years, 2014 to 2024. Includes text describing a few of her achievements: Olympic Team Silver Medalist; World Championships Silver Medalist; Olympic Team Short Program Winner; Olympic Individual 4th place; 4th female to land a clean triple axel at the Olympics; Only two females have ever landed multiple 3A’s at a single Olympics, and she is one of them; 6-time medalist at Japan Nationals; 2-time Junior National Champion.
Olympic & World medalist #WakabaHiguchi is one of the world's best, most emotive & expressive skaters!
One of the few that truly connects with the music! Her programs are always unique, iconic & memorable! Superb 3A!
I've been so privileged to see her beautiful skating live, so many times! ⛸️ #樋口新葉
conning my way into jsf to make sure she makes the olympic team and then conning my way onto the olympic judging panel to make sure she gets all the flowers she deserves I WILL GET JUSTICE FOR YOU WAKABA MY BELOVED
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pining hard
i miss you so much baby :(
(do i mean wakaba or do i mean the stranger things step sequence. yes.)
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Wakaba at 2025 "Stars on Ice" in Japan 🤩
Photos by Web Sportiva:
sportiva.shueisha.co.jp/contents/pho...
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Kaori, Wakaba and Mone...
BEST HUG
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Screenshot of Wakaba Higuchi's instagram, showing responses from other well-known skaters to photos of Wakaba at the 2025 World Championhips.
Wakaba's Instagram... with messages from Olivia Smart, Kaitlyn Hawayek and Alyssa Liu 🥹
www.instagram.com/p/DH2WLycMC1Q/
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Nice lengthy interview with Wakaba, ahead of the World Championships next week...
www.fnn.jp/articles/-/8...
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Wakaba Higuchi in a dramatic position with a fierce expression, performing her Dune short program at the 2024 Grand Prix Final
Wakaba will be third to skate in group3 of the Women's short program tomorrow...
Her Dune program...
is The One Dune program...
The One Dune program to rule them all 🔥
Praying she will nail it ⛩️🪙👏🙏 clean skate
Ganbaaaaa Wakabaaaaa
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Wakaba will perform at Stars on Ice in Japan, April 5th-6th in Osaka...
figureskate-soi.com/2025/skaters...
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3 days left in the 2024-2025 Chinese Year of the Dragon.
i.e. 3 days left of WAKABA'S year!
It was been a great year for her! But I hope the 2025-2026 Year of the Snake will be just as good for her!
After all, a snake looks like a dragon too, only smaller! 😅
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