Miyabi Oba
Miyabi Oba is a Japanese figure skater. She is the 2014 [International Cup of Nice|2014 Cup of Nice] silver medalist, 2014 Gardena Spring Trophy silver medalist, and 2013 Triglav Trophy silver medalist. At the Junior level, she is the 2012 ISU [Junior Grand Prix in Germany|JGP Germany] silver medalist, 2013 Grand Prix in Estonia|JGP Estonia] bronze medalist, and the 2010 Japan Junior [Figure Skating Championships|Japanese Junior national] bronze medalist.
Career
Oba began skating at the age of ten.Oba made her international debut at the 2010 [Coupe Internationale de Nice|2010 Cup of Nice]. Competing on the senior level, she finished 7th. After winning the bronze medal at the 2010–11 Japanese Junior Championships, she was assigned to the 2011 [World Junior Figure Skating Championships|2011 World Junior Championships], where she finished 8th. The following season, she received her first ISU Junior Grand Prix assignment.
In the 2012–13 season, Oba won her first JGP medal, silver, competing at an event in Germany and placed 4th in her other JGP assignment in Turkey. Nationally, Oba placed 6th on the junior level and 11th as a senior. She ended her season with her first senior international medal, also silver, at the 2013 Triglav Trophy.
In the 2013–14 [ISU Junior Grand Prix|2013–14 Junior Grand Prix], Oba placed 7th in Poland and then won a bronze medal in Estonia. She ended her season with another senior international silver medal at the 2014 Gardena Spring Trophy.
In the 2014–15 [figure skating season|2014–15 season], Oba made her senior 2014–15 [ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating|Grand Prix] debut at the Rostelecom Cup, where she placed 6th with a personal best free skate and total score.