Hana Yoshida

Yoshida was sent to the 2018 Challenge Cup, winning the advanced novice ladies ahead of Alysa Liu of United States.

[15] She won the silver medal at the 2020 Japan Junior Nationals behind Rino Matsuike,[16] then placing sixteenth at the senior event.

[25][26] Yoshida won a second gold medal at the 2022 JGP Italy, in the process qualifying for the 2022–23 Junior Grand Prix Final.

[29] Competing at the senior 2022–23 Japan Championships, Yoshida erred on two jumps in the short program, placing fourteenth in that segment.

[32] Invited to make her senior Grand Prix debut at the 2023 Skate America, she finished ninth in the short program after singling a planned triple Axel.

[33] She stepped out of her triple Axel in the free skate, but performed strongly otherwise and finished third in the segment, rising to fourth place overall.

[34][33] At the 2023 Cup of China, she placed third in the short program after falling on an underrotated triple Axel, but rallied to win the free skate and take the gold medal by 0.75 points over Rinka Watanabe.

[35] With Yoshida's results qualifying her for the 2023–24 Grand Prix Final in Beijing, she placed fourth in the short program after falling on both her triple Axel attempt and her jump combination.

[39] She also had several quarter calls in the free skate, including on her triple Axel, finishing sixth in the segment but remaining eighth overall.

[40] Yoshida started the season by winning bronze at the 2024 CS Nebelhorn Trophy behind American skaters, Elyce Lin-Gracey and Isabeau Levito.

[41] Going on to compete on the 2024–25 Grand Prix circuit, Yoshida came fourth in the short program at the 2024 Skate Canada International after underrotating the second part of her jump combination.

She was third in the free skate, despite a number of jump errors, and won the bronze medal behind Japanese peers Kaori Sakamoto and Rino Matsuike.

[42] Following the event, Christopher Tin, the musician that composed Yoshida's short program music, praised her performance on his social media accounts.

While she placed second in that segment of the competition behind Rino Matsuike, she managed to hold onto the gold medal position overall due to her short program result.

In the free skate, she began her program with a triple Axel, which was deemed a quarter under-rotated, and finished without making any major mistakes; however, she fell to fifth place overall.

Yoshida said that while she did not reach the podium, she was "able to concentrate through the end" despite being nervous about performing directly after three-time World champion Kaori Sakamoto.

Yoshida performing her short program at the 2024 World Championships
Yoshida performing her free skate at the 2024 World Championships
Yoshida (right) on the podium with other medalists at 2024 Skate Canada International
Yoshida during the gala at the 2024 World Championships