Mao Shimada, 15, won the gold medal in the women's single figure skating event at the Youth Olympic Games being held in South Korea. 16-year-old Yusa Takagi also won a bronze medal, making two Japanese athletes on the podium.
Shimada is expected to be Japan's next generation ace in figure skating. Takagi is a first-year high school student from Tokyo who is currently practicing at a skating rink in Funabashi City, Chiba Prefecture.