Hana Bath

Hana Bath (born 6 March 2010) is an Australian figure skater. She is the 2026 World Junior silver medalist, the 2026 Junior Grand Prix in Latvia gold medalist, the 2025 Junior Grand Prix in United Arab Emirates silver medalist, and a two-time Australian national champion (2024–25).

Bath is the first Australian woman to land a triple Axel and also the first to land a triple Axel–triple toe loop combination. She is the first Australian woman since Stephanie Zhang in 2000 to win an ISU Junior Grand Prix medal. and the first Australian woman to medal at the World Junior Championships.

Personal life Bath was born on 6 March 2010 in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia to a Japanese mother and Australian father. She also has a brother who is three years younger. Bath was raised in Perth and in December 2024, moved to Osaka, Japan, where her grandmother lives.

Career Early years Bath began learning how to skate in 2015 at the Cockburn Ice Arena in Perth, Australia. Throughout her early skating career, she was coached by Evgeni and Maria Borounov until December 2024. From the age of six, during visits to her grandparents in Japan, Bath would train with Taijin Hiraike and Yukako Sugita. During this time, she also observed and trained alongside Kazuki Tomono, an experience that had a significant influence on her.

From a young age, Bath was inspired and influenced by two-time Olympian Australian figure skater Kailani Craine. At the 2019–20 Australian Championships, Bath won the gold medal on the basic novice level. At the senior level, Bath placed third in the short program after falling on her planned jump combination and doubling her triple loop attempt. Bath then placed second in the free skate, once again falling on a triple Axel attempt. Overall, she won the silver medal. Bath placed thirteenth in the short program and free skate, finishing thirteenth overall. At the 2023 JGP Japan, Bath elected not to attempt a triple Axel. Bath placed seventh in the short program and fourth in the free skate to finish sixth overall. She placed fourth in the free skate and tenth overall with personal best free skate and combined total scores. Bath placed second in the free skate behind Japanese skater Mao Shimada to win the silver medal overall.

Two months later, Bath competed at the 2026 World Junior Championships, placing third in the short program. During her free skate, Bath skated near perfect, winning the segment to take the silver medal behind Mao Shimada. She set personal best scores in both the short program and the free skate, hence also scoring a personal best in the overall score. With this result, Bath made history as the first singles skater representing Australia to win a medal at any ISU Championship event, both junior and senior.

2026–27 season

Bath began her season in July at the Aqua Cup, where she placed second in the short program, following a fall on her opening triple Flip-triple toe combination, and first in the free skate, winning the silver medal in the junior event behind Karin Miyazaki. The next month, Bath won gold at the Kinoshita Summer Cup, placing first in both segments despite a fall on her triple flip in the free skate. Following the event, she stated in an interview that her season's goal was to qualify for the Junior Grand Prix Final.

Bath opened her season at the Junior Grand Prix in Riga, Latvia. Second in the short program to Mei Okada, Bath won the free skate and set new ISU personal bests in both segments and overall score, totalling 209.7 points and winning the gold medal. This achievement made her the first Australian figure skater to win an individual gold medal on the JGP series.

Programs

Firedance Moulin Rouge! One Day I'll Fly Away Come What May

Survivor Fountain of Eternity Lullaby for Sadness