Mai Mihara

is a Japanese retired competitive figure skater. She is the 2022 Grand Prix Final champion, a two-time Four Continents champion (2017, 2022), the 2018 Four Continents silver medalist, the 2019 Four Continents bronze medalist, the 2022 MK John Wilson Trophy champion, the 2022 Grand Prix of Espoo champion, a two-time Winter World University Games champion (2019, 2023), and a two-time Japanese national medalist (silver in 2022 and bronze in 2016).

Personal life Mihara was born on 22 August 1999 in Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. Mihara graduated from Ashiya High School in 2018, then obtained an undergraduate degree at Konan University in 2022.

Mihara suffers from juvenile idiopathic arthritis, skating despite the disease. In 2017, she signed an affiliation agreement with Sysmex, a Japanese company involved with healthcare and the promotion of healthy lifestyles. She has donated her hair three times as of 2022 towards the creation of wigs for individuals who have lost hair due to accidents or medical conditions such as alopecia.

After becoming the Four Continents champion in 2017 while skating to Cinderella, she earned the nickname "Cinderella on Ice".

Career

Early years Mihara began skating in 2007. Going on to compete on the 2024–25 Grand Prix circuit, Mihara would finish seventh at the 2024 Grand Prix de France and eighth at the 2024 Finlandia Trophy.

She confirmed her retirement from competitive figure skating on 28 February 2026.

Programs Season Short program Free skating Exhibition 2025–2026 Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence The Planets II. Venus, the Bringer of Peace III. Mercury, the Winged Messenger IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity I Vow to Thee, My Country 2024–2025