Satoko Miyahara

is a Japanese retired figure skater. She is the 2015 World silver medalist, the 2018 World bronze medalist, the 2016 Four Continents champion, a two-time Four Continents silver medalist (2014, 2015), a two-time Grand Prix Final silver medalist (2015, 2016), a two-time Skate America champion (2017, 2018), the 2015 NHK Trophy champion, a four-time CS U.S. Classic champion (2015, 2016, 2018, 2019), the 2014 CS Lombardia Trophy champion, and a four-time Japanese national champion (2014–17). She graduated from Kansai University in the spring of 2021, having studied in the Faculty of Literature and majoring in British and American Literature and English. Miyahara said that she likes the nickname as "I tend to shrink and feel like I am not good enough. 'Tiny Queen' brings the feeling that I should be proud of myself and show my best."

In August 2023, Miyahara reflected on her retirement and the "deep friendship" she established with Stéphane Lambiel's team in Champéry, Switzerland.

Career Miyahara began skating while she was living in the United States at age four, She opened her season on the Challenger Series, winning the 2015 U.S. Classic. Turning to the Grand Prix series, she took bronze at the 2015 Skate America before winning gold at the 2015 NHK Trophy, defeating three-time World Champion Mao Asada. These results qualified Miyahara for her first senior Grand Prix Final.

She won the silver medal at the event in Barcelona after placing fourth in the short program and second in the free skate with personal bests in the free skate and combined total. On December 24, 2017, she was selected to represent Japan at the 2018 Four Continents Championships in Taipei, the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, and 2018 World Championships in Milan, Italy.

In Taipei, Miyahara was first after the short program, third after the free and won the bronze medal overall, behind teammates Kaori Sakamoto and Mai Mihara, contributing to a Japanese sweep of the podium.

At the Olympics, Miyahara was assigned to participate in the ladies' short program in the Team Event, with her teammate Kaori Sakamoto chosen to compete in the free skating. She scored 68.95 points, which was the fourth result that night. Team Japan finished fifth overall. In the individual event, Miyahara scored new personal bests with clean performances, placing fourth in both segments of the competition and overall.

At the World Championships, Miyahara was in third after the short program, with a score of 74.36 after underrotating a triple toe loop in her jump combination. In the free skating, she placed third again with a score of 135.72 after making several mistakes on her jumps. She took bronze overall, behind Kaetlyn Osmond (gold) and teammate Wakaba Higuchi (silver).

2018–2019 season Miyahara's short program for this season was set to "Song for the Little Sparrow". Choreographer Lori Nichol used the piece to highlight Miyahara's ability to generate high speed without visible effort.

In preparation for the season, Miyahara worked with a new strength trainer and focused especially on strengthening her hamstrings. Competing first at the 2018 U.S. Classic, she won gold. She went on to win the 2018 Skate America event, placing first in both segments. and she had developed habits that required her to use more force than necessary, so her coach thought it was better to have her start over in the counter-clockwise direction. Miyahara can still perform double jumps in a clockwise direction.

Miyahara has been praised for the speed and quality of her spins, which she can perform in both directions.

Programs

Season Exhibition 2025–2026 Lilies of the Valley I'd Rather Go Blind Dance the Night Ne me quitte pas Is Paris Burning (Piano Solo Version) 2024–2025 It's About That Walk Minor Blue Voilà It's About That Walk 2022–2023 Paternera Overture/Sun And Moon from Miss Saigon, Winter Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps , Mambo No. 8 Stone Cold Gnosienne No. 1 , Metamorphosis II Stabat Mater Ne me quitte pas 2021—2022 Stabat Mater Voilà