Mirano Kita
| Mirano Kita | ||||||||||||||||||
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| 喜田未来乃 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Kita in 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Country represented |  Japan | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 February 2006 Kagawa Prefecture, Japan | |||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Tokyo | |||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Rhythmic Gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||
| Level | International Elite | |||||||||||||||||
| Years on national team | 2019- | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | Angel RG Kagawa | |||||||||||||||||
| Gym | Takamatsu Chuo High School | |||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Liu Yu | |||||||||||||||||
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Mirano Kita (born 16 February 2006) is a Japanese rhythmic gymnast.[1] She represents her country in international competitions.
Personal life
[edit]Mirano began the sport at age five. She was influenced by her older sister, Sumire, who also competed in rhythmic gymnastics at the international level.[2][3]
Career
[edit]Kita debuted at the 1st Junior World Championships in Moscow, placing 17th in teams, 29th with rope, 40th with ball, 19th with clubs and 8th with ribbon.[4]
In 2022 she became a senior. She competed at the World Challenge Cup in Portimão, ending 14th in the all-around, 13th with hoop, 19th with ball, 11th with clubs and 18th with ribbon.[5] She was then selected for the Asian Championships in Pattaya alongside her sister and the senior group. The Japanese gymnasts won bronze in the team category.[6] In August she competed at the World Challenge Cup in Cluj-Napoca, taking 29th place in the all-around, 34th with hoop, 28th with ball, 28th with clubs and 23rd with ribbon.[7]
In March 2023, Kita competed at the first World Cup event in Palaio Faliro, where she finished 27th in the all-around. The next month, she competed at the World Cup in Tashkent and ended in 16th place in the all-around. She also competed at the World Challenge Cup in Portimão and finished in 12th. A few weeks later, she competed at the 2023 Asian Championships; she was 7th in the all-around and qualified for all four apparatus finals.[8] In August, she represented Japan at her first senior World Championships in Valencia, and she came in 33rd in the all-around.[9]
Kita competed at the 2024 World Cup stage in Sofia in April. In May, she participated in the 2024 Asian Championships; she was 6th individually and won bronze with the other Japanese gymnasts in the team competition. There was one Olympic berth available at the competition, which Kita did not win.[10]
Routine music information
[edit]| Year | Apparatus | Music title |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Hoop | Speak Softly Love by Simone |
| Ball | Elegie: O doux printemps d'autrefois by Joshua Bell | |
| Clubs | Bedrooms Hymns by Florence + The Machine | |
| Ribbon | Swan Lake by Tchaikovsky | |
| 2022 | Hoop | Concerto de Berlin by Vladimir Cosma |
| Ball | Elegie: O doux printemps d'autrefois by Joshua Bell | |
| Clubs | Buttons by The Pussycat Dolls | |
| Ribbon | Seven Nation Army by The White Stripes |
References
[edit]- ^ "KITA Mirano - FIG Athlete Profile". www.gymnastics.sport. Retrieved 2023-01-16.
- ^ "【特集】姉に続け！新体操界期待の13歳 喜田未来乃 香川 | KSBニュース | KSB瀬戸内海放送". KSB (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-01-16.
- ^ "KITA Sumire - FIG Athlete Profile". www.gymnastics.sport. Retrieved 2023-01-16.
- ^ "2019 Junior World Championships Result Book" (PDF). longinestiming.
- ^ "Gymnastics - World Cup Rhythmic Gymnastics - Portimão 2022 - Results". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 2023-01-16.
- ^ 美保, 高塚. "2022新体操アジア選手権（シニア・ジュニア）大会レポート2". 新体操 - 公益財団法人日本体操協会 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-01-16.
- ^ "Gymnastics - World Cup Rhythmic Gymnastics - Cluj-Napoca 2022 - Results". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 2023-01-16.
- ^ "14th Senior Rhythmic Gymnastics Asian Championships Result Book" (PDF). Asian Gymnastics Union. 3 June 2023.
- ^ "喜田未来乃選手（高松中央高）が世界新体操に初出場 個人総合33位でパリ五輪の出場枠獲得ならず" [Kita Mirano's World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championship Debut: 33rd in the individual all-around, no Olympic berth acquired]. KSB (in Japanese). 2023-08-25. Retrieved 2024-06-11.
- ^ "松坂玲奈、喜田未来乃は五輪出場ならず 初めて全種目逃す／新体操". サンスポ (in Japanese). 2024-05-03. Retrieved 2024-06-11.