is a Japanese former

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. She is the

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bronze medalist and 2016

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champion. She has finished in the top ten at two ISU Championships.

Career

Early career

Nagai finished 18th at the 2012 Japanese Junior Championships. Her international debut came at the start of the 2012–13 season, at the 2012 Asian Trophy. She placed 7th at her

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(JGP) event in

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, and 18th at the Japanese Junior Championships. In 2013–14, Nagai finished 8th at her JGP event in

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and 19th at the Japanese Junior Championships.

2014–15 season

During the 2014–15 JGP series, Nagai won silver medals in

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and

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, Japan. Her results qualified her for the

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, held in December 2014 in

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, Spain, where she placed 5th. Nagai placed 4th at the 2015 Japanese Championships and won the bronze medal at the junior event, finishing behind

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and

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. She was selected to compete at the 2015 Four Continents where she placed 6th in her senior international debut. She closed her season by finishing 7th at the 2015 World Junior Championships.

2015–16 season

Nagai started her season on the

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(CS), placing 6th at the

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. Making her debut on the senior level of the

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, Nagai won bronze at

Programs

Competitive highlights

''GP:

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; CS: Challenger Series; JGP:

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Detailed results

Senior

Junior

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nagai, Yuka 1998 births Japanese female single skaters Living people Figure skaters from Tokyo 21st-century Japanese sportswomen