Ami Nakai

About Ami Nakai

About:
Figure skater who won the bronze medal at the 2026 Olympics. She previously earned the 2026 Four Continents silver medal, was the 2025-26 Grand Prix Final silver medalist, and took bronze at the 2025 Skate Canada International.

Before fame:
She previously trained in rhythmic gymnastics and started figure skating in 2013 at just five years old. She made her competitive debut at the basic novice level during the 2017-18 Japan Novice Championships, where she placed fourteenth.

Trivia:
She finished third at her Junior Grand Prix debut at the 2022 JGP Latvia in Riga, landing all her jumps cleanly in the short program. She became the sixth woman to successfully land a triple Axel at the Winter Olympic Games.

Family life:
Her mother moved from their hometown of Niigata, Niigata Prefecture, to Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture, so she could train at the MF Figure Skating Academy.

Associated with:
She cites Mao Asada as her inspiration for taking up figure skating.