| Tori Koana | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Curler | ||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1995-05-25) May 25, 1995 (age 29) Kōfu, Yamanashi | |||||||||||||||||
| Mixed doubles partner | Go Aoki | |||||||||||||||||
Curling career  | ||||||||||||||||||
| Member Association |  Japan | |||||||||||||||||
| World Championship appearances | 1 (2018) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Tori Koana (小穴 桃里, Koana Tōri) is a Japanese curler. She was the skip of Team Fujikyu.
Career
In 2017–2018 season, Koana played as skip, she would win a gold medal at the 2018 Japan Women's Curling Championships,. Koana skipped the Japanese team at the 2018 Ford World Women's Curling Championship finishing in 10th. She represented Japan at the third leg of the 2018–19 Curling World Cup, finishing with a 2–4 record.
To begin the 2019-20 curling season, Koana won the Morioka City Women's Memorial Cup and finished runner-up at the 2019 Cargill Curling Training Centre Icebreaker.
Personal life
Koana worked as an amusement park employee for Fujikyu Highland Co., Ltd. until 2022.
Teams
| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013–14 | Junko Nishimuro (Fourth) | Tori Koana (Skip) | Misato Yanagisawa | Riko Toyoda | ||
| 2014–15 | Junko Nishimuro (Fourth) | Misato Yanagisawa | Tori Koana (Skip) | Riko Toyoda | Yuna Kotani | |
| 2015–16 | Junko Nishimuro (Fourth) | Misato Yanagisawa | Tori Koana (Skip) | Yuna Kotani | Riko Toyoda | |
| 2016–17 | Junko Nishimuro (Fourth) | Tori Koana (Skip) | Yuna Kotani | Mao Ishigaki | Kyoka Kuramitsu | |
| 2017–18 | Tori Koana | Yuna Kotani | Mao Ishigaki | Arisa Kotani | Junko Nishimuro / Kaho Onodera | WWCC 2018 (10th) |
| 2018–19 | Tori Koana | Junko Nishimuro | Mao Ishigaki | Arisa Kotani | Yuna Kotani | CWC (6th) |
| 2019–20 | Tori Koana | Yuna Kotani | Mao Ishigaki | Arisa Kotani | ||
| 2020–21 | Tori Koana | Yuna Kotani | Mao Ishigaki | Arisa Kotani | ||
| 2021–22 | Tori Koana | Yuna Kotani | Mao Ishigaki | Arisa Kotani | ||
| 2022–23 | Yumi Suzuki | Kyoka Kuramitsu | Aki Goto | Miho Fujimori | Tori Koana |
Grand Slam record
| Key | |
|---|---|
| C | Champion |
| F | Lost in Final |
| SF | Lost in Semifinal |
| QF | Lost in Quarterfinals |
| R16 | Lost in the round of 16 |
| Q | Did not advance to playoffs |
| T2 | Played in Tier 2 event |
| DNP | Did not participate in event |
| N/A | Not a Grand Slam event that season |
| Event | 2021–22 |
|---|---|
| Masters | Q |
References
- ^ "Media Guide – 2018 Ford World Women's Curling Championship" (PDF). Curling Canada. 2018-03-14. Retrieved 2018-12-04.
- Japan Curling Association (26 February 2023). 第16回 全農 日本ミックスダブルスカーリング選手権大会 [The 16th Zen-Noh Japan Mixed-Doubles Curling Championship] (Tweet) (in Japanese). Retrieved 27 February 2023 – via Twitter.
- ^ Tori Koana (2 September 2022). チーム@fujiq_curlingと、別の道を歩むことになりました。 [We have decided to go our separate ways with team @fujiq_curling.] (Tweet) (in Japanese). Retrieved 27 February 2023 – via Twitter.
- "35th Japan Curling Championships". Japan Curling Association (in Japanese). Retrieved 2018-12-04.
- "2019 Morioka City Women's Memorial Cup". Archived from the original on July 8, 2019. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
- "2019 Cargill Curling Training Centre Icebreaker". CurlingZone. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
- Morioka City Womens Memorial Cup
- 東京都協会の選手紹介 | カーリング日本選手権2023 [Tokyo Association players | Japan Curling Championships 2023]. NHK (in Japanese). 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
