is a Japanese former competitive figure skater. She is the 2005 ISU Junior Grand Prix Final silver medalist and 2005 JGP Japan champion.

Career Sawada began skating when she was six at her mother's encouragement. She debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series in the 2002–03 season. In 2003–04, she won bronze medals at the ISU Junior Grand Prix in Japan and at the Japan Junior Championships. She was then assigned to the 2004 World Junior Championships, where she placed fifth.

During the 2004–05 JGP series, Sawada won silver in Hungary and bronze in Ukraine and qualified for the JGP Final, where she finished seventh. After repeating as the Japanese junior bronze medalist, she finished ninth at the 2005 World Junior Championships.

In 2005–06, Sawada won two JGP medals — silver in Slovakia and gold in Japan — and qualified for her second JGP Final, where she took the silver medal. After winning the Japanese junior title, she was sent to her third World Junior Championships and placed fifth.

Sawada made her senior international debut in the 2006–07 season. She competed at two Grand Prix events, the 2006 Cup of China and 2006 Cup of Russia, and at the 2007 Four Continents Championships, where she placed fourth.

Sawada landed triple Axels in national competition.

Programs Season Short program Free skating Exhibition 2009–10 Bolero 2007–08 Armenian Rhapsody Les Misérables 2006–07 Blues in the Night "Paint It Black" 2005–06 Caravan City of Veils 2004–05 Yellow River Piano Concerto Believe in Yourself 2003–04 Anthem Spirited Away

Competition highlights GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International Event99–00 00–01 01–02 02–03 03–04 04–05 05–06 06–07 07–08 08–09 09–10 10–11 Four Continents 4th Bompard 11th Cup of China 8th Cup of Russia 5th Finlandia Trophy 11th Asian Games 5th International: Junior Junior Worlds 5th 9th 5th Final 7th 2nd Czech Rep. 5th Hungary 2nd Japan 3rd 1st Serbia 5th Slovakia 2nd Ukraine 3rd National Japan Champ. 9th 4th 7th 6th 9th 11th 19th 22nd Japan Junior 7th 6th 3rd 3rd 1st Japan Novice 3rd B 6th A 1st A

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