Momoka Horikawa (堀川桃香, Horikawa Momoka, born 10 July 2003) is a Japanese speed skater who represented Japan at the 2022 Winter Olympics.

Career

Horikawa (yellow armband) with team pursuit teammates Miho Takagi (white) and Ayano Sato (red) in 2022.

Horikawa represented Japan at the 2022 Winter Olympics and finished in tenth place in the 5000 metres.[1]

In February 2023, Horikawa competed at the 2023 World Junior Speed Skating Championships and won a gold medal in the 3000 metres. The next month she competed at the 2023 World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships and won a silver medal in the team pursuit with a time of 2:57.30.[2]

In January 2024, she competed at the 2024 Four Continents Speed Skating Championships and won a silver medal in the team pursuit. The next month she competed at the 2024 World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships and won a bronze medal in the team pursuit with a time of 2:54.89.[3] In November 2024, she competed at the 2025 Four Continents Speed Skating Championships and won a gold medal in the 3000 metres with a time of 4:06.91.[4][5]

In March 2025, she competed at the 2025 World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships and won a silver medal in the team pursuit with a time of 2:58.55.[6] She also competed in the 3000 metres and finished in 12th place.[7]

References

  1. ^ "【2月10日】北京2022スピードスケートの放送予定：女子5000mに堀川桃香と押切美沙紀が出場". olympics.com (in Japanese). 9 February 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
  2. ^ "森重航が男子500m銅メダル、女子チームパシュートで日本は銀メダル獲得┃世界スピードスケート選手権2023". olympics.com (in Japanese). 3 March 2023. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
  3. ^ "（世界距離別スケート）日本女子、追い抜き「銅」". The Nikkei (in Japanese). 18 February 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
  4. ^ "Maiden senior title gives Horikawa (JPN) confidence for the season ahead". isu-skating.com. 16 November 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
  5. ^ "ISU四大陸スピードスケート選手権大会がYSアリーナ八戸で行われ、11月17日に大会最終日を迎えた。男子1000mで新濱立也が銀メダルに輝いたほか、前日の女子3000mでは堀川桃香が優勝するなど、北京2022オリンピック代表が躍動した。". olympics.com (in Japanese). 17 November 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
  6. ^ "女子団体追い抜きで日本が銀　高木美帆、佐藤綾乃、堀川桃香の３人が今大会日本勢初の表彰台…世界距離別選手権". topics.smt.docomo.ne.jp (in Japanese). 15 March 2025. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
  7. ^ "女子３０００メートルで堀川桃香は１２位…スピードスケート世界距離別選手権が開幕". topics.smt.docomo.ne.jp (in Japanese). 14 March 2025. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Momoka_Horikawa
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