Hana Noake

Hana Noake
Personal information
Born (2004-11-28) 28 November 2004
Sport
CountryJapan
SportSpeed skating
Event(s)
Mass start, team pursuit
ClubRikkyo University
Medal record
Women's speed skating
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
2026 Milano Cortina Team pursuit
World Junior Championships
2024 Hachinohe Team pursuit
2024 Hachinohe 3000 m
2024 Hachinohe 500 m
2024 Hachinohe Mass start
Four Continents Championships
2025 Hachinohe Team pursuit

Hana Noake (野明 花菜, Noake Hana; born 28 November 2004) is a Japanese speed skater.

Career

In February 2024, Noake competed at the 2024 World Junior Speed Skating Championships and won a gold medal in the team pursuit, a silver medal in the 3000 metres, and bronze medals in the 500 metres and mass start.[1] In November 2024, she competed at the 2025 Four Continents Speed Skating Championships and won a silver medal in the team pursuit with a time of 3:04.02.[2]

In November 2025, during World Cup #1 of the 2025–26 ISU Speed Skating World Cup, she won a gold medal in the team pursuit, along with Miho Takagi and Ayano Sato.[3][4]

Personal life

Her parents are Hiroyuki Noake and Mie Uehara, both were former speed skater[5].

References

  1. ^ "野明 花菜". skatingjapan.or.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 16 November 2025.
  2. ^ "スケート部の野明花菜さんが四大陸スピードスケート選手権で日本勢最上位 団体種目では銀メダル獲得". rikkyo.ac.jp (in Japanese). 2 December 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2025.
  3. ^ "スピードスケート・野明花菜 20歳の新鋭、団体追い抜きの新戦力へ". nikkei.com (in Japanese). 13 November 2025. Retrieved 16 November 2025.
  4. ^ "日本女子、チームパシュートで優勝 W杯第1戦ソルトレークシティー". olympics.com (in Japanese). 15 November 2025. Retrieved 16 November 2025.
  5. ^ "女子追い抜き「銅」に貢献した新戦力…酪農家育ちの堀川桃香&「親子での五輪」の野明花菜". 読売新聞オンライン (in Japanese). 18 February 2026. Retrieved 18 February 2026.