is a Japanese professional figure skater, dancer, actress, gravure idol, TV personality.
Sawayama took on skating when she was in the third year of primary school.
While in high school, she won the Japan Junior Figure Skating Championships in ice dance three times â in the 2004/2005, 2005/2006 and 2006/2007 seasons.
As of 2007, she already appeared on variety shows and had modelled for magazines.
In 2011, she graduated from Hosei University with a bachelor's degree in literature.
Later in that year, she joined Prince Hotel as a professional figure skater.
As of 2015âÂÂ2022, she was represented by the Platinum Production talent agency for her tarento activities.
On 13 October 2021, Sawayama announced through her Twitter and Instagram accounts that she had married earlier on that day, which was her 33rd birthday.
Ice dance, with Taiyo Mizutani