Hana Noake

Hana Noake
Personal information
Born (2004-11-28) 28 November 2004
Sport
CountryJapan
SportSpeed skating
Events
Mass start, team pursuit
ClubRikkyo University
Medal record
Women's speed skating
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2026 Milano CortinaTeam pursuit
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place2024 HachinoheTeam pursuit
Silver medal – second place2024 Hachinohe3000 m
Bronze medal – third place2024 Hachinohe500 m
Bronze medal – third place2024 HachinoheMass start
Four Continents Championships
Silver medal – second place2025 HachinoheTeam 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.