Background
Riona Kato was born in Osaka, Japan.
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Riona Kato was born in Osaka, Japan.
She debuted on the International Skating Union Junior Grand Prix series in 2011. Her first senior international was the Triglav Trophy at the end of the 2013-2014 season, where she placed 4th. 2014-2015 season
Kato began the 2014-2015 season by winning two senior medals, silver at the Asian Trophy and bronze at a Challenger Series event, the United States. Classic.
Making her Grand Prix debut, she finished 5th at the 2014 Nippon Hōsō Kyōkai Trophy and earning a personal best of 117.51 in the freeskate.
She then went on to finish 7th at the 2015 Japanese Championships. 2015-2016 season
Foreign the 2015-2016 Grand Prix series, Kato was assigned to compete at 2015 Rostelecom Cup.
She started her season by finishing 5th at 2015 Ondrej Nepela Trophy.