Sae Yamamoto (curler) explained

is a Japanese curler. She currently plays second on the Hokkaido Bank curling team skipped by Miku Nihira. In 2022, she medaled gold at the World Junior Curling Championships as the skip for the Japanese team.

Early life and education

Yamamoto was born in Saku, Nagano. She graduated from and, and currently attends Japan Women's University.^[1]

She began curling in fourth grade through the SWAN Project, which was held in Nagano to train Winter Olympic medalists.^[2]

Career

In November 2015, Yamamoto was the runner up in the Japan Junior Curling Championship.^[3]

At the Japan Curling Championships in February 2016, although she advanced to the playoffs in 3rd place, Yamamoto ultimately placed 4th. She competed in the World Junior Curling Championships the next month in replacement of Miyu Ueno who was absent because of her high school entrance exams; Yamamoto placed tenth.

In May 2016, she joined the Karuizawa Fire Bomber as a first-generation student of the Curling Elite Academy opened by .^{[4] [5]} In August 2019, Karuizawa Fire Bomber disbanded after the JCA Jr. training camp.^[6]

In May 2022, Yamamoto won the first Japanese gold medal for the World Junior Curling Championship.

Yamamoto joined the Hokkaido Bank Women's Curling Club in November 2022.^[7]

Teams

Season	Skip	Third	Second	Lead	Alternate
2015–16				Sae Yamamoto
	Fumino Tsuchiya	Yuumi Suzuki			Sae Yamamoto
2016–17	Ami Enami (Fourth)	Minori Suzuki	Sae Yamamoto (Skip)
2018–19	Ami Enami (Fourth)	Minori Suzuki	Sae Yamamoto	Mone Ryokawa (Skip)	Asuka Kanai
2019–20	Minori Suzuki (Fourth)		Yui Ueno	Sae Yamamoto (Skip)	Miyu Ueno
2020–21	Miyu Ueno (Fourth)	Eri Ogihara	Yui Ueno	Sae Yamamoto (Skip)
2021–22	Miyu Ueno (Fourth)	Eri Ogihara	Yui Ueno	Sae Yamamoto (Skip)	Asuka Kanai
2022–23	Miyu Ueno (Fourth)	Sae Yamamoto (Skip)	Suzune Yasui	Moeka Iwase	Mizuki Hara
				Sae Yamamoto	Ayami Ito
2023–24	Momoha Tabata	Miku Nihira	Sae Yamamoto	Mikoto Nakajima	Ayami Ito
2024–25	Momoha Tabata (Fourth)	Miku Nihira (Skip)	Sae Yamamoto	Mikoto Nakajima	Ayami Ito

Notes and References

1. Web site: ja:JOC - FISU冬季ワールドユニバーシティゲームズ（2023/レークプラシッド）TEAM JAPANの認定及び主将・旗手の決定について . JOC - FISU Winter World University Games (2023/Lake Placid) TEAM JAPAN Certification and Selection of Captains and Flag Bearers . 26 July 2023 . . ja . 2 June 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230602054508/https://www.joc.or.jp/news/detail.html?id=15632 . live .
2. Web site: ja:【学生インタビュー】家政学部通信教育課程生活芸術学科 3年 山本冴さん . [Student Interview] Ms. Sae Yamamoto, 3rd year, Department of Life Arts, Correspondence Course, Faculty of Home Economics . 26 July 2023 . Japan Women's University . ja . 27 July 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230727164419/https://www.jwu.ac.jp/unv/jwu_times/2022_1208_01.html . live .
3. Web site: ja:日本ジュニア選手権 . Japan Junior Championship . 26 July 2023 . Japan Curling Association . 31 May 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230531030424/http://www.curling.or.jp/competitions/jjcc/2015/jjcc2015-top.html . live .
4. Web site: ja:世界で戦える選手育成へ ジュニア対象「カーリングエリートアカデミー」開校 . Opened "Curling Elite Academy" for her juniors to develop athletes who can compete on the world stage . 27 July 2023 . Karuizawa Web . ja . 27 July 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230727164419/https://www.karuizawa.co.jp/ . live .
5. Web site: ja:お知らせ TEAM DAITO - 大東建託 未来のアスリート支援プロジェクト . News TEAM DAITO - Daito Trust Future Athlete Support Project . 27 July 2023 . Team Daito . 27 July 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230727164420/http://team-daito.com/magazine/?topics=1948 . live .
6. 1163776292782608389. tkaruizawa. Team Karuizawa. 20 August 2019. 27 July 2023. ja. ja:ファイヤーボンバーはJCA Jr.合宿を最後に解散します。これまで応援ありがとうございました。これからはそれぞれがアカデミーのチームで頑張っていきます。. Fire Bomber will disband at the end of the JCA Jr. training camp. Thank you for your support until now. From now on, each one will do their best in the academy team.. dmy.
7. Web site: 17 November 2022 . ja:北海道銀行リラーズへの新選手加入について . About new player participation to Hokkaido Bank Lilers . Hokkaido Bank . 27 July 2023 . 17 March 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230317040322/https://www.hokkaidobank.co.jp/common/dat/2022/1116/1668580449681100007.pdf . live .