How YOU can use Wattbike to Train like Olympian Yukino Yoshida

May 01, 2026 2 min read

The dust may have settled on the 2026 Winter Olympics, but for the best athletes in the world, training never stops.

Wattbike welcome Yukino Yoshida, Olympic speed skater as their newest global ambassador.

The 23-year-old specialises in short distance speed skating. The Japanese athlete has won three World Cups, the Japanese national championships in the 500m and competed at the 2026 games in Milan.


Yoshida, centre

Wattbike became a key part of her training in April 2025 via support from WattCycling Japan, Wattbike’s Japanese distributor. With three structured sessions per week, she focused on three elements; repeatable moderate intensity training, HIIT and sprint training.

Her goal- develop high power endurance.

 
Key Session Example-

20minmoderate to high intensity build up

20secs all out with160secs recovery

RepeatMultiple Times depending on the race goal

Effective training is rarely complex, but it is certainly very hard!

Since implementing regular training on the Wattbike, Yoshida has broken both her 500m and 1000m PBs, won the national championships, won a world cup and qualified for the 2026 Winter Olympics.

Alongside our global distribution network, Yoshida is never without her Wattbike when travelling for competitions. She uses one wherever she races- whether its Canada or Norway.

Wattbike are proud to continue to support Yoshida as she begins her campaign to win gold at the 2030 Olympic games.

Yukino Yoshida’s comment; “I am extremely happy to be part of Wattbike family. For me, Wattbike is an indispensable long time training partner. Wattbike’s global support really means a lot to me as I look forward to striving to reach new heights.”

If you are interested in training like the best speed skaters in the world, check out the “HIIT” workouts in the Wattbike Hub app.

Hub app > Workouts > HIIT

 

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