Koshiro Shimada

Koshiro Shimada (島田 高志郎, Shimada Kōshirō, born September 11, 2001) is a Japanese figure skater. He is the 2022 Japanese national silver medalist, a two-time ISU Challenger Series medalist, 2019 Bavarian Open senior champion and the 2018–19 Junior Grand Prix Final bronze medalist. He has won three other medals on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series (silver at the 2018 JGP Austria, bronze at the 2016 JGP France and 2018 JGP Slovenia). He placed 14th at the 2017 World Junior Championships and is a two-time Japan Junior national medalist.

Koshiro Shimada
Shimada at the 2019 Skate America
Native name島田 高志郎
Born (2001-09-11) September 11, 2001
Matsuyama, Japan
HometownChampéry, Switzerland
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Figure skating career
Country Japan
CoachStéphane Lambiel
Robert Dierking
Anna Bernauer
Skating clubKinoshita Group Tokyo
Began skating2008
Medal record
Representing  Japan
Figure skating: Men's singles
Junior Grand Prix Final
Bronze medal – third place2018–19 VancouverMen's singles

Personal life

Koshiro Shimada was born in Ehime Prefecture, Japan.[1]

He is fluent in English, which he learned to speak during his time training in Champéry, Switzerland.[2]

Career

Shimada began learning to skate as a six-year-old. He moved to Okayama with his mother to advance his training.[3]

Shimada's junior international debut came in the 2015–16 season. Competing on the ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) circuit, he placed 7th in Bratislava, Slovakia, and 5th in Zagreb, Croatia. Ranked fourth at the Japan Junior Championships, he was assigned to the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics in Hamar, Norway, where he finished 6th.[4]

During the 2016–17 JGP series, Shimada won the bronze medal in Saint Gervais-les-Bains, France, and placed fourth in Tallinn, Estonia. He took the silver medal at the Japan Junior Championships in November 2016 and placed 7th as a senior at the Japan Championships. At the 2017 World Junior Championships in Taipei, he placed 12th in the short program, 13th in the free skate, and 14th overall.[4]

In 2017, Shimada started training with Stéphane Lambiel in Champéry, Switzerland.[5]

2019–2020 season, Shimada moved to the senior level.

2022–2023 season

Starting the season at the 2022 CS Lombardia Trophy, Shimada won the silver medal. He was given two Grand Prix assignments, coming ninth at the 2022 Skate America and fourth at the 2022 MK John Wilson Trophy.[4]

Shimada unexpectedly finished in second place at the 2022–23 Japan Championships, despite a "shaky" landing on his attempted quad Salchow.[6] He was only sixth in the free skate, struggling with a number of jumps, but he remained second overall, less than two points ahead of bronze medalist Kazuki Tomono.[7] Despite being the national silver medalist, the Japan Skating Federation's selection criteria for the 2023 World Championships led to his not being named to one of Japan's three berths, which drew protest from Shimada's friend and training partner, Japanese national champion Shoma Uno. Shimada was instead assigned to compete at the 2023 Four Continents Championships, where he came eleventh.[8][4]

During the off-season, Shimada was cast to play Sanji for the summer show, One Piece on Ice.[9]

2023–2024 season

Shimada began the season at the 2023 CS Nebelhorn Trophy, winning the bronze medal.[4] He was invited to participate in the Japan Open as part of the host team, finishing third in the men's event, while Team Japan won gold.[10]

Programs
Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2023–2024
[11][12]
2022–2023
[13]
2021–2022
[14]
    2020–2021
    [15][16]
    2019–2020
    [17]
    2018–2019
    [18]
    2017–2018
    [19]

    Pina (soundtrack)
    2016–2017
    [20]

    Romeo + Juliet (soundtrack)

    Competitive highlights

    GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

    2015–16 season to present
    International
    Event 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19 19–20 20–21 21–22 22–23 23–24
    Four Continents11th
    GP FinlandTBD
    GP FranceCTBD
    GP NHK Trophy
    GP Skate America10th9th
    GP Wilson Trophy4th
    CS Lombardia2nd
    CS Nebelhorn2nd3rd
    CS Warsaw Cup5th
    Bavarian Open1st
    Printemps2nd
    International: Junior[4]
    Junior Worlds14th9th
    Youth Olympics6th
    JGP Final3rd
    JGP Austria2nd
    JGP Croatia5th5th
    JGP Estonia4th
    JGP France3rd
    JGP Poland7th
    JGP Slovakia7th
    JGP Slovenia3rd
    Asian Trophy1st
    National[21]
    Japan11th7th5th10th8th10th2nd
    Japan Junior4th2ndWD3rd
    Western Sect.5th J7th J
    Eastern Sect.3rd J1st
    Chu-Shikoku-Kyushu Reg.1st J
    Tokyo Reg.1st
    Team events
    Japan Open2nd T
    4th P    		1st T
    3rd P
    WD = Withdrew; TBD = Assigned; C = Event cancelled
    Levels: J = Junior
    T = Team result; P = Personal result. Medals awarded for team result only

    Earlier career
    International : Advanced Novice
    Event 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15
    Asian Trophy1st
    Egna Trophy2nd
    National
    Japan Junior17th16th
    Japan Novice12th B2nd B1st A2nd A
    Chu-Shikoku-Kyushu Reg.4th B1st B2nd A2nd A
    Levels: A = Novice A; B = Novice B

    Detailed results

    Current personal best scores are highlighted in bold.

    Senior level
    2023–2024 season
    Date Event SP FS Total
    November 17–19, 2023 2023 Grand Prix of Espoo TBD
    November 3–5, 2023 2023 Grand Prix de France TBD
    October 7, 2023 2023 Japan Open TBD
    September 21–24, 2023 2023 CS Nebelhorn Trophy 3
    79.57    		 3
    167.86    		 3
    247.43
    2022–23 season
    Date Event SP FS Total
    March 17–19, 2023 2023 Coupe du Printemps 3
    73.99    		 3
    140.99    		 2
    214.98
    February 7–12, 2023 2023 Four Continents Championships 10
    74.06    		 8
    143.79    		 11
    217.85
    December 21–25, 2022 2022–23 Japan Championships 2
    87.69    		 6
    164.87    		 2
    252.56
    November 11–13, 2022 2022 MK John Wilson Trophy 5
    80.84    		 4
    166.33    		 4
    247.17
    October 21–23, 2022 2022 Skate America 12
    62.54    		 5
    152.58    		 9
    215.12
    September 16–19, 2022 2022 CS Lombardia Trophy 1
    89.18    		 4
    148.84    		 2
    235.90
    2021–22 season
    Date Event SP FS Total
    December 22–26, 2021 2021–22 Japan Championships 9
    86.76    		 10
    146.91    		 10
    233.67
    November 17–20, 2021 2021 CS Warsaw Cup 2
    90.55    		 9
    138.22    		 5
    228.77
    2020–21 season
    Date Event SP FS Total
    December 24–27, 2020 2020–21 Japan Championships 9
    71.88    		 7
    149.06    		 8
    220.94
    2019–20 season
    Date Event SP FS Total
    December 18–22, 2019 2019–20 Japan Championships 5
    80.59    		 13
    131.65    		 10
    212.24
    November 22–24, 2019 2019 NHK Trophy 6
    75.98    		 10
    137.67    		 9
    213.65
    October 18–20, 2019 2019 Skate America 11
    72.12    		 7
    143.91    		 10
    216.03
    September 25–28, 2019 2019 CS Nebelhorn Trophy 1
    74.32    		 4
    140.66    		 2
    212.95

    Junior level
    Shimada at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics.
    2018–19 season
    Date Event Level SP FS Total
    March 4–10, 2019 2019 World Junior Championships Junior 12
    74.89    		 8
    137.89    		 9
    212.78
    February 5–10, 2019 2019 Bavarian Open Senior 2
    69.29    		 1
    141.51    		 1
    210.80
    December 20–24, 2018 2018–19 Japan Championships Senior 3
    80.46    		 11
    139.32    		 5
    219.78
    December 6–9, 2018 2018–19 JGP Final Junior 4
    73.97    		 4
    140.41    		 3
    214.38
    November 23–25, 2018 2018–19 Japan Junior Championships Junior 1
    82.35    		 5
    127.68    		 3
    210.03
    October 3–6, 2018 2018 JGP Slovenia Junior 4
    73.48    		 5
    139.47    		 3
    212.95
    Aug. 29 – Sept. 1, 2018 2018 JGP Austria Junior 3
    74.78    		 2
    145.67    		 2
    220.45
    2017–18 season
    Date Event Level SP FS Total
    October 4–7, 2017 2017 JGP Poland Junior 12
    59.47    		 4
    130.99    		 7
    190.46
    September 27–30, 2017 2017 JGP Croatia Junior 6
    64.85    		 5
    131.87    		 5
    196.72
    2016–17 season
    Date Event Level SP FS Total
    March 15–19, 2017 2017 World Junior Championships Junior 12
    68.77    		 13
    125.33    		 14
    194.10
    December 22–25, 2016 2016–17 Japan Championships Senior 10
    62.66    		 6
    137.52    		 7
    200.18
    November 18–20, 2016 2016–17 Japan Junior Championships Junior 2
    66.19    		 2
    132.01    		 2
    198.20
    Sept. 28 – Oct. 2, 2016 2016 JGP Estonia Junior 4
    70.48    		 4
    132.81    		 4
    203.29
    August 24–28, 2016 2016 JGP France Junior 5
    59.32    		 3
    126.86    		 3
    186.18
    August 4–7, 2016 2016 Asian Open Trophy Junior 3
    60.22    		 1
    124.87    		 1
    185.09
    2015–16 season
    Date Event Level SP FS Total
    February 12–21, 2016 2016 Youth Olympics Junior 6
    63.18    		 6
    119.34    		 6
    182.52
    December 24–27, 2015 2015–16 Japan Championships Senior 17
    58.41    		 9
    130.35    		 11
    188.76
    November 21–23, 2015 2015–16 Japan Junior Championships Junior 8
    55.04    		 2
    122.39    		 4
    177.43
    October 7–10, 2015 2015 JGP Croatia Junior 8
    58.38    		 4
    122.69    		 5
    181.07
    August 19–23, 2015 2015 JGP Slovakia Junior 12
    47.77    		 4
    122.12    		 7
    169.89

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