Ryuju Hino

Ryuju Hino (日野 龍樹, Hino Ryūju, born 12 February 1995) is a Japanese former figure skater. He has won five senior international medals, seven ISU Junior Grand Prix medals – including bronze at the 2012–13 JGP Final, and two (2011, 2012) Japanese national junior titles.

Ryuju Hino
Hino at the 2012–13 JGP Final
Born (1995-02-12) 12 February 1995
Tokyo, Japan
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Figure skating career
CountryJapan
CoachMiho Kawaume
Yoriko Naruse
Skating clubChukyo University
Began skating2001
RetiredDecember 26, 2020
Medal record
Representing  Japan
Figure skating: Men's singles
Junior Grand Prix Final
Bronze medal – third place2012–13 SochiMen's singles

Career

Hino won gold and silver medals during the 2011–12 ISU Junior Grand Prix series and qualified for the JGP Final where he finished 5th. He won the Japanese Junior Championships.

During the 2012–13 ISU Junior Grand Prix season, Hino won bronze in France and silver in Austria and qualified for the 2012 JGP Final in Sochi, Russia. At the final, Hino edged out American skater Jason Brown for the bronze medal. Hino won his second junior national title at the 2012 Japanese Junior Championships.

In the 2013–14 JGP season, Hino won two silver medals at his events in Mexico and Belarus. Having qualified for his third JGP Final, he finished sixth in Fukuoka, Japan. He won his first senior international medal, bronze, at the 2014 Triglav Trophy.

He announced his retirement after the 2020–2021 season.[1]

Programs
Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2020–2021
2019–2020

[2]
2018–2019
[2]
2017–2018
  • Criminal
2016–2017
[3]
2015–2016
[4][5]
2014–2015
[6]
  • King Arthur
    by Hans Zimmer
    choreo. by Kenji Miyamoto
2013–2014
[7]
  • TaTaKu (best of Kodo)
    by Tetsuro Naito, Motofumi Yamaguchi
2012–2013
[8]
  • TaTaKu (best of Kodo)
    by Tetsuro Naito, Motofumi Yamaguchi
2011–2012
[9]
2010–2011
[10]
  • Russian Sailors' Dance
    by Reinhold Glière
2007–2008

    Competitive highlights

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

    International[11]
    Event 04–05 05–06 06–07 07–08 08–09 09–10 10–11 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19 19–20 20–21
    GP NHK Trophy 9th
    CS Finlandia 6th11th10th
    CS Nebelhorn 10th
    CS Ondrej Nepela 11th
    Asian Trophy 2nd
    Bavarian Open 3rd4th
    Challenge Cup 3rd5th
    Gardena 6th
    Merano Cup 1st
    Printemps 2nd
    Triglav Trophy 3rd
    Universiade 8th6th
    International: Junior[11]
    Junior Worlds 9th10th
    JGP Final 5th3rd6th
    JGP Austria 2nd
    JGP Belarus 2nd
    JGP France 5th3rd
    JGP Japan 12th
    JGP Latvia 1st
    JGP Mexico 2nd
    JGP Romania 2nd
    International: Novice[11]
    Asian Trophy 1st[12]
    Gardena 1st[13]
    Mladost Trophy 2nd[14]
    National[11][15]
    Japan Champ. 18th13th10th10th12th9th8th4th7th14th13th11th
    Japan Junior 10th 10th 4th3rd1st1st3rd
    Japan Novice 6th B 1st B 1st A 3rd A
    Team Events
    Japan Open 2nd T
    3rd P
    TBD = Assigned
    T = Team result; P = Personal result. Medals awarded for team result only.

    References
    1. "日野龍樹、今季限りで現役引退を表明「久しぶりに楽しい全日本だった」". SponichiAnnex (in Japanese). 2020-12-26. Retrieved 2020-12-28.
    2. "日野 龍樹 ｜ スケート∞リンク ～フジスケ～ - フジテレビ(全日本フィギュアスケート選手権2018)". Fuji Television (in Japanese). Japan.
    3. "Ryuju HINO: 2016/2017". International Skating Union.
    4. フィギュアスケート [Figure Skate TV!] (in Japanese). Japan. 12 July 2015. BS Fuji.
    5. "Ryuju HINO: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 27, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
    6. "Ryuju HINO: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 23, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
    7. "Ryuju HINO: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 21, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
    8. "Ryuju HINO: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 26, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
    9. "Ryuju HINO: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 19, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
    10. "Ryuju HINO: 2010/2011". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on February 16, 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
    11. "Competition Results: Ryuju HINO". International Skating Union.
    12. "2007 Asian Trophy". Melanie L. Hoyt. Retrieved September 4, 2011.
    13. "Gardena Spring Trophy 2008". Retrieved September 4, 2011.
    14. "13th Mladost Trophy – Junior and Novice". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 2, 2011. Retrieved September 4, 2011.
    15. "|Japan Skating Federation Official Results & Data Site|". www.jsfresults.com. Retrieved 2020-09-07.

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