Koshiro Shimada

Koshiro Shimada
Koshiro Shimada
Personal information
Native name	島田高志郎
Country represented	Japan
Born	September 11, 2001 (age 20); Matsuyama, Japan
Home town	Champéry, Switzerland
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Coach	Stéphane Lambiel; Robert Dierking; Anna Bernauer
Former coach	Kotoe Nagasawa
Choreographer	Kenji Miyamoto; Stéphane Lambiel
Former choreographer	Nikolai Morozov; Misao Sato; Sarah Dolan
Skating club	Kinoshita Group Tokyo
Former skating club	Shujitsu Gakuen Okayama
Training locations	Champéry, Switzerland ; Okayama, Japan
Began skating	2008
ISU personal best scores
Combined total	220.45; 2018 JGP Austria
Short program	75.98; 2019 NHK Trophy
Free skate	145.67; 2018 JGP Austria
show Medal record
Representing Japan
Figure skating: Men's singles
Junior Grand Prix Final

Koshiro Shimada (島田高志郎, Shimada Kōshirō, born September 11, 2001) is a Japanese figure skater. He is the 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.

Personal life[]

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

Career[]

Shimada began learning to skate as a six-year-old. He moved to Okayama with his mother to advance his training.^[2]

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.

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.

In 2017, Shimada started training with Stéphane Lambiel in Champéry, Switzerland.^[3]

Programs[]

Season	Short program	Free skating	Exhibition
2020–2021 ^[4]	Fire Dance (from Illumination) by Jennifer Thomas choreo. by Kenji Miyamoto	Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini by Sergei Rachmaninoff choreo. by Stéphane Lambiel	I Will Remain by Matthew and the Atlas choreo. by Stéphane Lambiel
2019–2020 ^[5]	Stay by Cynthia Erivo and Oliver Tompsett choreo. by Sarah Dolan	The Artist (soundtrack) The Artist Ouverture George Valentin Comme Une Rosee de Larmes Peppy and George by Ludovic Bource choreo. by Stéphane Lambiel	I Want to Break Free by Queen
2018–2019 ^[6]	Adios by Benjamin Clementine choreo. by Stéphane Lambiel	Winter in Buenos Aires by Ástor Piazzolla choreo. by Stéphane Lambiel	She performed by Elvis Costello
2017–2018 ^[7]	Pina (soundtrack) Rooftop by Thomas Hanreich Lillies of the Valley by Jun Miyake All Names by Jun Miyake choreo. by Stéphane Lambiel	Charms (from W.E.) by Abel Korzeniowski Forbidden Love (from Romeo & Juliet (2013 film)) by Abel Korzeniowski Found by Kerry Muzzey choreo. by Nikolai Morozov
2016–2017 ^[8]	Art on Ice by Edvin Marton choreo. by Misao Sato	Romeo + Juliet (soundtrack) O Verona by Craig Armstrong Kissing You by Des'ree O Verona by Craig Armstrong choreo. by Kenji Miyamoto

Competitive highlights[]

JGP: Junior Grand Prix; GP: Grand Prix

International
Event	11–12	12–13	13–14	14–15	15–16	16–17	17–18	18–19	19–20	20–21
GP France										C
GP NHK Trophy									9th
GP Skate America									10th
CS Nebelhorn									2nd
Bavarian Open								1st
International: Junior^[9]
Junior Worlds						14th		9th
Youth Olympics					6th
JGP Final								3rd
JGP Austria								2nd
JGP Croatia					5th		5th
JGP Estonia						4th
JGP France						3rd
JGP Poland							7th
JGP Slovakia					7th
JGP Slovenia								3rd
Asian Trophy						1st J
National^[10]
Japan					11th	7th		5th	10th	8th
Japan Junior			17th	16th	4th	2nd	WD	3rd
Japan Novice	12th B	2nd B	1st A	2nd A
Team event
Japan Open									2nd T 4th P
Levels: A = Novice-A; B = Novice-B; J = Junior WD = Withdrew; TBD = Assigned; C = Event Cancelled T = Team result; P = Personal result. Medals awarded for team result only

Detailed results[]

Senior level[]

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.

Date	Event	Level	SP	FS	Total
2018–19 season
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

References[]

^ "【フィギュアスケーターのオアシス♪KENJIの部屋】島田高志郎選手エピソード1". J Sports. September 5, 2016.
^ 前田, 大輔 (February 21, 2016). "高橋・町田の表現力に憧れて　フィギュア・島田高志郎". Asahi Shimbun.
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^ "Koshiro SHIMADA: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on February 12, 2019.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ "Koshiro SHIMADA: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 27, 2017.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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[JS160905-1] "【フィギュアスケーターのオアシス♪KENJIの部屋】島田高志郎選手エピソード1". J Sports. September 5, 2016.

[AS160221-2] 前田, 大輔 (February 21, 2016). "高橋・町田の表現力に憧れて　フィギュア・島田高志郎". Asahi Shimbun.

[shimadalambiel-3] "ステファン・ランビエール★ イケメン過ぎるコーチとして世界中が注目！【フィギュアスケート男子】". Nonno. Nonno. Retrieved 24 November 2019.

[GS-072720-4] Flade, Tatjana (July 27, 2020). "Japan's Shimada feels stronger after tough senior debut season". Golden Skate.

[ISU-1920-5] "Koshiro SHIMADA: 2019/2020". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 19, 2019.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

[ISU-1819-6] "Koshiro SHIMADA: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on February 12, 2019.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

[ISU-1718-7] "Koshiro SHIMADA: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 27, 2017.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

[ISU-1617-8] "Koshiro SHIMADA: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 9, 2017.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

[ISU-KS-9] "Competition Results: Koshiro SHIMADA". International Skating Union.

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