Shingo Nishiyama

Shingo Nishiyama
Shingo Nishiyama
	Nishiyama at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics
Personal information
Native name	西山真瑚
Country represented	Japan
Born	January 24, 2002 (age 19); Tokyo, Japan
Home town	Tokyo
Residence	Novi, Michigan, Unied States
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Partner
Former partner	Utana Yoshida
Coach	Igor Shpilband
Former coach	Andrew Hallam; Tracy Wilson; Joey Russell; Rie Arikawa; Brian Orser; Ghislain Briand; Yutaka Higuchi; Masahiro Kawagoe
Choreographer	Aaron Lowe; Megan Wing; Romain Haguenauer
Former choreographer	David Wilson; Kenji Miyamoto; Masahiro Kawagoe; Noriko Sato
Skating club	Waseda University; Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club
Former skating club	Meguro Nihon University High School
Training locations	Novi, Michigan; Tokyo, Japan
Former training locations	Toronto, Canada
Began skating	2008
ISU personal best scores
Combined total	149.61; 2020 Junior Worlds
Short dance	56.43; 2019 JGP United States
Free dance	99.21; 2020 Winter Youth Olympics
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Figure skating: Ice dance
Representing Japan
Representing Mixed-NOCs
Winter Youth Olympics

Shingo Nishiyama (西山真瑚, Nishiyama Shingo, born January 24, 2002) is a Japanese ice dancer who currently competes with . With his former skating partner, Utana Yoshida, he is a two-time Japanese national junior ice dance champion (2019, 2020) and a 2020 Winter Youth Olympics champion in the team event.

Personal life[]

Shingo Nishiyama was born on January 24, 2002 in Tokyo, Japan. He has an older sister. Nishiyama's favorite subjects in school are Japanese history and world history.^[1] He attended Hinode Gakuen, a correspondence school recommended by fellow Japanese ice dancer Aru Tateno.^[1] Nishiyama was accepted into Waseda University's School of Human Sciences to study sports education and psychology, as he wants to become a skating coach.^[2]^[3] He is related to Japanese ballerina Akane Takada through his mother's side and has worked with her on improving body movement.^[4]^[2]

Nishiyama has admired Yuzuru Hanyu since he was in elementary school.^[3]

Career[]

Early career[]

Nishiyama began skating in 2008 at the age of six, at the suggestion of his first coach Masahiro Kawagoe, who saw him attending a lesson at Citizens' Plaza in Shinjuku, Tokyo.^[1]^[3] He previously trained with Yutaka Higuchi in Tokyo, and qualified to compete at the Japan Championships each year. He was invited to skate in the gala at the 2013 World Team Trophy as the Japanese national novice champion in the same season.

Nishiyama moved to Canada alone at age 14 to train with Brian Orser, Tracy Wilson, and Ghislain Briand at the Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club, despite not knowing the language.^[5] After he suffered a hip injury in the fall of 2018 and was unable to practice jumps, another coach at the club, Andrew Hallam, suggested that he consider switching to ice dance.^[4] Despite Nishiyama's initial reluctance to switch disciplines, he drew inspiration from Japanese sprinter Dai Tamesue's book to adjust his mindset.^[3]

Nishiyama teamed up with Utana Yoshida in early 2019 after a tryout arranged by the Japan Skating Federation in fall 2018, and she moved to train with him and his coaches at the Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club in Canada in February 2019.^[4] He continues to train singles simultaneously with ice dance.

2019–2020 season[]

In their first season as a partnership, Yoshida/Nishiyama placed sixth at both 2019 JGP United States and 2019 JGP Italy. They then won gold at the Western Sectional and advanced to the 2019–20 Japan Junior Championships, where they again won gold, ahead of Ayumi Takanami / Yoshimitsu Ikeda. As a result, Yoshida/Nishiyama were assigned to the 2020 World Junior Championships and the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics.^[6]^[7] They were invited to skate in the gala at the 2019 NHK Trophy as junior national champion.

At the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics, Yoshida / Nishiyama placed sixth in the ice dance event with a new personal best, following a sixth-place rhythm dance and a fourth-place free dance.^[8] They were chosen by draw to be part of Team Courage for the mixed-NOC team event, alongside singles' skaters Arlet Levandi of Estonia and Ksenia Sinitsyna of Russia and pairs team Alina Butaeva / Luka Berulava of Georgia.^[9] Yoshida/Nishiyama won the free dance portion of the team event, ahead of both the silver and bronze medalists from the individual ice dance event, to help Team Courage win the gold medal.^[9]

Yoshida/Nishiyama set a goal of being in the top ten at the 2020 World Junior Championships.^[4] They placed twelfth in Tallinn.^[10]

2020–2021 season[]

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Junior Grand Prix, where Yoshida/Nishiyama would have competed, was cancelled. In November, they won their second consecutive junior national title at the 2020–21 Japan Junior Championships.

Yoshida/Nishiyama announced their split in January 2021.^[11] Nishiyama indicated that he would continue in ice dance, rather than returning to singles. In March 2021, he announced his new partnership with fellow Waseda University skater .^[12]

Programs[]

With Yoshida[]

Yoshida/Nishiyama at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics

Season	Rhythm dance	Free dance	Exhibition
2020–2021 ^[13]	Charleston: One Foxtrot: I Can Do That Foxtrot: Medley (from A Chorus Line) by Marvin Hamlisch choreo. by Aaron Lowe, Megan Wing	Entree of Basil Pas de Deux (from Don Quixote) by Léon Minkus choreo. by Romain Haguenauer	Hip Hip Chin Chin Charleston: One Foxtrot: I Can Do That Foxtrot: Medley (from A Chorus Line) by Marvin Hamlisch choreo. by Aaron Lowe, Megan Wing
2019–2020 ^[14]

Men's singles[]

Season	Short program	Free skating
2020–2021	That's Life by Frank Sinatra choreo. by Joey Russell, Shingo Nishiyama	East of Eden choreo. by David Wilson
2019–2020	Friend Like Me (from Aladdin) performed by Robin Williams choreo. by Joey Russell	East of Eden choreo. by David Wilson
2018–2019	El Choclo by Ángel Villoldo choreo. by Joey Russell	East of Eden choreo. by David Wilson
2017–2018 ^[1]	Por una Cabeza by Carlos Gardel	Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini by Sergei Rachmaninoff choreo. by David Wilson
2016–2017 ^[1]		The Artist by Ludovic Bource choreo. by Kenji Miyamoto
2015–2016 ^[1]		The Artist by Ludovic Bource choreo. by Kenji Miyamoto

Competitive highlights[]

JGP: Junior Grand Prix

With Yoshida[]

International: Junior^[15]
Event	19–20	20–21
Junior Worlds	12th
Youth Olympics	6th
JGP Italy	6th
JGP United States	6th
Bavarian Open	6th
National^[15]
Japan Junior Champ.	1st	1st
Team events
Youth Olympics	1st T 1st P
T = Team result; P = Personal result. Medals awarded for team result only.

Men's singles[]

National^[16]
Event	11–12	12–13	13–14	14–15	15–16	16–17	17–18	18–19	19–20
Japan Junior				25th	17th	16th	9th		9th
Japan Novice	2nd B	1st B	3rd A	4th A

Detailed results[]

With Yoshida[]

Junior results[]

Yoshida / Nishiyama at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics

Yoshida/Nishiyama at the 2019 JGP United States

2020–21 season
Date	Event	RD	FD	Total
November 21–23, 2020	2020–21 Japan Junior Championships	1 58.74	1 91.06	1 149.80
Oct. 30 – Nov. 1, 2020	2020–21 Japan Western Sectional	1 58.83	1 88.12	1 146.95
2019–20 season
Date	Event	RD	FD	Total
March 2–8, 2020	2020 World Junior Championships	13 56.05	8 93.56	12 149.61
February 3–9, 2020	2020 Bavarian Open	6 56.36	6 86.32	6 142.68
January 10–15, 2020	2020 Winter Youth Olympics – Team	–	1 99.31	1T/1P
January 10–15, 2020	2020 Winter Youth Olympics	6 56.38	4 92.32	6 148.70
November 15–17, 2019	2019–20 Japan Junior Championships	1 57.49	1 90.06	1 147.55
November 1–4, 2019	2019–20 Japan Western Sectional	1 59.06	1 91.30	1 150.36
October 2–5, 2019	2019 JGP Italy	7 54.92	6 85.48	6 140.40
August 28–31, 2019	2019 JGP United States	6 56.43	5 83.32	6 139.75

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Kuryu, Atsuko (April 14, 2018). "Shingo Nishiyama thrives at the Cricket Club". Absolute Skating.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Yokoi, Hiromi (January 16, 2020). "ユース五輪で金…アイスダンス西山真瑚は17歳でカナダ一人暮らし" [Gold at the Youth Olympics ... ice dancer Shingo Nishiyama lives alone in Canada at the age of 17] (in Japanese). Kobunsha. Archived from the original on March 2, 2020.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d Asano, Yumi (May 13, 2020). "フィギュアのアイスダンス界に新星、羽生結弦に憧れる早稲田大・西山真瑚" [Waseda University's rising ice dance star who admires Yuzuru Hanyu: Shingo Nishiyama] (in Japanese). 4years.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d Tamura, Akiko (September 6, 2019). "日本のアイスダンス界に新星！ 15歳吉田唄菜＆17歳西山真瑚。" [A rising star in the Japanese ice dance world! 15-year-old Utana Yoshida & 17-year-old Shingo Nishiyama.] (in Japanese). Number.
^ "Japan's ice dancers Nishiyama and Yoshida inspired by club-mate Hanyu". International Olympic Committee. January 14, 2020.
^ "ISU World Junior Figure Skating Championships 2020" (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan Skating Federation. December 22, 2019.
^ "2019/20 フィギュアスケート国際競技会派遣選手" [2019/20 Figure Skating International Competition Dispatched Athletes] (in Japanese). Japan Skating Federation. November 18, 2019.
^ "Russian ice dancers live up to golden expectations". International Olympic Committee. January 13, 2020.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Barker, Philip (January 15, 2020). "Team Courage wrap up Lausanne 2020 figure skating in style". Inside the Games.
^ "ISU World Junior Figure Skating Championships Results – Junior Ice dance". International Skating Union.
^ Nishiyama, Shingo (January 18, 2021). "Thank you for supporting Utana and me. Today, there is an important announcement. Utana and I decided to separate into our own pathways" (Instagram).
^ Nishiyama, Shingo [@shinnnnn_gooo] (March 14, 2021). "この度、高浪歩未と西山真瑚はアイスダンスカップルを結成することになりました。" [This time, Ayumi Takanami and Shingo Nishiyama will form an ice dance couple.] (Tweet) – via Twitter.
^ "2020 Dreams on Ice" (in Japanese). TBS. September 13, 2020.
^ "Utana YOSHIDA / Shingo NISHIYAMA". International Skating Union.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Utana YOSHIDA / Shingo NISHIYAMA: Competition Results". International Skating Union.
^ "Shingo Nishiyama". Stats on Ice.

External links[]

Utana Yoshida / Shingo Nishiyama at the International Skating Union
Shingo Nishiyama at the International Skating Union

[AS-041418-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Kuryu, Atsuko (April 14, 2018). "Shingo Nishiyama thrives at the Cricket Club". Absolute Skating.

[SF-011620-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b Yokoi, Hiromi (January 16, 2020). "ユース五輪で金…アイスダンス西山真瑚は17歳でカナダ一人暮らし" [Gold at the Youth Olympics ... ice dancer Shingo Nishiyama lives alone in Canada at the age of 17] (in Japanese). Kobunsha. Archived from the original on March 2, 2020.

[4Y-051320-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d Asano, Yumi (May 13, 2020). "フィギュアのアイスダンス界に新星、羽生結弦に憧れる早稲田大・西山真瑚" [Waseda University's rising ice dance star who admires Yuzuru Hanyu: Shingo Nishiyama] (in Japanese). 4years.

[NW-090619-4] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d Tamura, Akiko (September 6, 2019). "日本のアイスダンス界に新星！ 15歳吉田唄菜＆17歳西山真瑚。" [A rising star in the Japanese ice dance world! 15-year-old Utana Yoshida & 17-year-old Shingo Nishiyama.] (in Japanese). Number.

[IOC-011420-5] "Japan's ice dancers Nishiyama and Yoshida inspired by club-mate Hanyu". International Olympic Committee. January 14, 2020.

[JSF-WJC20-6] "ISU World Junior Figure Skating Championships 2020" (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan Skating Federation. December 22, 2019.

[JSF-YOG20-7] "2019/20 フィギュアスケート国際競技会派遣選手" [2019/20 Figure Skating International Competition Dispatched Athletes] (in Japanese). Japan Skating Federation. November 18, 2019.

[IOC-011320-8] "Russian ice dancers live up to golden expectations". International Olympic Committee. January 13, 2020.

[IG-011520-9] Jump up to: ^a ^b Barker, Philip (January 15, 2020). "Team Courage wrap up Lausanne 2020 figure skating in style". Inside the Games.

[2020WJC-10] "ISU World Junior Figure Skating Championships Results – Junior Ice dance". International Skating Union.

[split-11] Nishiyama, Shingo (January 18, 2021). "Thank you for supporting Utana and me. Today, there is an important announcement. Utana and I decided to separate into our own pathways" (Instagram).

[takanami-nishiyama-12] Nishiyama, Shingo [@shinnnnn_gooo] (March 14, 2021). "この度、高浪歩未と西山真瑚はアイスダンスカップルを結成することになりました。" [This time, Ayumi Takanami and Shingo Nishiyama will form an ice dance couple.] (Tweet) – via Twitter.

[DOI-2021-13] "2020 Dreams on Ice" (in Japanese). TBS. September 13, 2020.

[ISU-1920-14] "Utana YOSHIDA / Shingo NISHIYAMA". International Skating Union.

[ISU-UYSN-15] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Utana YOSHIDA / Shingo NISHIYAMA: Competition Results". International Skating Union.

[SOI-SN-16] "Shingo Nishiyama". Stats on Ice.

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show v t Youth Olympic champions in figure skating – team trophy
2012: Shoma Uno (JPN) / (USA) / Eugenia Tkachenka (BLR) / Yuri Hulitski (BLR) (MIX) : Dmitri Aliev (RUS) / Li Xiangning (CHN) / (USA) / (USA) / Anastasia Skoptcova (RUS) / Kirill Aleshin (RUS) (MIX) 2020: (EST) / Ksenia Sinitsyna (RUS) / Alina Butaeva (GEO) / Luka Berulava (GEO) / Utana Yoshida (JPN) / Shingo Nishiyama (JPN) (MIX)
Bold: Olympic medalists in Figure skating