Yuto Kishina

Yuto Kishina
Yuto Kishina
Personal information
Native name	木科雄登
Country represented	Japan
Born	October 15, 2001 (age 20); Asakuchi, Japan
Home town	Asakuchi, Okayama
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in)
Coach	Mie Hamada; Yamoto Tamura; Takashi Mura
Former coach	Chie Mura; Hayato Miyazaki
Choreographer	Cathy Reed; Ernest Martinez
Skating club	Kansai University
Former skating club	Konkou Gakuen Asakuchi
Training locations	Takatsuki, Osaka, Japan
Began skating	2007
ISU personal best scores
Combined total	191.80; 2018 JGP Lithuania
Short program	68.98; 2018 JGP Lithuania
Free skate	122.82; 2018 JGP Lithuania

Yuto Kishina (born October 15, 2001) is a Japanese figure skater. He is the 2020 Bavarian Open bronze medalist.^[1]

Early life[]

Yuto Kishina was born on October 15, 2001 in Asakuchi, Okayama, Japan. He began skating in 2007.^[1]

Career[]

2018–19 season: First JGP medal[]

Kishina opened his season in September 2018 at the Junior Grand Prix event in Lithuania, where he earned a bronze medal.^[2] He then placed ninth at his second event in Armenia.

2020–21 season[]

Kishina was assigned to compete at the 2020 NHK Trophy.

Programs[]

Season	Short program	Free skating
2020−2021	Michelangelo 70 by Astor Piazzolla choreo. by Cathy Reed	Rhapsody in Blue by George Gershwin choreo. by Ernest Martinez
2019−2020	Ameksa by Taalbi Brothers choreo. by Cathy Reed	Interview with the Vampire choreo. by Tom Dickson
2018–2019 ^[1]	Ameksa by Taalbi Brothers choreo. by Cathy Reed	The Untouchables (soundtrack) by Ennio Morricone choreo. by Cathy Reed

Competitive highlights[]

GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International^[3]^[4]
Event	11–12	12–13	13–14	14–15	15–16	16–17	17–18	18–19	19–20	20–21	21–22
GP NHK Trophy										7th
Bavarian Open								4th	3rd
International: Junior and lower levels
JGP Armenia								9th
JGP Australia							5th
JGP Japan						9th
JGP Latvia							7th
JGP Lithuania								3rd
JGP Spain					12th
Asian Open						6th	4th
Challenge Cup							2nd
Printemps						1st
Triglav Trophy				1st N
National^[5]
Japan						16th	19th	8th	14th	21st	29th
Japan Junior				24th	11th	4th	5th	4th	6th	4th
Japan Novice	9th B	4th B	4th A	3rd A
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew Levels: N = Novice, J = Junior

Detailed results[]

ISU personal bests highlighted in bold.

2020–21 season
Date	Event	Level	SP	FS	Total
December 23–27, 2020	2020–21 Japan Championships	Senior	22 61.38	19 112.92	21 174.30
November 27–29, 2020	2020 NHK Trophy	Senior	5 74.44	8 124.90	7 199.34
November 21–23, 2020	2020–21 Japan Junior Championships	Junior	3 73.85	5 127.88	4 201.73
2019–20 season
Date	Event	Level	SP	FS	Total
February 3–9, 2020	2020 Bavarian Open	Senior	3 72.08	5 129.72	3 201.80
December 18–22, 2019	2019–20 Japan Championships	Senior	8 77.15	18 121.62	14 198.77
November 15–17, 2019	2019–20 Japan Junior Championships	Junior	2 74.29	12 109.28	6 183.57
2018–19 season
Date	Event	Level	SP	FS	Total
February 5–10, 2019	2019 Bavarian Open	Senior	7 59.92	3 125.96	4 185.88
December 20–24, 2018	2018–19 Japan Championships	Senior	8 72.96	7 141.39	8 214.35
November 23–25, 2018	2018–19 Japan Junior Championships	Junior	3 74.26	6 124.58	4 198.84
October 10–13, 2018	2018 JGP Armenia	Junior	5 67.04	9 108.76	9 175.80
September 5–9, 2018	2018 JGP Lithuania	Junior	3 68.98	4 122.82	3 191.80
2017–18 season
Date	Event	Level	SP	FS	Total
February 22–25, 2018	2018 Challenge Cup	Junior	2 54.88	2 114.47	2 169.35
December 20–24, 2017	2017–18 Japan Championships	Senior	23 56.16	18 117.97	19 174.13
November 24–26, 2017	2017–18 Japan Junior Championships	Junior	6 61.35	4 123.59	5 184.94
September 6–9, 2017	2017 JGP Latvia	Junior	12 54.93	7 111.11	7 166.04
August 23–26, 2017	2017 JGP Australia	Junior	6 59.99	4 122.49	5 182.48
August 2–5, 2017	2017 Asian Open Trophy	Junior	4 47.93	4 98.25	4 146.18
2016–17 season
Date	Event	Level	SP	FS	Total
March 10–12, 2017	2017 Coupe du Printemps	Junior	1 61.74	1 111.06	1 172.80
December 22–25, 2016	2016–17 Japan Championships	Senior	17 58.43	15 117.51	16 175.94
November 18–20, 2016	2016–17 Japan Junior Championships	Junior	5 58.76	4 112.49	4 181.25
September 8–11, 2016	2016 JGP Japan	Junior	7 61.67	10 112.99	9 174.66
August 4–7, 2016	2016 Asian Open Trophy	Junior	4 59.55	6 92.05	6 151.60
2015–16 season
Date	Event	Level	SP	FS	Total
November 21–23, 2015	2015–16 Japan Junior Championships	Junior	16 47.98	10 103.57	11 151.55
Sept. 20 – Oct. 3, 2015	2015 JGP Spain	Junior	11 51.25	12 98.56	12 149.81
2014–15 season
Date	Event	Level	SP	FS	Total
November 22–24, 2014	2014–15 Japan Junior Championships	Junior	22 46.38	23 77.15	24 123.53

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c "Biography". www.isuresults.com. Retrieved 2019-04-17.
^ Gallagher, Jack (2018-09-11). "Yuto Kishina battles hard to earn first JGP medal of career". The Japan Times Online. ISSN 0447-5763. Retrieved 2019-12-21.
^ "Competition Results". www.isuresults.com. Retrieved 2019-04-17.
^ "Stats on Ice – Yuto Kishina". www.statsonice.com. Retrieved 2019-04-17.
^ "Japan Skating Federation Official Results & Data Site". www.jsfresults.com. Retrieved 2020-05-10.

[:0-1] "Biography". www.isuresults.com. Retrieved 2019-04-17.

[2] Gallagher, Jack (2018-09-11). "Yuto Kishina battles hard to earn first JGP medal of career". The Japan Times Online. ISSN 0447-5763. Retrieved 2019-12-21.

[3] "Competition Results". www.isuresults.com. Retrieved 2019-04-17.

[4] "Stats on Ice – Yuto Kishina". www.statsonice.com. Retrieved 2019-04-17.

[5] "Japan Skating Federation Official Results & Data Site". www.jsfresults.com. Retrieved 2020-05-10.

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