Koshiro Shimada
Shimada at the 2019 Skate America
Native name島田 高志郎
Born (2001-09-11) September 11, 2001 (age 22)
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 place 2018–19 Vancouver Men's singles

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.

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]

The week before competing at the 2023 Grand Prix de France, Shimada twisted his ankle in practice. He ultimately placed tenth at the event, and said he hoped his ankle would be healed in time for his second Grand Prix event.[11] He went on to finish sixth at the 2023 Grand Prix of Espoo.[12]

Programs

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2023–2024
[13]
2022–2023
[14]
2021–2022
[15]
2020–2021
[16][17]
2019–2020
[18]
2018–2019
[19]
2017–2018
[20]

Pina (soundtrack)

2016–2017
[21]

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 Continents 11th
GP Finland 6th
GP France C 10th
GP NHK Trophy
GP Skate America 10th 9th
GP Wilson Trophy 4th
CS Lombardia 2nd
CS Nebelhorn 2nd 3rd
CS Warsaw Cup 5th
Bavarian Open 1st
Printemps 2nd
International: Junior[4]
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
National[22]
Japan 11th 7th 5th 10th 8th 10th 2nd 11th
Japan Junior 4th 2nd WD 3rd
Western Sect. 5th J 7th J
Eastern Sect. 3rd J 1st
Chu-Shikoku-Kyushu Reg. 1st J
Tokyo Reg. 1st
Team events
Japan Open 2nd 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 Trophy 1st
Egna Trophy 2nd
National
Japan Junior 17th 16th
Japan Novice 12th B 2nd B 1st A 2nd A
Chu-Shikoku-Kyushu Reg. 4th B 1st B 2nd A 2nd 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
December 20–24, 2023 2023–24 Japan Championships 11
76.57 		12
139.40 		11
215.97
November 17–19, 2023 2023 Grand Prix of Espoo 4
77.81 		6
140.63 		6
218.44
November 3–5, 2023 2023 Grand Prix de France 8
79.30 		11
137.88 		10
217.18
October 7, 2023 2023 Japan Open — 3
164.26 		1T
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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