Ryuju Hino
Hino at the 2012–13 JGP Final
Born	(1995-02-12) 12 February 1995 (age 29) Tokyo, Japan
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Figure skating career
Country	Japan
Coach	Miho Kawaume Yoriko Naruse
Skating club	Chukyo University
Began skating	2001
Retired	December 26, 2020
Medal record Representing  Japan Figure skating: Men's singles Junior Grand Prix Final 2012–13 Sochi Men's singles

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.

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

Competitive highlights

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