Shingo Nishiyama
Nishiyama at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics
Native name西山 真瑚
Born (2002-01-24) January 24, 2002 (age 22)
Tokyo, Japan
HometownTokyo
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Figure skating career
Country Japan
PartnerAzusa Tanaka
CoachRomain Haguenauer, Marie-France Dubreuil, Patrice Lauzon
Skating clubOrientalBio
Began skating2008
Medal record
Figure skating: Ice dance
Representing  Japan
Representing Mixed-NOCs
Winter Youth Olympics
Gold medal – first place 2020 Lausanne Team

Shingo Nishiyama (西山 真瑚, Nishiyama Shingo, born January 24, 2002) is a Japanese ice dancer. With his skating partner, Ayumi Takanami, he is the 2022 Japanese national bronze medalist. With his former skating partner, Utana Yoshida, he is a two-time Japanese national junior ice dance champion (2020, 2021) 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 the fall of 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 Ayumi Takanami.[12]

2021–2022 season

Takanami/Nishiyama made their competitive debut at the 2021–22 Japan Championships, winning the bronze medal.[13]

2022–2023 season

Nishiyama competed in the men's singles during the 2022-23 season but will be aiming for the Olympics in ice dance starting in the 2023-24 season.

On 6 May 2023, Nishiyama announced that he and former Japanese single skater Azusa Tanaka were a new ice dance team and would be training at the Ice Academy of Montreal in Montreal, Canada.[14]

Programs

With Tanaka

Season Rhythm dance Free dance Exhibition
2023–2024

Super Mario:

Giselle:

With Yoshida

Yoshida/Nishiyama at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics
Season Rhythm dance Free dance Exhibition
2020–2021
[15]
  • Hip Hip Chin Chin
2019–2020
[16]

Men's singles


Season Short program Free skating
2022–2023
2021–2022
2020–2021
2019–2020
2018–2019
2017–2018
[1]
2016–2017
[1]
2015–2016
[1]

Competitive highlights

JGP: Junior Grand Prix

Ice dance with Tanaka

International
Event 23–24
Four Continents TBD
CS Golden Spin 9th
National[17]
Japan 2nd
Japan Western Sect. 2nd
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew

Ice dance with Takanami

National
Event 21–22
Japan Champ. 3rd
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew

Ice dance with Yoshida

International: Junior[18]
Event 19–20 20–21
Junior Worlds 12th
Youth Olympics 6th
JGP Italy 6th
JGP United States 6th
Bavarian Open 6th
National[18]
Japan Junior Champ. 1st 1st
Western Sect 1st J 1st J
Team events
Youth Olympics 1st T
1st P
T = Team result; P = Personal result.
Medals awarded for team result only.
Levels: J = Junior

Men's singles

National[19]
Event 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19 19–20 20–21 21–22 22–23
Japan Champ. 16th
Japan Junior 25th 17th 16th 9th 9th
Japan Novice 2nd B 1st B 3rd A 4th A
Eastern Sect. 5th J 1st J 5th J 5th J 4th
Tokyo Reg. 1st B 1st B 1st A 1st A 3rd J 3rd J 1st J 2nd J 3rd
Levels: A = Novice A; B = Novice B; J = Junior

Detailed results

With Tanaka

2023–24 season
Date Event RD FD Total
January 30-February 4, 2024 2024 Four Continents Championships


TBD
December 20–24, 2023 2023–24 Japan Championships 1
71.08 		3
105.35 		2
176.43
December 6–9, 2023 2023 CS Golden Spin 10
61.86 		9
96.83 		9
158.69

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

  1. ^ a b c d e f Kuryu, Atsuko (April 14, 2018). "Shingo Nishiyama thrives at the Cricket Club". Absolute Skating.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "Japan's ice dancers Nishiyama and Yoshida inspired by club-mate Hanyu". International Olympic Committee. January 14, 2020.
  6. ^ "ISU World Junior Figure Skating Championships 2020" (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan Skating Federation. December 22, 2019.
  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.
  8. ^ "Russian ice dancers live up to golden expectations". International Olympic Committee. January 13, 2020.
  9. ^ a b Barker, Philip (January 15, 2020). "Team Courage wrap up Lausanne 2020 figure skating in style". Inside the Games.
  10. ^ "ISU World Junior Figure Skating Championships Results – Junior Ice dance". International Skating Union.
  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). Archived from the original on 2021-12-25.
  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.
  13. ^ Slater, Paula (December 25, 2021). "Komatsubara and Komatsubara defend Japanese National title". Golden Skate.
  14. ^ Shingo Nishiyama [@shinnnnn_gooo] (May 6, 2023). "この度、田中梓沙と西山真瑚はアイスダンスチームを結成することになりました！モントリオールのアイスアカデミーモントリオールで練習できることとても嬉しいです！行ってきます！" [Azusa Tanaka and Shingo Nishiyama will form an ice dance team! I am very happy to be able to practice at Ice Academy Montreal in Montreal! Let's go!] (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  15. ^ "2020 Dreams on Ice" (in Japanese). TBS. September 13, 2020.
  16. ^ "Utana YOSHIDA / Shingo NISHIYAMA". International Skating Union.
  17. ^ "JPN-Azusa TANAKA/Shingo NISHIYAMA". Skating Scores.
  18. ^ a b "Utana YOSHIDA / Shingo NISHIYAMA: Competition Results". International Skating Union.
  19. ^ "Shingo Nishiyama". Stats on Ice.

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Youth Olympic champions in figure skating – team trophy
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