Ryo Shibata
Ryo Shibata | |
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Full name | Ryo Shibata |
Born | Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan | February 24, 1987
Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) |
Figure skating career | |
Country | Japan |
Partner | Narumi Takahashi |
Skating club | Meiji University Club |
Began skating | 1998 |
Japanese name | |
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Kanji | 柴田嶺 |
Kana | しばた りょう |
Ryo Shibata (柴田 嶺, Shibata Ryō, born February 24, 1987) is a Japanese competitive figure skater. He currently competes in pair skating with Narumi Takahashi.
Career
Competing in men's singles, Shibata won two gold medals on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series and qualified to two ISU Junior Grand Prix Finals. He appeared at the 2003 and 2006 World Junior Championships, finishing 12th both times, and at three senior Grand Prix events.[1] He retired in 2010.[2]
On May 18, 2016, it was announced that Shibata had formed a pair skating partnership with Narumi Takahashi and that they would train in Chicago.[3]
The Japanese media called Shibata "the Japanese Johnny Weir".[4] He was able to perform a Biellmann spin in competition.
Programs
Season | Short program | Free skating |
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2007–08 [5] |
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2006–07 [6] |
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2005–06 [7] |
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2004–05 [8] |
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2002–03 [9] |
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Competitive highlights
GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
Pairs with Takahashi
International | ||
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Event | 2016–17 | 2017–18 |
Asian Games | 6th | |
Asian Trophy | 3rd | |
National | ||
Japan Championships | 4th | 2nd |
Men's singles
International[1] | |||||||||||
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Event | 99–00 | 00–01 | 01–02 | 02–03 | 03–04 | 04–05 | 05–06 | 06–07 | 07–08 | 08–09 | 09–10 |
GP Cup of China | 10th | 12th | |||||||||
GP Cup of Russia | 12th | ||||||||||
Challenge Cup | 5th | ||||||||||
International: Junior[1] | |||||||||||
Junior Worlds | 12th | 12th | |||||||||
JGP Final | 4th | 7th | |||||||||
JGP Andorra | 1st | ||||||||||
JGP Croatia | 3rd | ||||||||||
JGP Czech Rep. | 14th | ||||||||||
JGP France | 4th | ||||||||||
JGP Italy | 12th | ||||||||||
JGP Romania | 1st | ||||||||||
JGP Serbia | 4th | ||||||||||
National[1][10] | |||||||||||
Japan Champ. | 5th | 11th | 7th | 8th | 16th | 15th | |||||
Japan Junior | 6th | 1st | 6th | 3rd | |||||||
Japan Novice | 3rd A | ||||||||||
J = Junior level |
References
- ^ a b c d "Competition Results: Ryo SHIBATA". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 13, 2012.
- ^ "International Figure Skating". International Figure Skating Facebook. 18 May 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
- ^ "International Figure Skating". International Figure Skating Facebook. 18 May 2016. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
- ^ "Questions & answers". Official website of Johnny Weir. November 2006. Archived from the original on May 11, 2009.
- ^ "Ryo SHIBATA: 2007/2008". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 11, 2008.
- ^ "Ryo SHIBATA: 2006/2007". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 17, 2007.
- ^ "Ryo SHIBATA: 2005/2006". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 22, 2006.
- ^ "Ryo SHIBATA: 2004/2005". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 5, 2005.
- ^ "Ryo SHIBATA: 2002/2003". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on July 27, 2003.
- ^ "|Japan Skating Federation Official Results & Data Site|". www.jsfresults.com. Retrieved 2020-05-18.
External links
Media related to Ryo Shibata at Wikimedia Commons