Koshiro Shimada

Koshiro Shimada
Native name	島田 高志郎
Born	(2001-09-11) September 11, 2001 Matsuyama, Japan
Hometown	Champéry, Switzerland
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Figure skating career
Country	Japan
Coach	Stéphane Lambiel, Robert Dierking, Anna Bernauer
Skating club	Kinoshita Group Tokyo
Began skating	2008

Koshiro Shimada (島田 高志郎, Shimada Kōshirō, born September 11, 2001) is a Japanese figure skater. He has won three medals at the ISU Junior Grand Prix series (silver at the 2018 JGP Austria, two bronze at the 2016 JGP France & 2018 JGP Slovenia) and placed 14th at the 2017 World Junior Championships. He is the silver medalist at the 2016–17 Japan Junior national.

Personal life

Koshiro Shimada was born in Ehime Prefecture, Japan.

Career

Shimada began learning to skate as a six-year-old. He moved to Okayama with his mother to advance his training.

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.

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.

In 2017, Shimada started training with Stéphane Lambiel in Champéry, Switzerland.

Programs

Season	Short program	Free skating
2018–19	Adios by Benjamin Clementine choreo. by Stéphane Lambiel	Winter in Buenos Aires by Astor Piazzolla choreo. by Stéphane Lambiel
2017–18	Pina (soundtrack) Rooftop by Thomas Hanreich Lillies of the Valley by Jun Miyake All Names by Jun Miyake choreo. by Stéphane Lambiel	Charms (from W.E.) by Abel Korzeniowski Forbidden Love (from Romeo & Juliet (2013 film)) by Abel Korzeniowski Found by Kerry Muzzey choreo. by Nikolai Morozov
2016–2017	Art on Ice by Edvin Marton choreo. by Misao Sato	Romeo + Juliet (soundtrack) O Verona by Craig Armstrong Kissing You by Des'ree O Verona by Craig Armstrong choreo. by Kenji Miyamoto

Competitive highlights

JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International: Junior
Event	11–12	12–13	13–14	14–15	15–16	16–17	17–18	18–19
Junior Worlds						14th
Youth Olympics					6th
JGP Final								TBD
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 J
National
Japan					11th	7th
Japan Junior			17th	16th	4th	2nd	WD
Japan Novice	12th B	2nd B	1st A	2nd A
Levels: A = Novice-A; B = Novice-B; J = Junior

Detailed results

Junior level

Shimada at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics.

2018–19 season
Date	Event	Level	SP	FS	Total
October 3–6, 2018	2018 JGP Slovenia	Junior	4 73.48	5 139.47	3 212.95
August 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