Tim Koleto
Timothy Koleto | |
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Full name | Timothy Koleto |
Born | Kalispell, Montana, United States | June 17, 1991
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in) |
Figure skating career | |
Country | Japan |
Partner | Misato Komatsubara |
Coach | Marie-France Dubreuil, Patrice Lauzon, Romain Haguenauer |
Skating club | Montreal International School of Skating |
Began skating | 1998 |
Timothy Koleto (born June 17, 1991) is an American ice dancer. With his wife, Misato Komatsubara, he is the 2018 Japanese national silver medalist. Earlier in his career, he competed with Yura Min for South Korea, placing 10th at the 2014 Four Continents, and with Thea Rabe for Norway.
Personal life
Koleto was born June 17, 1991, in Kalispell, Montana.[1] He married Misato Komatsubara in January 2017 in Okayama, Japan.[2][3]
Career
Early years
Koleto began learning to skate in 1998.[1] He placed 6th in the junior men's category at the 2012 U.S. Championships. He dislocated his knee and partially tore his hamstring and lateral collateral ligament while practicing a triple Axel jump in June 2012.[4] During practice in December, he twisted his ankle and tore the tibiofibular ligament.[4]
Partnership with Min
Koleto switched to ice dancing and teamed up with Yura Min in April 2013.[5] Representing South Korea, the duo placed tenth at the 2014 Four Continents Championships and eighth at an ISU Challenger Series event, the 2014 CS Nebelhorn Trophy. They finished fifth at their last event together, the International Cup of Nice in October 2014. Igor Shpilband and Greg Zuerlein coached them in Novi, Michigan.[6]
Partnership with Rabe
Koleto had tryouts with Norway's Thea Rabe in November 2014 in Lyon, France, and the following month in Novi, Michigan.[7] They agreed to skate together for Norway. In May 2015, Rabe moved to the United States to train with Koleto.[8] Igor Shpilband, Adrienne Lenda, Fabian Bourzat, and Greg Zuerlein coached the team in Novi, Michigan.[9]
After being released by South Korea and sitting out one year, as required by the International Skating Union, Koleto became eligible to compete for Norway beginning October 20, 2015.[7] Making their international debut, Rabe/Koleto won the bronze medal at the Volvo Open Cup in November 2015. They placed 8th at the Open d'Andorra and CS Warsaw Cup. Despite qualifying to the 2016 European Championships, they decided to end their partnership a few weeks before the event.[8][10] They were Norway's first-ever ice dancing team.[7]
Partnership with Komatsubara
Koleto teamed up with Misato Komatsubara following a tryout in Milan in April 2016.[2] They decided to train together in Milan under Barbara Fusar Poli.[11] They received the bronze medal at the 2016–17 Japan Championships in December 2016.
Making their international debut for Japan, Komatsubara/Koleto placed 8th at the CS Lombardia Trophy in September 2017. They finished 10th at a Grand Prix event, the 2017 NHK Trophy. In December, the two won the silver medal at the 2017–18 Japan Championships
In March 2018 Koleto and Komatsubara announced that they had moved to Montreal to train under Marie-France Dubreuil, Patrice Lauzon and Romain Haguenauer.[12]
Programs
With Komatsubara
Season | Short dance | Free dance |
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2018–2019 [1] |
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2017–2018 [1][2] |
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With Rabe
Season | Short dance | Free dance |
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2015–2016 [9][7] |
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With Min
Season | Short dance | Free dance |
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2014–2015 [6][4] |
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2013–2014 [13] |
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Competitive highlights
GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series
With Komatsubara for Japan
International[14] | |||
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Event | 2016–17 | 2017–18 | 2018–19 |
Four Continents Champ. | 10th | ||
GP NHK Trophy | 10th | TBD | |
CS Asian Open | 3rd | ||
CS Lombardia Trophy | 8th | ||
CS U.S. Classic | 3rd | ||
National[15] | |||
Japan Champ. | 3rd | 2nd |
With Rabe for Norway
International[16] | |
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Event | 2015–16 |
CS Warsaw Cup | 8th |
Volvo Open Cup | 3rd |
Open d'Andorra | 8th |
With Min for South Korea
International[17] | ||
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Event | 2013–14 | 2014–15 |
Four Continents Champ. | 10th | |
CS Nebelhorn Trophy | 8th | |
Bavarian Open | 10th | |
Cup of Nice | 5th | |
Ukrainian Open | 9th | |
National | ||
South Korean Champ. | 1st |
Men's singles
National[18] | ||||||
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Event | 07–08 | 08–09 | 09–10 | 10–11 | 11–12 | 12–13 |
U.S. Championships | 11th N | 10th J | 6th J | |||
Midwestern Sectionals | 4th N | 3rd J | 1st J | 5th | ||
Southwestern Regionals | 5th N | 7th N | 2nd N | |||
Levels: N = Novice; J = Junior |
References
- ^ a b c d "Misato KOMATSUBARA / Timothy KOLETO: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 25, 2017.
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- ^ Harimaya, Takumi (May 27, 2017). "フィギュアスケート、小松原美里が入籍を報告 お相手はペアを組む選手". Buzzfeed Japan (in Japanese).
- ^ a b c Stevens, Ryan (October 16, 2014). "Interview With Tim Koleto". Skate Guard.
- ^ "Korean-American Pair Shine at Ice Dancing Cup". The Chosun Ilbo. November 26, 2013.
- ^ a b "Yura MIN / Timothy KOLETO: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 20, 2015.
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- ^ a b Jarlsbo, Øystein (January 7, 2016). "Brudd for Norges isdanspar". Verdens Gang.
- ^ a b "Thea RABE / Timothy KOLETO: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 27, 2016.
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- ^ Castellaro, Barbara (30 August 2016). "Misato Komatsubara e Timothy Koleto, la nuova coppia di Danza si presenta". artonice.it (in Italian).
- ^ "Tim Koleto". Twitter. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- ^ "Yura MIN / Timothy KOLETO: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 21, 2014.
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- ^ "小松原 美里 / ティム コレト" [KOMATSUBARA Misato / Tim KOLETO] (in Japanese). Japan Skating Federation. Archived from the original on October 25, 2017.
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