Ryo Shibata (柴田 嶺, Shibata Ryō, born February 24, 1987) is a former Japanese competitive figure skater. He currently competes in pair skating with Narumi Takahashi.
| Ryo Shibata | |
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 Ryo Shibata in 2005 | |
| Full name | Ryo Shibata |
| Born | February 24, 1987 Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan |
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country | Japan |
| Skating club | Meiji University Club |
| Began skating | 1998 |
| Retired | July 12, 2018 |
| Ryo Shibata | |
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| Japanese name | |
| Kanji | 柴田嶺 |
| Kana | しばた りょう |
Personal life
editShibata was born on February 24, 1987, in Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan.[1]
The Japanese media called Shibata "the Japanese Johnny Weir".[2] He was able to perform a Biellmann spin in competition.
Career
editCompeting 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.[3] He retired in 2010.[4]
On May 18, 2016, it was announced that Shibata had teamed up with pair skater, Narumi Takahashi, and that they would train in Geneva, Illinois, under Stefania Berton and Rockne Brubaker.[5]
As a team, Takahashi/Shibata won the bronze medal at the 2017 Asian Open Trophy and the silver medal at the 2017–18 Japan Championships.[1]
In March 2018, Takahashi announced her retirement from competitive figure skating and Shibata ultimately announced his retirement in July that same year.[6][7]
Programs
editPairs skating with Takahashi
edit| Season | Short program | Free skating |
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| 2017–2018 [1] |
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| 2013–2014 [8] |
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Singles skating
edit| Season | Short program | Free skating |
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| 2007–08 [9] |
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| 2006–07 [10] |
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| 2005–06 [11] |
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| 2004–05 [12] |
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| 2002–03 [13] |
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Competitive highlights
editGP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
Pairs with Takahashi
edit| International | ||
|---|---|---|
| Event | 2016–17 | 2017–18 |
| Asian Games | 6th | |
| Asian Trophy | 3rd | |
| National | ||
| Japan Championships | 4th | 2nd |
Men's singles
edit| International[3] | |||||||||||
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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[3] | |||||||||||
| 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[3][14] | |||||||||||
| Japan Champ. | 5th | 11th | 7th | 8th | 16th | 15th | |||||
| Japan Junior | 6th | 1st | 6th | 3rd | |||||||
| Japan Novice | 3rd A | ||||||||||
| J = Junior level | |||||||||||
References
edit- ^ a b c "Narumi TAKAHASHI/Ryo SHIBATA: 2017/18". International Skating Union. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
- ^ "Questions & answers". Official website of Johnny Weir. November 2006. Archived from the original on May 11, 2009.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ 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.
- ^ "フィギュアの高橋成美が引退". Kyodo. Archived from the original on 8 July 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ Shibata, Ryo. "Retirement". Instagram. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
- ^ "Narumi TAKAHASHI/Ryo SHIBATA: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 24 November 2017. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Ryo SHIBATA: 2007/2008". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 11, 2008.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Ryo SHIBATA: 2006/2007". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 17, 2007.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Ryo SHIBATA: 2005/2006". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 22, 2006.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Ryo SHIBATA: 2004/2005". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 5, 2005.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Ryo SHIBATA: 2002/2003". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on July 27, 2003.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "|Japan Skating Federation Official Results & Data Site|". www.jsfresults.com. Retrieved 2020-05-18.
External links
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Media related to Ryo Shibata at Wikimedia Commons