Sae Shimizu (清水咲衣, Shimizu Sae, born August 10, 2005) is a Japanese figure skater, who currently competes in pairs discipline with partner, Lucas Tsuyoshi Honda. Together, they are the 2024 JGP Turkey bronze medalists and the 2023–24 Japan junior national champions.[1]
| Sae Shimizu | |
|---|---|
| Native name | 清水咲衣 |
| Born | August 10, 2005 Osaka, Japan |
| Hometown | Uji, Kyoto |
| Height | 1.55 m (5 ft 1 in) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country |  Japan |
| Discipline | Pair skating (since 2023) Women's singles (2015–24) |
| Partner | Lucas Tsuyoshi Honda (since 2023) |
| Coach | Bruno Marcotte Brian Shales Mie Hamada Cathy Reed |
| Skating club | Kinoshita Academy |
Personal life
editShimizu was born on August 10, 2005, in Osaka, Japan. In addition to figure skating, Shimizu enjoys sewing, cooking, and visiting shrines as hobbies.[2]
She graduated from Renaissance Osaka High School in 2024, before enrolling at Doshisha University's Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences.[3][4][5]
Her figure skating idol is Alena Kostornaia.[5]
Career
editEarly career
editShimizu began figure skating at the age of four after watching the sport on TV with her mom and wanting to try it for herself. She soon joined the Osaka Skate Club and was coached by Mie Hamada.[6][7][8]
As a singles skater, Shimizu competed at the basic novice level at the 2015–16 and 2016–17 Japan Basic Novice Championships, finishing thirty-first and fifteenth, respectively. Going on to compete as an advanced novice level skater, Shimizu placed twenty-fifth at the 2017–18 Japan Advanced Novice Championships and eighth at the 2018–19 Japan Advanced Novice Championships.[9]
Following coach, Mie Hamada's, transfer from the Kansai University Skating Club in Takatsuki, Osaka to the Kinoshita Academy in Uji, Kyoto, Shimizu made the move as well to continue working with Hamada.[10][11]
As a junior skater, Shimizu competed at the 2020–21, 2021–22, and 2022–23 Japan Junior Championships, placing sixteenth, thirteenth, and eleventh, respectively.[9]
Partnership with Honda
edit2023–24 season
editIn early 2023, Shimizu decided to spectate a pair skating tryout that had been organized by Bruno Marcotte to help fellow Kinoshita Academy skater, Lucas Tsuyoshi Honda, find a partner. During the session, Marcotte approached Shimizu, asking if she wanted to try skating with Honda. Shimizu ended up agreeing to this and soon after, she and Honda decided to form a partnership.[12] Their partnership was officially announced in May 2023. It was also announced that the pair would continue training under their singles skating coach, Mie Hamada, while also making trips to Oakville, Ontario, Canada to work with Marcotte and Brian Shales as well as train alongside World Champions, Riku Miura/Ryuichi Kihara.[13][14][15] Upon partnering up with Shimizu changed her affiliation from the Osaka Skate Club to the Kinoshita Academy.[11]
The pair made their debut at the 2023 Japan Eastern Sectional Championships, which they won, before going on to also win the 2023–24 Japan Junior Championships.[16][1]
In October, Shimizu finished third in the women's singles discipline at the 2023 Japan Western Sectional Championships. With this result, she qualified for the senior-level Japan Championships for the first time. She would go on to finish eighteenth at the 2023–24 Japan Championships.[9]
Shimizu/Honda were selected to compete at the 2024 World Junior Championships on the condition that they earn the minimum technical element scores to compete.[17] Competing at the 2024 Bavarian Open, the pair finished eleventh, earning these minimum scores in the process.[18] Going on to compete at the World Junior Championships, the pair placed fourteenth.[16]
2024–25 season
editCompeting on the 2024–25 ISU Junior Grand Prix circuit, the pair finished fourth at 2024 JGP Czech Republic and won the bronze medal at 2024 JGP Turkey.[16] These results allowed the pair to qualify for the 2024–25 Junior Grand Prix Final.[19]
Programs
editWith Honda
edit| Season | Short program | Free skating |
|---|---|---|
| 2024–2025 [2] |
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| 2023–2024 [15] |
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Singles skating
edit| Season | Short program | Free skating |
|---|---|---|
| 2023–2024 [20] |
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| 2022–2023 [21] |
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| 2022–2023 [22] |
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Competitive highlights
editJGP: Junior Grand Prix
Pairs with Honda
edit| International: Junior [1] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Event | 23–24 | 24–25 |
| Junior Worlds | 14th | |
| JGP Final | TBD | |
| JGP Czech Republic | 4th | |
| JGP Turkey | 3rd | |
| Bavarian Open | 11th | |
| National [1] | ||
| Japan Junior | 1st | |
Women's singles 2015–16 to 2023–24
edit| National[9] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 20–21 | 21–22 | 22–23 | 23–24 |
| Japan | 18th | |||
| Japan Junior | 16th J | 13th J | 11th J | |
Detailed results
edit| Segment | Type | Score | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | TSS | 140.19 | 2024 JGP Turkey |
| Short program | TSS | 48.04 | 2024 JGP Turkey |
| TES | 24.76 | 2024 JGP Turkey | |
| PCS | 23.28 | 2024 JGP Turkey | |
| Free skating | TSS | 92.15 | 2024 JGP Turkey |
| TES | 48.57 | 2024 JGP Turkey | |
| PCS | 46.46 | 2024 JGP Turkey |
Pairs with Honda
editJunior level
editCurrent personal best scores are highlighted in bold.
| 2024–25 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| September 18–21, 2024 | 2024 JGP Turkey | 4 48.04 |
3 92.15 |
3 140.19 |
| September 4–7, 2024 | 2024 JGP Czech Republic | 7 44.96 |
3 91.33 |
4 136.29 |
| 2023–24 season | ||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| February 26–March 3, 2024 | 2024 World Junior Championships | 14 43.69 |
14 72.08 |
14 115.77 |
| January 1–February 4, 2024 | 2024 Bavarian Open | 12 39.82 |
7 77.22 |
11 117.04 |
| November 17–19, 2023 | 2023–24 Japan Junior Championships | 1 40.00 |
1 69.69 |
1 109.69 |
| November 2–5, 2023 | 2023 Japan Eastern Sectional Championships | 1 39.39 |
1 77.00 |
1 116.39 |
Singles skating
editSenior level
edit| 2023–24 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| December 20–24, 2023 | 2023–24 Japan Championships | 18 56.24 |
17 112.88 |
18 169.12 |
| October 25–29, 2023 | 2023 Japan Western Sectional Championships | 3 56.80 |
5 105.09 |
3 161.89 |
| September 28–October 1, 2023 | 2023 Kinki Regional Championships | 4 52.19 |
2 106.37 |
3 158.56 |
Junior level
edit| 2022–23 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| November 25–27, 2022 | 2022–23 Japan Junior Championships | 15 51.77 |
11 99.12 |
11 150.89 |
| October 27–30, 2022 | 2022 Japan Western Sectional Championships | 9 48.95 |
6 99.13 |
7 148.08 |
| October 7–10, 2022 | 2022 Kinki Regional Championships | 1 54.82 |
4 90.82 |
4 145.64 |
| 2021–22 season | ||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| November 19–21, 2021 | 2021–22 Japan Junior Championships | 19 50.06 |
12 99.01 |
13 149.07 |
| November 4–7, 2021 | 2021 Japan Western Sectional Championships | 10 52.56 |
7 98.60 |
7 151.16 |
| October 7–10, 2021 | 2021 Kinki Regional Championships | 7 51.04 |
6 96.93 |
6 147.97 |
| 2020–21 season | ||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| November 21–23, 2020 | 2020–21 Japan Junior Championships | 23 45.03 |
10 93.41 |
16 138.44 |
| October 30–November 1, 2020 | 2020 Japan Western Sectional Championships | 12 50.83 |
14 87.80 |
11 138.63 |
| October 2–4, 2020 | 2020 Kinki Regional Championships | 3 55.47 |
2 98.52 |
2 153.99 |
| 2019–20 season | ||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| November 1–4, 2019 | 2019 Japan Western Sectional Championships | 30 35.23 |
– | 30 35.23 |
| October 3–6, 2019 | 2019 Kinki Regional Championships | 5 51.08 |
9 77.51 |
9 128.59 |
References
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- ^ a b "Sae SHIMIZU / Lucas Tsyoshi HONDA: 2024/2025". International Skating Union. International Skating Union. Archived from the original on September 7, 2024.
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- ^ "「木下アカデミー」発足 浜田美栄ＧＭ、羽生指導ブリアン氏ら豪華コーチ陣". Hochi News. 14 April 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
- ^ a b ""新衣装"で挑んだ壷井達也が初優勝。女子は吉田陽菜が優勝、木下アカデミーが表彰台独占【近畿選手権】". FNN. 5 October 2023. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
- ^ "清水咲衣選手＆本田ルーカス剛史選手「ペアを組んで一気に世界が変わった」 フィギュアスケーターのオアシス♪ KENJIの部屋". JSports. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
- ^ "Announcement of the birth of a new pair". Instagram. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
- ^ 浅野, 有美. "同志社大・本田ルーカス剛史がペア挑戦 山隈太一朗さんが教えてくれた自分の強み". 4 Years. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
- ^ a b "Sae SHIMIZU / Lucas Tsyoshi HONDA: 2023/2024". International Skating Union. International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 1, 2024.
- ^ a b c "Sae SHIMIZU / Lucas TSUYOSHI HONDA: Competition Results". International Skating Union. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
- ^ @skatejapanews (December 24, 2023). "Junior Worlds Assignments✨" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ @skatejapanews (January 18, 2024). "Pairs entries for Bavarian Open 2023" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2024/2025 - Junior Pairs". International Skating Union. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
- ^ "清水 咲衣 Sae SHIMIZU". Fuji TV. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
- ^ "2022全日本ジュニアフィギュアスケート選手権 （11/25～27）" (PDF). Fuji TV. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
- ^ "第90回 全日本フィギュアスケートジュニア選手権 ＜ジュニア女子＞" (PDF). Fuji TV. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
External links
edit- Sae Shimizu / Lucas Tsuyoshi Honda at the International Skating Union
- SHIMIZU Sae at Japan Skating Federation
- Sae Shimizu / Lucas Tsuyoshi Honda at SkatingScores.com
- Sae Shimizu on Instagram
- Sae Shimizu at SkatingScores.com