Keiji Tanaka

Keiji Tanaka

Tanaka in 2012
Personal information
Country represented Japan
Born (1994-11-22) November 22, 1994
Kurashiki, Okayama
Home town Kurashiki, Okayama
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)
Coach Utako Nagamitsu, Yusuke Hayashi
Choreographer Massimo Scali
Former choreographer Kenji Miyamoto, Nanami Abe
Skating club Kurashiki University
Training locations Kurashiki
Osaka
Began skating 2002
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 234.90
2015 NHK Trophy
Short program 73.63
2013–14 JGP Final
Free skate 161.16
2015 NHK Trophy
Medal record
Figure skating: Men's singles
Representing  Japan
World Junior Championships
2011 Gangneung Men's singles

Keiji Tanaka (田中 刑事 Tanaka Keiji, born November 22, 1994) is a Japanese figure skater. He is the 2016 NHK Trophy bronze medalist, 2015 CS U.S. Classic silver medalist, 2011 World Junior silver medalist, and 2013–14 Japanese junior national champion.

Career

Tanaka began skating in 2002.[1] He trains in Osaka and Kurashiki under coaches Utako Nagamitsu and Yusuke Hayashi.[2]

During the 2010–11 season, Tanaka won the bronze medal at the Junior Grand Prix in Romania and placed 6th in his second JGP event in the U.K. He finished 9th at the Japan Junior Championships. At the World Junior Championships, he placed 6th in the short program and first in the long program to win the silver medal.

In 2011–12, Tanaka won two medals on the JGP series and qualified for his first JGP Final, where he finished 6th. He finished 2nd at the Junior National Championships. He was 7th in his second trip to the World Junior Championships.

In the 2012-13 season, Tanaka won silver at one JGP event and finished 4th in another, qualifying for his second JGP Final, where he placed 6th again. After finishing 3rd at Junior Nationals, he was selected to go to the 2013 World Junior Figure Skating Championships but withdrew due to injury.

Tanaka won two gold medals during the 2013–14 JGP series and qualified for his third JGP Final. He finished 4th after placing 1st in the short program and 4th in the free skate. He won his first junior national title and was selected to go to the 2014 World Junior Figure Skating Championships, where he once again finished in 7th place.

Tanaka turned senior in the 2014-15 season and received one Grand Prix assignment, the 2014 Cup of China, where he placed 8th. He finished 8th at the 2014-15 Japanese National Championships and 2nd at the Gardena Spring Trophy later that season.

Programs

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2016–17
[1]
2015–16
[3]
  • Primavera Porteña
    by Astor Piazzolla
    choreo. by Massimo Scali
  • Afro Freak
    by Arts
2014–15
[4]
  • La traviata
    by Giuseppe Verdi
    choreo. by Massimo Scali
2013–14
[5]
  • Instinct Rhapsody
    by Ikuko Kawai
    choreo. by Kenji Miyamoto
2012–13
[6]
  • Afro Freak
    by ARTS
    choreo. by Kenji Miyamoto
2011–12
[7][2]
  • The Untouchables
    by Ennio Morricone
    choreo. by Kenji Miyamoto
2010–11
[8]
  • Violentango
    by Astor Piazzolla

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International[9]
Event 06–07 07–08 08–09 09–10 10–11 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17
Four Continents 17th 6th
GP Cup of China 8th
GP NHK Trophy 5th 3rd
GP Rostel. Cup 7th
CS U.S. Classic 2nd 10th
Asian Open 2nd 1st
Cup of Nice 7th 3rd
Gardena Trophy 2nd
Triglav Trophy 2nd
International: Junior[9]
Junior Worlds 2nd 7th 7th
JGP Final 6th 6th 4th
JGP Australia 2nd
JGP Austria 3rd
JGP Czech Rep. 1st
JGP Romania 3rd
JGP Slovakia 1st
JGP Slovenia 4th
JGP U.K. 6th
JGP USA 2nd
Asian Trophy 1st J
National[10]
Japan Champ. 8th 11th 7th 7th 8th 8th 4th
Japan Junior 16th 8th 6th 6th 9th 2nd 3rd 1st
Japan Novice 2nd
J = Junior level; TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew

References

  1. 1 2 "Keiji TANAKA: 2016/2017". International Skating Union.
  2. 1 2 Flade, Tatjana (August 31, 2011). "Tanaka aims for top junior podiums". Golden Skate. Retrieved September 1, 2011.
  3. ↑ "Keiji TANAKA: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 27, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Keiji TANAKA: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 23, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Keiji TANAKA: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 22, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Keiji TANAKA: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 7, 2013.
  7. ↑ "Keiji TANAKA: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 19, 2012.
  8. ↑ "Keiji TANAKA: 2010/2011". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on July 13, 2011.
  9. 1 2 "Competition Results: Keiji TANAKA". International Skating Union.
  10. ↑ "田中 刑事/TANAKA Keiji" (in Japanese). Japan Skating Federation. Archived from the original on October 18, 2014.

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