Nozomu Yoshioka (吉岡 希, Yoshioka Nozomu, born 15 December 2003) is a Japanese figure skater. He is the 2023 World Junior bronze medalist, 2022–23 Junior Grand Prix Final bronze medalist, the 2022 JGP Czech Republic champion, and the 2022 Japanese junior national champion.
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| Native name | 吉岡 希 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Other names | Yoshioka Nozomu | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | December 15, 2003 Osaka, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Hometown | Hyogo, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Figure skating career | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Country |  Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Utako Nagamitsu, Keiji Tanaka, Sayaka Yodo | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Skating club | Hosei University | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Began skating | 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Personal life edit
Yoshioka was born on 15 December 2003 in Osaka, Japan.[1]
As a child, Yoshioka also practiced soccer and martial arts before ultimately deciding to focus on figure skating.
He is currently a student at Hosei University, where he also trains.
Career edit
Early career edit
Yoshioka began figure skating in 2010 after being encouraged by his mother to give it a try.[2]
Throughout his childhood, Yoshioka trained at the Aquapia Skating Rink in Kashiwara, Osaka Prefecture until it closed down. As a result, he relocated to Takatsuki to train at the Kansai University Takatsuki Ice Arena.[2]
He made his junior-level debut at the 2017–18 Japan Junior Championships, where he finished twentieth and then went on to finish twenty-first at the 2018–19 Japan Junior Championships the following year.[1]
2019–20 season edit
Feeling that he needed a training environment that had more "discipline," Yoshioka decided to move to Hyōgo to train at the Hyogo Nishinomiya FSC under Utako Nagamitsu.[2]
After finishing fifth at the 2019–20 Japan Junior Championships, Yoshioka was selected to compete at the 2019–20 Japan Senior Championships where he finished in nineteenth place.[1]
He then went on to compete at the 2020 Challenge Cup as a junior and won the event.[3]
2020–21 season edit
Yoshioka competed at the 2020–21 Japan Junior Championships, finishing eleventh.[1]
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a large number of modifications were made to the Grand Prix structure, where competitors consisted only of skaters from the home country, skaters already training in the host nation, and skaters assigned to that event for geographic reasons. As a result, Yoshioka was invited to compete at the 2020 NHK Trophy where he finished tenth.[4][3]
2021–22 season edit
Yoshioka competed at the 2021–22 Japan Junior Championships, where he won the bronze medal and was thus invited to compete at the 2021–22 Japan Senior Championships, where he finished twentieth.[1]
2022–23 season edit
Making his debut on the 2022–23 Junior Grand Prix series, Yoshioka won the gold medal at the 2022 JGP Czech Republic and placed fifth at the 2022 JGP Poland I. These results secured a spot for Yoshioka at the 2022–23 Junior Grand Prix Final in Torino, Italy.
Yoshioka then went on to compete at the 2022–23 Japan Junior Championships, where he won the gold medal.[3]
At the 2022–23 Junior Grand Prix Final, Yoshioka placed fifth in the short program after losing points on a spin and having two jump errors in the program. However, Yoshioka managed to skate a more solid free skate, placing second in that segment of the competition and winning the bronze medal overall. Following the event, Yoshioka said, "I'm happy that I was able to stand on the stage (of the final). I was able to complete the free skate with the minimum number of mistakes."[5]
At the 2022–23 Japan Championships, Yoshioka finished tenth.
Yoshioka was selected to compete at the 2023 World Junior Championships in Calgary, Alberta. He placed seventh in the short program, scoring a new personal best score and managed to place second in the free skate, winning the bronze medal overall.[3]
Additionally, he was invited to skate in the gala at the 2023 World Championships in Saitama.[6]
Yoshioka closed his season with a gold medal at the 2023 Triglav Trophy.[3]
2023–24 season edit
Yoshioka began the season by finishing fifth at the 2023 CS Lombardia Trophy.[3] Appearing on the Grand Prix at the 2023 Skate America, he set a new personal best in the short program (87.44) to come fourth in the segment. He dropped to sixth after the free skate. He said he was "disappointed" with the second half of the free skate, but said it was a "huge bonus" to be invited to the event.[7][8]
Programs edit
| Season | Short program | Free skating | Exhibition |
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| 2023–2024 [9][10] |
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| 2022–2023 [11] |
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| 2021–2022 [12] |
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| 2020–2021 [13] |
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| 2019–2020 [12] |
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Competitive highlights edit
GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
2017-18 to Present edit
| International[3] | |||||||
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| Event | 17–18 | 18–19 | 19–20 | 20–21 | 21–22 | 22–23 | 23–24 |
| GP NHK Trophy | 10th | ||||||
| GP Skate America | 6th | ||||||
| CS Lombardia Trophy | 5th | ||||||
| Tallink Hotels Cup | 2nd | ||||||
| Triglav Trophy | 1st | ||||||
| International: Junior[3] | |||||||
| Junior Worlds | 3rd | ||||||
| JGP Final | 3rd | ||||||
| JGP Czech Rep. | 1st | ||||||
| JGP Poland | 5th | ||||||
| Challenge Cup | 1st | ||||||
| Egna Trophy | 3rd | ||||||
| National[14][15] | |||||||
| Japan | 19th | 20th | 10th | 8th | |||
| Japan Junior | 20th | 21st | 5th | 11th | 3rd | 1st | |
| TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew Levels: J = Junior | |||||||
Detailed results edit
| Segment | Type | Score | Event |
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| Total | TSS | 233.56 | 2023 Skate America |
| Short program | TSS | 87.44 | 2023 Skate America |
| TES | 48.95 | 2023 Skate America | |
| PCS | 38.49 | 2023 Skate America | |
| Free skating | TSS | 147.65 | 2022 JGP Czech Republic |
| TES | 76.84 | 2022 JGP Final | |
| PCS | 75.66 | 2023 Skate America |
Current personal best scores are highlighted in bold.
Small medals for short and free programs awarded only at ISU Championships.
Senior level edit
| 2023–24 season | ||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
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| February 15-18, 2024 | 2024 Tallink Hotels Trophy | 2 78.02 |
2 141.96 |
2 219.98 |
| December 20–24, 2023 | 2023–24 Japan Championships | 8 85.27 |
8 164.11 |
8 249.38 |
| October 20–22, 2023 | 2023 Skate America | 4 87.44 |
7 146.12 |
6 233.56 |
| September 8–10, 2023 | 2023 CS Lombardia Trophy | 4 70.07 |
5 140.39 |
5 210.46 |
Junior level edit
| 2022–23 season | |||||
| Date | Event | Level | SP | FS | Total |
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| April 13–16, 2023 | 2023 Triglav Trophy | Senior | 1 82.42 |
1 155.94 |
1 238.36 |
| February 27–March 5, 2023 | 2023 World Junior Championships | Junior | 7 76.44 |
2 141.35 |
3 217.79 |
| December 21–25, 2022 | 2022–23 Japan Championships | Senior | 7 80.85 |
11 139.58 |
10 220.43 |
| December 8–11, 2022 | 2022–23 Junior Grand Prix Final | Junior | 5 66.83 |
2 141.18 |
3 208.01 |
| November 25–27, 2022 | 2022–23 Japan Junior Championships | Junior | 2 71.84 |
2 137.73 |
1 209.57 |
| September 28–October 1, 2022 | 2022 JGP Poland I | Junior | 4 69.97 |
6 124.66 |
5 194.63 |
| August 31–September 3, 2022 | 2022 JGP Czech Republic | Junior | 2 72.03 |
1 147.65 |
1 219.68 |
| 2021–22 season | |||||
| Date | Event | Level | SP | FS | Total |
| April 7–10, 2022 | 2022 Egna Spring Trophy | Junior | 3 67.82 |
4 119.54 |
3 187.36 |
| December 22–26, 2021 | 2021–22 Japan Championships | Senior | 14 72.94 |
24 97.63 |
20 170.57 |
| November 19–21, 2021 | 2021–22 Japan Junior Championships | Junior | 2 68.55 |
3 123.25 |
3 191.80 |
| 2020–21 season | |||||
| Date | Event | Level | SP | FS | Total |
| November 27–29, 2020 | 2020 NHK Trophy | Senior | 10 55.88 |
10 108.82 |
10 164.70 |
| November 21–23, 2020 | 2020–21 Japan Junior Championships | Junior | 9 64.75 |
11 104.13 |
11 168.88 |
| 2019–20 season | |||||
| Date | Event | Level | SP | FS | Total |
| February 20–23, 2020 | 2020 Challenge Cup | Junior | 1 70.92 |
1 130.76 |
1 201.68 |
| December 18–22, 2019 | 2019–20 Japan Championships | Senior | 16 64.56 |
20 116.06 |
19 180.62 |
| November 15–17, 2019 | 2019–20 Japan Junior Championships | Junior | 9 61.98 |
5 122.37 |
5 184.35 |
| 2018–19 season | |||||
| Date | Event | Level | SP | FS | Total |
| November 23–25, 2018 | 2018–19 Japan Junior Championships | Junior | 21 47.43 |
21 89.80 |
21 137.23 |
| 2017–18 season | |||||
| Date | Event | Level | SP | FS | Total |
| November 24–26, 2017 | 2017–18 Japan Junior Championships | Junior | 23 41.82 |
19 89.70 |
20 131.52 |
References edit
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- ^ a b c d e 澤田亜, 紀. "世界ジュニア銅の法政大・吉岡希 「初めて勝ちたいと思った」シーズン終え、シニアへ". 4 Years. 4 Years. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Nozomu YOSHIOKA: Competition Results". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 6, 2023.
- ^ a b "Grand Prix figure skating series downsized to localized events". CBC Sports. CBC Sports. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- ^ a b 川村, 咲平. "フィギュア吉岡希 田中刑事コーチと探求する「世界トップへの道」". Manichi. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- ^ a b "Exhibition Gala". YouTube. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- ^ a b Gallagher, Jack (October 24, 2023). "Shun Sato Earns Third-Place Finish at Skate America". Japan Forward. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
- ^ a b Slater, Paula (October 22, 2023). "'Quad God' Malinin takes second Skate America title". Golden Skate. Retrieved October 26, 2023.
- ^ a b "Nozomu YOSHIOKA: 2023/2024". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on September 10, 2023.
- ^ a b "Nozomu Yoshioka: 2023/24 Programs". Twitter. Twitter. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
- ^ a b "Nozomu YOSHIOKA: 2022/2023". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 5, 2023.
- ^ a b c "吉岡 希 Nozomu YOSHIOKA". Fuji TV. Fuji TV. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
- ^ a b "Nozomu YOSHIOKA: 2020/2021". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 7, 2021.
- ^ a b "Nozomu YOSHIOKA". RinkResults.com. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
- ^ "|Japan Skating Federation Official Results & Data Site|". www.jsfresults.com. Retrieved 2022-12-22.