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Tatsuya Tsuboi

Tatsuya Tsuboi (壷井 達也, Tsuboi Tatsuya, born December 17, 2002) is a Japanese figure skater. He is the 2023 World University Games silver medalist and 2022 Coupe du Printemps silver medalist. He is also the 2022 World Junior bronze medalist and 2018–19 Japan junior national champion.

Tatsuya Tsuboi
Tsuboi at the 2019 World Junior Championships
Native name壷井 達也
Born (2002-12-17) December 17, 2002 (age 21)
Okazaki, Japan
HometownHyogo
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Figure skating career
Country Japan
CoachSonoko Nakano
Mitsuko Graham
Sei Kawahara
Skating clubSysmex Corporation
Began skating2009
Medal record
Figure skating: Men's singles
Representing  Japan
Winter World University Games
Silver medal – second place 2023 Lake Placid Men's singles
World Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Tallinn Men's singles

Personal life edit

Tatsuya Tsuboi was born in Okazaki, Aichi.[1] As of 2022, he is a student at Kobe University, studying in the International Human Sciences Department.[2]

Career edit

Early career edit

Tsuboi began to skate at the age of 7.

After making his international junior debut at the 2017 edition of the Coupe du Printemps toward the end of the 2016–17 season, Tsuboi made his Junior Grand Prix debut the following autumn, placing fifth at both the 2017 JGP Belarus and 2017 JGP Italy. After winning the bronze medal at the 2017–18 Japan Junior Championships, he finished thirteen at the senior level. He returned to the Coupe du Printemps, this time winning gold.[3]

Tsuboi did not compete on the 2018–19 Junior Grand Prix, but won the junior silver medal at the Asian Open Trophy. He won gold at the 2018–19 Japan Junior Championships, and finished seventh at the senior level, as a result of which he was assigned to compete at the 2019 World Junior Championships. Tsuboi finished fourteen there.[3] Then, he was invited to skate in the gala at the 2019 World Team Trophy as the reigning Japan junior national champion.

2021–2022 season: Junior World bronze edit

After appearing only domestically over the following two seasons, partially as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, Tsuboi became more active in the 2021–22 season, even though Japan opted not to assign skaters to the Junior Grand Prix.[4] He was the silver medalist at the 2021–22 Japan Junior Championships, and placed ninth at the senior edition. These placements earned him an assignment to the 2022 World Junior Championships. Also given precursor assignments to the Bavarian Open and the Coupe du Printemps, he won gold at the former at the junior level and silver at latter at the senior level.[3]

The World Junior Championships were originally scheduled for March in Sofia. However, as a result of both the Omicron variant and the Russo-Ukrainian War, they could not be held in their original location, and were moved to Tallinn in April. As well, the International Skating Union banned Russian and Belarusian athletes from competing, significantly altering the figure skating field.[5][6][7] Tsuboi finished fifth in the short program with a new personal best score.[8] He was third in the free skate, rising to third overall to win the bronze medal.[9]

2022–2023 season: Senior debut edit

Moving to the senior level permanently, Tsuboi was assigned to make his Grand Prix debut at the MK John Wilson Trophy, where he finished fifth.[3] At his second event, the Grand Prix of Espoo, he was fifth in the short program but rose to fourth after the free skate, where he set new personal bests in that segment and overall. He described nothing but "happiness" with the results.[10][11]

Tsuboi finished ninth at the 2022–23 Japan Championships, and was subsequently assigned to compete at the 2023 Winter World University Games.[12] He won the silver medal.[13]

2023–2024 season edit

Given two assignments on the Grand Prix, Tsuboi finished eighth at the 2023 Skate America and ninth at the 2023 NHK Trophy.[14][15] He came seventh at the 2023–24 Japan Championships.[16]

Programs edit

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2023–2024
[17]
2022–2023
[18]
2021–2022
[19]
2020–2021
2019–2020

[20]

2018–2019
[1][20]
  • Symphony No. 9 From the New World
    by Antonín Dvořák
    choreo. by Yuko Hongo
2017–2018
[21]
  • Rurouni Kenshin
    by Nasoki Sato

Competitive highlights edit

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

2016–17 season to present edit

International[3]
Event 16–17 17–18 18–19 19–20 20–21 21–22 22–23 23–24
GP Finland 4th
GP NHK Trophy 9th
GP Skate America 8th
GP Wilson Trophy 5th
Challenge Cup 8th 2nd
Printemps 2nd
World University Games 2nd
International: Junior[3]
Junior Worlds 14th 3rd
JGP Belarus 5th
JGP Italy 5th
Asian Open 2nd
Bavarian Open 1st
Printemps 2nd 1st
National[3][22][23]
Japan 10th 13th 7th WD 9th 9th 7th
Japan Junior 5th 3rd 1st 4th 7th 2nd
Western Sect. 3rd J 5th J 2nd J 3rd J 1st J 1st J 1st
Chubu Reg. 1st J 1st J 1st J
Kinki Reg. 2nd J 5th 1st
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew; J = Junior

Earlier seasons edit

International: Advanced Novice[22][23]
Event 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16
Triglav Trophy 1st
National[22][23]
Japan Junior 14th
Japan Novice 5th B 2nd B 8th A 3rd A
Chubu Reg. 1st B 2nd B 1st A 2nd A

Detailed results edit

Current personal best scores are highlighted in bold.

ISU personal best scores in the +5/-5 GOE System 
Segment Type Score Event
Total TSS 244.90 2022 Grand Prix of Espoo
Short program TSS 79.15 2022 World Junior Championships
TES 43.40 2022 World Junior Championships
PCS 37.28 2022 MK John Wilson Trophy
Free skating TSS 166.08 2022 Grand Prix of Espoo
TES 87.46 2022 Grand Prix of Espoo
PCS 78.62 2022 Grand Prix of Espoo

Senior level edit

2023–24 season
Date Event SP FS Total
February 22-25, 2024 2024 Challenge Cup 1
85.80 		2
169.01 		2
254.81
December 20–24, 2023 2023–24 Japan Championships 7
85.85 		7
166.49 		7
252.34
November 24–26, 2023 2023 NHK Trophy 12
64.63 		5
151.99 		9
216.62
October 20–22, 2023 2023 Skate America 9
72.57 		8
144.41 		8
216.98
2022–23 season
Date Event SP FS Total
February 23–26, 2023 2023 Challenge Cup 12
67.16 		5
145.18 		8
212.34
January 12–22, 2023 2023 Winter World University Games 2
84.48 		2
159.34 		2
243.82
December 21–25, 2022 2022–23 Japan Championships 11
74.84 		9
146.33 		9
221.17
November 25–27, 2022 2022 Grand Prix of Espoo 5
78.82 		4
166.08 		4
244.90
November 11–13, 2022 2022 MK John Wilson Trophy 7
76.75 		5
149.38 		5
226.13

Junior level edit

2021–22 season
Date Event SP FS Total
April 13–17, 2022 2022 World Junior Championships 5
79.15 		3
154.67 		3
233.82
March 18–20, 2022 2022 Coupe du Printemps 2
77.35 		2
148.29 		2
225.64
January 18–22, 2022 2021 Bavarian Open 1
81.92 		1
156.42 		1
238.34
December 22–26, 2021 2021–22 Japan Championships 12
77.31 		8
157.90 		9
235.21
December 22–26, 2021 2021–22 Japan Junior Championships 1
81.05 		2
146.55 		2
227.60

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Tatsuya TSUBOI: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on August 9, 2019.
  2. ^ "壷井達也さんが全日本フィギュアスケート選手権に出場します". Kobe University. Kobe University. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g "Competition Results: Tatsuya TSUBOI". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on January 5, 2020.
  4. ^ "2021 Junior Grand Prix Series". International Figure Skating. July 5, 2021.
  5. ^ "ISU Statement on the Ukrainian crisis – Participation in international competitions of Skaters and Officials from Russia and Belarus". International Skating Union. March 1, 2022.
  6. ^ "ISU World Junior Figure Skating Championships 2022 allotted to Tallinn (EST)". International Skating Union. March 4, 2022.
  7. ^ "2022 World Junior Championships". International Figure Skating.
  8. ^ Slater, Paula (April 14, 2022). "USA's Ilia Malinin sets record at Junior Worlds". Golden Skate.
  9. ^ Slater, Paula (April 16, 2022). "USA's Ilia Malinin takes gold in Tallinn". Golden Skate.
  10. ^ "Malinin (USA) seizes gold in Espoo and leaps right into Grand Prix Final". International Skating Union. November 26, 2022.
  11. ^ Slater, Paula (November 26, 2022). "Malinin pockets another gold in Espoo". Golden Skate.
  12. ^ Gallagher, Jack (December 27, 2022). "Shoma Uno is Unhappy with Team Selection Process for World Championships". Japan Forward.
  13. ^ Gallagher, Jack (January 18, 2023). "Mihara and Yamamoto Lead Japan Medal Rush at the Winter World University Games". Japan Forward.
  14. ^ Gallagher, Jack (October 24, 2023). "Shun Sato Earns Third-Place Finish at Skate America". Japan Forward. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
  15. ^ Slater, Paula (November 26, 2023). "Yuma Kagiyama reclaims NHK Trophy title". Golden Skate. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
  16. ^ Di Sanzio, Chloé (December 23, 2023). "Shoma Uno captures sixth national title". Golden Skate. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
  17. ^ "Tatsuya TSUBOI: 2023/2024". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 23, 2023.
  18. ^ "Tatsuya TSUBOI: 2022/2023". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on November 29, 2022.
  19. ^ "Tatsuya TSUBOI: 2021/2022". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 9, 2022.
  20. ^ a b "壷井 達也 ｜ スケート∞リンク ～フジスケ～". フジテレビ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-06-10.
  21. ^ "Tatsuya TSUBOI: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 29, 2018.
  22. ^ a b c "Tatsuya TSUBOI". rinkresults.com.
  23. ^ a b c "壷井 達也" [TSUBOI Tatsuya] (in Japanese). Japan Skating Federation. Archived from the original on November 30, 2019.

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