Tomoki Hiwatashi
| Tomoki Richard Hiwatashi | |||||||||||||
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| Country represented | United States | ||||||||||||
| Born | January 20, 2000 Englewood, New Jersey |
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| Home town | Hoffman Estates, Illinois | ||||||||||||
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| Coach | Alexander Ouriashev, Osadolo Irowa | ||||||||||||
| Former coach | Alexandre Fadeev, Oleg Podvalny | ||||||||||||
| Choreographer | Olga Ganicheva | ||||||||||||
| Skating club | DuPage FSC | ||||||||||||
| Training locations | Glen Ellyn, Illinois | ||||||||||||
| Began skating | 2005 | ||||||||||||
| ISU personal best scores | |||||||||||||
| Combined total | 222.52 2016 Junior Worlds |
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| Short program | 74.97 2016 Junior Worlds |
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| Free skate | 147.55 2016 Junior Worlds |
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Tomoki Hiwatashi (born January 20, 2000) is an American figure skater. He is the 2016 World Junior bronze medalist and the 2016 U.S. national junior champion.
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Personal life
Hiwatashi was born on January 20, 2000 in Englewood, New Jersey.[1] Both of his parents are from Kobe, Japan.[2]
Career
Hiwatashi began skating at the age of five after a rink opened near his house.[1]
Early career
Hiwatashi competed on the juvenile level during the 2008–09 season, placing fourth at the Upper Great Lake Regional Championships. Continuing as a juvenile in 2009–10, he won the bronze medal at the Upper Great Lakes Regionals before finishing 6th at the 2010 U.S. Championships. During the 2010–11 season, he won the juvenile gold medal at both the Upper Great Lakes Regionals and the 2011 U.S. Championships.
In 2011–12, Hiwatashi moved up to the intermediate level, winning gold at the Upper Great Lakes Regionals and the 2012 U.S. Championships. He advanced to the novice level in 2012–13, winning gold at the Upper Great Lakes Regionals, the Midwestern Sectionals, and the 2013 U.S. Championships.
Hiwatashi missed the 2013–14 season after sustaining a medial malleolus fracture of the left foot during the official practice time at his ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) assignment in Mexico.[1]
2014–15 season
Hiwatashi competed on the junior level during the 2014–15 season. He won the bronze medal at the Midwestern Sectionals and placed 5th at the 2015 U.S. Championships. He ended his season with the junior gold medal at the International Challenge Cup.
2015–16 season
In 2015–16, Hiwatashi debuted on the JGP series, placing 5th in Colorado Springs, Colorado before winning the bronze medal in Zagreb, Croatia. He won the junior silver medal at the Midwestern Sectionals, finishing second to Alexei Krasnozhon, and went on to become the national junior champion, outscoring Kevin Shum by 14.78 points for gold at the 2016 U.S. Championships. Later that month, he was selected to replace the injured Nathan Chen at the 2016 World Junior Championships in Debrecen, Hungary.[3] Competing in March at Junior Worlds, he qualified for the final segment by placing sixth in the short program.
Skating technique
Unlike most skaters, Hiwatashi jumps and spins clockwise. He also has the ability to perform the Biellmann spin, an element rarely performed by men due to the flexibility it requires.
Programs
| Season | Short program | Free skating | Exhibition |
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| 2015–2016 [4] |
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| 2013–2015 [1] |
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| 2012–2013 [1] |
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Competitive highlights
JGP: Junior Grand Prix. Pewter medals (4th place) awarded only at U.S. national, sectional, and regional events.
2013–14 to present
| International: Junior [5] | |||
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| Event | 2013–14 | 2014–15 | 2015–16 |
| Junior Worlds | 3rd | ||
| JGP Croatia | 3rd | ||
| JGP Mexico | WD | ||
| JGP United States | 5th | ||
| Challenge Cup | 1st J. | ||
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| U.S. Championships | 5th J. | 1st J. | |
| Midwestern Sectionals | 3rd J. | 2nd J. | |
| J. = Junior level | |||
2008–09 to 2012–13
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| Event | 2008–09 | 2009–10 | 2010–11 | 2011–12 | 2012–13 |
| U.S. Championships | QR 14th Jv. | 6th Jv. | 1st Jv. | 1st I. | 1st N. |
| Midwestern Sectionals | 1st N. | ||||
| Upper Great Lakes Regionals | 4th Jv. | 3rd Jv. | 1st Jv. | 1st I. | 1st N. |
| Levels: Jv. = Juvenile, I. = Intermediate, N. = Novice | |||||
References
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