Utana Yoshida (吉田唄菜), born 6 September 2003 in Kurashiki City, Japan, and Shingo Nishiyama (西山 真瑚), born 24 January 2001 in Tokyo, Japan, are an ice dance team, formed in 2019, representing Japan. They are skating as juniors in the 2019-20 season. Utana had previously skated with Takumi Sugiyama, and Shingo had previously skated in the men's single discipline, and still competes in men's singles.
Utana and Shingo are the 2020 Japanese Junior Champions and the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics champions in the team event.
The team trains at the Toronto Cricket Skating and Curling Club, with coaches A. Hallam, T. Wilson, J. Russell, and R. Arikawa.
ISU Pages:
Utana and Shingo's ISU biography page
Utana's Wikipedia page.
Shingo's Wikipedia page
Utana's ISU bio page with her previous partner
Shingo's ISU bio page as a singles skater
Utana's Rinkresults profile
Shingo's Rinkresults page, showing both dance and singles
Social Media:
Utana Yoshida's Instagram Account
Shingo Nishiyama's Instagram account
The team's Instagram account
2019-2020 Season
RD: Charleston: One (from "A Chorus Line") by Marvin Hamlisch; Foxtrot: I Can Do That (from "A Chorus Line") by Marvin Hamlisch; Medley (from "A Chorus Line") by Marvin Hamlisch; choreo by Aaron Lowe (RD)
FD: Entree of Basil (from "Don Quixote") by Leon Minkus; Pas de Deux (from "Don Quixote") by Leon Minkus; choreo by Romain Haguenauer (FD)
Videos!
ISU World Junior Championships 2020
2020 Bavarian Open
2020 Winter Youth Olympic Games, Lausanne
2019 Junior Grand Prix Egna-Neumarkt, Italy
2019 Junior Grand Prix Lake Placid, New York
2019 Minto Summer Skate
2019 Japanese Nationals EX - "A Chorus Line"
https://youtu.be/fPzjDGgzXyE
I knew about Shingo's charm and presence as a singles skater. See this article regarding Shingo's training at TCC as a singles skater:
and Utana seems a perfect partner in those areas.
Thanks to everyone who helped supply info for this OP.
Go Utana and Shingo!
Utana and Shingo are the 2020 Japanese Junior Champions and the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics champions in the team event.
The team trains at the Toronto Cricket Skating and Curling Club, with coaches A. Hallam, T. Wilson, J. Russell, and R. Arikawa.
ISU Pages:
Utana and Shingo's ISU biography page
Utana's Wikipedia page.
Shingo's Wikipedia page
Utana's ISU bio page with her previous partner
Shingo's ISU bio page as a singles skater
Utana's Rinkresults profile
Shingo's Rinkresults page, showing both dance and singles
Social Media:
Utana Yoshida's Instagram Account
Shingo Nishiyama's Instagram account
The team's Instagram account
Last Update1 August 2020
ISU Personal Best Scores
http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs_pb_00107893.htm
ISU Personal Best Scores
http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs_pb_00107893.htm
Personal Best Total Score | 149.61 | ISU World Junior Championships 2020 |
Personal Best Score Short Program | 56.43 | ISU JGP Lake Placid 2019 |
Personal Best Score Free Skating | 99.21 | Winter Youth Olympic Games 2020 |
Programs and Videos
:2019-2020 Season
RD: Charleston: One (from "A Chorus Line") by Marvin Hamlisch; Foxtrot: I Can Do That (from "A Chorus Line") by Marvin Hamlisch; Medley (from "A Chorus Line") by Marvin Hamlisch; choreo by Aaron Lowe (RD)
FD: Entree of Basil (from "Don Quixote") by Leon Minkus; Pas de Deux (from "Don Quixote") by Leon Minkus; choreo by Romain Haguenauer (FD)
Videos!
ISU World Junior Championships 2020
2020 Bavarian Open
2020 Winter Youth Olympic Games, Lausanne
2019 Junior Grand Prix Egna-Neumarkt, Italy
2019 Junior Grand Prix Lake Placid, New York
2019 Minto Summer Skate
2019 Minto Summer Skate Rhythm Dance "A Chorus Line"
2019 Minto Summer Skate Free Dance "Don Quixote"
2019 Minto Summer Skate Free Dance "Don Quixote"
Competitive History
Competition | RD | FD | Final |
Season 2019-2020 | |||
2020 World Junior Championships | 13 (56.05) | 8 (93.56) | 12 (149.61) |
2020 Bavarian Open | 6 (56.36) | 6 (86.32) | 6 (142.68) |
2020 Youth Olympic Winter Games | 6 (56.38) | 4 (92.32) | 6 (148.70) |
2020 Youth Olympic Games NOC Team Event (Team Courage) | - | 1 (99.21) | 1 (Team) |
Japan Junior Championships 2019 | 1 (57.49) | 1 (90.06) | 1 (147.55) |
Western Section Championships 2019 | 1 (59.06) | 1 (91.30) | 1 (150.36) |
2019 JGP Egna-Neumarkt | 7 (54.92) | 6 (85.48) | 6 (140.40) |
2019 JGP Lake Placid | 6 (56.43) | 5 (83.32) | 6 (139.75) |
2019 Minto Summer Skate | 4 (53.43) | 5 (85.55) | 4 (138.98) |
Galas and Exhibitions
2019 Japanese Nationals EX - "A Chorus Line"
https://youtu.be/fPzjDGgzXyE
I knew about Shingo's charm and presence as a singles skater. See this article regarding Shingo's training at TCC as a singles skater:
and Utana seems a perfect partner in those areas.
Thanks to everyone who helped supply info for this OP.
Go Utana and Shingo!
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