Keiji Tanaka

[surimi]

Tanaka Keiji (Japanese: 田中 刑事) is a now-retired Japanese singles figure skater. He was born in Kurashiki, Okayama prefecture, on November 22, 1994. He was coached by Utako Nagamitsu and Sayaka Yodo, who succeeded his long-time coach Yuusuke Hayashi (until 2021). Keiji retired on April 11, 2022.

Keiji is a two-time Asian Open gold medalist (2016 and 2017), US Classic 2019 gold medalist and US Classic 2015 silver medalist, 2017 Winter Universiade silver medalist, a 3-time Japan Nationals medalist (2 silvers, 1 bronze), and has bronze medals from 2016 GP NHK Trophy and 2019 GP Canada. He was on Team Japan at the Pyeongchang Olympics.


Any other Keiji fans here? :]


Wikipedia Entry:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keiji_Tanaka

ISU bio:
http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00010968.htm

Japanese Federation profile:
https://skatingjapan.or.jp/figure/player/detail.php?id=9l5vgDB4yi4=

Tracings entry:
http://tracings.net/tana-keij.html

RinkResults entry:
http://www.rinkresults.com/skater?skater_id=556

Social media:
​

Twitter: https://twitter.com/deka_1122
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/2211keiji/
NowVoice: https://voice.nowdo.net
Keiji's website: https://keiji-tanaka.com/

Personal bests:​

Personal Best Total Score	258.84	ISU World Team Trophy 2019
Personal Best Score Short Program	89.05	ISU World Team Trophy 2019
Personal Best Score Free Skating	169.91	ISU GP Skate Canada International 2019

Senior career:
​

2021-2022
SP: "Shin Evangelion" (Theatrical Version From Paris) by Shiro Sagisu
FS: "Whiplash" by Hank Levy; choreo by Kenji Miyamoto, Massimo Scali

Competition	SP score	SP rank	FS score	FS rank	Overall score	Overall rank
Japan Open 2021	-	-	163.93	3	163.93	3, gala
2021 GP Skate Canada	78.83	6	143.37	12	222.20	10
2021 GP Rostelecom Cup	76.69	10	153.06	10	229.75	10
2021 Japanese Nationals	84.10	10	148.32	9	232.42	11

2020-2021
he reuses his 2019/20 season programs:
SP: "Hip hip, chin chin" (Maxim Illion Mix) by Club Des Belugas; choreo by Massimo Scali
FS: Sherlock Holmes soundtrack; choreo by Kenji Miyamoto

Competition	SP score	SP rank	FS score	FS rank	Total score	Total rank
2020 Japanese regionals	66.97	1	125.21	1	192.18	1
2020 West Japan sectionals	77.00	3	134.05	3	211.05	3
2020 GP NHK Trophy	76.57	4	138.95	5	215.52	5
2020 Japanese Nationals	83.61	4	155.22	4	238.83	4
2021 Kokutai	79.70 (https://youtu.be/DJ9X1EpMB_o)	1	120.74 (https://youtu.be/SHUm0KKoBgc)	6	200.44	2

2019-2020
SP: "Hip hip, chin chin" (Maxim Illion Mix) by Club Des Belugas; choreo by Massimo Scali
FS: Sherlock Holmes soundtrack; choreo by Kenji Miyamoto
Exhibition Gala: Pump It

Competition	SP score	SP rank	FS score	FS rank	Total score	Total rank
US Classic 2019	88.76	2	161.20	1	249.96	1 x
GP Skate Canada 2019	80.11	5	169.91	3	250.01	3 gala
2019 Cup of China	74.64 (https://youtu.be/54Kql9h3Fgs)	7	158.98	5	233.62	5
2019 Japanese Nationals	80.90	4	171.54	5	252.44	4
2020 Challenge Cup	75.54	3	165.64	2	241.18	2 , ceremony (https://youtu.be/j1Q_e4Xip8g)

2018-19
SP: Memories by Gary Moore. Choreo by Massimo Scali
FS: William Tell Overture by Gioacchino Rossini. Choreo by Massimo Scali
Exhibition Gala: JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure

Competition	SP score	SP rank	FS score	FS rank	Total score	Total rank
Ondrej Nepela Trophy 2018	77.53	3	144.39	4	221.92	3
GP Helsinki 2018	80.60	7	126.22	9	206.82	8 gala
GP Grenoble 2018	79.35	8	136.97	8	216.32	8
Japan Nationals 2018	79.32 (https://youtu.be/o9i5FZMLmgA)	4	157.13 (https://youtu.be/S3-sGO8Bwoc)	2	236.45	3 victory ceremony, gala (https://youtu.be/2IGMBT16nr0)
Four Continents Championships 2019	83.93	7	167.61	6	251.54	7
World Championships 2019	78.76	19	159.64	11	238.40	14 , gala (https://youtu.be/d1YW031LzFU)
World Team Trophy 2019	89.05	4	169.79	6	-	-

2017-18
SP: Memories by Gary Moore. Choreo by Massimo Scali
FS: Fellini movies medley (Amarcord, Le Notti di Cabiria, La Paaserella di Otto e Mezzo) by Nino Rota. Choreo by Massimo Scali
Exhibition Gala: Spirited Away by Joe Hisaishi

Competition	SP score	SP rank	FS score	FS rank	Total score	Total rank
Asian Open 2017	68.75 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6gWYXeL4Ek)	2	151.33 (https://youtu.be/426syXhecBk)	1	220.08	1 gala (https://youtu.be/Af5ujyR1iQo)
25th Ondrej Nepela Trophy	75.81	4	121.37	9	197.18	8
GP Cup of China 2017	87.19 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNIv_8wJy5Q)	4	159.98 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WsUlf1NPb9E)	8	247.17	7
Japan Nationals 2017	91.34	2	175.81	2	267.15	2
Four Continents Championships 2018	90.68 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-X6RyWPs_34)	3	169.63 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iA_6TnRvENk)	5	260.31	4
Olympic Games 2018	80.05	20	164.78 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPHknJdBEwI)	15	244.83	18
Olympic Games 2018 – Team Event	-	-	148.36	5	-	-
World Championships 2018	80.17	14	156.49	12	236.66	13

2016-17
SP: Spring in Buenos Aires
LP: Amarcord by Rudy Brown and his Orchestra
Exhibition Gala: Spirited Away by Joe Hisaishi - video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Af5ujyR1iQo

Competition	SP score	SP rank	FS score	FS rank	Total score	Total rank
Asian Open 2016	63.55	2	148.74	1	212.29	1
US Classic 2016	61.85	11	124.13 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xd8S8F5Iy4)	10	185.98	10
GP Rostelecom Cup 2016	69.13 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjakDW0QSc4)	10	155.78	5	224.91	7
GP NHK Trophy 2016	80.49 (https://youtu.be/UXCr4s6yN20)	3	167.95 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPgcmvDsVuI)	3	248.44	3 (gala - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZRrRbzsWFw)
Japan Nationals 2016	85.68	3	163.70	2	249.38	2
Winter Universiade 2017	89.05 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B21Tk1RaF2k&t=3s)	2	163.04	3	252.09	2
Four Continents Championships 2017	77.55 (https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5c93hw)	11	142.63	13	220.18	13
World Championships 2017	73.45	22	148.89 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjefJQf8a4I)	17	222.34	19

2015-16
SP: Spring in Buenos Aires. Choreo by Massimo Scali
LP: La Traviata by Giuseppe Verdi. Choreo by Massimo Scali
Exhibition Gala: Afro Freak by Arts

Competition	SP score	SP rank	FS score	FS rank	Total score	Total rank
Asian Open 2015	61.64	2	121.06	1	182.70	2
US Classic 2015	66.54 (https://youtu.be/jJkjSFAuq94)	5	145.80 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spxj3qHL1Sw)	3	212.34	2 (victory ceremony - https://youtu.be/yjS8lJNxrbs)
GP NHK Trophy 2015	73.74 (https://youtu.be/5bG9AUi8Wo4)	9	161.16 (https://youtu.be/NAmuv2Xfl4I)	4	234.90	5
Japan Nationals 2015	74.19	6	167.86	4	242.05	4
Four Continents Championships 2016	74.82	7	147.88	7	222.70	6

2014-15
SP: Instinct Rhapsody. Choreo by Kenji Miyamoto, Massimo Scali
LP: La Traviata by Giuseppe Verdi. Choreo by Kenji Miyamoto, Massimo Scali

Competition	SP score	SP rank	FS score	FS rank	Total score	Total rank
19th Cup of Nice	67.96 (https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5c93hw)	3	129.87 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PvhewBLPv0I)	2	197.83	3
GP Cup of China 2014	56.82 (https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x29iqnk)	11	132.44 (https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x29n4up)	6	189.26	8
Japan Nationals 2014	62.83	9	124.60	7	187.43	8
25th Gardena Spring Trophy	63.11	3	131.44	2	194.55	2

Junior career:​

2013-14
SP: Instinct Rhapsody. Choreo by Kenji Miyamoto & Nanami Abe
LP: Dr Zhivago soundtrack by Maurice Jarre. Choreo by Kenji Miyamoto & Nanami Abe
Exhibition Gala: Afro Freak by Arts - video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_AJIldWLeo

Competition	SP score	SP rank	FS score	FS rank	Total score	Total rank
JGP Kosice 2013	70.72 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtWkW7i2awY)	1	122.89 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIVaXb9AY5k)	3	193.61	1
JGP Czech Skate 2013	70.43 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1JULJRCiN0)	1	139.59 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8nTTAJlYp0)	1	210.02	1
Japan Junior Nationals 2013	75.93	1	139.36	1	215.29	1
Junior GP Final 2013	73.63 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LzSoIm01ZI)	1	132.08 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBx2lwqF1hg)	4	205.71	4
Japan Nationals 2013	71.78 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_FmZfa9g0s)	7	139.74 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=re9artcDabI)	10	211.52	8
Four Continents Championships 2014	62.61	14	116.30 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFmfnMWMYt0&list=PLanSh3TD-g4B4dgGhmjVBgF5pRTf1HNV9&index=51&t=0s)	17	178.91	17
World Junior Championships 2014	70.57	4	122.19 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ME1zGeg8QWU)	8	192.76	7
23rd Triglav Trophy	63.08	2	126.75	2	189.83	2

2012-13
SP: Afro Freak
LP: The Untouchables soundtrack by Ennio Morricone

Competition	SP score	SP rank	FS score	FS rank	Total score	Total rank
JGP Lake Placid 2012	58.63 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThooQgEab10)	2	123.87	2	182.50 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ct8tEp63W0I)	2
JGP Slovenia 2012	61.83 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eiQEMqq6Xbs)	3	118.94	4	180.77 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPBK5SXPTYk)	4
Japan Junior Nationals 2012	65.21	3	124.25	3	189.46	3
Junior GP Final 2012	61.74 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMuETEbrh-s)	5	112.81	6	174.55 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDx4_TO1_UM)	6
Japan Nationals 2012	62.54	11	145.98	6	208.52 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kh-ywSmucQg)	8

2011-12
SP: Violentango by Astor Piazzolla
LP: The Untouchables soundtrack by Ennio Morricone

Competition	SP score	SP rank	FS score	FS rank	Total score	Total rank
JGP Brisbane 2011	64.65 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEVYm3KD5zc)	2	127.71 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjeM_GFNTPI)	2	192.36	2
JGP Austria 2011	59.73 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMKZ6IyGYjI)	3	114.25 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2r-1pZhRhGs)	4	173.98	3
Japan Junior Nationals 2011	62.99	1	124.81	3	187.80	2
Junior GP Final 2011	58.15 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYX467kNOV0)	6	112.99 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MILi2b6oCvQ)	5	171.14	6
Japan Nationals 2011	67.48 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTwOmWhtYSk&list=PLanSh3TD-g4B4dgGhmjVBgF5pRTf1HNV9&index=32&t=3s)	6	133.97 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smybbbQgfm4)	7	201.45	7
World Junior Championships 2012	57.70 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLgIyJx4ufg)	11	132.16 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqjXimfQF8A)	5	189.86	7

*2010-11*
SP: Violentango by Astor Piazzolla
LP: The Bolt by Dmitri Shostakhovich(?)
Exhibition Gala: Jingi Immigrant(?)

Competition	SP score	SP rank	FS score	FS rank	Total score	Total rank
JGP Brasov Cup 2010	57.98	3	108.50	4	166.48	3
JGP John Curry Memorial 2010	58.28	3	97.03	7	155.31	6
Junior Japan Nationals 2010	42.08	19	98.38	5	140.46	9
Japan Nationals 2010	57.64	14	126.14	10	183.78	11
World Junior Championships 2011	64.06 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1x7azRt54Q)	6	132.92 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjDOMBCBZv8)	1	196.98	2

Videos from ice shows:​

Fantasy On Ice 2021 'Whiplash' (https://youtu.be/Ph254foDOZg)
Prince Ice World 2021 'Je Te Veux' (recreation of Tatsuki Machida's program) (https://youtu.be/Z3NWcioV1ow , https://youtu.be/CSoRa7_kuA8 )
Nagoya Festival 2021 'JoJo' (https://youtu.be/6vGA6qvYYAU)
Medalist On Ice 2020 'JoJo' (https://youtu.be/p0byTlcYngc)
Ice Explosion 2020 'Hip Hip Chin Chin' (https://youtu.be/K7pGzJ-V9kk)
Ice Explosion 2020 'Pump It' (https://youtu.be/K_2zvkvSPxM)
Prince Ice World 2019 'Pump It' (https://youtu.be/QKsNrWtitxE)
Dreams On Ice 2019 'Pump It' (https://youtu.be/9DB4vca_U-Y)
Medalist On Ice 2019 'Pump It' (https://youtu.be/SLSbMLvt0lM)
The Legends 2018 'William Tell overture' (https://youtu.be/xzAciRlP_0o)
Stars on Ice 2018 'Just Like Fire' (https://youtu.be/BpPX5WP8ozs)
Dreams On Ice 2018 'William Tell overture' (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJv6N9BHwCw)
Prince Ice World 2018 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rH-_0YSqhBI)
Dreams on Ice 2014 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytXTA_lp1H4)
Medalist on Ice 2013 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qllDYm4iJRE)
Dreams on Ice 2012 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMIHoa1RVLw)
Dreams on ice 2011 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfLq6xwfzBQ)
Kurashiki rink exhibition 2008 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6C01om-kfzU)

Articles and other media, aka odds and ends:

Interview with Keiji for Yahoo Sports, on his future plans, Yuzuru, the Olympics and more:
- in Japanese: https://sports.yahoo.co.jp/column/detail/201705150006-spnavi?p=2
- the English translation can be found on Twitter, done by user Iron Klaus (link uninsertable, PM me if interested in direct link)

Interview with Keiji and Shoma on their friendship, performances at Worlds and more (Quadruple magazine 2017):
http://shoma-uno.tumblr.com/post/161217138107/like-elder-brother-and-younger-brother-shoma
On a related note - cute videoclip from 2012 of Keiji and little Shoma:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87ypzf8rJJU
… and a photo of Keiji, Yuzuru and Shoma to go with it ^ ^
http://teambrorser.tumblr.com/post/149790257432

Interview with Keiji and Ryuju on their friendship, their beginnings as skaters and more (Quadruple magazine, 2016):
http://ohlovesosweet.tumblr.com/post/144049830201/tanaka-keiji-x-hino-ryuju-rivals-friends-these

Video of Keiji’s collab with Daisuke Takahashi (2017):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6B-Cu6_jI1I

* Video - reflections of Keiji, Yuzuru and Satoko on their NHK 2016 performances? Also featuring Nobunari:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fL1XDthP4eM

* Brief fun interview of Keiji, Yuzuru and Ryuju (after NHK Trophy 2016?), featuring a kiddie photo of the trio :]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GogCXwOpNAU

Video of a fire bridgade / first aid tutorial, starring Keiji in a uniform (2015):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaBEAtkgbwk


Fan art:

a sketch by Interspectator:
https://akoustam5.deviantart.com/art/Keiji-Tanaka-Sketch-715038508

----------
With links marked by an asterisk ( * ), I'd be grateful if someone who speaks Japanese could say/confirm what they're about.

 

[livetoskate]

Count me in as a fan too! He never really stood out to me until the recent Japanese nationals. He can do a quad sal with such ease and has great spins and posture too. I read online that his mother is Taiwanese. Don't know much else about him but I'll take a look at all the information you provided!

 

[Windpowerasmagic]

Love Keiji! Thank you for enriching the thread!

 

[SKY1118]

Yessssssssssssssss! Keiji finally got a thread which he deserved to have!
I was about to open one if no one was going to do so, but big thank YOU for opening his!

I love his landing position of jumps and he seems to be capable for all music genre!
Keep posting and posting more

 

[Crossover]

Am I the only one surprised that Keiji's fan fest was not created long before? I thought we already have his FF.

So thanks to surimi for the creation!

 

[Arriba627]

Thank you for this thread. Love the videos with Dad Keiji and Shoma shenanigans. And isn't that Sui and Han with them?! I'll be anxious to see if he is chosen to do one of the team event programs.

 

[Latremu]

Ooh, finally a Keiji thread! Yey!!

 

[gsk8]

I thought he had one too!

 

[Interspectator]

Cheering for Keiji in his first Olympics!

 

[moonkat]

Thank you! Finally!

 

[surimi]

Thank you to everyone for the feedback. ^ ^ I added a couple more links, and have added asterisks to those that are in Japanese and I am not entirely sure about their subject matter. If a speaker of Japanese could clarify, that would be welcome help.
I'm glad I managed to piece the thread together before the Olympics. Do we know yet if he's been confirmed for the team event? There's still a possibility of Shoma doing both programs, though I hope not, for both Shoma's and Keiji's sakes.

 

[hamaguri]

Thank you surirmi! It's amazing! :luv17:

I havent checked all contents so far (thank you for your hard work!) , but as for the video below, it is when he tried the role of chief fireman at official event for prompting the safeness of society or preventing fiires. Local government does such kind of event sometimes. His name Keiji （刑事）means policeman in Japanese. That was why he was appointed!

* No idea what this is (first aid tutorial?), starring Keiji in a uniform (2015):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaBEAtkgbwk

 

[Latremu]

News is that Shoma is skating the SP and Keiji the FS if Japan qualifies. He's going to Korea on the 8th.

Thanks for the trivia on his name, hamaguri!

 

[hamaguri]

This Twitter is about local news paper.
He and daisuke (takahasi) hsve the same home link.
He has kept following great daisuke who made Japanese men's way.
Keiji was 12 years old and daisuke is 9 years older.
https://twitter.com/aiai12310/status/961196502033973248?s=17

 

[surimi]

Since the Men's team FP takes place tomorrow, here's a video of Keiji's arrival in Korea - https://twitter.com/utami_1122/status/961839634773811200
The same user also has some Team Japan practice/competition photos in their latest tweets.
And, reports by Jackie Wong on how Keiji's practices went:
http://www.rockerskating.com/news/2018/2/6/2018-olympics-practice-notes
No falls on quads as far as I can see; I'm hoping that's a good sign. Wishing Keiji good spirits and good mental resilience tomorrow.

 

[deedee1]

This Twitter is about local news paper.
He and daisuke (takahasi) hsve the same home link.
He has kept following great daisuke who made Japanese men's way.
Keiji was 12 years old and daisuke is 9 years older.��
https://twitter.com/aiai12310/status/961196502033973248?s=17

Thanks!
And Sena Miyake is following the same path as Keiji's. :yes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hDSlN0G-A4
Let's wish both Keiji and Sena will have a long, injury-free and successful competitive career.

Good luck to Keiji in his Olympic debuting skate in the team event tomorrow!

 

[Arriba627]

Best of luck to Dad Keiji in his Team Event FS. Looks like he's been having some pretty decent practices according to rockerskating's notes.

 

[demarinis5]

Good Luck Keiji! He has been looking very good in practices.

 

[demarinis5]

Thanks surimi for starting this FF thread.

I also thought there was one ages ago. Great job!

 

[DiamondDust]

Finally, a thread for Keiji. Wishing him good luck as well on the FS.:thumbsup: