Koshiro Shimada

malo42 · Dec 30, 2015

Koshiro Shimada (島田高志郎 Shimada Kōshirō, born September 11, 2001, in Matsuyama, Japan ) is a Japanese figure skater. He is the 2019 Nebelhorn silver medalist, the 2019 Bavarian Open senior champion, the 2018–19 Junior Grand Prix Final bronze medalist and has won three other medals at the ISU Junior Grand Prix series (silver at the 2018 JGP Austria, two bronze at the 2016 JGP France & 2018 JGP Slovenia). He Is also a two-time Japan Junior national medalist.

Shimada has relocated to Switzerland for training. His coach, Stephane Lambiel, is the 2006 Olympic silver medalist and the 2005 & 2006 World Champion, competing for Switzerland.

Fun facts about Koshiro:
He's from Okayama prefecture like Daisuke Takahashi and Keiji Tanaka.
He was originally coached by Hiroshi Nagakubo's old partner.
He won novice nationals the same year as Wakaba Higuchi, and he won in his first year novice A!

Biographical Information

ISU bio
http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00014685.htm

Wikipedia entry
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koshiro_Shimada

Rinkresults Entry
http://www.rinkresults.com/skater?skater_id=3619

Japanese Skating federation profile
https://skatingjapan.or.jp/figure/player/detail.php?id=Q/+9GHYa6K4=

Tracings.net Profile
http://www.tracings.net/shim-kosh.html

Update by dorispulaski - 20 August 2020

Personal Best Score
new ISU Scoring System
http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs_pb_00014685.htm

Type	Score	Event	Event category
Total	220.45	ISU JGP Cup of Austria 2018	Junior Men
SP	75.98	ISU GP NHK Trophy 2019	Senior Men
SP Technical	40.89	ISU JGP Cup of Austria 2018	Junior Men
SP Component	37.26	ISU GP NHK Trophy 2019	Senior Men
FS	145.67	ISU JGP Cup of Austria 2018	Junior Men
FS Technical	74.74	ISU GP Skate America 2019	Senior Men
FS Component	74.56	ISU GP NHK Trophy 2019	Senior Men

Historical Personal Bests

Type	Score	Event	Event category
Total	203.29	ISU JGP Tallinn Cup 2016	Junior Men
SP	70.48	ISU JGP Tallinn Cup 2016	Junior Men
SP Technical	37.05	ISU JGP Tallinn Cup 2016	Junior Men
SP Component	33.43	ISU JGP Tallinn Cup 2016	Junior Men
FS	132.81	ISU JGP Tallinn Cup 2016	Junior Men
FS Technical	66.59	ISU JGP Tallinn Cup 2016	Junior Men
FS Component	67.22	ISU JGP Tallinn Cup 2016	Junior Men

Competitive History

Event	Level	SP	FS	Total
2019–20 season
2019-20 Japan Championships	Senior	5 80.59	13 131.65	10 212.24
2019 NHK Trophy	Senior	6 75.98	10 137.67	9 213.65
2019 Skate America	Senior	11 72.12	7 143.91	10 216.03
2019 CS Nebelhorn Trophy	Senior	1 74.32	4 140.66	2 212.95
2018–19 season
2019 World Junior Championships	Junior	12 74.89	8 137.89	9 212.78
2019 Bavarian Open	Senior	2 69.29	1 141.51	1 210.80
2018-19 Japan Championships	Senior	3 80.46	11 139.32	5 219.78
2018–19 JGP Final	Junior	4 73.97	4 140.41	3 214.38
2018–19 Japan Junior Championships	Junior	1 82.35	5 127.68	3 210.03
2018 JGP Slovenia	Junior	4 73.48	5 139.47	3 212.95
2018 JGP Austria	Junior	3 74.78	2 145.67	2 220.45
2017–18 season
2017-18 Japan Junior Championships		-	-	WD
2017 JGP Poland	Junior	12 59.47	4 130.99	7 190.46
2017 JGP Croatia	Junior	6 64.85	5 131.87	5 196.72
2016–17 season
2017 World Junior Championships	Junior	12 68.77	13 125.33	14 194.10
2016–17 Japan Championships	Senior	10 62.66	6 137.52	7 200.18
2016–17 Japan Junior Championships	Junior	2 66.19	2 132.01	2 198.20
2016 JGP Estonia	Junior	4 70.48	4 132.81	4 203.29
2016 JGP France	Junior	5 59.32	3 126.86	3 186.18
2016 Asian Open Trophy	Junior	3 60.22	1 124.87	1 185.09
2015–16 season
2016 Youth Olympics	Junior	6 63.18	6 119.34	6 182.52
2016 Japanese National Championships	Senior	17 58.41	9 130.35	11 188.76
2016 Japanese Junior National Championships	Junior	8 55.04	2 122.39	4 177.43
2016 Japan Western Junior Sectional	Junior	11 49.34	4 120.60	5 171.83
2015 JGP Croatia Cup	Junior	8 58.38	4 122.69	5 181.07
2016 Chu-Shikoku-Kyushu Junior Regional	Junior	1 58.41	2 110.24	1 167.80
2015 JGP Bratislava	Junior	12 47.77	4 122.12	7 169.89
2014–15 season
2015 Japanese Junior National Championships	Junior	8 51.47	19 91.56	16 143.03
2015 Japanese Novice (A) National Championships	Novice	-	2 84.94	2 84.94
2015 Shu-Shikoku-Kyushu Block 6 Novice Regional	Novice	-	2 92.07	2 92.07
2013–14 season
2014 Novice Gardena Spring Trophy	Novice	2 35.30	2 86.52	2 118.82
2014 Japanese Junior National Championships	Junior	19 44.50	15 92.38	17 136.88
2014 Japanese Novice (A) National Championships	Novice	-	1 90.65	1 90.65
2014 Chu-Shikoku-Kyushu Block 6 Novice Regional	Novice	-	2 77.07	2 77.07
2013 Novice Asian Open Figure Skating Trophy	Novice	1	2 101.73	1 107.73
2012–13 season
2012-13 Japanese National Novice B Championships	Novice	-	2 78.57	2 78.57
2012-13 Japanese Novice B Block 6 Championships	Novice	-	1 73.15	1 73.15
2011–12 season
2011-12 Japanese National Novice B Championships	Novice	-	12 42.96	12 42.96
2011-12 Japanese Novice B Block 6 Championships	Novice	-	4 37.44	4 37.44

Interviews and Articles

July 2020 - "Japan’s Shimada feels stronger after tough senior debut season"
https://www.goldenskate.com/2020/07/japans-shimada-feels-stronger-after-tough-senior-debut-season/

Dec. 2018 - Junior Grand Prix Final - "‘Dark horse’ Gogolev wins men’s Junior Grand Prix title"
https://www.goldenskate.com/2018/12/jgpf-men-fs/

Dec. 2018 - Junior Grand Prix Final - "USA’s Pulkinen leads men in Junior Grand Prix Final"
https://www.goldenskate.com/2018/12/jgpf-men-sp/

ioanna · Dec 30, 2015

malo42 said:
December 2014 interview

Ah, this is where he shows his phone to the camera and tells the interviewers he sent Tatsuki Machida a text to congratulate him for his Skate America win and got a reply from him, returning the compliments for Koshiro. He's very proud of the fact that they sometimes text each other. :biggrin:

Thank you for starting the thread, malo42. First you started Tatsuki's, and now Koshiro's. I think this deserves a cute pic of both and another one with Mai Mihara and Kaori Sakamoto.

malo42 · Dec 30, 2015

It made me very happy to see that Koshiro is a Machida fan and it made me like him even more! I hope in the future maybe Tatsuki can choreograph a program for him.

He's a really great little performer and his FS this season shows that. I hope in the coming seasons he gets programs that showcase his performance ability. I also hope he improves his flip... I think I've mentioned it before but I'm more concerned about that than I am a 3A for him right now since he's still so young.

Hailey Shin · Dec 31, 2015

Can't he go to JW??? I read that somewhere I think.
If it is true, it will be soooo disappointing

matmuh · Dec 31, 2015

Hailey Shin said:
Can't he go to JW??? I read that somewhere I think.
If it is true, it will be soooo disappointing

Unfortunately he wasnt selected for JW but at least we will see him at YOG!
And thanks for starting the thread, i wanted to but couldnt be sure :biggrin:

he is the best thing during this year's JGP for me and one of the highlights of the season :love:

he is so awesome and cute, and seems like have great guide like Tatsuki beside him

ioanna · Dec 31, 2015

Koshiro's Happy Feet exhibition is missing from his thread.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66StewVvJPg

I wonder where he took that idea from :laugh:

https://youtu.be/lvTBKjH4vmw?t=55s

Maria Victoria · Dec 31, 2015

I must admit that Koshiro passed under my radar until I read a comment about how this 14 year old feels "Tosca" deep in his soul. A 14 year old ?! So I checked his SP at the last JN, and so it was. And now I learned he is a Tatsuki fanboy so ...

I found him naturally expressive and long-limbed which augur well for his presentation scores. Hope he will be guided well as to the development of his jumps. Go Koshiro!

matmuh · Jan 1, 2016

Maria Victoria said:
I found him naturally expressive and long-limbed which augur well for his presentation scores. Hope he will be guided well as to the development of his jumps. Go Koshiro!

yeah, he is very expressive except when he is busy smiling at his mistakes during his programs, does it remind you of someone? :biggrin:

Maria Victoria · Jan 1, 2016

matmuh said:
yeah, he is very expressive except when he is busy smiling at his mistakes during his programs, does it remind you of someone?

It does indeed.

Another young Japanese skater stealing his way to my heart. Sigh!

matmuh · Jan 15, 2016

still no video of his LP from nationals :sad21: but i found junior nationals LP video, i dont remember watching it so here it is (i think i would remember seeing crying Koshiro if it was posted :sad46

http://japanskating.com/2015/11/29/36/
his joy is so infectious so it made me teary seeing him cry after his skate, you did good my little Chaplin :luv17:

Maria Victoria · Jan 15, 2016

matmuh said:
still no video of his LP from nationals :sad21: but i found junior nationals LP video, i dont remember watching it so here it is (i think i would remember seeing crying Koshiro if it was posted :sad46
http://japanskating.com/2015/11/29/36/
his joy is so infectious so it made me teary seeing him cry after his skate, you did good my little Chaplin :luv17:

Oh what a precious video! Thanks for the link matmuh. Koshiro skates with his heart on his sleeve which adds to the emotional impact of his performance. And I too was touched by his tears at the K & C.

Incidentally you are becoming one of my bellwethers as to who among the juniors to watch out for. :agree:

Skye · Jan 15, 2016

matmuh said:
i found junior nationals LP video

Isn't he adorable! It seems like the flip is his nemesis jump, so he shouldn't mess up the short as much next season.

matmuh · Jan 16, 2016

Maria Victoria said:
Oh what a precious video! Thanks for the link matmuh. Koshiro skates with his heart on his sleeve which adds to the emotional impact of his performance. And I too was touched by his tears at the K & C.

Incidentally you are becoming one of my bellwethers as to who among the juniors to watch out for. :agree:

really?

: i will do my best! juniors are so precious, after watching Koshiro's LP yesteday i realized it again, amount of pressure they are under at such young age and handling it is amazing, most kids just wants to go out and play with friends, thats why i respect youngsters a lot! :clapper:
on another note, Koshiro was at NYOI show today and seems like he was trying to be "sexy", i am so curious how it was :biggrin:

Maria Victoria · Jan 16, 2016

matmuh said:
really? : i will do my best! juniors are so precious, after watching Koshiro's LP yesteday i realized it again, amount of pressure they are under at such young age and handling it is amazing, most kids just wants to go out and play with friends, thats why i respect youngsters a lot! :clapper:

I agree. I wish all of them well. Even if they don't make the breakthrough in senior competition, I hope the discipline they have imbibed from FS will help them in their life endeavors and enterprises.

matmuh said:
on another note, Koshiro was at NYOI show today and seems like he was trying to be "sexy", i am so curious how it was

Like you I am curious (very) to see how Koshiro fared in trying (the operative word I am sure) to be sexy.

malo42 · Jan 16, 2016

matmuh said:
still no video of his LP from nationals :sad21: but i found junior nationals LP video, i dont remember watching it so here it is (i think i would remember seeing crying Koshiro if it was posted :sad46
http://japanskating.com/2015/11/29/36/
his joy is so infectious so it made me teary seeing him cry after his skate, you did good my little Chaplin :luv17:

Yes! I haven't seen this before, thank you!

inloveagain said:
Isn't he adorable! It seems like the flip is his nemesis jump, so he shouldn't mess up the short as much next season.

It so is. Next season should be better but I'd also like to see him conquer the flip!

ioanna · Feb 26, 2016

New article on Koshiro and my attempt at translating it.
http://www.asahi.com/articles/ASJ245K4WJ24UTQP019.html

Koshiro Shimada longing for the power of expressiveness of Takahashi and Machida

I want to become expressive. "When the camera focuses on me I'm not standing upright and I get self conscious". The generation of juniors can bring comfortable skating and rich expressiveness. It all started in his home town with his mother, at the age of 6. They went to the skating rink of Matsuyama city. "Although I had practiced sports before, the rink gave me a feeling of curiosity." He was completely absorbed into skating and having fun. He then moved with his mother to Okayama. He chose Okayama because it was the place where Daisuke Takahashi and Tatsuki Machida were brought up: "I was longing for their fascinating performances". Even now, he is still watching videos of Takahashi winning the bronze medal at the Vancouver Olympics.

This season he has matured and achieved a carefree skating style. He has even challenged the triple axel. He was second at the High School National Championships in February. At the rink were Sena Miyake and many other rivals. In the past year, he has grown 10 centimeters. He is still growing. His voice has also started to change. He is still 14 years old and will further improve.

matmuh · May 23, 2016

Koshiro’s interview in Quadruple 2016+Plus, translated by always awesome ohlovesosweet, i missed his cute face :luv17: hopefully we will see his ice show performances this summer

mikaboo · May 23, 2016

matmuh said:
Koshiro’s interview in Quadruple 2016+Plus, translated by always awesome ohlovesosweet, i missed his cute face :luv17: hopefully we will see his ice show performances this summer

I wonder how bad his injury was and where he injured himself. I had very little knowledge about novice skaters at the time but I did notice that I didn't hear his name for most of the season in 2014-2015. I'm glad he's okay now

And I didn't know he's had Tosca for 3 seasons :laugh:

I hope Koshiro does well at the JGP selection meet in June. My understanding is that the TJ men couldn't secure many spots at JGP for next season so it's going to be tough on all of the junior boys.

yhmafan · May 28, 2016

This reminded me of someone's performance (Vertigo) :laugh:

Koshiro Shimada MOI Japanese Nationals EX 2015

yhmafan · Jun 6, 2016

I'm wondering why Koshiro wearing such a ballerina-like costume? :think:

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