Shoma Uno

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UNO Shōma (Kana: うの しょうま; Kanji: 宇野 昌磨) is a Men’s Singles skater who represents Japan. He was born on 17[SUP]th[/SUP] December 1997 in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. He is the 2018 Olympic silver medalist, a two-time World silver medalist (2018, 2017), the 2019 Four Continents Champion, a four-time Grand Prix Final medalist (2015–2018), the 2017 Asian Winter Games champion, and a three-time Japanese national champion (2016, 2017, 2018). Earlier in his career, he became the 2015 World Junior champion, and the 2014–15 Junior Grand Prix Final champion.

Shōma says his name in an ISU Wait...What video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQEb0na0_FY

Updated 9 March 2020
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Biographical Info

ISU Bio:
http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00012455.htm

Ice Network Bio (archive)
https://web.archive.org/web/20180630082416/http://web.icenetwork.com/skaters/profile/shoma_uno

Rink Results Bio:
http://www.rinkresults.com/skater?skater_id=720

Tracings.net Bio:
http://tracings.net/uno-shom.html

Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoma_Uno


Social Media

Website:
http://www.shoma-uno.com/

ISU Personal bests
http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs_pb_00012455.htm​

Personal Best Total Score	289.12	ISU Four Continents Championships 2019
Personal Best Score Short Program	104.15	ISU CS Lombardia Trophy 2018
Personal Best Score Free Skating	197.36	ISU Four Continents Championships 2019

Programs​

2019-2020 Season
SP: “Great Spirit” by Armin van Buuren, Vini Vici feat. Hilight Tribe; choreo by Shae-Lynn Bourne, David Wilson
FS: "Our Life (Finale)" performed by Brock Hewitt; "Dancing on My Own" by Calum Scott; choreo by David Wilson; "Your Last Kiss " by Karl Hugo; choreo by Shae-Lynn Bourne, David Wilson
EX: "This Town" by Niall Horan; choreo. by David Wilson

2018–2019 Season
SP: Flamenco version of Stairway to Heaven by Rodrigo y Gabriella
FS: Moonlight Sonata by Beethoven
EX1: “Great Spirit” by Armin van Buuren, Vini Vici feat. Hilight Tribe; choreo by Shae-Lynn Bourne, David Wilson
EX2: "Time After Time" by Harry Connick Jr.; choreo. by David Wilson
EX3: "See You Again" by Wiz Khalifa feat. Charlie Puth; choreo. by Mihoko Higuchi

2017–18 Season
SP:"Winter" (from Four Seasons) by Antonio Vivaldi; choreo by Mihoko Higuchi
FS:"Turandot" by Giacomo Puccini, "Nessun Dorma" from Turandot by Giacomo Puccini, performed by Jose Carreras; choreo by Mihoko Higuchi
EX1:See You Again by Wiz Khalifa feat. Charlie Puth; choreo. by Mihoko Higuchi
EX2:This Town by Niall Horan, Jamie Scott; choreo. by David Wilson

2016–17 Season
SP: “Fantasy For Violin And Orchestra” (from “Ladies in Lavender” soundtrack) by Nigel Hess
FS: “Buenos Aires Hora Cero” by Astor Piazzolla, “Barada Para Un Loco” by Astor Piazzolla
EX1:"See You Again" by Wiz Khalifa feat. Charlie Puth; choreo. by Mihoko Higuchi
EX2:"La vie en rose" performed by Andrea Bocelli, Édith Piaf; choreo. by Stéphane Lambiel
EX3:This Town by Niall Horan, Jamie Scott; choreo. by David Wilson

2015–16 Season
SP: “Legends” by Sacred Spirits
FS: “Turandot” by Giacomo Puccini performed by Vanessa Mae; “Nessun Dorma” by Giacomo Puccini performed Paul Potts
EX1:Violin Sonata No.9 by Ludwig van Beethoven; choreo. by Mihoko Higuchi
EX2:"Don Juan DeMarco" by Michael Kamen; choreo. by Mihoko Higuchi

2014–15 Season
SP: “Violin Sonata No. 9” by Ludwig van Beethoven
FS: “Don Juan DeMarco” soundtrack by Michael Kamen
EX1:"The Blessed Spirits" by Vanessa-Mae; choreo. by Mihoko Higuchi, Machiko Yamada

2013–14 Season
SP: “The Blessed Spirits” by Vanessa-Mae
FS: “Steps” by Secret Garden
EX2:"Tanguera" by Mariano Mores; choreo. by Mihoko Higuchi, Machiko Yamada

2012–13 Season
SP: “Tanguera” by Mariano Mores
FS: “Steps” by Secret Garden
EX:"Bad Boy Good Man" by Tape Five

2011–12 Season
SP: “Tucker” by Joe Jackson
FS: “Tzigane” by Maurice Ravel

2010–11 Season
SP:
FS: “Tzigane” by Maurice Ravel
EX:"Fly Me to the Moon"

ISU Personal Best Scores for Shōma Uno:
http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs_pb_00012455.htm
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Season	Short Program/Event	Score	Free Skate/Event	Score	Total/Event	Score
ISU Personal Best Score	ISU All Time Best List		ISU All Time Best List		ISU All Time Best List
2019-20	ISU Season's Best List		ISU Season's Best List		ISU Season's Best List
2018–19	ISU SP Season Best List ISU CS Lombardia Trophy 2018	104.15	ISU FS Season Best List ISU Four Continents Championships 2019	197.36	ISU Total Season Best List ISU Four Continents Championships 2019	289.12
2017–18	ISU SP Season Best List ISU CS Lombardia Trophy 2017	104.87	ISU FS Season Best List ISU CS Lombardia Trophy 2017	214.97	ISU Total Season Best List ISU CS Lombardia Trophy 2017	319.84
2016–17	ISU SP Season Best Scores ISU World Championships 2017	104.86	ISU FS Season Best Scores ISU World Championships 2017	214.45	ISU Total Season Best Scores ISU World Championships 2017	319.31
2015-16	ISU SP Season Best Scores ISU Four Continents Championships 2016	92.99	ISU FS Season Best Scores ISU Grand Prix Final 2015/16	190.32	ISU Total Season Best Scores ISU Grand Prix Final 2015/16	276.79
2014-15	ISU SP Season Best Scores ISU Four Continents Championships 2015	88.90	ISU FS Season Best Scores ISU Four Continents Championships 2015	167.55	ISU Total Season Best Scores ISU Four Continents Championships	256.45
2013–14	ISU SP Season Best Scores ISU Junior World Championships 2014	70.67	ISU FS Season Best Scores ISU Junior World Championships 2014	135.83	ISU Total Season Best Scores ISU JGP Minsk 2013	181.54
2012–13	ISU SP Season Best Scores ISU JGP Pokal d. Blauen Schwerter 2012	63.48	ISU FS Season Best Scores ISU World Junior Championships 2013	125.42	ISU Total Season Best Scores ISU JGP Pokal d. Blauen Schwerter 2012	188.48
2011–12	ISU SP Season Best Scores ISU World Juniors 2012	57.71	ISU FS Season Best Scores ISU JGP Tallinn Cup 2011	118.86	ISU Total Season Best Scores ISU World Junior Championships 2012	175.92

The Personal Best and Season Best scores that the ISU uses for a skater only take into consideration certain competitions. For example, they do not take into consideration domestic competitions, such as Sectional, Regional or National Championships.

However, confusion arises when you come to the Major International Championships and the Senior B’s.

For the Major Championshipss, the ISU definitely takes into consideration the events they run themselves, and the Olympics. But, there does not seem to be any consistency over how they approach other events.

And as for the Senior B’s, it is particularly confusing as an event may be taken into consideration one year, but not the next. Much of this is due to the changing make-up of the Challenger Series.

So, to make things simpler, the table below takes into consideration all the events that the skater has taken part in. These scores are referred to as “Absolute Season’s Best” so as to distinguish them from the scores recorded by the ISU.

Absolute Season’s Best Score

The Absolute designations are based purely on the contents of the Competitive History table in this post. If anybody knows of any scores that are not in the table, please let me know, and we will be only too happy to add them in.

No attemp is made to compare scores from different years, as the Code of Points changes radically every season.

As always when comparing scores, it should be kept in mind that you are not comparing like for like. There is a subjective aspect to judging, and every competition has different judges.

Competitive History
Videos linked in table

Absolute Season’s Best Score

Disclaimer: Absolute Season’s Best (SB) score designations are based purely on the contents of the Competitive History table in this post. If anybody knows of any scores that are not in the table, please let us know, and we will be only too happy to add them in.

Date	Competition	Level	SP	FP	Total	Gala
			Pos	Score	Pos	Score	Pos	Score
2019-2020 Season SP:“Great Spirit” by Armin van Buuren, Vini Vici feat. Hilight Tribe; choreo by Shae-Lynn Bourne, David Wilson FS: "Our Life (Finale)" performed by Brock Hewitt; "Dancing on My Own" by Calum Scott; choreo by David Wilson; "Your Last Kiss " by Karl Hugo; choreo by Shae-Lynn Bourne, David Wilson
20-23 Feb 2020	Challenge Cup 2020	Senior	1	91.71	1	198.70	1	290.41
19 Dec 2019	2019 Japanese Nationals	Senior	2	105.71	1	184.86	1	​290.57	X
14 Nov 2019	Cup of Russia 2019	Senior	4	87.29	4	164.95	4	252.24	X
01-03 Nov 2019	Internationaux de France 2019	Senior	4	79.05	9	136.79	8	215.84	X
14-17 Nov 2019	Finlandia Trophy 2019	Senior	2	92.28	1	162.95	1	255.23
05 Oct 2019	Japan Open 2019	Senior		-	2	169.09	-	-
2018–2019 Season SP: Flamenco version of Stairway to Heaven by Rodrigo y Gabriella FS: Moonlight Sonata by Beethoven
2019-04-11	World Team Trophy 2019	Senior	3	92.78	3	189.46	3	282.24	X
2019-03-18	World Championship 2019	Senior	6	91.40	4	178.92	4	270.32
2019-02-05	Four Continents Championships 2019	Senior	4	91.76	1	197.36	1	289.12
2018-12-20	Japan Championships 2018	Senior	1	102.06	1	187.04	1	289.10
2018-12-05	Grand Prix and Junior Grand Prix Final 2018	Senior	2	91.67	2	183.43	2	275.10
2018-11-09	NHK Trophy 2018	Senior	1	92.49	1	183.96	1	276.45	X
2018-10-26	Skate Canada 2018	Senior	2	88.87	1	188.38	1	277.25
2018-10-06	Japan Open 2018	Senior		-	1	186.69		-
2018-09-13	Lombardia Trophy 2018	Senior	1	104.15	1	172.05	1	276.20
2017–18 Season SP: "Winter" (from Four Seasons) by Antonio Vivaldi; choreo by Mihoko Higuchi FS: Turandot by Giacomo Puccini, "Nessun Dorma" from Turandot by Giacomo Puccini, performed by Jose Carreras; choreo by Mihoko Higuchi
2018-03-19	World Championship 2018	Senior	5	94.26	2	179.51	2	273.77
2018-02-09	Olympics 2018	Senior	3	104.17	3	202.73	2	306.90	X
2018-02-09	Olympic Team Event 2018	Senior	1	103.25		-	-	-	Team 5
2018-01-22	Four Continents Championships 2018	Senior	1	100.49	2	197.45	2	297.94	X
2017-12-19	Japan Championships 2017	Senior	1	96.83	1	186.47	1	283.30
2017-12-06	Grand Prix and Junior Grand Prix Final 2017	Senior	2	101.51	1	184.50	2	286.01
17-19 Nov. 2017	Internationaux de France	Senior	2	93.92	1	179.40	2	273.32	X
27-29 Oct. 2017	Skate Canada International	Senior	1	103.62	1	197.48	1	301.10
13-16 Sep. 2017	ISU CS Lombardia Trophy	Senior	1	104.87	1	214.97	1	319.84
2016–17 Season SP “Fantasy for Violin and Orchestra” (“Ladies in Lavender” soundtrack) by Nigel Hess, choreo. by Mihoko Higuchi FS “Buenos Aires Hora Cero” by Astor Piazzolla, “Barada Para Un Loco” by Astor Piazzolla, choreo. by Mihoko Higuchi
20–23 Apr. 2017	World Team Trophy	Senior	1	103.53	2	198.49	1	302.02	X
27 Mar. – 02 Apr. 2017	ISU World Championships	Senior	2	104.86	2	214.45	2	319.31	X
10–12 Mar. 2017	Coupe du Printemps	Senior	1	104.31	1	199.37	1	303.68
23–26 Feb. 2017	2017 Asian Winter Games	Senior	2	92.43	1	188.84	1	281.27	X
14–19 Feb. 2017	Four Continents	Senior	2	100.28	3	187.77	3	288.05	X​
22–25 Dec. 2016	Japan Championships	Senior	2	88.05	1	192.36	1	280.41 Medal Ceremony
07–11 Dec. 2016	ISU Grand Prix Final	Senior	1	86.82 Universal	2	195.69 NBC	3	282.51 Medal Ceremony	Group Dance X
04–06 Nov. 2016	Cup Of Russia	Senior	1	98.59 Universal	2	186.48 CBC ELTA	2	285.07	X
21–23 Oct. 2016	Skate America	Senior	1	89.15	1	190.19 NBC APEHA	1	279.34	X
01 Oct. 2016	Japan Open	Senior	–	–	1	198.55	1	Team Japan: 1st	X
08–11 Sep. 2016	Lombardia Trophy	Senior	1	86.68	2	172.25	1	258.93
2015–16 Season SP “Legends by Sacred Spirits”, choreo. by Mihoko Higuchi FS “Turandot” by Giacomo Puccini performed by Vanessa Mae; “Nessun Dorma” by Giacomo Puccini performed Paul Potts, choreo. by Mihoko Higuchi
22–24 Apr. 2016	Team Challenge Cup	Senior	1(Team Asia: 1)	105.74	1 (Team Asia: 3)	192.92 CBS	1	298.66 (for reference only)	X
26 Mar. – 03 Apr. 2016	ISU World Championships	Senior	4	90.74 CBC	6	173.51 BBC CBC	7	264.25
16–21 Feb. 2016	Four Continents	Senior	2	92.99	5	176.82 NBCSN	4	269.81
24–27 Dec. 2015	Japan Championships	Senior	2	97.94	3	169.21	2	267.15
09–13 Dec. 2015	ISU Grand Prix Final	Senior	4	86.47 UHD	4	190.32	3	276.79
12–15 Nov. 2015	Trophée de France	Senior	1	89.56 CBC NBC UHD	–	–	1	89.56
22–25 Oct. 2015	Skate America	Senior	4	80.78	1	176.65	2	257.43	X
03 Oct. 2015	Japan Open	Senior	–	–	1	185.48	1	Team Japan: 1st
16–20 Sep. 2015	U.S. International Figure Skating Classic	Senior	9	52.45	1	154.96	5	207.41
2014–15 Season SP “Violin Sonata No. 9” by Ludwig van Beethoven, choreo. by Mihoko Higuchi FS “Don Juan DeMarco” soundtrack by Michael Kamen, choreo. by Mihoko Higuchi
02–08 Mar. 2015	ISU Junior World Championships (Tracings)	Junior	1	84.87	2	147.67	1	232.54 Interview Medal Fermenting	X
10–15 Feb. 2015	Four Continents (Tracings)	Senior	2	88.90	5	167.55	5	256.45
25–29 Dec. 2014	Japan Championships	Senior	3	85.53	3	165.75	2	251.28	X
10–14 Dec. 2014	ISU Junior Grand Prix Final (Tracings)	Junior	3	75.21	1	163.06	1	238.27 Medal Ceremony	X
04–07 Dec. 2014	The 24th Aichi Figure Skating Competition *Japanese only		1	87.14	–	–	1	87.14
22–24 Nov. 2014	Japan Championships	Junior	1	82.72	2	128.00	1	210.72
08–11 Oct. 2014	ISU Junior Grand Prix Croatia Cup (Tracings)	Junior	1	74.82	1	152.69	1	227.51
11–14 Sep. 2014	ISU Junior Grand Prix Nagoya TV Cup (Tracings)	Junior	2	69.78	2	150.21	2	219.99
07–10 Aug. 2014	Asian Open Trophy	Senior	1	71.89	1	151.26	1	223.15
2013–14 Season SP “The Blessed Spirits” by Vanessa-Mae, choreo. by Mihoko Higuchi, Machiko Yamada FS “Steps” by Secret Garden, choreo. by Mihoko Higuchi, Machiko Yamada
29–30 Mar. 2014	Gardena Spring Trophy (Tracings)	Senior	1	72.26	1	145.51	1	217.77
10–16 Mar. 2014	ISU Junior World Championships (Tracings)	Junior	3	70.67	5	135.83	5	206.50
20–23 Dec. 2013	Japan Championships (Tracings)	Senior	6	72.15	7	144.34	7	216.49
22–24 Nov. 2013	Japan Championships (Tracings)	Junior	2	71.61	3	134.49	2	206.10
01–04 Nov. 2013	Japan Western Sectional (Tracings)	Junior	1	70.37	2	130.34	2	200.71
09–12 Oct. 2013	ISU Junior Grand Prix Tallinn Cup (Tracings)	Junior	3	67.09	3	130.73	4	197.82
27–29 Sep. 2013 *JSF page has down “2012” but the data is “2013”	Chubu Block 4 Regional (Tracings)	Junior	1	70.18	1	129.26	1	199.44
28–31 Aug. 2013	ISU Junior Grand Prix Riga Cup (Tracings)	Junior	6	58.22	3	117.59	3	175.81
2012–13 Season SP “Tanguera” by Mariano Mores, choreo. by Mihoko Higuchi, Machiko Yamada FS “Steps” by Secret Garden, choreo. by Mihoko Higuchi, Machiko Yamada
25 Feb. – 03 Mar. 2013	ISU Junior World Championships (Tracings)	Junior	7	61.66	6	125.42 Fuji	7	187.08	X
20–23 Dec. 2012	Japan Championships (Tracings)	Senior	10	67.56	11	131.47	11	199.03	X
17–18 Nov. 2012	Japan Championships (Tracings)	Junior	2	66.21	2	124.37	2	190.58
01–04 Nov. 2012	Japan Western Sectional (Tracings)	Junior	3	60.38	3	118.47	3	178.85
10–13 Oct. 2012	ISU Junior Grand Prix Pokal der Blauen Schwerter (Tracings)	Junior	2	63.48	1	125.00	2	188.48
26–29 Sep. 2012	ISU Junior Grand Prix Bled Cup (Tracings)	Junior	4	61.42	6	112.92	6	174.34
2011–12 Season SP “Tucker” by Joe Jackson, choreo. by Mihoko Higuchi, Machiko Yamada FS “Tzigane” by Maurice Ravel, choreo. by Mihoko Higuchi, Machiko Yamada
27 Feb. – 04 Mar. 2012	ISU Junior World Championships (Tracings)	Junior	10	57.71	10	118.21	10	175.92
14–22 Jan. 2012	Youth Olympic Games (Tracings)	Junior	6	51.52	2	115.63	2	167.15
22–25 Dec. 2011	Japan Championships (Tracings)	Senior	7	63.49	10	126.93	9	190.42
25–27 Nov. 2011	Japan Championships (Tracings)	Junior	3	61.56	5	111.90	5	173.46
03–06 Nov. 2011	Japan Western Sectional (Tracings)	Junior	4	61.75	3	119.28	3	181.03
12–15 Oct. 2011	ISU Junior Grand Prix Tallinn Cup (Tracings)	Junior	4	56.29	3	118.86	3	175.15
30 Sep. – 02 Oct. 2011	Chubu Block 4 Regional (Tracings)	Junior	1	59.38	1	114.35	1	173.73
14–17 Sep. 2011	ISU Junior Grand Prix Baltic Cup (Tracings)	Junior	8	48.69	3	114.55	4	163.24
2010–11 Season FS “Tzigane” by Maurice Ravel, choreo. by Mihoko Higuchi, Machiko Yamada
26–28 Nov. 2010	Japan Championships *Japanese only (Tracings)	Junior	3	57.62	8	94.42	4	152.04
29–31 Oct. 2010	Japan Championships *Japanese only (Tracings)	Novice	–	–	1	101.33	1	101.33

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Videos from Ice Shows
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Event ​	Program​
2019 The Ice	Great Spirit
Stars on Ice 2019	Winter Moonlight Sonata
Carnival on Ice 2019	See You Again and Great Spirit Encore
All That Skate 2019 Day 3	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3CiEsffOS4Time After Time
All That Skate 2019	Thunder (with Nathan Chen)
Friends on Ice 2016	Buenos Aires Hora Cero; Balada para un loco from 15:15 La Vie en Rose by Andrea Bocelli ft. Edith Piaf
Ice Castle Opening Show in Shenzhen 2016	Fantasy for Violin & Orchestra
THE ICE 2016 Osaka	Buenos Aires Hora Cero; Balada para un loco
Prince Ice World Yokohama 2016	See You Again by Wiz Khalifa feat. Charlie Puth
Carnival on Ice 2016	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7mk_hFoT5ALadies in Lavender soundtrack
Stars on Ice Japan Tour 2016	Turandot by Giacomo Puccini performed by Vanessa Mae; Nessun Dorma by Giacomo Puccini performed Paul Potts
New Year On Ice 2016	Don Juan DeMarco soundtrack by Michael Kamen
Prince Ice World Tokyo 2015	Turandot by Giacomo Puccini performed by Vanessa Mae; Nessun Dorma by Giacomo Puccini performed Paul Potts
Fantasy on Ice Shizuoka 2015	Legends by Sacred Spirit
Prince Ice World Yokohama 2015	Don Juan DeMarco soundtrack by Michael Kamen
Nagoya Figure Skating Festival 2015	The Blessed Spirits by Vanessa-Mae (private)
The ICE 2014	Don Juan DeMarco soundtrack by Michael Kamen
2013 Medalists on Ice	Tanguera
Medalists on Ice 2012	Bad Boy Good Man by Tape Five
Medalists on Ice 2010	Fly Me To The Moon by Bart Howard; When The Saints Go Marching In

Baby Pictures!

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Little Shōma Uno (pre quad flip)
https://twitter.com/JohnWilsonBlade/status/727885899497877504

2010 Highlights of Shōma at Junior Nationals, interview, playing with his little brother at home, practicing jumps, etc.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pkOaD0ScME

2010 Young Shōma cuts up with Plushenko
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTP9wUCl6_0&sns=em

Nov 2008 Novice Championships - Espana Cani
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_ULhhnIPjw

Feb 12, 2007 Central Japan Figure Skating Championships FS - Opus Number 1 by Ralph Burns (cover of Tommy Dorsey)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFWQW0u3Gkw

Golden Skate Articles and Threads
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February 2019 - "Revived, Uno rallies to capture first Four Continents title"
https://www.goldenskate.com/2019/02/revived-uno-rallies-to-capture-first-four-continent-title/

December 2018 - "Uno wins third consecutive national title in Osaka"
https://www.goldenskate.com/2018/12/uno-wins-third-consecutive-national-title-in-osaka/

November 2018 - "Uno pockets fifth Grand Prix gold at 2018 NHK Trophy"
https://www.goldenskate.com/2018/11/uno-pockets-fifth-grand-prix-gold-at-2018-nhk-trophy/

October 2018 - "Uno defends Skate Canada title"
https://www.goldenskate.com/2018/10/uno-defends-skate-canada-title/

December 2017- "Shoma Uno defends title at Japanese Nationals"
https://www.goldenskate.com/2017/12/2017-japanese-nationals-men/

October 2017 - "Uno slays competition in Regina despite ‘lack of stamina"
https://www.goldenskate.com/2017/10/uno-slays-competition-regina-despite-lack-stamina/

December 2016 - "Uno wins national title; hopes to improve consistency"
https://www.goldenskate.com/2016/12/2016-17-japanese-nationals-men/

June 2016 - Shōma Uno raises bar for 2016-2017
http://www.goldenskate.com/2016/06/shoma-uno-2/
Associated Thread
http://www.goldenskate.com/forum/showthread.php?59772-Shoma-Uno-raises-bar-for-2016-17

April 2016 - Uno lands historic quad flip at Team Challenge
http://www.goldenskate.com/2016/04/2016-team-challenge-men/
Associated Thread
http://www.goldenskate.com/forum/showthread.php?59377-Uno-makes-history-Brown-returns

April 2015 Article "Next in line: Shōma Uno" by Tatjana Flade
http://www.goldenskate.com/2015/04/shoma-uno/
Associated Thread
http://www.goldenskate.com/forum/showthread.php?54876-Next-in-line-Shoma-Uno

Oct 2014 Thread - Shōma's message to Daisuke's retirement , next "Daisuke" is coming
http://www.goldenskate.com/forum/sh...s-retirement-next-quot-Daisuke-quot-is-coming

Oct 2014 Thread - Bóyáng Jīn and Shōma Uno JGPF show down
http://www.goldenskate.com/forum/showthread.php?52267-Boyang-Jin-and-Shoma-Uno-JGPF-show-down!

Oct 2007 Thread - New video of Shōma Uno
http://www.goldenskate.com/forum/showthread.php?17631-new-video-of-Shoma-Uno

May 2007 - Shōma's first fan thread
http://www.goldenskate.com/forum/showthread.php?16741-Uno-Shoma

Other Articles and Media

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June 2019 "Discussion about Shoma Uno and Tutberidze by sports journalist Anatoly Samokhvalov and coach Inna Goncharenkov.
By Abatoly Samokhvalova. R-Sport. 06-10-19
https://rsport.ria.ru/20190610/1555428138.htm"l
Translation
https://www.fsuniverse.net/forum/th...arentko-and-a-samokhvalov.105694/post-5596322

December 2016 -"Uno Captures Gold at Japanese Championships "
https://web.archive.org/web/2017073...4/uno-captures-gold-at-japanese-championships

November 2016 - "Uno outshines Fernández at Rostelecom Cup"
https://web.archive.org/web/2017073...106/uno-outshines-fernandez-at-rostelecom-cup

October 2016 - First quadruple flip jump in a figure skating competition (male)
http://www.guinnessworldrecords.jp/news/2016/10/uno-shoma-445706

September 2016 - Uno on the cover of Figure Skate Life vol.7
http://www.fusosha.co.jp/img/item/isbn/9784594611132.jpg

September 2016 - Training footage from Chicago and start of the season fluff
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x4saqvo_160907-昌磨_sport

July 2016 - Uno on the cover of Figure Skate Nihon Daihyou Memorial 2016
https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51L10P9G-dL._SX351_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg

April 2016 - First quadruple Flip performed in competition
http://www.isu.org/en/single-and-pa...first-quadruple-flip-performed-in-competition

March 21, 2016 - Uno on the cover of AERA
http://publications.asahi.com/ecs/image/cover_image/17875.jpg

July 2015 - Uno signed with a management agency, Universal Sports Marketing.
Source

June 2015 - Interview by Kenji Miyamoto
Video links and translations

June 2015 - Interview by Shizuka Arakawa
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May 2015 - "Rising stars of Asia: Uno ready to put on a show" by Wei Xiong
https://web.archive.org/web/2015101...sing-stars-of-asia-uno-ready-to-put-on-a-show

December 2015 - "Uno: 'I'm still in the process of making it complete"
https://web.archive.org/web/2016041...im-still-in-the-process-of-making-it-complete

April 2015 - Uno and Yamamoto on the cover of World Figure Skating Magazine NEXT (Special Edition)
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/71ISohQt5XL.jpg

March 2015 - "Uno withstands late charge from Jin to win title" by Klaus-Reinhold Kany
https://web.archive.org/web/2015101...-withstands-late-charge-from-jin-to-win-title

March 2015 - "Red-hot Uno in full control after excellent short" by Klaus-Reinhold Kany
https://web.archive.org/web/2016041...hot-uno-in-full-control-after-excellent-short

Dec 2014 - "Shōma Uno: the story of a triumph" by Florentina Tone
http://www.insideskating.net/2014/12/15/features/shoma-uno-the-story-of-a-triumph

December 2014 - "Uno in full control, runs away with men's title" by Jean-Christophe Berlot
https://web.archive.org/web/2015101...uno-in-full-control-runs-away-with-mens-title

Oct. 2014 - "Uno Wins Men's Gold at JGP Croatia" by Michael Terry
https://web.archive.org/web/2015101...wins-mens-gold-at-jgp-croatia-silver-for-chen

 

[sky_fly20]

Shoma is still small but has a bright future once gets a consistent 3A
an explosive and mini Daisuke in the making. he will be up there with Yuzuru in the coming years
and he is very popular in Japan like Yuzuru

 

[demarinis5]

Thanks for starting this thread. I became a fan of his after watching this perfromance of his at MOI in 2013.
He needs to up his tech but my goodness he has everything else. He received Level 4 in spins and footwork
in both SP and FP.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idzi8ns1Ta0

 

[satine]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idzi8ns1Ta0

His choice in outfit there reminds me of Captain Kirk
Teasing aside, Shoma is one of the younger skaters I'm looking forward to the most, he's so fast and smooth on the ice!
And he has said he idolizes Yuzuru- or maybe that he wants to follow in his footsteps? My japanese isn't that great : Definitely something along those lines, though.

 

[alicetang]

YES SHOMA THE FUTURE OF TEAM JAPAN MENS FIGURE SKATING
i love that he already has his own style at such a young age; now he just needs to get all his jumps. hes going to be a big name in japan one day!! :--)

 

[alebi]

Shoma is one of the few junior that really stands out! He has always had a great personality from the very beginning and really reminds a little Takahashi in terms of musicality! The only thing that worries me is his little figure. I don't know how much the judges can appreciate his performances since he's so tiny and everything he does is so tiny too... As long as he skates among junior it's relative but with the seniors the difference'll be bigger hwell: I see the same problem with the other japanese raising star Miyahara

 

[ioanna]

Bringing back this thread because Shoma debuted his new LP at Dreams On Ice
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GX_hD-bEQ4k

 

[satine]

Bringing back this thread because Shoma debuted his new LP at Dreams On Ice
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GX_hD-bEQ4k

He can glide out of his jumps so nicely And the positions at 2:38 are creative.
Giving that rose away to the woman in the audience was especially cute

 

[shiroKJ]

Does anyone know if he's moving up this season? I'm hoping he'll stay junior for now and work on his 3A, I don't want him to get lost in the senior mix

 

[jimeonji]

Does anyone know if he's moving up this season? I'm hoping he'll stay junior for now and work on his 3A, I don't want him to get lost in the senior mix

well he hasn't been assigned any senior GPs, unless JSF uses their last NHK host pick on him. But it's very likely that the host pick could go to Keiji, so I think we can expect him to stay in juniors this season.

 

[ioanna]

He's assigned to JGPs so far. But even if he goes to NHK it's only gonna be a one-time thing since he won't get a spot for 4CC and least of all Worlds.

 

[ioanna]

I have to say I love his spins and the smooth gliding on the ice. He's channeling Dai a lot in this program and that's very cute to see but at the same time he has his own personal style.

Also, I looove his cantilever.

 

[ioanna]

Shoma landed a 4T! Slightly underrotated but still, it's a progress.

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x22eit5_ドデスカ-全日本強化合宿_sport#from=embediframe

 

[HanDomi]

Shoma landed a 4T! Slightly underrotated but still, it's a progress.

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x22eit5_ドデスカ-全日本強化合宿_sport#from=embediframe

I don't know if it is my feeling only but he is looking on this video like young Yuzuru

Nice attempt on quad, very light. I am actually quite surprised on flexibility of this jump. Last time when I saw his performance at junior worlds he was looking quite heavy on jumps. Nice progress

 

[ioanna]

I don't know if it is my feeling only but he is looking on this video like young Yuzuru

I actually thought he looked a lot like Daisuke, especially just before doing the quad.

But that may be just me, because I see Shoma channeling Daisuke many times.

 

[ioanna]

I have to admit I didn't expect to see such a good quad attempt from Shoma, especially knowing that the 3A is still giving him a lot of trouble. He probably won't put it in his programs yet but I do hope he manages to get a fully rotated and consistent one in the future. After seeing this, I've gotten high hopes for his 3A success as well.

Meanwhile, what he really needs to do is fix his flutz. It's the most important thing for him right now.

 

[jimeonji]

I'd say that Shoma's 4T looks more rotated than Nam's 4S right now. I cried tears of joy when I read that Shoma landed a quad in practice. Maybe landing quads will have a good effect on his 3As? Maybe he'll actually rotate and land his 3As??? I can only hope.
But yes, he needs to fix his flutz. Especially because I think the lutz is the required jump for the junior men's SP this season.

 

[deedee1]

Shoma landed a 4T! Slightly underrotated but still, it's a progress.

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x22eit5_ドデスカ-全日本強化合宿_sport#from=embediframe

Ooooooh maaaai gaaado... Is Shoma practicing quads already? Looking at the vid, he's landing it almost. Wow! Ilia has done wonders to Shoma! Thank you, thank you, thank you, Ilia! And Shoma's grown up quite a bit, isn't he? Now he is probably the only skater who grabs my heart with its skate among the current J-boys after Daisuke. Good luck to him in the new season! :yay:

 

[jimeonji]

I don't know and dare not say for sure since Axel and Lutz are entire different matters to toe loop. :think: Let's hope for him.

I am only thinking wishfully. He may be one of those skaters that never really get their triple axels down sighs. He's my hope for the future of Japanese mens and I want him to do well this season.

 

[satine]

Wow I'm pleasantly surprised at his 4T. I was expecting it to be pretty rough, but that was pretty nice