Tomoki Hiwatashi (born January 20, 2000 in Englewood, NJ) is an American figure skater. He is the 2019 World Junior champion, the 2016 World Junior bronze medalist, and the 2016 U.S. national junior champion. He qualified fourth for the 2018-19 Junior Grand Prix Final. Tomoki is the current US Senior bronze medalist.
ISU Bio:
http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00014495.htm
USFS FAN Zone bio
https://usfigureskatingfanzone.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=88
Icenetwork Bio archive:
https://web.archive.org/web/2018063...enetwork.com/skaters/profile/tomoki_hiwatashi
Tracings.net Entry
http://tracings.net/hiwa-tomo.html
Wikipedia Entry:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomoki_Hiwatashi
Rinkresults entry:
http://www.rinkresults.com/skater?skater_id=7558
Facebook:
https://m.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100006518703115
Tomoki's Instagram account:
https://www.instagram.com/tomostar0120/
Perdita told us about Tomoki's father's blog about Tomoki's skating life until he won the juvenile Nationals in 2010.
http://blog.goo.ne.jp/tomokipapachicago/e/18e0cedd9e715ed1883dfa7162af3574
2019-2020
SP: "Love Runs Out" by One Republic; choreo by Mark Pillay, Tom Dickson
FS: "Petrushka" by Igor Stravinsky; choreo by Mark Pillay, Tom Dickson
2020 Four Continents
SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45uYHJ_4Gzo
FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rE4a2yGAzmk
2020 US Nationals
SP: Tomoki Hiwatashi & Jimmy Ma
You have to skip the commercials between skates, sorry but that's how the video was uploaded)
https://ok.ru/video/1402128370305
Whole Event: https://ok.ru/video/1910421719732
2019 NHK Trophy SP: (geoblocked in USA)
https://youtu.be/_9bFJ2rUIRk
2019 NHK Trophy FS: (geoblocked in USA)
https://youtu.be/_GcJ87sbHLA
2019 U.S. International Figure Skating Classic SP: (geoblocked in USA)
https://youtu.be/VLEFILSosmo
2019 U.S. International Figure Skating Classic FS: (geoblocked in USA)
https://youtu.be/ywOHYeHEasw
2018-2019
SP: “Cry Me a River” by Arthur Hamilton, performed by Michael Bublé
FS: "Fate of the Gods" by Steven Reineke
2019 World Jr. Championships SP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBe8_gLq4BY
2019 World Jr. Championships FS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLyP-5BCgCM
2019 US Nationals FS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfEExw07ngo
2018-19 JGPF SP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojvUpiXtzBA&app=desktop
2018-19 JGPF FS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1bFui5h9g8
2018 CS Alpen Trophy Victory Ceremony
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGp7QD9ve5U
2018 JGP Ljubljana SP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGwSq1xXKwQ
2018 JGP Ljubljana FS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bH8mgrQotWY
Interview
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUY5N07aqBw
2018 JGP Canada SP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-UGCP92-y1I
2018 JGP Canada FS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqMgJPmVk8c
2018 Aerial Challenge Jumps
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_1taABb9vc
2017-2018
SP: "Emerald Tiger" by Vanessa Mae
FS: Last of the Mohican soundtrack
2018 Junior World Championships SP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NaPlMkPHEM
2018 Junior World Championships FS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWKB9QrkZns
2017-18 Midwesterns FS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2fzpAA-x9g
2017 JGP Riga SP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GudRj4ghAq0
2017 JGP Riga FS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lssqzi68LU
2017 JPG Egna-Neumarkt SP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvNhp4ojpsY
2017 JPG Egna-Neumarkt FS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGF0TLKH464
2017 DuPage Open SP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XguJ2phvTR0
2017 DuPage Open FS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5irQBQlFUMg
2016-2017
SP “Big & Bad” by Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
LP La Strada film soundtrack by Nino Rota
2017 US Championships SP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0net_yN7zY
2016 Warsaw Cup SP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GeED6tI-QEg
2016 Warsaw Cup FS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqQ2ubiuGXY
2016 JGP St. Gervais SP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0qbeKwmj_s
2016 JGP St. Gervais FS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6B_ETSobTa0
2016 Broadmoor Open FS
https://twitter.com/shintora_sports/status/746729557525299201
2015-2016
SP I Feel Good by James Brown; choreo by Olga Ganicheva
FS Two Little Ballet Shoes by Charlie Chaplin, The Real Chaplin - A Symphonic Adventure by Carl Davis; choreo by Olga Ganicheva
2016 Jr. Worlds FS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3O1EPUMipFU
2015 Junior Grand Prix (Zagreb, Croatia) SP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mV62S038ZxA
2015 Junior Grand Prix (Zagreb, Croatia) FS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vt70nvxCxCQ
2015 - Junior Grand Prix (Colorado Springs, USA) SP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBPV6jepea0
2015 - Junior Grand Prix (Colorado Springs USA) FS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuWLlR-stRY
2014-2015
SP Take Five by Dave Brubeck, Unsquare Dance by Dave Brubeck
FS Barber of Seville by Gioachino Rossini
2013-2014
SP Take Five by Dave Brubeck, Unsquare Dance by Dave Brubeck
FS Barber of Seville by Gioachino Rossini
Tomoki was injured at 2013 JGP Mexico and did not compete for the rest of the season.
2012-2013
SP "Orange Blossom Special" by Ervin T. Rouse
FS "Die Fledermaus" by Strauss
SP photo
http://www.iceskatingintnl.com/images/2013 Nationals/2013 US Nationals Hiwatashi NMSP1647.jpg
FS photo is included in this article
http://www.goldenskate.com/2013/01/hiwatashi-wins-novice-mens-title-2013-us-nationals/
Biographical Information
ISU Bio:
http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00014495.htm
USFS FAN Zone bio
https://usfigureskatingfanzone.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=88
Icenetwork Bio archive:
https://web.archive.org/web/2018063...enetwork.com/skaters/profile/tomoki_hiwatashi
Tracings.net Entry
http://tracings.net/hiwa-tomo.html
Wikipedia Entry:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomoki_Hiwatashi
Rinkresults entry:
http://www.rinkresults.com/skater?skater_id=7558
Social Media
Facebook:
https://m.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100006518703115
Tomoki's Instagram account:
https://www.instagram.com/tomostar0120/
Perdita told us about Tomoki's father's blog about Tomoki's skating life until he won the juvenile Nationals in 2010.
http://blog.goo.ne.jp/tomokipapachicago/e/18e0cedd9e715ed1883dfa7162af3574
It's all in Japanese but you can see a lot of cute photos of young Tomoki and the dedication of his family to his skating career is very heart-warming.
I came to know this blog 2 or 3 years ago after it had stopped, but it's really thrilling to think how far he has come.
February 2020 Update
Personal Bests (Current Season)
http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs_pb_00014495.htm
Personal Bests (Current Season)
http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs_pb_00014495.htm
Type | Score | Event | Level |
Total | 240.78 | ISU Four Continents Championships 2020 | Senior |
SP | 88.09 | ISU Four Continents Championships 2020 | Senior |
SP Technical | 49.77 | ISU Four Continents Championships 2020 | Senior |
SP Component | 38.56 | ISU GP Internationaux de France 2019 | Senior |
FS | 159.84 | ISU Four Continents Championships 2019 | Senior |
FS Technical | 85.17 | ISU GP Internationaux de France 2019 | Senior |
FS Component | 78.48 | ISU Four Continents Championships 2019 | Senior |
Personal Bests (Historical)
Type | Score | Event | Level |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 222.52 | ISU World Junior Championships 2016 | Juniors |
SP | 74.97 | ISU World Junior Championships 2016 | Juniors |
SP Technical | 41.75 | ISU World Junior Championships 2016 | Juniors |
SP Component | 33.22 | ISU World Junior Championships 2016 | Juniors |
FS | 147.55 | ISU World Junior Championships 2016 | Juniors |
FS Technical | 75.27 | ISU World Junior Championships 2016 | Juniors |
FS Component | 72.28 | ISU World Junior Championships 2016 | Juniors |
PROGRAMS
2019-2020
SP: "Love Runs Out" by One Republic; choreo by Mark Pillay, Tom Dickson
FS: "Petrushka" by Igor Stravinsky; choreo by Mark Pillay, Tom Dickson
2020 Four Continents
SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45uYHJ_4Gzo
FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rE4a2yGAzmk
2020 US Nationals
SP: Tomoki Hiwatashi & Jimmy Ma
You have to skip the commercials between skates, sorry but that's how the video was uploaded)
https://ok.ru/video/1402128370305
Whole Event: https://ok.ru/video/1910421719732
2019 NHK Trophy SP: (geoblocked in USA)
https://youtu.be/_9bFJ2rUIRk
2019 NHK Trophy FS: (geoblocked in USA)
https://youtu.be/_GcJ87sbHLA
2019 U.S. International Figure Skating Classic SP: (geoblocked in USA)
https://youtu.be/VLEFILSosmo
2019 U.S. International Figure Skating Classic FS: (geoblocked in USA)
https://youtu.be/ywOHYeHEasw
2018-2019
SP: “Cry Me a River” by Arthur Hamilton, performed by Michael Bublé
FS: "Fate of the Gods" by Steven Reineke
2019 World Jr. Championships SP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBe8_gLq4BY
2019 World Jr. Championships FS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLyP-5BCgCM
2019 US Nationals FS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfEExw07ngo
2018-19 JGPF SP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojvUpiXtzBA&app=desktop
2018-19 JGPF FS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1bFui5h9g8
2018 CS Alpen Trophy Victory Ceremony
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGp7QD9ve5U
2018 JGP Ljubljana SP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGwSq1xXKwQ
2018 JGP Ljubljana FS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bH8mgrQotWY
Interview
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUY5N07aqBw
2018 JGP Canada SP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-UGCP92-y1I
2018 JGP Canada FS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqMgJPmVk8c
2018 Aerial Challenge Jumps
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_1taABb9vc
2017-2018
SP: "Emerald Tiger" by Vanessa Mae
FS: Last of the Mohican soundtrack
2018 Junior World Championships SP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NaPlMkPHEM
2018 Junior World Championships FS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWKB9QrkZns
2017-18 Midwesterns FS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2fzpAA-x9g
2017 JGP Riga SP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GudRj4ghAq0
2017 JGP Riga FS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lssqzi68LU
2017 JPG Egna-Neumarkt SP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvNhp4ojpsY
2017 JPG Egna-Neumarkt FS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGF0TLKH464
2017 DuPage Open SP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XguJ2phvTR0
2017 DuPage Open FS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5irQBQlFUMg
2016-2017
SP “Big & Bad” by Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
LP La Strada film soundtrack by Nino Rota
2017 US Championships SP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0net_yN7zY
2016 Warsaw Cup SP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GeED6tI-QEg
2016 Warsaw Cup FS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqQ2ubiuGXY
2016 JGP St. Gervais SP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0qbeKwmj_s
2016 JGP St. Gervais FS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6B_ETSobTa0
2016 Broadmoor Open FS
https://twitter.com/shintora_sports/status/746729557525299201
2015-2016
SP I Feel Good by James Brown; choreo by Olga Ganicheva
FS Two Little Ballet Shoes by Charlie Chaplin, The Real Chaplin - A Symphonic Adventure by Carl Davis; choreo by Olga Ganicheva
2016 Jr. Worlds FS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3O1EPUMipFU
2015 Junior Grand Prix (Zagreb, Croatia) SP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mV62S038ZxA
2015 Junior Grand Prix (Zagreb, Croatia) FS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vt70nvxCxCQ
2015 - Junior Grand Prix (Colorado Springs, USA) SP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBPV6jepea0
2015 - Junior Grand Prix (Colorado Springs USA) FS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuWLlR-stRY
2014-2015
SP Take Five by Dave Brubeck, Unsquare Dance by Dave Brubeck
FS Barber of Seville by Gioachino Rossini
2013-2014
SP Take Five by Dave Brubeck, Unsquare Dance by Dave Brubeck
FS Barber of Seville by Gioachino Rossini
Tomoki was injured at 2013 JGP Mexico and did not compete for the rest of the season.
2012-2013
SP "Orange Blossom Special" by Ervin T. Rouse
FS "Die Fledermaus" by Strauss
SP photo
http://www.iceskatingintnl.com/images/2013 Nationals/2013 US Nationals Hiwatashi NMSP1647.jpg
FS photo is included in this article
http://www.goldenskate.com/2013/01/hiwatashi-wins-novice-mens-title-2013-us-nationals/
COMPETITIVE HISTORY
Competition | SP | FS | Final |
Season 2019-2020 |