Ryo Shibata
| Ryo Shibata | |
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Ryo Shibata in 2005
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| Personal information | |
| Full name | Ryo Shibata |
| Country represented | Japan |
| Born |
February 24, 1987 Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan |
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Partner | Narumi Takahashi |
| Former coach | Masahiro Kawagoe, Mariko Sugai |
| Former choreographer | Masahiro Kawagoe |
| Skating club | Meiji University Club |
| Training locations | Chicago, Illinois |
| Former training locations | Tokyo |
| Began skating | 1998 |
| ISU personal best scores | |
| Combined total | 172.81 2004 JGP Romania |
| Short program | 58.00 2005 JGP Croatia |
| Free skate | 116.64 2005 JGP Andorra |
| Japanese name | |
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| Kanji | 柴田嶺 |
| Kana | しばた りょう |
Ryo Shibata (柴田 嶺 Shibata Ryō?, born February 24, 1987) is a Japanese competitive figure skater. He currently competes in pair skating with Narumi Takahashi.
Competing in men's singles, Shibata won two gold medals on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series and qualified to two ISU Junior Grand Prix Finals. He appeared at the 2003 and 2006 World Junior Championships, finishing 12th both times, and at three senior Grand Prix events. He retired in 2010.
On May 18, 2016, it was announced that Shibata had formed a pair skating partnership with Narumi Takahashi and that they would train in Chicago.
The Japanese media called Shibata "the Japanese Johnny Weir". He was able to perform a Biellmann spin in competition.
GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
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