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Shoma Uno

Shoma Uno
2015 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final Shoma Uno IMG 8000.JPG
Personal information
Country represented Japan
Born (1997-12-17) December 17, 1997 (age 19)
Nagoya, Japan
Home town Nagoya, Japan
Height 1.59 m (5 ft 2 12 in)
Coach Machiko Yamada
Mihoko Higuchi
Choreographer Mihoko Higuchi
Former choreographer Machiko Yamada
Skating club Chukyo U.S.HS
Former skating club Grand Prix Tokai SC
Training locations Nagoya
Began skating 2002
World standing 3 (As of 17 December 2016)
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 288.05
2017 Four Continents
Short program 100.28
2017 Four Continents
Free skate 195.69
2016 Grand Prix Final

Shoma Uno (宇野 昌磨 Uno Shōma?, born 17 December 1997) is a Japanese figure skater. He is the 2017 Four Continents bronze medalist, a two-time Grand Prix Final bronze medalist (2015, 2016), the 2017 Asian Winter Games champion, and the 2016–17 Japanese national champion. Earlier in his career, he became the 2015 World Junior champion, 2014–15 Junior Grand Prix Final champion, and 2012 Youth Olympic silver medalist.

Uno is the first skater to successfully land a quadruple flip in an international competition. He is also the current record-holder for the highest score by a junior in the short program.

Shoma Uno was born December 17, 1997 in Nagoya, Japan. Shoma has a younger brother named Itsuki Uno.

Uno started skating when he was five. His figure skating idol is Daisuke Takahashi.

Uno made his Junior Grand Prix (JGP) debut in the 2011–12 season, winning a bronze medal at the JGP Tallinn Cup in Estonia after placing 4th at the event in Poland. At the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics, he won silver in the individual event and gold in the team event. He finished 10th at the 2012 World Junior Championships.


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