Tomoki Hiwatashi

Tomoki Richard Hiwatashi
Skate Milwaukee 2015
Personal information
Country represented	United States
Born	(2000-01-20) January 20, 2000 (age 17) Englewood, New Jersey
Home town	Hoffman Estates, Illinois
Height	1.54 m (5 ft 1⁄2 in)
Coach	Kori Ade
Former coach	Alexander Ouriashev, Osadolo Irowa, Alexandre Fadeev, Oleg Podvalny
Choreographer	Marina Zueva
Former choreographer	Olga Ganicheva
Skating club	DuPage FSC
Training locations	Glen Ellyn, Illinois
Began skating	2005
ISU personal best scores
Combined total	222.52 2016 Junior Worlds
Short program	74.97 2016 Junior Worlds
Free skate	147.55 2016 Junior Worlds
Medal record Representing United States Figure skating: Men's singles World Junior Championships 2016 Debrecen Men's singles

Tomoki Hiwatashi (born January 20, 2000) is an American figure skater. He is the 2016 World Junior bronze medalist and the 2016 U.S. national junior champion.

Hiwatashi was born on January 20, 2000 in Englewood, New Jersey. Both of his parents are from Kobe, Japan.

Hiwatashi began skating at the age of five after a rink opened near his house.

Hiwatashi competed on the juvenile level during the 2008–09 season, placing fourth at the Upper Great Lake Regional Championships. Continuing as a juvenile in 2009–10, he won the bronze medal at the Upper Great Lakes Regionals before finishing 6th at the 2010 U.S. Championships. During the 2010–11 season, he won the juvenile gold medal at both the Upper Great Lakes Regionals and the 2011 U.S. Championships.

In 2011–12, Hiwatashi moved up to the intermediate level, winning gold at the Upper Great Lakes Regionals and the 2012 U.S. Championships. He advanced to the novice level in 2012–13, winning gold at the Upper Great Lakes Regionals, the Midwestern Sectionals, and the 2013 U.S. Championships.

Hiwatashi missed the 2013–14 season after sustaining a medial malleolus fracture of the left foot during the official practice time at his ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) assignment in Mexico.