Soshi Tanaka (田中 総司, Tanaka Sōshi, born June 4, 1982) is a Japanese former competitive figure skater. He won two 1999–2000 ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) events and the 2001 Japanese junior national title. He qualified for the 1999–2000 JGP Final, where he finished fourth, and reached the top ten at two ISU Championships, placing 6th at 1999 Junior Worlds in Zagreb and 8th at 2000 Junior Worlds in Oberstdorf.
| Soshi Tanaka | |
|---|---|
| Japanese name | |
| Kana | たなか そうし |
| Soshi Tanaka | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 4, 1982 Miyagi, Japan |
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country | Japan |
| Skating club | Tohoko High School |
| Retired | 2006 |
Tanaka was cut from the 2001 World Junior Championships in Sofia after placing 16th in his qualifying group. After retiring from competition, he skated professionally in ice shows.
Following his retirement from competitive figure skating, Tanaka began working as a figure skating coach at the Sendai Ice Rink in Sendai. There, he coached Yuzuru Hanyu during his childhood years as well as Mone Chiba from the ages of six to eighteen.[1][2]
In 2024, Tanaka moved to Nagoya and began coaching at the Grand Prix Tokai Club alongside Machiko Yamada.[1] His current students include:
Programs
edit| Season | Short program | Free skating |
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| 2000–01 [7] |
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Competitive highlights
editJGP: Junior Grand Prix
| International[8] | ||||||||
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| Event | 95–96 | 96–97 | 97–98 | 98–99 | 99–00 | 00–01 | 01–02 | 02–03 |
| Junior Worlds | 6th | 8th | 31st | |||||
| JGP Final | 4th | |||||||
| JGP Bulgaria | 3rd | |||||||
| JGP Canada | 1st | |||||||
| JGP China | 5th | 8th | ||||||
| JGP France | 5th | |||||||
| JGP Germany | 19th | |||||||
| JGP Japan | 1st | |||||||
| JGP Mexico | 8th | |||||||
| Gardena | 3rd J | |||||||
| Triglav Trophy | 2nd J | 4th J | ||||||
| National[8][9] | ||||||||
| Japan | 5th | 6th | 8th | 10th | ||||
| Japan Junior | 5th | 5th | 3rd | 3rd | 1st | |||
| J: Junior level | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ a b "「得意なジャンプをつくるな」 羽生結弦の元コーチ・田中総司さんが説く「ジャンプ論」". Chunichi. Chunichi. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
- ^ "千葉百音、高3の決断「移籍は今しかないって思った」シニア本格参戦で挑む全日本と見据える次の五輪". FNN. FNN. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
- ^ "松生 理乃 Rino MATSUIKE". Fuji TV. Fuji Tv. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
- ^ "Karuko WADA: 2024/2025". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on September 27, 2024.
- ^ "Sota YAMAMOTO: 2024/2025". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 3, 2024.
- ^ "Mako YAMASHITA: 2024/2025". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on September 6, 2024.
- ^ "Soshi TANAKA: 2000/2001". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 26, 2001.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b "Soshi TANAKA". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on September 7, 2016.
- ^ "|Japan Skating Federation Official Results & Data Site|". www.jsfresults.com. Retrieved 2020-05-18.
External links
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