Shu Nakamura (中村 優, Nakamura Shū, born 7 September 1996) is a Japanese figure skater. He finished sixth at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria, after placing tenth in the short program and third in the free skate. He won the bronze medal at the 2014–15 Japan Junior Championships and finished 12th at the 2016 World Junior Championships in Debrecen, Hungary. In February 2017, he won his first senior international medal, bronze at the Bavarian Open.
| Shu Nakamura | |
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| Native name | 中村 優 |
| Born | 7 September 1996 Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan |
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
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| Country | Japan |
| Coach | Utako Nagamitsu, Takeshi Honda, Mari Araya, Mamiko Yamai, Aki Sawada |
| Skating club | Kansai University, Osaka |
| Began skating | 2004 |
Programs
edit| Season | Short program | Free skating |
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| 2019–20 |
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| 2018–19 |
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| 2017–18 |
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| 2016–17 |
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| 2015–16 [2] |
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| 2014–15 [3] |
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| 2013–14 [4] |
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| 2012–13 [5] |
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Competitive highlights
editGP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
| International[6] | |||||||||||||
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| Event | 07–08 | 08–09 | 09–10 | 10–11 | 11–12 | 12–13 | 13–14 | 14–15 | 15–16 | 16–17 | 17–18 | 18–19 | 19–20 |
| Bavarian Open | 3rd | ||||||||||||
| Universiade | 8th | ||||||||||||
| International: Junior[6] | |||||||||||||
| Junior Worlds | 12th | ||||||||||||
| Youth Olympics | 6th | ||||||||||||
| JGP Austria | 10th | ||||||||||||
| JGP Estonia | 9th | ||||||||||||
| JGP Germany | 8th | ||||||||||||
| JGP Italy | 18th | ||||||||||||
| JGP Poland | 5th | ||||||||||||
| JGP Slovenia | 10th | ||||||||||||
| JGP Turkey | 6th | ||||||||||||
| Gardena | 2nd J | ||||||||||||
| National[7][8] | |||||||||||||
| Japan | 12th | 9th | 6th | 14th | 11th | 16th | |||||||
| Japan Junior | 23rd | 16th | 12th | 8th | 8th | 3rd | 5th | ||||||
| Japan Novice | 2nd B | 2nd A | |||||||||||
| J = Junior level | |||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ a b "中村 優 ｜ スケート∞リンク ～フジスケ～". フジテレビ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-06-10.
- ^ "Shu NAKAMURA: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016.
- ^ "Shu NAKAMURA: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 23, 2015.
- ^ "Shu NAKAMURA: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 21, 2014.
- ^ "Shu NAKAMURA: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on January 5, 2013.
- ^ a b "Competition Results: Shu NAKAMURA". International Skating Union.
- ^ "中村 優/NAKAMURA Shu" (in Japanese). Japan Skating Federation. Archived from the original on March 17, 2016.
- ^ "|Japan Skating Federation Official Results & Data Site|". www.jsfresults.com. Retrieved 2020-05-18.