Keiji Tanaka

Keiji Tanaka (田中 刑事, Tanaka Keiji, born November 22, 1994) is a Japanese figure skater. He is the 2016 NHK Trophy bronze medalist, 2015 CS U.S. Classic silver medalist, 2011 World Junior silver medalist, and 2017 Japanese national silver medalist.

Tanaka began skating in 2002. He trains in Osaka and Kurashiki under coaches Utako Nagamitsu and Yusuke Hayashi.

During the 2010–11 season, Tanaka won the bronze medal at the Junior Grand Prix in Romania and placed 6th in his second JGP event in the U.K. He finished 9th at the Japan Junior Championships. At the World Junior Championships, he placed 6th in the short program and first in the long program to win the silver medal.

In 2011–12, Tanaka won two medals on the JGP series and qualified for his first JGP Final, where he finished 6th. He finished 2nd at the Junior National Championships. He was 7th in his second trip to the World Junior Championships.

In the 2012-13 season, Tanaka won silver at one JGP event and finished 4th in another, qualifying for his second JGP Final, where he placed 6th again. After finishing 3rd at Junior Nationals, he was selected to go to the 2013 World Junior Figure Skating Championships but withdrew due to injury.

Tanaka won two gold medals during the 2013–14 JGP series and qualified for his third JGP Final. He finished 4th after placing 1st in the short program and 4th in the free skate. He won his first junior national title and was selected to go to the 2014 World Junior Figure Skating Championships, where he once again finished in 7th place.

Tanaka turned senior in the 2014-15 season and received one Grand Prix assignment, the 2014 Cup of China, where he placed 8th. He finished 8th at the 2014-15 Japanese National Championships and 2nd at the Gardena Spring Trophy later that season.

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix