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Ryo Shibata
Figure skater

Ryo Shibata

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Figure skater
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Figure skater
Work field
Sports
Gender
Male
Birth
24 February 1987 People who share this birthday
Place of birth
Kushiro, Japan
Star sign
PiscesPisces People who share this birthday
Age
37 years
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Biography

Ryo Shibata (柴田 嶺, Shibata Ryō, born February 24, 1987) is a Japanese competitive figure skater. He currently competes in pair skating with Narumi Takahashi.

Career

Competing in men's singles, Shibata won two gold medals on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series and qualified to two ISU Junior Grand Prix Finals. He appeared at the 2003 and 2006 World Junior Championships, finishing 12th both times, and at three senior Grand Prix events. He retired in 2010.

On May 18, 2016, it was announced that Shibata had formed a pair skating partnership with Narumi Takahashi and that they would train in Chicago.

The Japanese media called Shibata "the Japanese Johnny Weir". He was able to perform a Biellmann spin in competition.

Programs

SeasonShort programFree skating
2007–08
  • Danse Macabre
    by Camille Saint-Saëns
  • Fantaisie Impromptu
    by Frédéric Chopin
2006–07
  • Hana's Eyes
    by Tonči Huljić
2005–06
  • Black Opal
2004–05
  • Malaguena
    by Ernesto Lecuona
2002–03
  • Tempest
    by Kuniko Kawai
  • Amor de Verano
    by Kuniko Kawai

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

Pairs with Takahashi

International
Event2016–172017–18
Asian Games6th
Asian Trophy3rd
National
Japan Championships4th2nd

Men's singles

International
Event02–0303–0404–0505–0606–0707–0808–0909–10
GP Cup of China10th12th
GP Cup of Russia12th
Challenge Cup5th
International: Junior
Junior Worlds12th12th
JGP Final4th7th
JGP Andorra1st
JGP Croatia3rd
JGP Czech Rep.14th
JGP France4th
JGP Italy12th
JGP Romania1st
JGP Serbia4th
National
Japan Champ.5th11th7th8th16th15th
Japan Junior1st6th3rd
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Notable Japanese athletes

Gender:Male, Born in:Years 1970 to 1999

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Notable Japanese Figure skaters

Gender:Male, Born in:Years 1970 to 1999

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1987 births

Asian Games competitors for Japan

Figure skaters at the 2017 Asian Winter Games

Japanese male pair skaters

Japanese male single skaters

People from Kushiro, Hokkaido

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