Name Keiji Tanaka Country represented Japan Choreographer Massimo Scali | Began skating 2002 Home town Kurashiki Height 1.72 m | |
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Born November 22, 1994 (age 29) ( 1994-11-22 ) Kurashiki, Okayama Coach Utako Nagamitsu, Yusuke Hayashi Former choreographer Kenji Miyamoto, Nanami Abe Similar People Ryuju Hino, Takahito Mura, Shoma Uno, Satoko Miyahara, Yuzuru Hanyu | ||
Skating club Kurashiki University Training locations Kurashiki
Osaka Combined total 234.90
2015 NHK Trophy | ||
Keiji Tanaka. WTT 2019, Ex
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, 2017 Winter Universiade silver medalist, 2011 World Junior silver medalist, and 2017 Japanese national silver medalist.
Contents
- Keiji Tanaka WTT 2019 Ex
- Career
- 201011 season
- 201112 season
- 201213 season
- 201314 season
- 201415 season
- 201617 season
- Competitive highlights
- References
Career
Tanaka began skating in 2002. He trains in Osaka and Kurashiki under coaches Utako Nagamitsu and Yusuke Hayashi.
2010–11 season
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.
2011–12 season
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.
2012–13 season
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 receiving the junior national bronze medal, he was selected to compete at the 2013 World Junior Championships but withdrew due to injury.
2013–14 season
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 Championships, where he once again finished in 7th place.
2014–15 season
Tanaka 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 second at the Gardena Spring Trophy later that season.
2016–17 season
During the Grand Prix series, Tanaka placed 7th at the 2016 Rostelecom Cup and won the bronze medal at the 2016 NHK Trophy. He received silver at the Japan Championships, in December 2016. In February 2017, he took silver at the Winter Universiade in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
Competitive highlights
GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix