Nozomu Yoshioka
Yoshioka at the 2022–23 JGP Final
Native name吉岡 希
Other namesYoshioka Nozomu
Born (2003-12-15) December 15, 2003
Osaka, Japan
HometownHyogo, Japan
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Figure skating career
Country Japan
CoachUtako Nagamitsu, Keiji Tanaka, Sayaka Yodo
Skating clubHosei University
Began skating2010
Medal record
Figure skating: Men's singles
Representing  Japan
World Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place2023 CalgaryMen's singles
Junior Grand Prix Final
Bronze medal – third place2022–23 TorinoMen's singles

Nozomu Yoshioka (吉岡 希, Yoshioka Nozomu, born 15 December 2003) is a Japanese figure skater. He is the 2023 World Junior bronze medalist, 2022–23 Junior Grand Prix Final bronze medalist, the 2022 JGP Czech Republic champion, and the 2022 Japanese junior national champion.

Personal life

Yoshioka was born on 15 December 2003 in Osaka, Japan.[1]

As a child, Yoshioka also practiced soccer and martial arts before ultimately deciding to focus on figure skating.

He is currently a student at Hosei University, where he also trains.

Yoshioka's figure skating idol is the late Denis Ten.[2]

Career

Early career

Yoshioka began figure skating in 2010 after being encouraged by his mother to give it a try.[2]

Throughout his childhood, Yoshioka trained at the Aquapia Skating Rink in Kashiwara, Osaka Prefecture until it closed down. As a result, he relocated to Takatsuki to train at the Kansai University Takatsuki Ice Arena.[2]

He made his junior-level debut at the 2017–18 Japan Junior Championships, where he finished twentieth and then went on to finish twenty-first at the 2018–19 Japan Junior Championships the following year.[1]

2019–20 season

Feeling that he needed a training environment that had more "discipline," Yoshioka decided to move to Hyōgo to train at the Hyogo Nishinomiya FSC under Utako Nagamitsu.[2]

After finishing fifth at the 2019–20 Japan Junior Championships, Yoshioka was selected to compete at the 2019–20 Japan Senior Championships where he finished in nineteenth place.[1]

He then went on to compete at the 2020 Challenge Cup as a junior and won the event.[3]

2020–21 season

Yoshioka competed at the 2020–21 Japan Junior Championships, finishing eleventh.[1]

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a large number of modifications were made to the Grand Prix structure, where competitors consisted only of skaters from the home country, skaters already training in the host nation, and skaters assigned to that event for geographic reasons. As a result, Yoshioka was invited to compete at the 2020 NHK Trophy where he finished tenth.[4][3]

2021–22 season

Yoshioka competed at the 2021–22 Japan Junior Championships, where he won the bronze medal and was thus invited to compete at the 2021–22 Japan Senior Championships, where he finished twentieth.[1]

2022–23 season

Making his debut on the 2022–23 Junior Grand Prix series, Yoshioka won the gold medal at the 2022 JGP Czech Republic and placed fifth at the 2022 JGP Poland I. These results secured a spot for Yoshioka at the 2022–23 Junior Grand Prix Final in Torino, Italy.

Yoshioka then went on to compete at the 2022–23 Japan Junior Championships, where he won the gold medal.[3]

At the 2022–23 Junior Grand Prix Final, Yoshioka placed fifth in the short program after losing points on a spin and having two jump errors in the program. However, Yoshioka managed to skate a more solid free skate, placing second in that segment of the competition and winning the bronze medal overall. Following the event, Yoshioka said, "I'm happy that I was able to stand on the stage (of the final). I was able to complete the free skate with the minimum number of mistakes."[5]

At the 2022–23 Japan Championships, Yoshioka finished tenth.

Yoshioka was selected to compete at the 2023 World Junior Championships in Calgary, Alberta. He placed seventh in the short program, scoring a new personal best score and managed to place second in the free skate, winning the bronze medal overall.[3]

Additionally, he was invited to skate in the gala at the 2023 World Championships in Saitama.[6]

Yoshioka closed his season with a gold medal at the 2023 Triglav Trophy.[3]

2023–24 season

Yoshioka began the season by finishing fifth at the 2023 CS Lombardia Trophy.[3] Appearing on the Grand Prix at the 2023 Skate America, he set a new personal best in the short program (87.44) to come fourth in the segment. He dropped to sixth after the free skate. He said he was "disappointed" with the second half of the free skate, but said it was a "huge bonus" to be invited to the event.[7][8]

Programs

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2023–2024
[9][10]
  • Lullaby for Sadness
    by Eternal Eclipse
  • Fate of the Clockmaker
    by Eternal Eclipse and Flynn Hase Spence
    choreo. by Lori Nichol
2022–2023
[11]
2021–2022
[12]
2020–2021
[13]
  • Lorelei
    by Naoki Sato
    choreo. by Mari Araya
2019–2020
[12]
  • Lorelei
    by Naoki Sato
    choreo. by Mari Araya

Competitive highlights

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

2017-18 to Present

International[3]
Event 17–18 18–19 19–20 20–21 21–22 22–23 23–24
GP NHK Trophy10th
GP Skate America6th
CS Lombardia Trophy5th
Triglav Trophy1st
International: Junior[3]
Junior Worlds3rd
JGP Final3rd
JGP Czech Rep.1st
JGP Poland5th
Challenge Cup1st
Egna Trophy3rd
National[14][15]
Japan19th20th10th8th
Japan Junior20th21st5th11th3rd1st
Japan Eastern Sect.2nd
Japan Western Sect.14th J9th J10th J7th J5th J
Kinki Reg.5th J4th J1st J4th J3rd J
Tokyo Reg.4th
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew
Levels: J = Junior

2013-14 to 2016-17

National[14]
Event 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17
Japan Novice8th B3rd B5th A6th A
Kinki Reg.6th B2nd B1st A
Levels: A = Novice A; B = Novice B

Detailed results

ISU personal best scores in the +5/-5 GOE system 
Segment Type Score Event
Total TSS233.562023 Skate America
Short program TSS87.442023 Skate America
TES48.952023 Skate America
PCS38.492023 Skate America
Free skating TSS147.652022 JGP Czech Republic
TES76.842022 JGP Final
PCS75.662023 Skate America

Current personal best scores are highlighted in bold.

Small medals for short and free programs awarded only at ISU Championships.

Senior level

2023–24 season
Date Event SP FS Total
December 20–24, 2023 2023–24 Japan Championships 8
85.27		 8
164.11		 8
249.38
October 20–22, 2023 2023 Skate America 4
87.44		 7
146.12		 6
233.56
September 8–10, 2023 2023 CS Lombardia Trophy 4
70.07		 5
140.39		 5
210.46

Junior level

2022–23 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
April 13–16, 2023 2023 Triglav Trophy Senior 1
82.42		 1
155.94		 1
238.36
February 27–March 5, 2023 2023 World Junior Championships Junior 7
76.44		 2
141.35		 3
217.79
December 21–25, 2022 2022–23 Japan Championships Senior 7
80.85		 11
139.58		 10
220.43
December 8–11, 2022 2022–23 Junior Grand Prix Final Junior 5
66.83		 2
141.18		 3
208.01
November 25–27, 2022 2022–23 Japan Junior Championships Junior 2
71.84		 2
137.73		 1
209.57
September 28–October 1, 2022 2022 JGP Poland I Junior 4
69.97		 6
124.66		 5
194.63
August 31–September 3, 2022 2022 JGP Czech Republic Junior 2
72.03		 1
147.65		 1
219.68
2021–22 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
April 7–10, 2022 2022 Egna Spring Trophy Junior 3
67.82		 4
119.54		 3
187.36
December 22–26, 2021 2021–22 Japan Championships Senior 14
72.94		 24
97.63		 20
170.57
November 19–21, 2021 2021–22 Japan Junior Championships Junior 2
68.55		 3
123.25		 3
191.80
2020–21 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
November 27–29, 2020 2020 NHK Trophy Senior 10
55.88		 10
108.82		 10
164.70
November 21–23, 2020 2020–21 Japan Junior Championships Junior 9
64.75		 11
104.13		 11
168.88
2019–20 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
February 20–23, 2020 2020 Challenge Cup Junior 1
70.92		 1
130.76		 1
201.68
December 18–22, 2019 2019–20 Japan Championships Senior 16
64.56		 20
116.06		 19
180.62
November 15–17, 2019 2019–20 Japan Junior Championships Junior 9
61.98		 5
122.37		 5
184.35
2018–19 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
November 23–25, 2018 2018–19 Japan Junior Championships Junior 21
47.43		 21
89.80		 21
137.23
2017–18 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
November 24–26, 2017 2017–18 Japan Junior Championships Junior 23
41.82		 19
89.70		 20
131.52

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "吉岡　希" [YOSHIOKA Nozomu] (in Japanese). Japan Skating Federation. Archived from the original on December 7, 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 4 澤田亜, 紀. "世界ジュニア銅の法政大・吉岡希　「初めて勝ちたいと思った」シーズン終え、シニアへ". 4 Years. 4 Years. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Nozomu YOSHIOKA: Competition Results". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 6, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Grand Prix figure skating series downsized to localized events". CBC Sports. CBC Sports. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  5. ↑ 川村, 咲平. "フィギュア吉岡希　田中刑事コーチと探求する「世界トップへの道」". Manichi. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  6. ↑ "Exhibition Gala". YouTube. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  7. ↑ Gallagher, Jack (October 24, 2023). "Shun Sato Earns Third-Place Finish at Skate America". Japan Forward. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
  8. ↑ Slater, Paula (October 22, 2023). "'Quad God' Malinin takes second Skate America title". Golden Skate. Retrieved October 26, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Nozomu YOSHIOKA: 2023/2024". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on September 10, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Nozomu Yoshioka: 2023/24 Programs". Twitter. Twitter. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  11. ↑ "Nozomu YOSHIOKA: 2022/2023". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 5, 2023.
  12. 1 2 "吉岡 希 Nozomu YOSHIOKA". Fuji TV. Fuji TV. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  13. ↑ "Nozomu YOSHIOKA: 2020/2021". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 7, 2021.
  14. 1 2 "Nozomu YOSHIOKA". RinkResults.com. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
  15. ↑ "|Japan Skating Federation Official Results & Data Site|". www.jsfresults.com. Retrieved 2022-12-22.
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