Kazuki Tomono

Kazuki Tomono
Personal information
Native name 友野一希
Country represented Japan
Born (1998-05-15) May 15, 1998
Sakai, Osaka, Japan
Height 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Coach Taijin Hiraike
Choreographer Misao Sato
Skating club Naniwa High School SC
Training locations Takaishi, Osaka
Began skating 2006
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 256.11
2018 Worlds
Short program 82.61
2018 Worlds
Free skate 173.50
2018 Worlds

Kazuki Tomono (友野一希, Tomono Kazuki, born May 15, 1998) is a Japanese figure skater. He has competed in the final segment at three ISU Championships. His best result, fifth, came at the 2018 World Championships.

Personal life

Tomono began learning to skate in 2006.[1] His figure skating idols are Tatsuki Machida and Daisuke Takahashi.

Career

2015–2016 season: Junior Grand Prix debut

Tomono debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) series in August 2015, placing 13th in Riga, Latvia. He won the silver medal at the 2015–16 Japan Junior Championships and was brought in to compete at the 2016 World Junior Championships in Debrecen, Hungary as a late alternate, after Sota Yamamoto withdrew. He qualified to the free skate in Hungary by placing 20th in the short program. His 12th place in the free skate lifted him to 15th overall.

2016–2017 season: National junior title

Competing in the 2016–17 JGP series, Tomono placed fourth in Yokohama, Japan, and won the bronze medal in Ljubljana, Slovenia. He won the national junior title in November 2016 and placed fifth on the senior level at the Japan Championships in December. He qualified to the free skate at the 2017 World Junior Championships in Taipei, Taiwan and placed 9th overall, 14th in the short program and 7th in the free skate.

2017–2018 season: Worlds debut

Tomono placed 5th at the 2018 World Championships

Tomono began his season with a fifth-place finish at the 2017 U.S. Figure Skating Classic. In November, he replaced Daisuke Murakami at the 2017 NHK Trophy and finished 7th. He was selected to compete at the 2018 Worlds in Milan, Italy after the withdrawal of Yuzuru Hanyu. He finished eleventh in the short program, third in the free skate, and fifth overall, setting new personal bests in all segments of the competition. His breakout performances and result helped Team Japan secure three berths for the 2019 World Figure Skating Championships.

Programs

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2018–2019
[1]
  • Reel Around the Sun
    by Bill Whelan
  • Caoineadh Cu Chulainn
    by Bill Whelan
  • Riverdance
    by Bill Whelan
    choreo. by Misao Sato
2017–2018
[2]
2016–2017
[3]
2015–2016
[4]
  • Japanese Doll
    by Mizuo Osawa
  • Genkon
    by Kaoru Wada
  • Devdas
    by Shawkat
  • Muthu
    by A.R. Rahman

Competitive highlights

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

International[5]
Event 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19
Worlds5th
GP NHK Trophy7th
GP Rostel. CupTBD
GP Skate CanadaTBD
CS Lombardia5th
CS U.S. Classic5th
Printemps2nd
International: Junior[5]
Junior Worlds15th9th
JGP Japan4th
JGP Latvia13th
JGP Slovenia3rd
Asian Trophy7th J
Challenge Cup2nd J
Printemps2nd J
National[6]
Japan20th18th16th5th4th
Japan Junior9th10th6th4th2nd1st
J = Junior level
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew

Detailed results

Small medals for short and free programs are awarded only at ISU Championships. Personal bests are highlighted in bold.

2018–2019 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
September 12–16, 2018 2018 CS Lombardia Trophy Senior 5
75.47		 5
141.27		 5
216.74
2017–2018 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
March 19–25, 2018 2018 World Championships Senior 11
82.61		 3
173.50		 5
256.11
March 16–18, 2018 2018 Coupe du Printemps Senior 3
74.11		 1
153.73		 2
227.84
December 20–24, 2017 2017–18 Japan Championships Senior 5
78.16		 5
153.05		 4
231.21
November 10–12, 2017 2017 NHK Trophy Senior 6
79.88		 7
152.05		 7
231.93
September 13–17, 2017 2017 U.S. Classic Senior 8
69.88		 5
155.42		 5
225.30

References

  1. 1 2 "Kazuki TOMONO: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on September 16, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Kazuki TOMONO: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 29, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Kazuki TOMONO: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 19, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Kazuki TOMONO: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 27, 2016.
  5. 1 2 "Competition Results: Kazuki TOMONO". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on September 16, 2018.
  6. ↑ "友野 一希/TOMONO Kazuki" (in Japanese). Japan Skating Federation. Archived from the original on September 16, 2018.
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