Tim Koleto

Timothy Koleto
Personal information
Full name Timothy Koleto
Country represented Japan Japan
Former country(ies) represented Norway
South Korea
Born (1991-06-17) June 17, 1991
Kalispell, Montana, United States
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in)
Partner Misato Komatsubara
Former partner Thea Rabe
Yura Min
Coach Marie-France Dubreuil, Patrice Lauzon, Romain Haguenauer
Former coach Igor Shpilband, Adrienne Lenda, Fabian Bourzat, Greg Zuerlein, Barbara Fusar-Poli, Stefano Caruso, Rie Arikawa
Skating club Montreal International School of Skating
Former skating club Kurashiki FSC
Trondheim SC
SC of Novi
Training locations Montreal
Former training locations Milan, Novi, Michigan
Began skating 1998

Timothy Koleto (born June 17, 1991) is an American ice dancer. With his wife, Misato Komatsubara, he is the 2018 Japanese national silver medalist. Earlier in his career, he competed with Yura Min for South Korea, placing 10th at the 2014 Four Continents, and with Thea Rabe for Norway.

Personal life

Koleto was born June 17, 1991, in Kalispell, Montana.[1] He married Misato Komatsubara in January 2017 in Okayama, Japan.[2][3]

Career

Early years

Koleto began learning to skate in 1998.[1] He placed 6th in the junior men's category at the 2012 U.S. Championships. He dislocated his knee and partially tore his hamstring and lateral collateral ligament while practicing a triple Axel jump in June 2012.[4] During practice in December, he twisted his ankle and tore the tibiofibular ligament.[4]

Partnership with Min

Koleto switched to ice dancing and teamed up with Yura Min in April 2013.[5] Representing South Korea, the duo placed tenth at the 2014 Four Continents Championships and eighth at an ISU Challenger Series event, the 2014 CS Nebelhorn Trophy. They finished fifth at their last event together, the International Cup of Nice in October 2014. Igor Shpilband and Greg Zuerlein coached them in Novi, Michigan.[6]

Partnership with Rabe

Koleto had tryouts with Norway's Thea Rabe in November 2014 in Lyon, France, and the following month in Novi, Michigan.[7] They agreed to skate together for Norway. In May 2015, Rabe moved to the United States to train with Koleto.[8] Igor Shpilband, Adrienne Lenda, Fabian Bourzat, and Greg Zuerlein coached the team in Novi, Michigan.[9]

After being released by South Korea and sitting out one year, as required by the International Skating Union, Koleto became eligible to compete for Norway beginning October 20, 2015.[7] Making their international debut, Rabe/Koleto won the bronze medal at the Volvo Open Cup in November 2015. They placed 8th at the Open d'Andorra and CS Warsaw Cup. Despite qualifying to the 2016 European Championships, they decided to end their partnership a few weeks before the event.[8][10] They were Norway's first-ever ice dancing team.[7]

Partnership with Komatsubara

Koleto teamed up with Misato Komatsubara following a tryout in Milan in April 2016.[2] They decided to train together in Milan under Barbara Fusar Poli.[11] They received the bronze medal at the 2016–17 Japan Championships in December 2016.

Making their international debut for Japan, Komatsubara/Koleto placed 8th at the CS Lombardia Trophy in September 2017. They finished 10th at a Grand Prix event, the 2017 NHK Trophy. In December, the two won the silver medal at the 2017–18 Japan Championships

In March 2018 Koleto and Komatsubara announced that they had moved to Montreal to train under Marie-France Dubreuil, Patrice Lauzon and Romain Haguenauer.[12]

Programs

With Komatsubara

Season Short dance Free dance
2018–2019
[1]
  • Tango: El Sol Sueno
    by Gidon Kremer
  • Tango: Sueno de Barrilete
    by Susana Rinaldi
    choreo. by Marie-France Dubreuil, Romain Haguenauer
2017–2018
[1][2]
  • Salsa: Ahora Quien
    by Marc Anthony
  • Rhumba: Ahora Quien
    by Marc Anthony
  • Samba: Samba do Brasil (Radio Remix)
    by Bellini

With Rabe

Season Short dance Free dance
2015–2016
[9][7]

With Min

Season Short dance Free dance
2014–2015
[6][4]
2013–2014
[13]
  • Quickstep: Kap'n Kid
  • Foxtrot: Un mate in luca
    by Raphael Gualazzi
  • Quickstep: Kap'n Kid

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series

With Komatsubara for Japan

International[14]
Event 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19
Four Continents Champ.10th
GP NHK Trophy10thTBD
CS Asian Open3rd
CS Lombardia Trophy8th
CS U.S. Classic3rd
National[15]
Japan Champ.3rd2nd

With Rabe for Norway

International[16]
Event 2015–16
CS Warsaw Cup8th
Volvo Open Cup3rd
Open d'Andorra8th

With Min for South Korea

International[17]
Event 2013–14 2014–15
Four Continents Champ.10th
CS Nebelhorn Trophy8th
Bavarian Open10th
Cup of Nice5th
Ukrainian Open9th
National
South Korean Champ.1st

Men's singles

National[18]
Event 07–08 08–09 09–10 10–11 11–12 12–13
U.S. Championships11th N10th J6th J
Midwestern Sectionals4th N3rd J1st J5th
Southwestern Regionals5th N7th N2nd N
Levels: N = Novice; J = Junior

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Misato KOMATSUBARA / Timothy KOLETO: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 25, 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 Calder, Anne (July 7, 2017). "#TeamKoKo: A Journey to Love". ice-dance.com.
  3. ↑ Harimaya, Takumi (May 27, 2017). "フィギュアスケート、小松原美里が入籍を報告　お相手はペアを組む選手". Buzzfeed Japan (in Japanese).
  4. 1 2 3 Stevens, Ryan (October 16, 2014). "Interview With Tim Koleto". Skate Guard.
  5. ↑ "Korean-American Pair Shine at Ice Dancing Cup". The Chosun Ilbo. November 26, 2013.
  6. 1 2 "Yura MIN / Timothy KOLETO: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 20, 2015.
  7. 1 2 3 4 Thayer, Jacquelyn (November 6, 2015). "Rabe and Koleto Blazing a Trail for Norway". ice-dance.com.
  8. 1 2 Jarlsbo, Øystein (January 7, 2016). "Brudd for Norges isdanspar". Verdens Gang.
  9. 1 2 "Thea RABE / Timothy KOLETO: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 27, 2016.
  10. ↑ Lote, Arve (January 7, 2016). "Skulle blitt historiske – nå skiller de lag". Norwegian News Agency, NRK.
  11. ↑ Castellaro, Barbara (30 August 2016). "Misato Komatsubara e Timothy Koleto, la nuova coppia di Danza si presenta". artonice.it (in Italian).
  12. ↑ "Tim Koleto". Twitter. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  13. ↑ "Yura MIN / Timothy KOLETO: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 21, 2014.
  14. ↑ "Competition Results: Misato KOMATSUBARA / Timothy KOLETO". International Skating Union.
  15. ↑ "小松原 美里 / ティム コレト" [KOMATSUBARA Misato / Tim KOLETO] (in Japanese). Japan Skating Federation. Archived from the original on October 25, 2017.
  16. ↑ "Competition Results: Thea RABE / Timothy KOLETO". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on January 5, 2017.
  17. ↑ "Competition Results: Yura MIN / Timothy KOLETO". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 27, 2017.
  18. ↑ "Timothy KOLETO". rinkresults.com.
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