Tatsuya Tsuboi
Tsuboi at the 2019 World Junior Championships
Native name壷井 達也
Born (2002-12-17) December 17, 2002
Okazaki, Japan
HometownHyogo
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Figure skating career
Country Japan
CoachSonoko Nakano
Mitsuko Graham
Sei Kawahara
Skating clubSysmex Corporation
Began skating2009
Medal record
Figure skating: Men's singles
Representing  Japan
Winter World University Games
Silver medal – second place2023 Lake PlacidMen's singles
World Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place2022 TallinnMen's singles

Tatsuya Tsuboi (壷井 達也, Tsuboi Tatsuya, born December 17, 2002) is a Japanese figure skater. He is the 2023 World University Games silver medalist and 2022 Coupe du Printemps silver medalist. He is also the 2022 World Junior bronze medalist and 2018–19 Japan junior national champion.

Personal life

Tatsuya Tsuboi was born in Okazaki, Aichi.[1] As of 2022, he is a student at Kobe University, studying in the International Human Sciences Department.[2]

Career

Early career

Tsuboi began to skate at the age of 7.

After making his international junior debut at the 2017 edition of the Coupe du Printemps toward the end of the 2016–17 season, Tsuboi made his Junior Grand Prix debut the following autumn, placing fifth at both the 2017 JGP Belarus and 2017 JGP Italy. After winning the bronze medal at the 2017–18 Japan Junior Championships, he finished thirteen at the senior level. He returned to the Coupe du Printemps, this time winning gold.[3]

Tsuboi did not compete on the 2018–19 Junior Grand Prix, but won the junior silver medal at the Asian Open Trophy. He won gold at the 2018–19 Japan Junior Championships, and finished seventh at the senior level, as a result of which he was assigned to compete at the 2019 World Junior Championships. Tsuboi finished fourteen there.[3]

2021–2022 season: Junior World bronze

After appearing only domestically over the following two seasons, partially as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, Tsuboi became more active in the 2021–22 season, even though Japan opted not to assign skaters to the Junior Grand Prix.[4] He was the silver medalist at the 2021–22 Japan Junior Championships, and placed ninth at the senior edition. These placements earned him an assignment to the 2022 World Junior Championships. Also given precursor assignments to the Bavarian Open and the Coupe du Printemps, he won gold at the former at the junior level and silver at latter at the senior level.[3]

The World Junior Championships were originally scheduled for March in Sofia. However, as a result of both the Omicron variant and the Russo-Ukrainian War, they could not be held in their original location, and were moved to Tallinn in April. As well, the International Skating Union banned Russian and Belarusian athletes from competing, significantly altering the figure skating field.[5][6][7] Tsuboi finished fifth in the short program with a new personal best score.[8] He was third in the free skate, rising to third overall to win the bronze medal.[9]

2022–2023 season: Senior debut

Moving to the senior level permanently, Tsuboi was assigned to make his Grand Prix debut at the MK John Wilson Trophy, where he finished fifth.[3] At his second event, the Grand Prix of Espoo, he was fifth in the short program but rose to fourth after the free skate, where he set new personal bests in that segment and overall. He described nothing but "happiness" with the results.[10][11]

Tsuboi finished ninth at the 2022–23 Japan Championships, and was subsequently assigned to compete at the 2023 Winter World University Games.[12] He won the silver medal.[13]

2023–2024 season

Given two assignments on the Grand Prix, Tsuboi finished eighth at the 2023 Skate America and ninth at the 2023 NHK Trophy.[14][15] He came seventh at the 2023–24 Japan Championships.[16]

Programs

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2023–2024
[17]
2022–2023
[18]
2021–2022
[19]
    2020–2021
      2019–2020

      [20]
        2018–2019
        [1][20]
        • Symphony No. 9 From the New World
          by Antonín Dvořák
          choreo. by Yuko Hongo
          2017–2018
          [21]
          • Rurouni Kenshin
            by Nasoki Sato

            Competitive highlights

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

            2016–17 season to present

            International[3]
            Event 16–17 17–18 18–19 19–20 20–21 21–22 22–23 23–24
            GP NHK Trophy9th
            GP Finland4th
            GP Skate America8th
            GP Wilson Trophy5th
            World University Games2nd
            Printemps2nd
            Challenge Cup8th
            International: Junior[3]
            Junior Worlds14th3rd
            JGP Belarus5th
            JGP Italy5th
            Asian Open2nd
            Bavarian Open1st
            Printemps2nd1st
            National[3][22][23]
            Japan10th13th7thWD9th9th7th
            Japan Junior5th3rd1st4th7th2nd
            Western Sect.3rd J5th J2nd J3rd J1st J1st J1st
            Chubu Reg.1st J1st J1st J
            Kinki Reg.2nd J5th1st
            TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew; J = Junior

            Earlier seasons

            International: Advanced Novice[22][23]
            Event 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16
            Triglav Trophy1st
            National[22][23]
            Japan Junior14th
            Japan Novice5th B2nd B8th A3rd A
            Chubu Reg.1st B2nd B1st A2nd A

            Detailed results

            Current personal best scores are highlighted in bold.

            ISU personal best scores in the +5/-5 GOE system 
            Segment Type Score Event
            Total TSS244.902022 Grand Prix of Espoo
            Short program TSS79.152022 World Junior Championships
            TES43.402022 World Junior Championships
            PCS37.282022 MK John Wilson Trophy
            Free skating TSS166.082022 Grand Prix of Espoo
            TES87.462022 Grand Prix of Espoo
            PCS78.622022 Grand Prix of Espoo

            Senior level

            2023–24 season
            Date Event SP FS Total
            December 20–24, 2023 2023–24 Japan Championships 7
            85.85            		 7
            166.49            		 7
            252.34
            November 24–26, 2023 2023 NHK Trophy 12
            64.63            		 5
            151.99            		 9
            216.62
            October 20–22, 2023 2023 Skate America 9
            72.57            		 8
            144.41            		 8
            216.98
            2022–23 season
            Date Event SP FS Total
            February 23–26, 2023 2023 Challenge Cup 12
            67.16            		 5
            145.18            		 8
            212.34
            January 12–22, 2023 2023 Winter World University Games 2
            84.48            		 2
            159.34            		 2
            243.82
            December 21–25, 2022 2022–23 Japan Championships 11
            74.84            		 9
            146.33            		 9
            221.17
            November 25–27, 2022 2022 Grand Prix of Espoo 5
            78.82            		 4
            166.08            		 4
            244.90
            November 11–13, 2022 2022 MK John Wilson Trophy 7
            76.75            		 5
            149.38            		 5
            226.13

            Junior level

            2021–22 season
            Date Event SP FS Total
            April 13–17, 2022 2022 World Junior Championships 5
            79.15            		 3
            154.67            		 3
            233.82
            March 18–20, 2022 2022 Coupe du Printemps 2
            77.35            		 2
            148.29            		 2
            225.64
            January 18–22, 2022 2021 Bavarian Open 1
            81.92            		 1
            156.42            		 1
            238.34
            December 22–26, 2021 2021–22 Japan Championships 12
            77.31            		 8
            157.90            		 9
            235.21
            December 22–26, 2021 2021–22 Japan Junior Championships 1
            81.05            		 2
            146.55            		 2
            227.60

            References

            1. 1 2 "Tatsuya TSUBOI: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on August 9, 2019.
            2. ↑ "壷井達也さんが全日本フィギュアスケート選手権に出場します". Kobe University. Kobe University. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
            3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Competition Results: Tatsuya TSUBOI". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on January 5, 2020.
            4. ↑ "2021 Junior Grand Prix Series". International Figure Skating. July 5, 2021.
            5. ↑ "ISU Statement on the Ukrainian crisis – Participation in international competitions of Skaters and Officials from Russia and Belarus". International Skating Union. March 1, 2022.
            6. ↑ "ISU World Junior Figure Skating Championships 2022 allotted to Tallinn (EST)". International Skating Union. March 4, 2022.
            7. ↑ "2022 World Junior Championships". International Figure Skating.
            8. ↑ Slater, Paula (April 14, 2022). "USA's Ilia Malinin sets record at Junior Worlds". Golden Skate.
            9. ↑ Slater, Paula (April 16, 2022). "USA's Ilia Malinin takes gold in Tallinn". Golden Skate.
            10. ↑ "Malinin (USA) seizes gold in Espoo and leaps right into Grand Prix Final". International Skating Union. November 26, 2022.
            11. ↑ Slater, Paula (November 26, 2022). "Malinin pockets another gold in Espoo". Golden Skate.
            12. ↑ Gallagher, Jack (December 27, 2022). "Shoma Uno is Unhappy with Team Selection Process for World Championships". Japan Forward.
            13. ↑ Gallagher, Jack (January 18, 2023). "Mihara and Yamamoto Lead Japan Medal Rush at the Winter World University Games". Japan Forward.
            14. ↑ Gallagher, Jack (October 24, 2023). "Shun Sato Earns Third-Place Finish at Skate America". Japan Forward. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
            15. ↑ Slater, Paula (November 26, 2023). "Yuma Kagiyama reclaims NHK Trophy title". Golden Skate. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
            16. ↑ Di Sanzio, Chloé (December 23, 2023). "Shoma Uno captures sixth national title". Golden Skate. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
            17. ↑ "Tatsuya TSUBOI: 2023/2024". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 23, 2023.
            18. ↑ "Tatsuya TSUBOI: 2022/2023". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on November 29, 2022.
            19. ↑ "Tatsuya TSUBOI: 2021/2022". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 9, 2022.
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            21. ↑ "Tatsuya TSUBOI: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 29, 2018.
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