Risa Shōji

Risa Shoji
Shoji in 2010
Personal information
Country represented	Japan
Born	5 July 1996 Tokyo, Japan
Home town	Tokyo
Height	1.59 m (5 ft 2 ^1⁄2 in)
Coach	Christy Krall, Reiko Kobayashi
Former coach	Naoki Shigematsu
Choreographer	Kenji Miyamoto, David Wilson
Skating club	Seibu Higashifushimi FSC
Training locations	Tokyo
Began skating	2002
ISU personal best scores
Combined total	157.83 ISU JGP Tallinn Cup 2011
Short program	55.19 ISU JGP Tallinn Cup 2011
Free skate	106.37 ISU JGP Czech Skate 2010

Risa Shoji (庄司 理紗 Shōji Risa, born July 5, 1996) is a Japanese figure skater. She won four medals on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series (one gold, three silver) and placed fifth at the 2011 World Junior Championships.

Career

Risa Shoji began skating in 2002. Debuting on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series in autumn 2010, she won medals at both of her assignments — silver in the Czech Republic and gold in Japan. At the JGP Final, her final score was the same as bronze medalist Li Zijun of China but the tie-breaker placed Shoji in fourth. She finished fifth in her senior national debut at the Japan Championships and then fifth at the World Junior Championships.

In the 2011–12 JGP season, Shoji took silver at both of her assignments, Australia and Estonia. She finished sixth at her second JGP Final, sixth at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics, and 20th at the 2012 World Junior Championships. In 2012, Shoji left her coach Naoki Shigematsu and competed at the 2012 Japanese National Championships without a coach.

Programs

Season	Short program	Free skating	Exhibition
2013–2014 [1]	Dark Eyes choreo. by Kenji Miyamoto	Violin Concerto in D major Love Theme from Juarez by Erich Wolfgang Korngold choreo. by Tom Dickson
2012–2013 [2]	Winter from Four Seasons by Antonio Vivaldi choreo. by Kenji Miyamoto	The Notebook by Aaron Zigman choreo. by David Wilson	Like A Drug by Kylie Minogue
2011–2012 [3]	Hacha Cha Cha by Brian Bromberg Swingin' for the Fences by Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band Apple Honey by Woody Herman choreo. by Kenji Miyamoto	Legends of the Fall by James Horner choreo. by Naoki Shigematsu	When Will My Life Begin? (from Tangled) performed by Mandy Moore
2010–2011 [4]	Libertango by Ástor Piazzolla choreo. by Kenji Miyamoto	The Lake House The Cider House Rules by Rachel Portman choreo. by Naoki Shigematsu	5,6,7,8 by Steps

Competitive highlights

International[5]
Event	2008–09	2009–10	2010–11	2011–12	2012–13	2013–14
Finlandia						8th
Printemps					3rd
International: Junior[5]
Junior Worlds			5th	20th
Youth Olympics				6th
JGP Final			4th	6th
JGP Australia				2nd
JGP Austria					12th
JGP Czech Rep.			2nd
JGP Estonia				2nd
JGP Japan			1st
National[5]
Japan Champ.			5th	7th	12th	23rd
Japan Junior	29th	10th	1st	3rd
Japan Novice	4th	2nd
J. = Junior-level; JGP = Junior Grand Prix

Detailed results

2013–2014 season
Date	Event	Level	QR	SP	FS	Total
October 4–6, 2013	2013 Finlandia Trophy	Senior	–	8 44.71	8 80.19	8 124.90
2012–2013 season
Date	Event	Level	QR	SP	FS	Total
March 22–24, 2013	2013 Coupe du Printemps	Senior	–	3 47.22	3 82.44	3 129.66
December 20–24, 2012	2012 Japanese Championships	Senior	–	14 50.45	12 92.74	12 143.19
September 13–15, 2012	2012 Junior Grand Prix, Austria	Junior	–	11 42.29	12 77.29	12 119.58
2011–2012 season
Date	Event	Level	QR	SP	FS	Total
Feb. 27 - March 4, 2012	2012 World Junior Championships	Junior	–	18 43.13	22 69.95	20 113.08
January 14–22, 2012	2012 Youth Olympics	Junior	–	6 47.29	5 88.03	6 135.32
December 22–25, 2011	2011 Japanese Championships	Senior	–	11 51.50	7 104.97	7 156.47
December 8–11, 2011	2011–12 ISU Junior Grand Prix Final	Junior	–	4 51.53	6 82.82	6 134.35
November 25–27, 2011	2011 Japanese Junior Championships	Junior	–	7 49.30	2 102.39	3 151.69
October 13–15, 2011	2011 Junior Grand Prix, Estonia	Junior	–	2 55.19	2 102.64	2 157.83
September 8–10, 2011	2011 Junior Grand Prix, Australia	Junior	–	4 47.28	2 100.21	2 147.29
2010–2011 season
Date	Event	Level	QR	SP	FS	Total
Feb. 27 – March 6, 2011	2011 World Junior Championships	Junior	2 89.24	7 51.49	5 99.78	5 151.27
December 24–27, 2010	2010 Japanese Championships	Senior	–	4 58.22	5 107.60	5 165.82
November 26–28, 2010	2010 Japanese Junior Championships	Junior	-	1 56.56	1 101.86	1 158.42
December 8–12, 2010	2010–11 Junior Grand Prix Final	Junior	–	4 52.56	5 97.26	4 149.82
October 11–16, 2010	2010 Junior Grand Prix, Czech Republic	Junior	–	4 48.86	1 106.37	2 155.23
September 22–26, 2010	2010 Junior Grand Prix, Japan	Junior	–	1 51.42	1 97.97	1 149.39

• QR = Qualifying round

References

1. "Risa SHOJI: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 24, 2014.
2. "Risa SHOJI: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 4, 2013.
3. "Risa SHOJI: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on January 21, 2012.
4. "Risa SHOJI: 2010/2011". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on July 13, 2011.
5. "Competition Results: Risa SHOJI". International Skating Union.

External links

Media related to Risa Shoji at Wikimedia Commons

• Risa Shoji at the International Skating Union