Ryo Shibata

Japanese name
Kanji	柴田嶺
Kana	しばた りょう

Ryo Shibata
Ryo Shibata in 2005
Personal information
Full name	Ryo Shibata
Country represented	Japan
Born	February 24, 1987 Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Former coach	Masahiro Kawagoe, Mariko Sugai
Former choreographer	Masahiro Kawagoe
Skating club	Meiji University Club
Training locations	Tokyo
Began skating	1998
Retired	2010
ISU personal best scores
Combined total	172.81 2004 JGP Romania
Short program	58.00 2005 JGP Croatia
Free skate	116.64 2005 JGP Andorra

Ryo Shibata (柴田 嶺 Shibata Ryō, born February 24, 1987) is a Japanese former competitive figure skater. He won two gold medals on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series and qualified to two ISU Junior Grand Prix Finals. He competed at the 2003 and 2006 World Junior Championships, finishing 12th both times, and at three senior Grand Prix events.^[1]

The Japanese media called Shibata "the Japanese Johnny Weir".^[2] He was able to perform a Biellmann spin in competition.

Programs

Season	Short program	Free skating
2007–2008 [3]	Danse Macabre by Camille St.-Saens	Fantaisie Impromptu by Frédéric Chopin
2006–2007 [4]	Hana's Eyes by Tonci Huljic	Adios Nonino by Astor Piazzolla
2005–2006 [5]	Black Opal	Malaguena by Ernesto Lecuona
2004–2005 [6]	Legends of the Fall by James Horner	Malaguena by Ernesto Lecuona
2002–2003 [7]	Tempest by Kuniko Kawai	Amor de Verano by Kuniko Kawai

Competitive highlights

International[1]
Event	2002–03	2003–04	2004–05	2005–06	2006–07	2007–08	2008–09	2009–10
GP Cup of China					10th	12th
GP Cup of Russia					12th
Challenge Cup						5th
International: Junior[1]
Junior Worlds	12th			12th
JGP Final			4th	7th
JGP Andorra				1st
JGP Croatia				3rd
JGP Czech Rep.		14th
JGP France			4th
JGP Italy	12th
JGP Romania			1st
JGP Serbia	4th
National[1]
Japan Champ.	5th			11th	7th	8th	16th	15th
Japan Junior	1st		6th	3rd
GP = Grand Prix; JGP = Junior Grand Prix; J. = Junior level

References

1. "Competition Results: Ryo SHIBATA". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 13, 2012.
2. "Questions & answers". Official website of Johnny Weir. November 2006. Archived from the original on May 11, 2009.
3. "Ryo SHIBATA: 2007/2008". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 11, 2008.
4. "Ryo SHIBATA: 2006/2007". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 17, 2007.
5. "Ryo SHIBATA: 2005/2006". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 22, 2006.
6. "Ryo SHIBATA: 2004/2005". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 5, 2005.
7. "Ryo SHIBATA: 2002/2003". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on July 27, 2003.

External links

Media related to Ryo Shibata at Wikimedia Commons

• Ryo Shibata at the International Skating Union