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Shunsuke Nakamura
Nakamura at the 2022–23 Junior Grand Prix Final
Native name中村俊介
Other namesNakamura Shunsuke
Born (2005-06-08) June 8, 2005 (age 19)
Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
HometownKyoto
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Figure skating career
Country Japan
CoachMie Hamada, Satsuki Muramoto, Hiroaki Sato, Noriyuki Kanzaki
Skating clubKinoshita Academy
Began skating2010

Shunsuke Nakamura (中村俊介, Nakamura Shunsuke, born 8 June 2005) is a Japanese figure skater. He is a four-time ISU Junior Grand Prix medalist and the 2023 Japanese Junior National champion.

Personal life

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Nakamura was born on June 8, 2005, in Nagoya. He is currently a student at Doshisha University where he studies the Faculty of Commerce.[1][2][3]

He looks up to Daisuke Takahashi and Kazuki Tomono.[2][3]

Career

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Nakamura began figure skating in 2010 after following his older sister into the sport.[1][2] He first trained at the Meito Figure Skating Club in Aichi and was coached by Yuko Monna.[4][5][6]

He debuted as an advanced novice skater at the 2017 Asian Open Trophy, where he won the silver medal. He went on to win bronze at the 2017–18 Japan Advanced Novice Championships and place twenty-sixth at the 2017–18 Japan Junior Championships. He finished off that season with a silver medal on the advanced novice level of the 2018 Challenge Cup.[7]

The following season, Nakamura won a silver medal at the Asian Open Trophy on the advanced novice level for a second consecutive time. He then won silver at the 2018–19 Japan Advanced Novice Championships, before finishing fourteenth at the 2018–19 Japan Junior Championships. He ended the season with an advanced novice gold medal at the 2019 Coupe du Printemps.[7]

Prior to the 2019–20 figure skating season, Nakamura moved to Takatsuki, Osaka to train under Mie Hamada at the Kansai University Skating Club.[8] During that season, Nakamura finished fourteenth at the 2019–20 Japan Junior Championships.[7]

In spring 2020, Hamada transferred to the Kinoshita Academy Ice Arena in Kyoto. Nakamura, in turn, relocated to Kyoto as well to continue being coached by her.[9][1]

The following season, Nakamura placed sixth 2020–21 Japan Junior Championships before debuting at the senior championships, where he finished seventeenth. The next year, Nakamura finished sixth at the 2021–22 Japan Junior Championships and twenty-fifth at the 2021–22 Japan Senior Championships, before ending the season with a gold medal on the junior level at the 2022 Challenge Cup.[7]

2022–23 season

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Nakamura debuted on the 2022–23 Junior Grand Prix circuit, winning gold at the 2022 JGP France and silver at 2022 JGP Italy. With these results, Nakamura qualified for the 2022–23 Junior Grand Prix Final in Turin, Italy.[10] He went on to compete at the 2022–23 Japan Junior Championships, finishing fourth.[7]

At the Junior Grand Prix final, Nakamura placed third in the short program but sixth in the free skate, dropping to fourth-place overall.[10] One week later, he competed at the 2022–23 Japan Senior Championships where he finished eleventh. He ended the season by winning a gold medal on the junior level at the 2023 Triglav Trophy.[7]

2023–24 season

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Nakamura began the season by competing on 2023–24 Junior Grand Prix circuit. He first competed at 2023 JGP Japan where he finished a disappointing eighth place after placing second in the short program and twelfth in the free skate. He would see more success at 2023 JGP Armenia, where he won silver.[10]

At the 2023–24 Japan Junior Championships, Nakamura managed to win the gold medal, edging out Rio Nakata, who would go on to win the 2023–24 Junior Grand Prix Final weeks later. Following the event, Nakamura said, "I'm happy to finally be able to win. I was nervous [about the free skate], but the practice I've been doing gave me confidence and I was able to get through it." With this result, Nakamura was selected to compete at the 2024 World Junior Championships in Taipei, Taiwan.[11][7] The following month, Nakamura competed at the 2023–24 Japan Senior Championships, finishing in fourteenth-place.[7]

At the World Junior Championships, Nakamura placed tenth in the short program but fourth in the free skate, finishing in fourth-place overall.[10] Looking back on his season, Nakamura said, "It wasn't what I had imagined, and I wanted to achieve better results. It was a season with a lot to learn, and there were several competitions where I was doing well in practice, but not in the actual competition. But even in those situations, I was able to switch gears. I was able to gain a lot of experience outside of skating, and although the results weren't great, I think it was a really good season in terms of my personal growth."[12]

2024–25 season

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Nakamura started the season by competing on the 2024–25 Junior Grand Prix circuit. He won the bronze medal at 2024 JGP Latvia.[10]

Programs

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Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2024–2025
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2023–2024
[1]
2022–2023
[4]
2021–2022
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2020–2021
[14]

Competitive highlights

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JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International: Junior[10]
Event 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19 19–20 20–21 21–22 22–23 23–24 24–25
Junior Worlds 4th
JGP Final 4th
JGP Armenia 2nd
JGP France 1st
JGP Italy 2nd
JGP Japan 8th
JGP Latvia 3rd
JGP Turkey TBD
Asian Open Trophy 2nd A 2nd A
Coupe du Printemps 1st A
Challenge Cup 2nd A 1st J
Triglav Trophy 1st J
International: Advanced novice[7]
Challenge Cup 3rd
National[7]
Japan 17th 25th 11th 14th
Japan Junior 26th 14th 14th 6th 6th 4th 1st
Japan Novice 1st B 1st B 3rd A 2nd A
Japan Western Sect. 7th J 8th J 3rd J 8th J 1st J
Chubu Reg. 1st B 1st B 1st A 1st A
Kinki Reg. 2nd J 7th J 1st J
Levels: J = Junior; A = Novice A; B = Novice B;
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew

Detailed results

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ISU personal best scores in the +5/-5 GOE System [7]
Segment Type Score Event
Total TSS 219.65 2022 JGP France
Short program TSS 77.68 2022 JGP France
TES 41.65 2023 JGP Armenia
PCS 37.82 2023 JGP Japan
Free skating TSS 144.34 2024 JGP Latvia
TES 74.04 2024 JGP Latvia
PCS 72.43 2024 World Junior Championships

Current personal best scores are highlighted in bold.

Small medals for short and free programs awarded only at ISU Championships.

Senior level

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2023–24 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
December 20–24, 2023 2023–24 Japan Championships Senior 9
80.16 		19
127.54 		14
207.70
2022–23 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
December 21–25, 2022 2022–23 Japan Championships Senior 8
77.74 		10
140.34 		11
218.08
2021–22 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
December 22–26, 2021 2021–22 Japan Championships Senior 25
52.78 		– 25
52.78
2020–21 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
December 23–27, 2020 2020–21 Japan Championships Senior 18
63.97 		16
120.04 		17
184.01

Junior and Novice level

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2024–25 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
September 18–21, 2024 2024 JGP Turkey Junior TBD
August 28–31, 2024 2024 JGP Latvia Junior 5
68.39 		3
144.34 		3
212.73
2023–24 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
February 26–March 3, 2024 2024 World Junior Championships Junior 10
72.85 		4
142.61 		4
215.46
November 17–19, 2023 2023–24 Japan Junior Championships Junior 1
76.81 		2
135.61 		1
212.42
October 25–29, 2023 2023 Japan Western Sectional Championships Junior 1
77.44 		1
134.04 		1
211.48
October 4–7, 2023 2023 JGP Armenia Junior 2
77.30 		3
137.37 		2
214.67
September 13–16, 2023 2023 JGP Japan Junior 2
74.04 		12
113.84 		8
187.88
2022–23 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
April 13–16, 2023 2023 Triglav Trophy Junior 1
74.67 		1
122.76 		1
197.43
December 8–December 11, 2022 2022–23 Junior Grand Prix Final Junior 3
74.81 		6
123.83 		4
198.64
November 25–27, 2022 2022–23 Japan Junior Championships Junior 3
70.28 		5
126.64 		4
196.92
October 27–30, 2022 2022 Japan Western Sectional Championships Junior 7
56.29 		9
105.51 		8
161.80
October 12–15, 2022 2022 JGP Italy Junior 2
73.61 		1
137.40 		2
211.01
August 24–27, 2022 2022 JGP Czech France Junior 1
77.68 		1
141.97 		1
219.65
2021–22 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
February 24–27, 2022 2022 Challenge Cup Junior 1
78.33 		2
133.54 		1
211.87
November 19–21, 2021 2021–22 Japan Junior Championships Junior 4
67.42 		6
112.71 		6
180.13
November 4–7, 2021 2021 Japan Western Sectional Championships Junior 4
66.11 		4
114.03 		3
180.14
October 7–10, 2021 2021 Kinki Regional Championships Junior 2
68.81 		1
115.81 		1
183.91
2020–21 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
November 21–23, 2020 2020–21 Japan Junior Championships Junior 8
66.58 		6
115.65 		6
182.23
October 30–November 1, 2020 2020 Japan Western Sectional Championships Junior 7
60.89 		8
103.26 		8
164.15
October 2–4, 2020 2020 Kinki Regional Championships Junior 6
59.71 		7
101.75 		7
161.46
2019–20 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
November 15–17, 2019 2019–20 Japan Junior Championships Junior 16
57.80 		13
107.13 		14
164.93
November 1–4, 2019 2019 Japan Western Sectional Championships Junior 10
59.52 		5
117.00 		7
176.52
October 3–6, 2019 2019 Kinki Regional Championships Junior 3
60.64 		2
114.98 		2
175.62
2018–19 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
March 15–17, 2019 2019 Coupe du Printemps Novice 1
47.32 		1
78.83 		1
126.15
November 23–25, 2018 2018–19 Japan Junior Championships Junior 16
48.97 		11
100.48 		14
149.45
October 18–20, 2018 2018–19 Japan Novice Championships Novice – 2
86.22 		2
86.22
September 28–30, 2018 2018 Chubu Regional Championships Novice – 1
89.74 		1
89.74
August 1–5, 2018 2018 Asian Open Trophy Novice 2
40.77 		2
75.09 		1
115.86
2017–18 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
February 22–25, 2018 2018 International Challenge Cup Novice 2
42.50 		2
72.24 		2
114.74
November 24–26, 2017 2017–18 Japan Junior Championships Junior 26
38.86 		– 26
38.86
October 20–22, 2017 2017–18 Japan Novice Championships Novice – 3
87.79 		3
87.79
September 29–October 1, 2017 2017 Chubu Regional Championships Novice – 1
87.22 		1
87.22
August 2–5, 2017 2018 Asian Open Trophy Novice 2
39.24 		2
69.42 		1
108.66

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Shunsuke NAKAMURA: 2023/2024". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 29 December 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d "【フィギュアスケート部】次世代エースたちが同志社に！" [[Figure Skating Club] The next generation of aces are coming to Doshisha!]. Doshisha (in Japanese). 15 July 2024. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
  3. ^ a b c 有美, 浅野 (12 September 2024). "同志社大・中村俊介　ジュニアGPファイナル表彰台へ「ジャンプの安定感を出したい」" [Doshisha University's Shunsuke Nakamura aims for the Junior GP Final podium: "I want to improve my jumping stability"]. 4Years (in Japanese). Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  4. ^ a b c "Shunsuke NAKAMURA: 2022/2023". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 8 December 2022.
  5. ^ a b "【夏合宿】フィギュアノービスA合宿2018" [[Summer Camp] Figure Novice A Camp 2018]. Fuji TV (in Japanese). 29 August 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
  6. ^ a b "National Junior Men Results - 2018/2019". Japan Skating Federation. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Shunsuke Nakamura". Skating Scores. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
  8. ^ a b "National Junior Men - Final Results". Japan Skating Federation. Japan Skating Federation. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
  9. ^ a b "「木下アカデミー」発足　浜田美栄ＧＭ、羽生指導ブリアン氏ら豪華コーチ陣" ["Kinoshita Academy" launched with a luxurious lineup of coaches including GM Mie Hamada, Hanyu instructor Briand, and others]. Sports Hochi (in Japanese). 14 April 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
  10. ^ a b c d e f g "Shunsuke NAKAMURA: Competition Results". International Skating Union. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
  11. ^ a b "島田麻央が3連覇「浅田真央さんのソチ五輪を思い出した」中村俊介が悲願の初優勝【全日本ジュニア】" [Mao Shimada wins third consecutive title "It reminded me of Mao Asada's Sochi Olympics" Shunsuke Nakamura achieves his long-awaited first victory [All Japan Junior]]. FNN (in Japanese). 25 November 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
  12. ^ a b "世界ジュニアで4位の中村俊介。成長を感じた今シーズン、来季はシニア移行を見据えさらなるレベルアップを誓う" [Nakamura Shunsuke placed 4th in the World Junior Championships. He has grown this season, and vows to improve his level even further next season as he looks ahead to moving to the senior ranks]. FNN (in Japanese). 8 March 2024. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
  13. ^ a b "Shunsuke NAKAMURA: 2024/2025". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 31 August 2024.
  14. ^ a b c "中村 俊介 Shunsuke NAKAMURA". Fuji TV. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
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