Risa Shōji Explained

Risa Shoji
Country:	Japan
Birth Date:	5 July 1996
Birth Place:	Tokyo, Japan
Hometown:	Tokyo
Coach:	Christy Krall, Reiko Kobayashi
Formercoach:	Naoki Shigematsu
Choreographer:	Kenji Miyamoto, David Wilson
Skating Club:	Seibu Higashifushimi FSC
Currenttraininglocations:	Tokyo
Beganskating:	2002
Combined Total:	157.83
Combined Date:	ISU JGP Tallinn Cup 2011
Sp Score:	55.19
Sp Date:	ISU JGP Tallinn Cup 2011
Fs Score:	106.37
Fs Date:	ISU JGP Czech Skate 2010

is a Japanese former 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	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	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	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	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
Event	06–07	07–08	08–09	09–10	10–11	11–12	12–13	13–14
align=left									8th
align=left								bgcolor=cc9966	3rd
International: Junior
align=left						5th	20th
align=left							6th
align=left						4th	6th
align=left							bgcolor=silver	2nd
align=left								12th
align=left						bgcolor=silver	2nd
align=left							bgcolor=silver	2nd
align=left						bgcolor=gold	1st
National
align=left						5th	7th	12th	23rd
align=left				29th	10th	bgcolor=gold	1st	bgcolor=cc9966	3rd
align=left		9th B	2nd B	4th A	2nd A
JGP = Junior Grand Prix

Detailed results

Date	Event	Level	QR	SP	FS	Total
2013–2014 season
October 4–6, 2013	2013 Finlandia Trophy	Senior	align=center	–	align=center	8 44.71	align=center	8 80.19	align=center	8 124.90
2012–2013 season
Date	Event	Level	QR	SP	FS	Total
March 22–24, 2013	2013 Coupe du Printemps	Senior	align=center	–	align=center	3 47.22	align=center	3 82.44	align=center bgcolor=cc9966	3 129.66
December 20–24, 2012	2012 Japanese Championships	Senior	align=center	–	align=center	14 50.45	align=center	12 92.74	align=center	12 143.19
September 13–15, 2012	2012 Junior Grand Prix, Austria	Junior	align=center	–	align=center	11 42.29	align=center	12 77.29	align=center	12 119.58
2011–2012 season
Date	Event	Level	QR	SP	FS	Total
Feb. 27 - March 4, 2012	2012 World Junior Championships	Junior	align=center	–	align=center	18 43.13	align=center	22 69.95	align=center	20 113.08
January 14–22, 2012	2012 Youth Olympics	Junior	align=center	–	align=center	6 47.29	align=center	5 88.03	align=center	6 135.32
December 22–25, 2011	2011 Japanese Championships	Senior	align=center	–	align=center	11 51.50	align=center	7 104.97	align=center	7 156.47
December 8–11, 2011	2011–12 ISU Junior Grand Prix Final	Junior	align=center	–	align=center	4 51.53	align=center	6 82.82	align=center	6 134.35
November 25–27, 2011	2011 Japanese Junior Championships	Junior	align=center	–	align=center	7 49.30	align=center	2 102.39	align=center bgcolor=cc9966	3 151.69
October 13–15, 2011	2011 Junior Grand Prix, Estonia	Junior	align=center	–	align=center	2 55.19	align=center	2 102.64	align=center bgcolor=silver	2 157.83
September 8–10, 2011	2011 Junior Grand Prix, Australia	Junior	align=center	–	align=center	4 47.28	align=center	2 100.21	align=center bgcolor=silver	2 147.29
2010–2011 season
Date	Event	Level	QR	SP	FS	Total
Feb. 27 – March 6, 2011	2011 World Junior Championships	Junior	align=center	2 89.24	align=center	7 51.49	align=center	5 99.78	align=center	5 151.27
December 24–27, 2010	2010 Japanese Championships	Senior	align=center	–	align=center	4 58.22	align=center	5 107.60	align=center	5 165.82
November 26–28, 2010	2010 Japanese Junior Championships	Junior	align=center	-	align=center	1 56.56	align=center	1 101.86	align=center bgcolor=gold	1 158.42
December 8–12, 2010	2010–11 Junior Grand Prix Final	Junior	align=center	–	align=center	4 52.56	align=center	5 97.26	align=center	4 149.82
October 11–16, 2010	2010 Junior Grand Prix, Czech Republic	Junior	align=center	–	align=center	4 48.86	align=center	1 106.37	align=center bgcolor=silver	2 155.23
September 22–26, 2010	2010 Junior Grand Prix, Japan	Junior	align=center	–	align=center	1 51.42	align=center	1 97.97	align=center bgcolor=gold	1 149.39

QR = Qualifying round