Soshi Tanaka
{{short description|Japanese figure skater}}
{{Infobox transliteration
| kanji =
| kana = たなか そうし
| ibox-order = ja}}
{{Infobox figure skater
|name= Soshi Tanaka
|image=
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|country= Japan
|birth_date= {{birth date and age|1982|6|4|mf=yes}}
|birth_place= Miyagi, Japan
|height= {{height|m=1.73}}
|coach=
|formercoach=Hiroshi Nagakubo
|choreographer=
|formerchoreographer=
|skating club= Tohoko High School
|retired= 2006
}}
{{nihongo|Soshi Tanaka|田中 総司|Tanaka Sōshi|extra=born June 4, 1982}} is a Japanese figure skating coach and former competitive figure skater. He won two 1999–2000 ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) events and the 2001 Japanese junior national title. He qualified for the 1999–2000 JGP Final, where he finished fourth, and reached the top ten at two ISU Championships, placing 6th at 1999 Junior Worlds in Zagreb and 8th at 2000 Junior Worlds in Oberstdorf.
Tanaka was cut from the 2001 World Junior Championships in Sofia after placing 16th in his qualifying group. After retiring from competition, he skated professionally in ice shows.
Coaching career
Following his retirement from competitive figure skating, Tanaka began working as a figure skating coach at the Sendai Ice Rink in Sendai. There, he coached Yuzuru Hanyu during his childhood years as well as Mone Chiba from the ages of six to eighteen.{{cite web |title=千葉百音、高3の決断「移籍は今しかないって思った」シニア本格参戦で挑む全日本と見据える次の五輪 |url=https://www.fnn.jp/articles/-/626519?display=full |website=FNN |publisher=FNN |access-date=29 October 2024}}
In 2024, Tanaka moved to Nagoya and began coaching at the Grand Prix Tokai Club alongside Machiko Yamada. His current students include:
- Rino Matsuike{{cite web |title=松生 理乃 Rino MATSUIKE |url=https://www.fujitv.co.jp/sports/skate/figure/skater/RinoMATSUIKE.html |website=Fuji TV |publisher=Fuji Tv |access-date=25 September 2024}}
- Kaoruko Wada{{cite web|url=https://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00113818.htm|title= Karuko WADA: 2024/2025|publisher= International Skating Union|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240927101212/https://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00113818.htm |archive-date= September 27, 2024}}
- Sōta Yamamoto{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00013831.htm |title= Sota YAMAMOTO: 2024/2025 |publisher= International Skating Union |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20241003054733/isuresults.com/bios/isufs00013831.htm |archive-date= October 3, 2024 |url-status=dead }}
- Mako Yamashita{{cite web |url=http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00054890.htm |title= Mako YAMASHITA: 2024/2025 |publisher= International Skating Union |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240906081208/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00054890.htm |archive-date= September 6, 2024 |url-status=dead}}
Programs
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| 2000–01 |
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Competitive highlights
JGP: Junior Grand Prix
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| style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=9 align=center | International | ||||||||
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| Event
! {{tooltip|95–96|1995–96}} ! 96–97 ! 97–98 ! 98–99 ! {{tooltip|99–00|1999–00}} ! {{tooltip|00–01|2000–01}} ! 01–02 ! 02–03 | ||||||||
| align=left | Junior Worlds | 6th | 8th | 31st | |||||
| align=left | {{small|JGP}} Final | 4th | |||||||
| align=left | {{small|JGP}} Bulgaria | bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd | |||||||
| align=left | {{small|JGP}} Canada | bgcolor=gold | 1st | |||||||
| align=left | {{small|JGP}} China | 5th | 8th | ||||||
| align=left | {{small|JGP}} France | 5th | |||||||
| align=left | {{small|JGP}} Germany | 19th | |||||||
| align=left | {{small|JGP}} Japan | bgcolor=gold | 1st | |||||||
| align=left | {{small|JGP}} Mexico | 8th | |||||||
| align=left | Gardena | bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd J | |||||||
| align=left | Triglav Trophy | bgcolor=silver | 2nd J | 4th J | ||||||
| style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=9 align=center | National{{Cite web|title={{!}}Japan Skating Federation Official Results & Data Site{{!}}|url=https://www.jsfresults.com/|website=www.jsfresults.com|access-date=2020-05-18}} | ||||||||
| align=left | Japan | 5th | 6th | 8th | 10th | ||||
| align=left | Japan Junior | 5th | 5th | bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd | bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd | bgcolor=gold | 1st | |||
| colspan=9 align=center | J: Junior level |
References
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External links
- {{isu name | id=00002074 | name=Soshi Tanaka}}
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Category:Japanese male single skaters
Category:Sportspeople from Miyagi Prefecture
Category:Japanese figure skating coaches
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