is a Japanese former competitive

figure skater Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform on figure skates on ice. It was the first winter sport to be included in the Olympic Games, when contested at the 1908 Olympics in London. The Olympic disciplines are me ...

. He is the 2014 Four Continents champion,

2014 Skate Canada International The 2014 Skate Canada International was the second event of six in the 2014–15 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held at the Prospera Place in Kelowna, British Columbia on Oct ...

champion, and

2012 Trophée Éric Bompard The 2012 Trophée Éric Bompard the fifth event of six in the 2012–13 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held at the Palais Omnisports de Paris Bercy in Paris on November 15� ...

champion. Nationally, he is a five-time Japan Championships bronze medalist and 2007 Japan Junior champion.http://wwwz.fujitv.co.jp/sports/skate/figure-japan2008/index.html

Personal life

Takahito Mura was born in

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, Japan. His father,

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, competed internationally in both singles and pairs, and his mother also competed in figure skating. In 2013, he married his wife and had a daughter, Kanna.

Career

Mura placed fifth at the 2006 World Junior Championships. He won two medals on the

Junior Grand Prix The ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating (titled the ISU Junior Series in the 1997–98 season) is a series of international junior-level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. Medals are awarded in the disciplines of men ...

circuit in 2006 and qualified for the Junior Grand Prix Final, where he placed just off the podium. He made his senior international debut at the

2008 Finlandia Trophy The 2008 Finlandia Trophy was the 13th edition of an annual senior-level international figure skating competition held in Finland. It was held at the Valtti Areena in Vantaa between October 9 and 12, 2008. Skaters competed in the disciplines of ...

, which he won. Mura won his first senior Grand Prix medal, gold, at the

. In the 2013-14 season, he was assigned to the 2013 Skate Canada and 2013 NHK Trophy. He placed tenth and sixth at his events. Mura finished sixth at the Japanese Nationals and was assigned to the 2014 Four Continents Championships where he won the gold. In the 2014–15 season, Mura took silver at an

ISU Challenger Series The ISU Challenger Series is a series of international figure skating competitions. Established by the International Skating Union in the 2014–15 season, it is a group of senior-level events ranked below the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating. E ...

event, the

Lombardia Trophy The Lombardia Trophy, also known as Memorial Anna Grandolfi, is an annual international figure skating competition. It is held in September in Sesto San Giovanni, Italy. In some years, the event is part of the ISU Challenger Series. Medals may b ...

, before winning gold at his first GP assignment of the season, the

. His next assignment was the 2014 NHK Trophy, where he placed third overall, qualifying for the

2014–15 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final The 2014–15 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final was an international figure skating competition in the 2014–15 season, held together with the ISU Junior Grand Prix Final. The competition was held from December 11 to 14, 2014 in Barcelona, Spa ...

, in Barcelona, Spain. At the Grand Prix Final, Mura finished last in the short program and fourth in the free skate, ending fifth overall. He competed in the 2014–15 Japan Figure Skating Championships, where he finished 5th. When

Tatsuki Machida (born March 9, 1990) is a Japanese retired figure skater. He is the 2014 World silver medalist, the 2010 Four Continents silver medalist, and the 2013–14 Japanese national silver medalist. Machida is the winner of four Grand Prix events — ...

retired from figure skating, Mura was named as his replacement to represent Japan at the

2015 World Figure Skating Championships The 2015 World Figure Skating Championships was an international figure skating competition in the 2014–15 season. Figure skaters competed for the title of World champion in men's singles, ladies' singles, pairs, and ice dancing. In June 20 ...

, along with

Yuzuru Hanyu is a Japanese former competitive figure skater. He is a two-time Olympic champion (2014, 2018), a two-time World champion (2014, 2017), a four-time Grand Prix Final champion (2013–2016), the 2020 Four Continents champion, the 2010 World J ...

and

Takahiko Kozuka is a former competitive Japanese figure skater. He is the 2011 World silver medalist, a two-time Grand Prix Final medalist, a two-time Four Continents medalist, and the 2010–11 Japanese national champion. He is also the 2006 World Junior ...

. He was also selected to represent Japan at the 2015 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, where he finished seventh. At the World Championships, Mura finished in 16th place.

Programs

Competitive highlights

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; CS: Challenger Series; JGP:

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mura, Takahito Japanese male single skaters 1991 births Living people People from Matsudo Asian Games medalists in figure skating Figure skaters at the 2011 Asian Winter Games Medalists at the 2011 Asian Winter Games Figure skaters at the 2017 Asian Winter Games Asian Games silver medalists for Japan Four Continents Figure Skating Championships medalists