# Yuto Kishina

Yuto Kishina (born October 15, 2001) is a Japanese figure skater. He is the 2020 Bavarian Open bronze medalist. At the Junior level, he is the 2018 JGP Lithuania bronze medalist, 2018 Challenge Cup silver medalist, and 2017 Coupe du Printemps champion.

## Early life

Yuto Kishina was born on October 15, 2001, in Asakuchi, Okayama, Japan. He began skating in 2007.

## Career
### 2018–19 season: First JGP medal

Kishina opened his season in September 2018 at the Junior Grand Prix event in Lithuania, where he earned a bronze medal. He then placed ninth at his second event in Armenia.

### 2020–21 season

Kishina was assigned to compete at the 2020 NHK Trophy.

## Programs

| Season | Short program | Free skating |
| 2023−2024 | Diablo Rojo choreo. by Cathy Reed | Primavera choreo. by Mihoko Higuchi |
| 2022−2023 | Bad by Michael Jackson choreo. by Cathy Reed | Primavera choreo. by Mihoko Higuchi |
| 2021−2022 | Bad by Michael Jackson choreo. by Cathy Reed | Violn Sonata No.9 「Kreuter」 by Ludwig van Beethoven choreo. by Cathy Reed |
| 2020−2021 | Michelangelo 70 by Astor Piazzolla choreo. by Cathy Reed | Rhapsody in Blue by George Gershwin choreo. by Ernest Martinez |
| 2019−2020 | Ameksa by Taalbi Brothers choreo. by Cathy Reed | Interview with the Vampire choreo. by Tom Dickson |
| 2018–2019 | Ameksa by Taalbi Brothers choreo. by Cathy Reed | The Untouchables (soundtrack) by Ennio Morricone choreo. by Cathy Reed |

## Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

### 2015-16 to Present

International :
| Event | 14–15 | 15–16 | 16–17 | 17–18 | 18–19 | 19–20 | 20–21 | 21–22 | 22–23 | 23–24 |
| GP NHK Trophy | | | | | | | 7th | | | |
| Bavarian Open | | | | | 4th | 3rd | | | | |
| International: Junior |||||||||||
| JGP Armenia | | | | | 9th | | | | | |
| JGP Australia | | | | 5th | | | | | | |
| JGP Japan | | | 9th | | | | | | | |
| JGP Latvia | | | | 7th | | | | | | |
| JGP Lithuania | | | | | 3rd | | | | | |
| JGP Spain | | 12th | | | | | | | | |
| Asian Open | | | 6th | 4th | | | | | | |
| Challenge Cup | | | | 2nd | | | | | | |
| Printemps | | | 1st | | | | | | | |
| National |||||||||||
| Japan | | | 16th | 19th | 8th | 14th | 21st | 29th | 25th | 23rd |
| Japan Junior | 24th | 11th | 4th | 5th | 4th | 6th | 4th | | | |

## Detailed results

* ISU personal bests highlighted in bold.
2023–24 season :
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| December 20–24, 2023 | 2023–24 Japan Championships | 22 64.52 | 21 123.60 | 23 188.12 |
| 2022–23 season |||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| December 21–25, 2022 | 2022–23 Japan Championships | 25 58.73 | - | 25 58.73 |
| 2021–22 season |||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| December 22–26, 2021 | 2021–22 Japan Championships | 29 45.92 | - | 29 45.92 |
2020–21 season :
| Date | Event | Level | SP | FS | Total |
| December 23–27, 2020 | 2020–21 Japan Championships | Senior | 22 61.38 | 19 112.92 | 21 174.30 |
| November 27–29, 2020 | 2020 NHK Trophy | Senior | 5 74.44 | 8 124.90 | 7 199.34 |
| November 21–23, 2020 | 2020–21 Japan Junior Championships | Junior | 3 73.85 | 5 127.88 | 4 201.73 |
| 2019–20 season ||||||
| Date | Event | Level | SP | FS | Total |
| February 3–9, 2020 | 2020 Bavarian Open | Senior | 3 72.08 | 5 129.72 | 3 201.80 |
| December 18–22, 2019 | 2019–20 Japan Championships | Senior | 8 77.15 | 18 121.62 | 14 198.77 |
| November 15–17, 2019 | 2019–20 Japan Junior Championships | Junior | 2 74.29 | 12 109.28 | 6 183.57 |
| 2018–19 season ||||||
| Date | Event | Level | SP | FS | Total |
| February 5–10, 2019 | 2019 Bavarian Open | Senior | 7 59.92 | 3 125.96 | 4 185.88 |
| December 20–24, 2018 | 2018–19 Japan Championships | Senior | 8 72.96 | 7 141.39 | 8 214.35 |
| November 23–25, 2018 | 2018–19 Japan Junior Championships | Junior | 3 74.26 | 6 124.58 | 4 198.84 |
| October 10–13, 2018 | 2018 JGP Armenia | Junior | 5 67.04 | 9 108.76 | 9 175.80 |
| September 5–9, 2018 | 2018 JGP Lithuania | Junior | 3 68.98 | 4 122.82 | 3 191.80 |
| 2017–18 season ||||||
| Date | Event | Level | SP | FS | Total |
| February 22–25, 2018 | 2018 Challenge Cup | Junior | 2 54.88 | 2 114.47 | 2 169.35 |
| December 20–24, 2017 | 2017–18 Japan Championships | Senior | 23 56.16 | 18 117.97 | 19 174.13 |
| November 24–26, 2017 | 2017–18 Japan Junior Championships | Junior | 6 61.35 | 4 123.59 | 5 184.94 |
| September 6–9, 2017 | 2017 JGP Latvia | Junior | 12 54.93 | 7 111.11 | 7 166.04 |
| August 23–26, 2017 | 2017 JGP Australia | Junior | 6 59.99 | 4 122.49 | 5 182.48 |
| August 2–5, 2017 | 2017 Asian Open Trophy | Junior | 4 47.93 | 4 98.25 | 4 146.18 |
| 2016–17 season ||||||
| Date | Event | Level | SP | FS | Total |
| March 10–12, 2017 | 2017 Coupe du Printemps | Junior | 1 61.74 | 1 111.06 | 1 172.80 |
| December 22–25, 2016 | 2016–17 Japan Championships | Senior | 17 58.43 | 15 117.51 | 16 175.94 |
| November 18–20, 2016 | 2016–17 Japan Junior Championships | Junior | 5 58.76 | 4 112.49 | 4 181.25 |
| September 8–11, 2016 | 2016 JGP Japan | Junior | 7 61.67 | 10 112.99 | 9 174.66 |
| August 4–7, 2016 | 2016 Asian Open Trophy | Junior | 4 59.55 | 6 92.05 | 6 151.60 |
| 2015–16 season ||||||
| Date | Event | Level | SP | FS | Total |
| November 21–23, 2015 | 2015–16 Japan Junior Championships | Junior | 16 47.98 | 10 103.57 | 11 151.55 |
| Sept. 20 – Oct. 3, 2015 | 2015 JGP Spain | Junior | 11 51.25 | 12 98.56 | 12 149.81 |
| 2014–15 season ||||||
| Date | Event | Level | SP | FS | Total |
| November 22–24, 2014 | 2014–15 Japan Junior Championships | Junior | 22 46.38 | 23 77.15 | 24 123.53 |