# Risa Shōji

Risa Shoji (庄司 理紗, Shōji Risa, born July 5, 1996) 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 | 08–09 | 09–10 | 10–11 | 11–12 | 12–13 | 13–14 |
| Finlandia Trophy | | | | | | 8th |
| Printemps | | | | | 3rd | |
| International: Junior |||||||
| Junior Worlds | | | 5th | 20th | | |
| Youth Olympics | | | | 6th | | |
| JGP Final | | | 4th | 6th | | |
| JGP Australia | | | | 2nd | | |
| JGP Austria | | | | | 12th | |
| JGP Czech Rep. | | | 2nd | | | |
| JGP Estonia | | | | 2nd | | |
| JGP Japan | | | 1st | | | |
| National |||||||
| Japan | | | 5th | 7th | 12th | 23rd |
| Japan Junior | 29th | 10th | 1st | 3rd | | |

## Detailed results

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