# Daisuke Takahashi

Daisuke Takahashi (高橋 大輔, Takahashi Daisuke, born March 16, 1986) is a retired Japanese figure skater (men's singles and ice dance) and ice show producer. As a singles skater, he is the 2010 Olympic bronze medalist, the 2010 World champion, the 2012–13 Grand Prix Final champion, a two-time (2008, 2011) Four Continents champion, and a five-time (2006–2008, 2010, 2012) Japanese national champion.
Takahashi represented Japan at the 2006 Winter Olympics, 2010 Winter Olympics, and 2014 Winter Olympics. His bronze medal at the 2010 Winter Olympics was the first Olympic medal for an Asian country in the men's singles event. He was also the first Asian man to win a World title at the 2010 World Championships. At the 2012–13 Grand Prix Final, Takahashi made history again as the first Asian man to win a gold medal in the event, an addition to his previous accomplishment of being the first Japanese man to medal at the event in 2005.
Takahashi retired on October 14, 2014, but returned to competitive skating on July 1, 2018. After two seasons competing domestically in Japan, Takahashi began a career in ice dance partnered with Kana Muramoto beginning in the 2020–21 season. With Muramoto he is the 2022 Four Continents silver medalist, the 2022-23 Japanese national champion and the 2022 Denis Ten Memorial Challenge champion. Takahashi is the first and at present only competitor to have earned medals at the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships in two different disciplines.
Although he has struggled with the lingering effects of an anterior cruciate ligament rupture since 2008, his senior career spanned 16 seasons in singles skating and ice dance combined, which is well above the average senior career length in any discipline in the era of the ISU Judging System.
Takahashi, who is not only a pioneer of men's singles skating in Japan and Asia, but also known and admired for his outstanding musicality, expressiveness and versatility as well as his unique style, has been and frequently continues to be cited as an inspiration and idol by his peers such as Patrick Chan, Tatsuki Machida, Adam Rippon or Tomáš Verner as well as by skaters of younger generations such as Shoma Uno, Denis Ten, Cha Jun-hwan, Jason Brown, Misha Ge or Kazuki Tomono.
Outside of the competitive field Takahashi has been a key individual in innovating the Japanese ice show market by headlining Hyoen, a new cross-genre show format (combining several genres, such as kabuki and the Takarazuka Revue with figure skating). In January 2023, he made his debut as a producer/director with Ice Explosion 2023. In addition to performing in ice shows, he has also appeared as a dancer in Cheryl Burke's stage production Love on the Floor.

## Career
### Early career

Born in Kurashiki, Okayama Prefecture, Japan, Takahashi began figure skating when he was eight years old. When a skating rink was built near his house, he went with his mother to watch the skaters at the rink and, afterward, enrolled in the figure skating club. His mother intended for him to enroll in the ice hockey club, but he did not like the protective gear of ice hockey and enrolled instead in the figure skating club.
Takahashi had a successful junior career, winning the 2002 World Junior Championships in his first and only appearance at that competition. Takahashi is the first Japanese man to have won the title.

### Senior career
#### Senior debut

For the 2002–03 season, Takahashi turned senior. He struggled with consistency during the first few years of his senior career. In 2004, he moved to Osaka to attend university – the university built a rink for him and other elite skaters.
Takahashi won a bronze medal at the 2005 Four Continents Championships and went on to the 2005 World Championships as the second-ranked of the two Japanese men on the World team, after Takeshi Honda. However, when Honda was forced to withdraw due to injury, it fell on Takahashi to qualify spots for Japan at the 2006 Winter Olympics. Takahashi placed 15th, qualifying only one spot for the Japanese men.

#### 2005–06 season

In the 2005–06 season, Nobunari Oda emerged as a challenger for the Olympic spot. Oda and Takahashi both had very good Grand Prix seasons. At the 2005–06 Japanese Championships, Oda was declared the winner and, thus, seemed to have qualified for the one Olympic slot, but his gold medal was quickly taken back when an error was found in the way scores were calculated in the computer system at the event; Takahashi was awarded the gold. The Japanese Skating Federation split the international assignments, giving Takahashi the Olympic berth and Oda a place at the World Championship. At the 2006 Winter Olympics, Takahashi was in a good position after the short program but had a poor free skate and placed 8th overall.

#### 2006–07 season

In the 2006–07 competitive season, Takahashi won a silver medal at 2006 Skate Canada International, then gold at the 2006 NHK Trophy. He qualified for the Grand Prix Final and won the silver medal, although he was ill. He won the Japanese Championships, taking the national title for the second year in a row, and then went on to the Winter Universiade in Turin, Italy, which he won as well.
Takahashi placed third in the short program at the 2007 World Championships. In free skating, he skated the performance of his life in his home country, placing first in that segment and ending up winning the silver medal, trailing Brian Joubert narrowly. This was the first silver medal for Japan in the men's event at Worlds.
Following that season, the ISU ranked Takahashi first in the world. However, over the summer, the ISU tweaked its scoring criteria. Takahashi had been placed on top, just ahead of Brian Joubert, partly due to Takahashi's victory at the Winter Universiade, a competition for which Brian Joubert was not eligible, as Joubert was not a university student. The ISU determined that the results of the Winter Universiade could not be used to calculate world ranking, and Takahashi's ranking fell from first to second place.

#### 2007–08 season

In the 2007–08 season, he won gold at both his Grand Prix events and then silver at the Grand Prix Final behind Stéphane Lambiel. A few weeks later, he won his third Japanese national title and was named to the Four Continents and Worlds teams.
Takahashi won the 2008 Four Continents Championships, scoring a new record in free skating (175.84) and in the total score (264.41) under the ISU Judging System.
He was considered a favorite heading into the 2008 World Championships but finished off the podium after a disappointing free skating in which he fell on his second quad toe attempt, then stumbled on a triple Axel and triple loop, and, finally, performed an extra combination, an invalid element, which did not count towards his points total.
In May 2008, Takahashi announced that he had parted ways with Nikolai Morozov, who had been his co-coach for several years in Hackensack, New Jersey. Morozov explained the split by stating that he could no longer coach Takahashi due to problems with Takahashi's new agent. Takahashi continued training under coach Utako Nagamitsu and jump coach Takeshi Honda in Osaka, Japan.

#### 2008–09 season

Takahashi was originally assigned to the 2008 Cup of China and the 2008 NHK Trophy for the 2008–09 Grand Prix season. He had to withdraw after suffering a torn ACL in his right knee on October 31, 2008, only a few days before his first event. It was later reported that Takahashi would undergo surgery to repair ligament damage and his right meniscus and would miss the entire 2008–09 season. A bolt was inserted into his right knee. He was able to return to the ice in April and began practicing jumps in June.

#### 2009–10 season

After recovering from the surgery and returning to training normally, Takahashi began the Olympic season at the 2009 Finlandia Trophy, which he won. For the Grand Prix season, he was assigned to compete at the 2009 Skate Canada International and 2009 NHK Trophy for the 2009–10 season. He placed second at Skate Canada and fourth at the NHK Trophy. Those placements qualified him to compete in the Grand Prix Final. At the final, he led after the short program with a new personal best of 89.95 but was fifth in free skating and fifth overall.
He won his fourth national title at the 2009–10 Japanese Championships. At the 2010 Winter Olympics, Takahashi won the bronze medal with a score of 247.43. It is the first Olympic medal to be won by Japan in men's figure skating. He then won the gold medal at 2010 World Championships, becoming the first Asian to win a world championship in men's singles. At this competition, Takahashi attempted a quadruple flip but underrotated the jump and two-footed the landing.

#### 2010–11 season

Takahashi's 2010–11 ISU Grand Prix events were the NHK Trophy and Skate America. At the 2010 NHK Trophy, he placed first with 234.79 points, 16.60 ahead of silver medalist Jeremy Abbott. Takahashi also won 2010 Skate America despite having a flawed short program and free skating. During a practice session at the Grand Prix Final, Takahiko Kozuka inadvertently collided with him while Takahashi was doing his run-through; Takahashi said, "it wasn't such a serious injury, just a bit of bruising. [...] It was the first time for me (to be involved in such an accident). I was surprised, but there was no malice involved." Takahashi placed third in short program. In free skating, he attempted a quad flip but landed it two-footed. Multiple problems, including low levels on two spins, resulted in a sixth-place finish in that segment, dropping him to fourth overall.
Takahashi won the bronze medal at the 2010–11 Japanese Championships. Takahashi won the 2011 Four Continents Championships. At the 2011 World Championships, he was third in the short program but finished in fifth overall. In free skating, a screw in his boot came loose on his first element, a quad toe. The Japanese team was able to get it fixed within the three minutes allowed, and he resumed his program. He said it may occur at any time regardless of inspections, which his coach does every day, and he does not blame her. On May 19, Takahashi underwent surgery to remove a bolt in his right knee stemming from surgery in late 2008. Following the surgery, he said, "It is thinner around my knee, but I feel better now that there is nothing inside my body. I might be imagining it, but it feels lighter."

#### 2011–12 season

As part of his preparation for the 2011–12 season, Takahashi spent two weeks in August 2011 working with ice dancing specialists Muriel Boucher-Zazoui, Romain Haguenauer, and Olivier Schoenfelder in Lyon, France, to hone his skating skills. He said, "I wanted to improve my skating technique, not because I was bad in this sector, but I think Olivier is the best. I love the way he skates."
At 2011 Skate Canada International, Takahashi earned a score of 84.66 in the short program and 153.21 in free skating to win the bronze medal with a combined score of 237.87. At the 2011 NHK Trophy, he earned a new personal best score of 90.43 to take the lead in the short program, with a 10.66 point lead over teammate Takahiko Kozuka. He won the gold medal with a combined total of 259.75 points and qualified for the Grand Prix Final. He finished second at the Final. At the Japanese Championships, Takahashi was first after the short program with a score of 96.05 and placed third in free skating, scoring 158.38 points. With a total score of 254.60, he won his fifth national title, finishing ahead of Takahiko Kozuka and Yuzuru Hanyu, and was selected to compete at the 2012 World Championships, where he won the silver medal. The French crowd believed he deserved the gold medal over Patrick Chan, who had mistakes, including a fall on a double Axel, and booed the final result. Takahashi stated that he was pleased with the result, which he had not expected after his off-season surgery. Takahashi finished the season at the 2012 World Team Trophy. He set new personal best scores in the short program, free skating, and overall, and finished first in the men's event. His short program score, 94.00, set a new record as the highest ever under the ISU Judging System. It was Takahashi's first win over Patrick Chan since the 2010 World Championships.
On June 15, 2012, Takahashi confirmed that he would resume working with Morozov – Nagamitsu remained his primary coach, and Morozov became his advisory coach.

#### 2012–13 season

Takahashi presented his new free skating for the season at the 2012 Japan Open. It was the first time since his injury that he performed two quad jumps in his free skating. He placed first in the men's event, and Japan took the team gold medal. He switched to new skating boots just after returning from training in the U.S. in October. This affected his practice schedule leading up to his Grand Prix events. Takahashi said: "The shoes happened to be uncomfortable beyond my expectations, which attributed to difficulty in blade adjustments. As a result, I was not able to practice as I had scheduled." At the 2012 Cup of China, his first Grand Prix event of the season, he won the silver medal behind Tatsuki Machida. Takahashi won the silver medal at his next Grand Prix event, the 2012 NHK Trophy, and qualified for his seventh Grand Prix Final. The 2012 Grand Prix Final took place in Sochi, Russia at the planned 2014 Winter Olympics rink. Takahashi placed first in the short program, third in free skating, and won his first GPF gold medal. He is also the first Japanese man ever to win a gold medal at the Grand Prix Final.
At the Japanese Championships, six strong competitors fought for three available spots on the Japanese men's world team. Takahashi came in second in the short program, nine points behind Yuzuru Hanyu. Takahashi was first in free skating but finished second overall. He was named to the Japanese team for the 2013 Four Continents Championships, held in Takahashi's current hometown, and the 2013 World Championships.
Takahashi announced he would change his short program to Moonlight Sonata. With roughly a month to prepare the new program, Takahashi said he was still trying to "feel" the music with his body. He was 4th in short program, 8th in free skating, and finished 7th overall at the Four Continents Championships. Takahashi was also 4th in the short program and 8th in free skating at the World Championships, finishing sixth.

#### 2013–14 season

In the 2013–14 ISU Grand Prix season, Takahashi was 4th at the 2013 Skate America before winning the 2013 NHK Trophy.
At the Japanese Championships, he placed 4th in the short program and 5th in free skating to place 5th overall. He was named to the Sochi Olympic team.
At the Olympics, he finished 4th in short program and 6th in free skating to finish 6th overall, with a total score of 250.67. He was originally slated to compete at the 2014 World Championships in Saitama, Japan, but pulled out due to knee injury.
Takahashi announced his retirement from competitive skating in October 2014.

#### 2018–19 season

Takahashi announced his intent to return to competitive skating at the start of the 2018–19 season. He placed second behind Shoma Uno at the Japanese championships but declined offers of international assignments.

#### 2019–20 season

In September 2019, Takahashi announced that he would finish his competitive singles career that season and switch to competing in ice dance with partner Kana Muramoto. He finished twelfth at the 2019–20 Japan Championships, his final appearance in singles competition.

#### 2020–21 season

Following the conclusion of his singles career, Takahashi began training with Muramoto in Florida under Marina Zoueva, the coach of Olympic champions Virtue/Moir and Davis/White. Takahashi's star status in Japan made his decision to switch to ice dance a point of considerable interest in the country's media and figure skating audience.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Grand Prix was assigned based primarily on geographic location. Muramoto/Takahashi nevertheless traveled from Florida to Japan to make their debut at the 2020 NHK Trophy, in a field consisting of only three Japanese dance teams. They were second in the rhythm dance, narrowly ahead of reigning national silver medalists Fukase/Cho but some six points behind the reigning national champions, Komatsubara/Koleto. In the free dance, Takahashi fell out of his second set of twizzles, which combined with missed levels of some lift elements to drop them to third place. Winning the bronze medal, he called his mistakes unusual, even in practice sessions, but a part of actually competing. Muramoto said she felt they could do better at their next competition.
Making their Japan Championships debut, Muramoto/Takahashi placed second in the rhythm dance, less than four points behind Komatsubara/Koleto. They were third in the free dance after Takahashi fell out of a lift and made several other errors, but won the silver medal overall due to Fukase/Cho also making errors. They were named as first alternates to the World team. In February, they were forced to withdraw as alternates due to a knee injury from Muramoto and were replaced by bronze medalists Fukase/Cho.

#### 2021–22 season

Muramoto/Takahashi were again assigned to begin the season at the 2021 NHK Trophy, their lone assignment on the Grand Prix for the year. Sixth in both segments, they were sixth overall, defeating domestic rivals Komatsubara/Koleto by 7.30 points. Both expressed satisfaction with the results, but Takahashi said, "there is still a large gap we want to close to the top teams." They went on to win a silver medal at the 2021 CS Warsaw Cup.
The 2021–22 Japan Championships, the final national qualification event for the 2022 Winter Olympics, pitted Muramoto/Takahashi against Komatsubara/Koleto for the second time that season. Muramoto and Takahashi both fell in the rhythm dance, as a result placing second in that segment, five points back of their rivals. They won the free dance but took the silver medal overall for the second consecutive year and were subsequently named as alternates for the Japanese Olympic team. They were instead assigned to make their World Championship debut later in the season and were named to compete at the Four Continents Championships as well.
Muramoto/Takahashi won the silver medal at Four Continents, placing second in both segments, despite errors from Takahashi. He became the first person to win Four Continents medals in two different disciplines and said he could "hardly put my joy into words" but that he had been frustrated with his mistakes.
The team concluded the season at the 2022 World Championships, held in Montpellier with Russian dance teams absent due to the International Skating Union banning all Russian athletes due to their country's invasion of Ukraine. Qualifying to the free dance, Muramoto/Takahashi finished sixteenth.

#### 2022–23 season

At the end of May, Muramoto/Takahashi confirmed that they would continue through the 2022–2023 season.
After a sixth-place finish at the 2022 Skate America, they went on to compete at the 2022 CS Denis Ten Memorial Challenge, where they earned their first gold medal as a team. They then finished sixth at the 2022 NHK Trophy, their second Grand Prix.
At the 2022–23 Japan Championships, Muramoto/Takahashi became national champions for the first time and were subsequently named to compete at the 2023 World Championships and at the 2023 Four Continents Championships.
The team encountered difficulties at the Four Continents Championships, beginning in the rhythm dance, where Muramoto fell in the midst of their midline step element. Takahashi fell twice in the second half of their free dance. They finished ninth at the event, behind domestic rivals Komatsubara/Koleto. At the 2023 World Championships, which were held on home ice in Saitama, Muramoto/Takahashi notably finished eleventh, which, tied with Muramoto/Reed in 2018, meant the highest placement of a Japanese ice dance team at a World Championships. They also achieved a personal best in the free dance. Takahashi opined afterward that "today's performance really gave me the meaning to continue for a year. I have grown and experienced a lot in this past year."
Muramoto/Takahashi were Team Japan's dance entry at the 2023 World Team Trophy, coming fourth in the rhythm dance. They were fifth in the free dance, setting a new personal best in the segment and in total score. Team Japan won the bronze medal. Muramoto said that they were undecided about continuing for another year and would discuss it while touring. They announced their joint decision to retire in May 2023. Takahashi explained that he was unable to put any further strain on his long-term knee injury and therefore saw no opportunity to continue his athletic development. Muramoto decided to retire with him to pursue a professional show career together.

## Post-competitive career

After his first retirement from competitive figure skating in October 2014, Takahashi mainly performed in ice shows such as Hyoen, Art on Ice and Ice Legends in Switzerland, Denis Ten and Friends in Kazakhstan, The Ice, Shizuka Arakawa's Friends on Ice and Stars on Ice and worked as a reporter and sports caster for Fuji tv, hosting, among other things, a segment called Spotlight, for which he interviewed professionals and artists from various fields such as movie director and visual effects supervisor Takashi Yamazaki, actor Nomura Mansai or photographer Mika Ninagawa. Together with triple Olympic champion, retired judoka Tadahiro Nomura, he reported live from the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio and the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang. He also appeared as a guest on numerous talk and variety shows.
In 2016 Takahashi took part in a test-run for the fusion of projection mapping and figure skating, performed to the song GIFT by Japanese pop rock band Mr. Children. The technology was subsequently implemented in the new cross-genre show Hyoen - Basara (2017), starring Takahashi, kabuki actor Ichikawa Somegoro VII (now Matsumoto Kōshirō X) and retired singles figure skater and Olympic champion Shizuka Arakawa. This marked the first time projection mapping was used in a Japanese ice show.
In 2016 and 2017 Takahashi performed as a dancer alongside retired singles figure skater Kristi Yamaguchi, retired ice dancers Meryl Davis and Charlie White as well as an ensemble consisting of professional dancers in Cheryl Burke's (Dancing with the Stars) stage production Love on the Floor. The show was held at the TOKYU THEATRE Orb.
In 2018 Takahashi took on his first project (called D-color) as 'total coordinator' for his sponsor, real estate company Sky Court Ltd, designing the interior and exterior of a 13-storey condominium building in Asakusa, Tokyo.
Following his second retirement in May 2023, Takahashi has performed solo and with Muramoto in ice shows such as Hyoen - The Miracle of the Cross, Prince Ice World, Friends on Ice and The Ice. In February 2024, he produced the first edition of his own ice show Kassouya, having already made his debut as producer for the second edition of his show Ice Explosion in January 2023. The second edition of Kassouya is scheduled for March 2025.
In 2024 Takahashi co-choreographed the program Symmetry with Muramoto, which they performed at the Prince Ice World - Broadway Rocks! tour stops in Yokohama and Kagoshima. For Friends on Ice 2024 he choreographed his solo show program Wake up, you're dreaming.
In April 2024 Takahashi completed his third D-color project for the 55th Anniversary of Sky Court Ltd, designing the interior of a one-room apartment.
Since April 2024, he has co-hosted the variety show Poka Poka (ぽかぽか) on Fuji tv on Thursdays.
In July/August 2024 he made his acting debut in the movie Kura no Aru Machi (蔵のある街) (engl. The City of Warehouses), written and directed by Emiko Hiramatsu, which is set and was entirely filmed in Takahashi's hometown of Kurashiki, Okayama Prefecture. In the film, he plays a curator of a local museum who becomes the confidant of the main characters, high school students Aoi Nanba and Beniko Shiraga, portrayed by Soma Santoki and Runa Nakashima. The movie is scheduled to be released in cinemas nationwide in the summer of 2025.
In October 2024 Takahashi founded the members-only official fan community F-Ske on the platform FANICON together with Shizuka Arakawa, his ice dance partner Kana Muramoto, Takahito Mura, Kazuki Tomono, Keiji Tanaka, Yuna Aoki, Kosho Oshima, Yuto Kishina and Rena Uezono.

## Notable (ice) show appearances

Takahashi has performed in numerous ice shows in Japan and abroad. Because of the high number of appearances, only the most notable ones are listed below.
Producer and performer
* Ice Explosion (Japan) (2023)
* Kassouya (Japan) (2024, 2025)
Headliner / Chairperson
* Kobe charity show (Japan) (2011-2015)
* Christmas on Ice (Japan) (2014-2018)
* Hyoen (Japan) (2017, 2019, 2024)
* Ice Explosion (Japan) (2020)
* LUXE (Japan) (2021)
Dancer
* Love on the Floor (Japan) (2016, 2017)
Cast member
* Prince Ice World (Japan) (2006-08, 2010-14, 2016, 2018-19, 2023-25)
* Friends on Ice (Japan) (2006-2014, 2016-17, 2019, 2022-24)
* Stars sur glace (France) (2007)
* The Ice (Japan) (2007, 2016-17, 2023)
* Stars on Ice (Japan) (2007-08, 2010-13, 2015-16, 2022)
* Festa on Ice (South Korea) (2008)
* Carnival on Ice (Japan) (2008-13, 2016-17)
* Fantasy on Ice (Japan) (2011, 2014)
* Art on Ice (China) (2012)
* Art on Ice (Japan) (2013)
* Denis Ten and Friends (Kazakhstan) (2014)
* Art on Ice (Switzerland) (2015, 2017)
* Ice Legends (Switzerland) (2016)
* Golden Moment (Hawaii) (2017)
* Bloom on Ice (Japan) (2023, 2024)

## Personal life

Takahashi was a student at Kansai University, along with Nobunari Oda. He has three elder brothers.
After initially retiring from figure skating, Takahashi moved to Long Island, New York, where he enrolled in English classes at a local university. During his stay he also studied several dance styles at the Broadway Dance Center.
He announced in January of 2023, that he changed the spelling of his name from 髙橋 大輔 to 高橋 大輔.
In 2023 Takahashi moved from Osaka to Tokyo.

## Public life and endorsements

With the silver medal at the 2007 Worlds, Takahashi made many media appearances and performed in many ice shows in Japan. He was also invited to the French team's show Stars sur glace (Stars On Ice) in Paris. In 2008, he performed at Festa On Ice in South Korea.
In July 2007, the Japanese Olympic Committee selected Takahashi as one of the "JOC symbol athletes" (JOC paid about 20 million yen per year to the symbol athletes for the image rights. JOC partner companies can use images of JOC Symbol Athletes for free). The program provided him with funding from JOC partner companies.
After his win at 2010 Worlds, Takahashi appeared as a guest on many TV shows and as an advertising spokesperson for the "Use pesticides safely campaign" and Japan Post.

## Programs
### Ice Dance with Muramoto

| Season | Rhythm dance | Free dance | Exhibition |
| 2022–2023 | Conga Is Gonna Get You by Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine Remix by pSyk Ahora (Emotional Rap Beat Mix) by Isatorresbeats Move by Said Mrad choreo. by Marina Zoueva, Ilia Tkachenko, Koyo Yanai, Maxim Kozhevnikov, Sarry, Randi Strong | Phantasia by Andrew Lloyd Webber arranged by Geoffrey Alexander performed by Julian Lloyd Webber & Sarah Chang Overture The Music of the Night (from The Phantom of the Opera) by Andrew Lloyd Webber choreo. by Marina Zoueva, Ilia Tkachenko, Kenta Kojiri | Love Goes by Sam Smith choreo. by Massimo Scali |
| 2021–2022 | Soran Bushi by Maïa Barouh Koto by Clozee choreo. by Marina Zoueva, Ilia Tkachenko, Koyo Yanai | La Bayadère by Ludwig Minkus choreo. by Marina Zoueva, Massimo Scali | You Are the Reason by Calum Scott, Leona Lewis |
| 2020–2021 | The Mask by Randy Edelman choreo. by Marina Zoueva, Ilia Tkachenko, Maxim Kozhevnikov | La Bayadère by Ludwig Minkus choreo. by Marina Zoueva, Massimo Scali | You Are the Reason by Calum Scott, Leona Lewis |

### Men's singles

| Season | Short program | Free skating | Exhibition |
| 2019–2020 | The Phoenix by Fall Out Boy choreo. by Sheryl Murakami, Yuko Kai, Misha Ge | Pale Green Ghosts by John Grant arranged by Fiona Brice with the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra choreo. by Benoît Richaud | |
| 2018–2019 | The Sheltering Sky by Ryuichi Sakamoto choreo. by David Wilson | Prelude in C-sharp minor by Sergei Rachmaninoff Pale Green Ghosts by John Grant arranged by Fiona Brice with the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra choreo. by Benoît Richaud | |
| 2013–2014 | Sonatina for Violin in C-sharp minor originally associated with Mamoru Samuragochi; credited as "Unknown" choreo. by Kenji Miyamoto | Beatles medley: Yesterday Come Together In My Life The Long and Winding Road by The Beatles Friends and Lovers by George Martin choreo. by Lori Nichol | Primavera Porteña by Quint Elle composed by Ástor Piazzolla choreo. by Kenji Miyamoto Historia de un Amor played by Perez Prado Qué rico el mambo by Perez Prado choreo. by Shae-Lynn Bourne The Crisis (from The Legend of 1900) by Ennio Morricone choreo. by Kenji Miyamoto Kissing You by Desree choreo. by Kenji Miyamoto |
| 2012–2013 | Moonlight Sonata by Ludwig van Beethoven choreo. by Nikolai Morozov Rock'n'Roll medley (Hard Times) by Noble "Thin Man" Watts The Stroll by Lawson Haggart Rockin' Band Rudy's Rock by Bill Haley & The Comets choreo. by Nanami Abe | Pagliacci by Ruggero Leoncavallo choreo. by Shae-Lynn Bourne | Primavera Porteña by Quint Elle composed by Ástor Piazzolla choreo. by Kenji Miyamoto Sweat by Snoop Dogg (David Guetta remix) choreo. by Kenji Miyamoto |
| 2011–2012 | In the Garden of Souls by Vas choreo. by David Wilson | Blues for Klook by Eddy Louiss choreo. by Pasquale Camerlengo | The Crisis (from The Legend of 1900) by Ennio Morricone choreo. by Kenji Miyamoto |
| 2010–2011 | Historia de un Amor played by Perez Prado Qué rico el mambo by Perez Prado choreo. by Shae-Lynn Bourne | Invierno Porteño by Tango Siempre composed by Ástor Piazzolla Primavera Porteña by Tango Siempre composed by Ástor Piazzolla choreo. by Pasquale Camerlengo | La Valse d'Amélie (piano version) (from Amélie) by Yann Tiersen choreo. by Stéphane Lambiel |
| 2009–2010 | Eye by COBA choreo. by Kenji Miyamoto | La Strada by Nino Rota choreo. by Pasquale Camerlengo | Luv Letter by DJ Okawari composed, piano performed by TSUKINOSORA choreo. by Kenji Miyamoto |
| 2008–2009 | Did not compete this season | Did not compete this season | Did not compete this season |
| 2007–2008 | Hip Hawk, original composition by Alexander Goldstein based on Swan Lake by Pyotr Tchaikovsky choreo. by Nikolai Morozov | Romeo and Juliet by Pyotr Tchaikovsky choreo. by Nikolai Morozov | Bachelorette by Björk choreo. by Kenji Miyamoto |
| 2006–2007 | Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35 by Pyotr Tchaikovsky choreo. by Nikolai Morozov | The Phantom of the Opera by Andrew Lloyd Webber choreo. by Nikolai Morozov | El Tango de Roxanne (from Moulin Rouge!) by Mariano Mores performed by Ewan McGregor choreo. by Nikolai Morozov |
| 2005–2006 | El Tango de Roxanne (from Moulin Rouge!) by Mariano Mores choreo. by Nikolai Morozov | Piano Concerto No. 2 by Sergei Rachmaninoff choreo. by Nikolai Morozov | Nocturne by Secret Garden choreo. by Daisuke Takahashi |
| 2004–2005 | Nyah (from Mission: Impossible 2) by Hans Zimmer choreo. by Tatiana Tarasova Sabre Dance (from Gayane) by Aram Khachaturian | Concierto de Aranjuez by Joaquín Rodrigo | Nocturne by Secret Garden choreo. by Daisuke Takahashi |
| 2003–2004 | Nyah from Mission: Impossible II by Hans Zimmer choreo. by Tatiana Tarasova | Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini variation on a theme of Niccolò Paganini by Sergei Rachmaninoff choreo. by Tatiana Tarasova | Desert Rose by Sting choreo. by Tatiana Tarasova |
| 2002–2003 | Symphony No. 4 by Philip Glass | Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones by John Williams | What a Wonderful World by Joey Ramone |
| 2001–2002 | West Side Story by Leonard Bernstein | Concerto for violin and orchestra No.1 in G minor, Op.26 by Max Bruch | Maria (from West Side Story) |

## Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

### Ice dance with Muramoto

International :
| Event | 20–21 | 21–22 | 22–23 |
| Worlds | | 16th | 11th |
| Four Continents | | 2nd | 9th |
| GP NHK Trophy | 3rd | 6th | 6th |
| GP Skate America | | | 6th |
| CS Denis Ten MC | | | 1st |
| CS Warsaw Cup | | 2nd | |
| National ||||
| Japan Champ. | 2nd | 2nd | 1st |
| Team events ||||
| World Team Trophy | | | 3rd T 4th P |

### Men's singles

International :
| Event | 99–00 | 00–01 | 01–02 | 02–03 | 03–04 | 04–05 | 05–06 | 06–07 | 07–08 | 09–10 | 10–11 | 11–12 | 12–13 | 13–14 | 18–19 | 19–20 |
| Olympics | | | | | | | 8th | | | 3rd | | | | 6th | | |
| Worlds | | | | | 11th | 15th | | 2nd | 4th | 1st | 5th | 2nd | 6th | | | |
| Four Continents | | | | 13th | 6th | 3rd | | | 1st | | 1st | 2nd | 7th | | | |
| GP Final | | | | | | | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 5th | 4th | 2nd | 1st | WD | | |
| GP Bofrost | | | | 11th | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| GP Cup of China | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2nd | | | |
| GP France | | | | | 5th | 11th | | | | | | | | | | |
| GP NHK Trophy | | | | 8th | | | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 4th | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | | |
| GP Skate America | | | | | | | 1st | | 1st | | 1st | | | 4th | | |
| GP Skate Canada | | | | | 7th | | | 2nd | | 2nd | | 3rd | | | | |
| Finlandia | | | | | | | | | | 1st | | | | | | |
| Universiade | | | | | | 1st | | 1st | | | | | | | | |
| Asian Games | | | | 6th | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Japan Challenge | | | | | | | 2nd | | | | | | | | | |
| International: Junior ||||||||||||||||||
| Junior Worlds | | | 1st | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| JGP Final | | | 4th | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| JGP Bulgaria | | | 2nd | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| JGP China | | 9th | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| JGP Japan | | | 1st | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| JGP Ukraine | | 8th | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| National ||||||||||||||||||
| Japan | | | 5th | 4th | 3rd | 6th | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 5th | 2nd | 12th |
| Japan Junior | 3rd | 4th | 1st | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Team events ||||||||||||||||||
| World Team Trophy | | | | | | | | | | | | 1st T 1st P | 3rd T 1st P | | | |
| Japan Open | | | | | | | 1st T 2nd P | | 1st T 4th P | | 1st T 2nd P | 3rd T 6th P | 1st T 1st P | 1st T 4th P | | |

## Detailed results
### Ice dance with Muramoto

ISU personal best scores in the +5/-5 GOE System :
| Segment | Type | Score | Event |
| Total | TSS | 195.01 | 2023 World Team Trophy |
| Short program | TSS | 79.56 | 2022 CS Denis Ten Memorial |
| Short program | TES | 47.71 | 2022 CS Denis Ten Memorial |
| Short program | PCS | 33.25 | 2023 World Team Trophy |
| Free skating | TSS | 116.63 | 2023 World Team Trophy |
| Free skating | TES | 65.67 | 2023 World Championships |
| Free skating | PCS | 51.50 | 2023 World Team Trophy |
* Small medals for short program and free skating awarded only at ISU Championships.
* At team events, medals are awarded for team results only.
2022–23 season :
| Date | Event | RD | FD | Total |
| April 13–16, 2023 | 2023 World Team Trophy | 4 78.38 | 5 116.63 | 3T/4P 195.01 |
| March 20–26, 2023 | 2023 World Championships | 11 72.92 | 10 115.95 | 11 188.87 |
| February 7–12, 2023 | 2023 Four Continents Championships | 7 64.59 | 9 95.65 | 9 160.24 |
| December 21–25, 2022 | 2022–23 Japan Championships | 1 77.70 | 1 108.91 | 1 186.61 |
| November 18–20, 2022 | 2022 NHK Trophy | 5 75.10 | 7 103.68 | 6 178.78 |
| October 26–29, 2022 | 2022 Denis Ten Memorial | 1 79.56 | 1 108.74 | 1 188.30 |
| October 21–23, 2022 | 2022 Skate America | 5 69.67 | 6 100.01 | 6 169.68 |
| 2021–22 season |||||
| Date | Event | RD | FD | Total |
| March 21–27, 2022 | 2022 World Championships | 16 67.77 | 15 96.48 | 16 164.25 |
| January 18–23, 2022 | 2022 Four Continents Championships | 2 72.43 | 2 109.48 | 2 181.91 |
| December 22–26, 2021 | 2021–22 Japan Championships | 2 63.35 | 1 112.96 | 2 176.31 |
| November 17–20, 2021 | 2021 CS Warsaw Cup | 2 75.87 | 2 114.29 | 2 190.16 |
| November 12–14, 2021 | 2021 NHK Trophy | 6 70.74 | 6 108.76 | 6 179.50 |
| 2020–21 season |||||
| Date | Event | RD | FD | Total |
| December 24–27, 2020 | 2020–21 Japan Championships | 2 67.83 | 3 84.03 | 2 151.86 |
| November 27–29, 2020 | 2020 NHK Trophy | 2 64.15 | 3 93.10 | 3 157.25 |

### Senior men's singles

ISU personal best scores in the +3/-3 GOE System :
| Segment | Type | Score | Event |
| Total | TSS | 276.72 | 2012 World Team Trophy |
| Short program | TSS | 95.55 | 2013 NHK Trophy |
| Short program | TES | 50.41 | 2013 NHK Trophy |
| Short program | PCS | 45.14 | 2013 NHK Trophy |
| Free skating | TSS | 182.72 | 2012 World Team Trophy |
| Free skating | TES | 93.98 | 2008 Four Continents |
| Free skating | PCS | 93.58 | 2012 World Team Trophy |
2019–20 season :
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| December 18–22, 2019 | 2019–20 Japan Championships | 14 65.95 | 10 138.36 | 12 204.31 |
| 2018–19 season |||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| December 20–24, 2018 | 2018–19 Japan Championships | 2 88.52 | 4 151.10 | 2 239.62 |
| 2013–14 season |||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| February 13–14, 2014 | 2014 Winter Olympic Games | 4 86.40 | 6 164.27 | 6 250.67 |
| December 21–24, 2013 | 2013–14 Japan Championships | 4 82.57 | 5 170.24 | 5 252.81 |
| November 8–10, 2013 | 2013 NHK Trophy | 1 95.55 | 1 172.76 | 1 268.31 |
| October 18–20, 2013 | 2013 Skate America | 5 77.09 | 4 159.12 | 4 236.21 |
| October 5, 2013 | 2013 Japan Open | – | 4 149.12 | 1T |
| 2012–13 season |||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| April 11–14, 2013 | 2013 World Team Trophy | 2 80.87 | 1 168.65 | 3T (1P) 249.52 |
| March 10–17, 2013 | 2013 World Championships | 4 84.67 | 8 154.36 | 6 239.03 |
| February 6–11, 2013 | 2013 Four Continents Championships | 4 82.62 | 8 140.15 | 7 222.77 |
| December 20–24, 2012 | 2012–13 Japan Championships | 2 88.04 | 1 192.36 | 2 280.40 |
| December 6–9, 2012 | 2012–13 Grand Prix Final | 1 92.29 | 3 177.11 | 1 269.40 |
| November 23–25, 2012 | 2012 NHK Trophy | 2 87.47 | 2 164.04 | 2 251.51 |
| November 2–4, 2012 | 2012 Cup of China | 1 84.79 | 2 146.96 | 2 231.75 |
| October 6, 2012 | 2012 Japan Open | – | 1 172.06 | 1T |
| 2011–12 season |||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| April 18–22, 2012 | 2012 World Team Trophy | 1 94.00 | 1 182.72 | 1T (1P) 276.72 |
| March 26 – April 1, 2012 | 2012 World Championships | 3 85.72 | 3 173.94 | 2 259.66 |
| February 7–12, 2012 | 2012 Four Continents Championships | 3 82.59 | 2 161.74 | 2 244.33 |
| December 22–26, 2011 | 2011–12 Japan Championships | 1 96.05 | 3 158.55 | 1 254.60 |
| December 8–11, 2011 | 2011–12 Grand Prix Final | 5 76.49 | 2 172.63 | 2 249.12 |
| November 11–13, 2011 | 2011 NHK Trophy | 1 90.43 | 1 169.32 | 1 259.75 |
| October 27–30, 2011 | 2011 Skate Canada International | 2 84.66 | 3 153.21 | 3 237.87 |
| October 1, 2011 | 2011 Japan Open | – | 6 130.79 | 3T |
| 2010–11 season |||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| April 24 – May 1, 2011 | 2011 World Championships | 3 80.25 | 6 152.72 | 5 232.97 |
| February 15–20, 2011 | 2011 Four Continents Championships | 1 83.49 | 1 160.51 | 1 244.00 |
| December 24–27, 2010 | 2010–11 Japan Championships | 4 74.78 | 2 162.01 | 3 236.79 |
| December 9–12, 2010 | 2010–11 Grand Prix Final | 3 82.57 | 6 137.20 | 4 219.77 |
| November 11–14, 2010 | 2010 Skate America | 2 78.12 | 1 148.95 | 1 227.07 |
| October 21–24, 2010 | 2010 NHK Trophy | 1 78.04 | 1 156.75 | 1 234.79 |
| October 2, 2010 | 2010 Japan Open | – | 2 159.19 | 1T |
| 2009–10 season |||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| March 22–28, 2010 | 2010 World Championships | 1 89.30 | 1 168.40 | 1 257.70 |
| February 14–27, 2010 | 2010 Winter Olympic Games | 3 90.25 | 5 156.98 | 3 247.23 |
| December 25–27, 2009 | 2009–10 Japan Championships | 1 92.85 | 1 168.28 | 1 261.13 |
| December 3–6, 2009 | 2009–10 Grand Prix Final | 1 89.95 | 5 134.65 | 5 224.60 |
| November 19–22, 2009 | 2009 Skate Canada International | 2 76.30 | 1 155.01 | 2 231.31 |
| November 5–8, 2009 | 2009 NHK Trophy | 4 78.18 | 4 136.11 | 4 214.29 |
| October 8–11, 2009 | 2009 Finlandia Trophy | 1 83.23 | 2 141.02 | 1 224.25 |
| 2007–08 season |||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| April 20, 2008 | 2008 Japan Open | – | 4 127.23 | 1T |
| March 17–23, 2008 | 2008 World Championships | 3 80.40 | 6 139.71 | 4 220.11 |
| February 13–17, 2008 | 2008 Four Continents Championships | 1 88.57 | 1 175.84 | 1 264.41 |
| December 26–28, 2007 | 2007–08 Japan Championships | 1 85.43 | 1 169.15 | 1 254.58 |
| December 13–16, 2007 | 2007–08 Grand Prix Final | 1 84.20 | 2 154.74 | 2 238.94 |
| November 29 – December 2, 2007 | 2007 NHK Trophy | 2 77.89 | 1 156.33 | 1 234.22 |
| October 25–28, 2007 | 2007 Skate America | 1 80.04 | 2 148.93 | 1 228.97 |
| 2006–07 season |||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| March 19–25, 2007 | 2007 World Championships | 3 74.51 | 1 163.44 | 2 237.95 |
| January 17–27, 2007 | 2007 Winter Universiade | 1 79.03 | 1 161.58 | 1 240.61 |
| December 27–29, 2006 | 2006–07 Japan Championships | 1 85.55 | 1 170.53 | 1 256.08 |
| December 14–17, 2006 | 2006–07 Grand Prix Final | 2 79.99 | 3 144.84 | 2 224.83 |
| November 30 – December 3, 2006 | 2006 NHK Trophy | 1 84.44 | 1 163.49 | 1 247.93 |
| November 2–5, 2006 | 2006 Skate Canada International | 1 78.80 | 2 129.41 | 2 208.21 |
| 2005–06 season |||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| May 14, 2006 | 2006 Japan Open | – | 2 141.10 | 1T |
| February 11–24, 2006 | 2006 Winter Olympic Games | 5 73.77 | 9 131.12 | 8 204.89 |
| December 23–25, 2005 | 2005–06 Japan Championships | 2 74.52 | 1 148.60 | 1 223.12 |
| December 16–18, 2005 | 2005–06 Grand Prix Final | 3 74.60 | 3 137.92 | 3 212.52 |
| December 1–4, 2005 | 2005 NHK Trophy | 1 77.70 | 3 127.60 | 3 205.30 |
| October 20–23, 2005 | 2005 Skate America | 1 69.10 | 1 149.44 | 1 218.54 |
| October 1, 2005 | Japan International Challenge | – | 2 133.57 | – |
| 2004–05 season |||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| March 14–20, 2005 | 2005 World Championships | 7 72.18 | 18 108.04 | 15 180.22 |
| February 14–20, 2005 | 2005 Four Continents Championships | 3 68.46 | 2 123.83 | 3 192.29 |
| January 12–22, 2005 | 2005 Winter Universiade | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| December 24–26, 2004 | 2004–05 Japan Championships | 5 59.83 | 5 113.84 | 6 173.67 |
| November 19–21, 2004 | 2004 Trophée Eric Bompard | 3 64.16 | 11 71.54 | 11 135.70 |
| 2003–04 season |||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| March 22–28, 2004 | 2004 World Championships | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| January 19–25, 2004 | 2004 Four Continents Championships | 9 | 4 | 6 |
| December 25–26, 2003 | 2003–04 Japan Championships | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| November 13–16, 2003 | 2003 Trophée Lalique | 2 71.31 | 5 123.31 | 5 194.62 |
| October 30 – November 2, 2003 | 2003 Skate Canada International | 5 61.81 | 7 116.99 | 7 178.80 |
| 2002–03 season |||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| February 10–16, 2003 | 2003 Four Continents Championships | 10 | 13 | 13 |
| February 2–4, 2003 | 2003 Asian Winter Games | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| December 19–22, 2002 | 2002–03 Japan Championships | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| November 28 – December 1, 2002 | 2002 NHK Trophy | 10 | 7 | 8 |
| November 8–10, 2002 | 2002 Bofrost Cup on Ice | 10 | 11 | 11 |

## Filmography

* The Tales of Kurashiki (2025)