Hiroaki Sato (figure skater)

Hiroaki Sato (佐藤 洸彬, Satō Hiroaki, born December 6, 1995) is a Japanese figure skater. He was named in Japan's team to the 2015 World Junior Championships in Tallinn, Estonia. Sato ranked 17th in the short program, 14th in the free skate, and 15th overall. He has won three senior international medals.

Hiroaki Sato
Personal information
Native name	佐藤洸彬
Country represented	Japan
Born	(1995-12-06) December 6, 1995 Morioka, Japan
Height	1.64 m (5 ft 4 ^1⁄2 in)
Coach	Masanori Sasaki
Former coach	Kuniko Yamazaki
Choreographer	Misao Sato
Skating club	Morioka FSC
Former skating club	Iwate University
Training locations	Morioka
Former training locations	Hachinohe
Began skating	2005
ISU personal best scores
Combined total	199.20 2017 NHK Trophy
Short program	75.95 2017 NHK Trophy
Free skate	126.84 2017 CS Lombardia Trophy

Programs

Season	Short program	Free skating
2019–2020 [1]	Chaplin Medley choreo. by Misao Sato	Symphony No. 5 by Dmitri Shostakovich choreo. by Misao Sato
2018–2019 [1]	Too close choreo. by Massimo Scali	Symphony No. 5 by Dmitri Shostakovich choreo. by Misao Sato
2017–2018 [2]	Totem (Cirque du Soleil) choreo. by Misao Sato	The Barber of Seville by Gioachino Rossini choreo. by Misao Sato
2014–2015 [3]	Ghali Alay by Carole Samaha	Mibugishiden by Joe Hisaishi

Competitive highlights

Hiroaki Sato in 2015

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International[4]
Event	05–06	06–07	07–08	08–09	09–10	10–11	11–12	12–13	13–14	14–15	15–16	16–17	17–18	18–19	19–20
GP NHK Trophy													11th	10th
CS Lombardia													12th
CS U.S. Classic														6th
Asian Trophy											3rd
Bavarian Open												2nd
Gardena Trophy										3rd
Printemps													4th
Universiade														7th
International: Junior[4]
Junior Worlds										15th
JGP France										8th
National[5][6][7]
Japan										10th	18th	8th	8th	13th	9th
Japan Junior				27th		27th	10th	13th	11th
Japan Novice	13th B	7th B	7th A	2nd A
Eastern Sect.							6th J	2nd J	3rd J
J = Junior level

References

1. "佐藤 洸彬 ｜ スケート∞リンク ～フジスケ～". フジテレビ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-06-10.
2. "Hiroaki SATO: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 17, 2017.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)
3. "Hiroaki SATO: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 9, 2015.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)
4. "Competition Results: Hiroaki SATO". International Skating Union.
5. "Hiroaki Sato". Tracings.net.
6. "佐藤 洸彬 / SATO Hiroaki" (in Japanese). Japan Skating Federation. Archived from the original on March 10, 2015. Retrieved March 10, 2015.
7. "|Japan Skating Federation Official Results & Data Site|". www.jsfresults.com. Retrieved 2020-05-18.

External links

Media related to Hiroaki Sato (figure skater) at Wikimedia Commons

• Hiroaki Sato at the International Skating Union