Shoma Uno

Shoma Uno (宇野 昌磨, Uno Shōma, born 17 December 1997) is a Japanese figure skater. He is the 2015–16 Grand Prix Final bronze medalist. On the junior level, He is the 2014–15 Junior Grand Prix Final champion, the 2015 World Junior Champion, 2012 Winter Youth Olympics silver medalist. He is also the 2014–15 Japan Championships senior silver medalist and junior champion.

Uno is the current record-holder for the highest junior short program, free program, and combined total scores.

Personal life

Shoma Uno was born December 17, 1997 in Nagoya, Japan. His figure skating idol is Daisuke Takahashi.

Career

Early career

Uno started skating when he was five. He made his Junior Grand Prix (JGP) debut in the 2011–12 season, winning a bronze medal at the JGP Tallinn Cup in Estonia after placing 4th at the event in Poland. At the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics, he won silver in the individual event and gold in the team event. He finished 10th at the 2012 World Junior Championships.

2012–13 season

In 2012–13, Uno finished 6th at his Junior Grand Prix in Slovenia. At his next JGP event, in Germany, he won the silver medal with personal bests in both programs and a total score of 188.48 points. He finished 7th at the 2013 World Junior Championships.