Takahito Mura

Template:Nihongo is a Japanese figure skater. He is the 2014 Four Continents champion, 2014 Skate Canada International champion, and 2012 Trophée Éric Bompard champion. Nationally, he is a four-time Japan Championships bronze medalist and 2008 Japan Junior champion.<ref>http://wwwz.fujitv.co.jp/sports/skate/figure-japan2008/index.html</ref>

Personal life

Takahito Mura was born in Matsudo, Chiba, Japan.<ref name=ISU-1617/> His father, Takashi, competed internationally in both singles and pairs, and his mother also competed in figure skating.<ref name=GS120311/> In 2013, he married his wife and had a daughter, Kanna.<ref name=SN130424/><ref name=GS141221/>

Career

Mura placed fifth at the 2006 World Junior Championships. He won two medals on the Junior Grand Prix circuit in 2006 and qualified for the Junior Grand Prix Final, where he placed just off the podium. He made his senior international debut at the 2008 Finlandia Trophy, which he won.

Mura won his first senior Grand Prix medal, gold, at the 2012 Trophée Éric Bompard. In the 2013-14 season, he was assigned to the 2013 Skate Canada and 2013 NHK Trophy.<ref name=entries>Template:Cite web</ref> He placed tenth and sixth at his events. Mura finished sixth at the Japanese Nationals and was assigned to the 2014 Four Continents Championships where he won the gold.

In the 2014–15 season, Mura took silver at an ISU Challenger Series event, the Lombardia Trophy, before winning gold at his first GP assignment of the season, the 2014 Skate Canada International. His next assignment was the 2014 NHK Trophy, where he placed third overall, qualifying for the 2014–15 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final, in Barcelona, Spain.

At the Grand Prix Final, Mura finished last in the short program and fourth in the free skate, ending fifth overall. He competed in the 2014–15 Japan Figure Skating Championships, where he finished 5th. When Tatsuki Machida retired from figure skating, Mura was named as his replacement to represent Japan at the 2015 World Figure Skating Championships, along with Yuzuru Hanyu and Takahiko Kozuka. He was also selected to represent Japan at the 2015 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, where he finished seventh. At the World Championships, Mura finished in 16th place.

Programs

Season	Short program	Free skating	Exhibition
2016–17 <ref name=ISU-1617/>	Zapateado	Piano Concerto No. 2 Template:Small	The Lady Is a Tramp by Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga
2015–16 <ref name=IFS150422/><ref name=IN150612/><ref name=IN150807/><ref name=ISU-1516/>	Dark Eyes Template:Small	O Template:Small	Feeling Good Template:Small
2014–15 <ref name=GS141221/><ref name=ISU-1415/>	Carmen Template:Small Violin Concerto Template:Small	The Phantom of the Opera Template:Small	Love Never Dies Template:Small Feeling Good Template:Small
2013–14 <ref name=ISU-1314/>	Minnie the Moocher Template:Small Jumpin' Jack Template:Small	Shōgun Template:Small Spartacus Template:Small	Love Never Dies Template:Small
2012–13 <ref name=ISU-1213/>	Malagueña Template:Small	Shōgun Template:Small	Talking to the Moon Template:Small
2011–12 <ref name=ISU-1112/>	Red Violin Template:Small	Primavera Porteña Template:Small	Neutron Star Collision Template:Small
2010–11 <ref name=ISU-1011/>	La califfa Template:Small	Slow Dancing in the Big City
2009–10 <ref name=ISU-0910/>	Fur Elise Template:Small	Gettysburg Template:Small
2008–09 <ref name=ISU-0809/>	The Feeling Begins Template:Small	Kojiki Template:Small
2007–08 <ref name=ISU-0708b/><ref name=ISU-0708a/>	Art on Ice Template:Small	Violin Concerto Template:Small Emperor Concerto Template:Small	Mas Que Nada Template:Small
2006–07 <ref name=ISU-0607/>	Art on Ice Template:Small	KA Template:Small
2005–06 <ref name=ISU-0506/>	Sabre Dance Template:Small	Violin Concerto

Competitive highlights

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

2008–09 to present

International<ref name=ISU-TM/>
Event	08–09	09–10	10–11	11–12	12–13	13–14	14–15	15–16	16–17
Worlds	15th				8th		16th
Four Continents				5th	8th	1st	7th	5th
Template:Small Final							5th
Template:Small Bompard					1st				5th
Template:Small NHK Trophy	5th		6th			6th	3rd	3rd
Template:Small Skate America								10th
Template:Small Skate Canada					8th	10th	1st		8th
Template:Small Lombardia							2nd
Template:Small U.S. Classic									2nd
Asian Games			2nd						4th
Challenge Cup						1st
Finlandia Trophy	1st			1st
Merano Cup			1st
Nepela Trophy						2nd		WD
NRW Trophy				4th
Printemps								3rd	2nd
Triglav Trophy		1st
National<ref name=JSF-TM/>
Japan Champ.	3rd	10th	5th	5th	3rd	6th	5th	3rd	3rd
Team events
World Team Trophy					3rd T 5th P		3rd T 4th P
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew T = Team result; P = Personal result. Medals awarded for team result only.

2003–04 to 2007–08

International: Junior, Novice<ref name=ISU-TM/>
Event	Template:Tooltip	04–05	05–06	06–07	07–08
Junior Worlds			5th	8th	19th
Template:Small Final				4th
Template:Small Germany					3rd
Template:Small Hungary				2nd
Template:Small Poland			8th
Template:Small Romania					3rd
Template:Small Slovakia			5th
Template:Small Taiwan				3rd
Skate Helena	1st N
Mladost Trophy	1st N	2nd N
National<ref name=JSF-TM/>
Japan Champ.				8th	5th
Japan Junior	13th	12th	2nd	2nd	1st
Levels: N = Novice; J = Junior

External links

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