Takahiko Kozuka
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Born | Nagoya, Japan | February 27, 1989|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Skating club | Toyota Motor Corporation SC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Began skating | 1992 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | March 15, 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Takahiko Kozuka (小塚 崇彦, Kozuka Takahiko, born February 27, 1989) is a former competitive
Personal life
Kozuka was born on February 27, 1989, in
Kozuka studied sports education at Chukyo University.[4] His thesis compares jumps performed on the floor to those on the ice.[5] In March 2016, he received a master's degree in physical education.[3] During his competitive career, he worked for Toyota, one of his sponsors,[4] and remained at the company after his retirement from skating.[6]
On July 23, 2015, Kozuka announced his engagement to his girlfriend and Japanese television news presenter, Yukari Oshima.[7][8] They married in February 2016.[3][9]
Career
As both of his parents are coaches, Kozuka stepped onto the ice at age three and began skating seriously at five.
Kozuka is known for the quality of his edges and basic skating skills.[11] His coaching team made him practice compulsory figures when he was a child.[4]
Early career
In the 2005–06 season, Kozuka won the
2006–07 to 2008–09
Kozuka debuted on the
In the 2007–08 season, he won the silver medal at the 2007–08 Japan Championships. He placed 8th at the 2008 Four Continents and 8th at the 2008 Worlds.
In the 2008–09 season, Kozuka won gold at the
2009–10 season
In the 2009–10 season, Kozuka won the silver medal at the
Kozuka finished eighth overall in the men's singles at the 2010 Winter Olympics with 231.19 points.[13] At the 2010 Worlds he finished in tenth position with a total of 216.73 points.
2010–11 season
Kozuka's assigned events for the
During a practice session at the
2011–present
Kozuka was assigned to 2011 Skate America and 2011 NHK Trophy for the 2011–12 Grand Prix season, and he won the bronze medal at Skate America and the silver medal at NHK Trophy. Kozuka earned the silver medal at the 2011 Japanese national figure skating championships,[17] thus qualifying for a spot on the Japanese team for the 2012 World Championships, where he finished 11th.
Kozuka began the 2012–13 season by winning gold at the
In 2013–14, Kozuka earned a bronze medal at the 2013 Cup of China. He placed 3rd at the 2013 Japanese National Championships but was not included in the Japanese team to the Olympics. He was assigned instead to the 2014 Four Continents Championships where he won the silver medal. When Daisuke Takahashi withdrew from the 2014 World Championships, Kozuka replaced him as a substitute and placed 6th at that competition.
In 2014–15, Kozuka placed 8th and 6th, respectively, at Skate Canada and Rostelecom Cup.[19] He placed 6th in the short program at the 2014 Japanese National Championships, but rallied with a second-place free skate to place 3rd overall. He was assigned to the 2015 World Championships, where he finished 12th.
Toward the end of his career, Kozuka had
Programs
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2015–2016 [1][22][23] |
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2014–2015 [24] |
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2013–2014 [25] |
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2012–2013 [26] |
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2011–2012 [27] |
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2010–2011 [29][30] |
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2009–2010 [31] |
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2008–2009 [32] |
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2007–2008 [33] |
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2006–2007 [34] |
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2005–2006 [35] |
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2004–2005 [36] |
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Competitive highlights
GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
International[37] | ||||||||||||||||||
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Event | 98–99 | 99–00 | 00–01 | 01–02 | 02–03 | 03–04 | 04–05 | 05–06 | 06–07 | 07–08 | 08–09 | 09–10 | 10–11 | 11–12 | 12–13 | 13–14 | 14–15 | 15–16 |
Olympics | 8th | |||||||||||||||||
Worlds | 8th | 6th | 10th | 2nd | 11th | 6th | 12th | |||||||||||
Four Continents | 8th | 3rd | 4th | 2nd | ||||||||||||||
GP Final | 2nd | 3rd | 5th | |||||||||||||||
GP Bompard
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6th | 2nd | 1st | |||||||||||||||
GP Cup of China | 1st | 3rd | WD | |||||||||||||||
GP NHK Trophy | 3rd | 7th | 2nd | |||||||||||||||
GP Rostelecom
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5th | 2nd | 2nd | 6th | 9th | |||||||||||||
GP Skate America | 8th | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 6th | |||||||||||||
GP Skate Canada | 8th | |||||||||||||||||
Asian WG | 4th | |||||||||||||||||
Universiade
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2nd | |||||||||||||||||
Gardena
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1st | |||||||||||||||||
International: Junior[37] | ||||||||||||||||||
Junior Worlds | 1st | |||||||||||||||||
JGP Final | 1st | |||||||||||||||||
JGP Canada | 4th | 2nd | ||||||||||||||||
JGP Hungary | 7th | |||||||||||||||||
JGP Japan | 1st | |||||||||||||||||
JGP Mexico | 2nd | |||||||||||||||||
JGP Poland | 9th | |||||||||||||||||
National[38] | ||||||||||||||||||
Japan Champ. | 4th | 4th | 6th | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 5th | 3rd | 3rd | 5th | ||||||
Japan Junior | 9th | 18th | 8th | 7th | 6th | 4th | 1st | |||||||||||
Japan Novice | 1st B | 1st B | 1st A | 1st A | ||||||||||||||
Team events | ||||||||||||||||||
World Team Trophy |
3rd T 8th P |
1st T 6th P |
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Japan Open | 3rd T 4th P |
1st T 4th P |
3rd T 3rd P |
1st T 2nd P |
1st T 2nd P |
3rd T 6th P |
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T = Team result; P = Personal result. Medals awarded for team result only. |
Detailed results
Small medals for short and free programs awarded only at ISU Championships.
Senior results
2015–16 season | ||||
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Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
November 20–22, 2015 | 2015 Rostelecom Cup | 8 69.61 |
9 125.87 |
9 195.48 |
2014–15 season | ||||
Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
March 23–29, 2015 | 2015 World Championships | 19 70.15 |
9 146.81 |
12 222.69 |
February 4–8, 2015 | 2015 Winter Universiade | 1 77.15 |
3 140.55 |
2 217.70 |
December 26–28, 2014 | 2014–15 Japan Championships | 6 72.39 |
2 173.29 |
3 245.68 |
November 14–16, 2014 | 2014 Rostelecom Cup | 3 81.38 |
7 135.42 |
6 216.80 |
October 31 – November 2, 2014 | 2014 Skate Canada | 6 75.85 |
11 127.32 |
8 203.17 |
October 4, 2014 | 2014 Japan Open (team event) | – | 6 119.51 |
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2013–14 season | ||||
Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
March 24–30, 2014 | 2014 World Championships | 6 85.54 |
6 152.48 |
6 238.02 |
January 20–26, 2014 | 2014 Four Continents Championships | 4 76.85 |
1 159.53 |
2 236.38 |
December 20–23, 2013 | 2013–14 Japan Championships | 3 90.70 |
4 174.11 |
3 264.81 |
November 1–3, 2013 | 2013 Cup of China | 3 81.62 |
5 145.30 |
3 226.92 |
October 17–20, 2013 | 2013 Skate America | 4 77.75 |
5 153.20 |
6 230.95 |
October 5, 2013 | 2013 Japan Open (team event) | – | 2 158.32 |
1 |
2012–13 season | ||||
Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
April 1–3, 2013 | 2013 Gardena Spring Trophy
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1 81.18 |
2 147.45 |
1 228.63 |
December 20–23, 2012 | 2012–13 Japan Championships | 3 84.58 |
7 143.98 |
5 228.56 |
December 6–9, 2012 | 2012 Grand Prix Final | 4 86.39 |
5 166.88 |
5 253.27 |
November 9–11, 2012 | 2012 Rostelecom Cup | 3 76.34 |
3 153.65 |
2 229.99 |
October 19–21, 2012 | 2012 Skate America | 2 85.32 |
1 166.12 |
1 251.44 |
October 6, 2012 | 2012 Japan Open (team event) | – | 2 165.08 |
1 |
2011–12 season | ||||
Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
April 18–22, 2012 | 2012 World Team Trophy | 8 73.61 |
5 151.69 |
6 225.30 |
March 26 – April 1, 2012 | 2012 World Championships | 13 71.78 |
11 146.85 |
11 218.63 |
December 22–26, 2011 | 2011–12 Japan Championships | 2 85.60 |
2 165.37 |
2 250.97 |
November 11–13, 2011 | 2011 NHK Trophy | 2 79.77 |
2 155.25 |
2 235.02 |
October 21–23, 2011 | 2011 Skate America | 2 70.69 |
2 141.40 |
3 212.09 |
October 1, 2011 | 2011 Japan Open (team event) | – | 3 148.21 |
3 |
2010–11 season | ||||
Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
April 24 – May 1, 2011 | 2011 World Championships | 6 77.62 |
2 180.79 |
2 258.41 |
February 15–20, 2011 | 2011 Four Continents Championships | 6 66.25 |
2 157.27 |
4 223.52 |
December 24–27, 2010 | 2010–11 Japan Championships | 1 87.91 |
1 164.02 |
1 251.93 |
December 9–12, 2010 | 2010 Grand Prix Final
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4 77.90 |
2 159.89 |
3 237.79 |
November 26–28, 2010 | 2010 Trophée Eric Bompard
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1 77.64 |
1 170.43 |
1 248.07 |
November 5–7, 2010 | 2010 Cup of China | 1 77.40 |
1 156.11 |
1 233.51 |
October 2, 2010 | 2010 Japan Open (team event) | – | 4 150.71 |
1 |
2009–10 season | ||||
Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
March 22–28, 2010 | 2010 World Championships | 4 84.20 |
12 132.53 |
10 216.73 |
February 14–27, 2010 | 2010 Winter Olympic Games | 8 79.59 |
8 151.60 |
8 231.19 |
December 25–27, 2009 | 2009–10 Japan Championships | 2 80.54 |
3 155.59 |
3 236.13 |
November 5–8, 2009 | 2009 NHK Trophy | 5 74.05 |
10 111.95 |
7 186.00 |
October 22–25, 2009 | 2009 Rostelecom Cup | 2 75.50 |
2 139.63 |
2 215.13 |
October 3, 2009 | 2009 Japan Open (team event) | – | 4 130.13 |
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2008–09 season | ||||
Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
April 16–19, 2009 | 2009 World Team Trophy | 10 65.25 |
7 125.68 |
8 190.93 |
March 23–29, 2009 | 2009 World Championships | 5 79.35 |
7 142.83 |
6 222.18 |
February 2–8, 2009 | 2009 Four Continents Championships | 3 76.61 |
4 145.15 |
3 221.76 |
December 24–27, 2008 | 2008–09 Japan Championships | 2 77.40 |
2 148.54 |
2 225.94 |
December 10–14, 2008 | 2008 Grand Prix Final
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1 83.90 |
3 140.73 |
2 224.63 |
November 13–16, 2008 | 2008 Trophée Eric Bompard
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2 77.00 |
2 153.78 |
2 230.78 |
October 23–26, 2008 | 2008 Skate America | 3 80.10 |
1 146.08 |
1 226.18 |
2007–2008 season | ||||
Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
March 17–23, 2008 | 2008 World Championships | 8 70.91 |
8 134.24 |
8 205.15 |
February 13–17, 2008 | 2008 Four Continents Championships | 7 67.48 |
6 128.90 |
8 196.38 |
December 26–28, 2007 | 2007–08 Japan Championships | 2 72.70 |
2 146.64 |
2 219.34 |
November 22–25, 2007 | 2007 Cup of Russia | 7 64.65 |
4 135.33 |
5 199.98 |
October 25–28, 2007 | 2007 Skate America | 10 56.25 |
7 121.22 |
8 177.47 |
2006–07 season | ||||
Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
April 29, 2007 | 2007 Japan Open (team event) | – | 4 132.76 |
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February 1–3, 2007 | 2007 Asian Winter Games | 5 58.73 |
4 118.38 |
4 177.11 |
December 27–29, 2006 | 2006–07 Japan Championships | 5 70.49 |
6 130.39 |
6 200.88 |
Nov. 30 – Dec. 3, 2006 | 2006 NHK Trophy | 4 67.95 |
3 140.39 |
3 208.34 |
November 16–19, 2006 | 2006 Trophée Eric Bompard
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11 56.04 |
6 121.81 |
6 177.85 |
Junior results
2005–06 season | ||||
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Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
March 6–12, 2006 | 2006 World Junior Championships | 2 60.07 |
1 119.98 |
1 180.05 |
December 22–26, 2005 | 2005–06 Japan Championships | 10 55.80 |
3 137.20 |
4 193.00 |
December 10–11, 2005 | 2005–06 Japan Junior Championships | 1 62.10 |
1 121.20 |
1 183.30 |
November 24–27, 2005 | 2005 Junior Grand Prix Final | 1 60.14 |
1 118.58 |
1 178.72 |
October 20–23, 2005 | 2005 JGP SBC Cup | 3 52.11 |
1 106.83 |
1 158.94 |
October 20–23, 2005 | 2005 JGP Montreal | 3 52.10 |
2 113.67 |
2 165.77 |
2004–05 season | ||||
Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
December 24–26, 2004 | 2004–05 Japan Championships | 1 71.46 |
6 111.23 |
4 182.69 |
November 20–21, 2004 | 2004–05 Japan Junior Championships | 3 58.50 |
3 110.61 |
4 169.11 |
September 2–5, 2004 | 2004 JGP Budapest | 14 42.87 |
5 100.07 |
7 142.94 |
2003–04 season | ||||
Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
November 21–23, 2003 | 2003–04 Japan Junior Championships | 4 | 6 | 6 |
October 30 – November 2, 2003 | 2003 JGP Poland | 11 | 8 | 9 |
September 24–28, 2003 | 2003 JGP Mexico | 4 | 2 | 2 |
2002–03 season | ||||
Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
November 23–24, 2002 | 2002–03 Japan Junior Championships | 9 | 7 | 7 |
September 26–29, 2002 | 2002 JGP Canada | 6 | 7 | 4 |
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