Yuto Kishina

{{Short description|Japanese figure skater (born 2001)}} {{Infobox figure skater |name=Yuto Kishina |native_name=木科雄登 |native_name_lang=ja |altname= |country={{flagicon|JPN}} Japan |birth_date={{birth date and age|2001|10|15}} |birth_place=Asakuchi, Japan |hometown=Asakuchi, Okayama |height={{height|m=1.69}} |coach= Mie Hamada Hiroaki Sato Satsuki Muramoto |skating club=Kansai University |beganskating=2007 |retired= December 20, 2025 }} '''Yuto Kishina''' (born October 15, 2001) is a retired Japanese figure skater. He is the 2020 Bavarian Open bronze medalist.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00034884.htm|title=Biography|website=www.isuresults.com|access-date=2019-04-17}}</ref> At the Junior level, he is the 2018 JGP Lithuania bronze medalist, 2018 Challenge Cup silver medalist, and 2017 Coupe du Printemps champion.

== Early life == Yuto Kishina was born on October 15, 2001, in Asakuchi, Okayama, Japan. He began skating in 2007.<ref name=":0" />

== Career == Kishina opened his season in September 2018 at the Junior Grand Prix event in Lithuania, where he earned a bronze medal.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2018/09/11/figure-skating/kishina-battles-hard-earn-first-jgp-medal-career/|title=Yuto Kishina battles hard to earn first JGP medal of career|last=Gallagher|first=Jack|date=2018-09-11|work=The Japan Times Online|access-date=2019-12-21|language=en-US|issn=0447-5763}}</ref> He then placed ninth at his second event in Armenia.

Kishina was assigned to compete at the 2020 NHK Trophy, where he finished seventh.

He retired from competitive figure skating in December 2025.<ref>{{cite web |last1=井上 |first1=将志 |title=引退の木科雄登「絶対泣かないと思っていたけど、気付いたら号泣していた」同郷の高橋大輔さんにも感謝 10度目の全日本フィギュアでラストダンス |url=https://deepedgeplus.kyodonews.jp/news/146607/ |website=Kyodo News |publisher=Kyodo News |access-date=22 December 2025}}</ref>

== Programs == {| class="wikitable" !Season !Short program !Free skating |- !2025–2026 <ref name=fuji/> | rowspan=2 | * Give Me Love {{small| by Ed Sheeran choreo. by Kana Muramoto }} | * Fix You {{small| by Coldplay choreo. by Cathy Reed }} |- !2024–2025 <ref name=fuji/> | * Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso {{small| by Camille Saint-Saëns choreo. by Cathy Reed }} |- !2023−2024 <ref name=fuji/> | * Diablo Rojo {{small| by Rodrigo y Gabriela choreo. by Cathy Reed}} | rowspan=2 | * Primavera {{small| by Balázs Havasi choreo. by Mihoko Higuchi}} |- !2022−2023 <ref name=fuji/> | rowspan=2 | * Bad {{small|by Michael Jackson}} {{small|choreo. by Cathy Reed}} |- !2021−2022 <ref name=fuji/> | * Violn Sonata No.9 「Kreuter」 {{small|by Ludwig van Beethoven}} {{small|choreo. by Cathy Reed}} |- !2020−2021 <ref name=fuji/> | * Michelangelo 70 {{small|by Astor Piazzolla}} {{small|choreo. by Cathy Reed}} | * Rhapsody in Blue {{small|by George Gershwin}} {{small|choreo. by Ernest Martinez}} |- !2019−2020 <ref name=fuji/> | rowspan=2 | * Ameksa {{small|by Taalbi Brothers}} {{small|choreo. by Cathy Reed}} | * Interview with the Vampire {{small|choreo. by Tom Dickson}} |- !2018–2019 <ref name=":0" /> | * The Untouchables (soundtrack) {{small|by Ennio Morricone}} {{small|choreo. by Cathy Reed}} |}

== Competitive highlights == ''GP: Grand Prix''; ''JGP: Junior Grand Prix''

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- ! colspan="13" style="background-color: #ffdead; " align="center" |International<ref name=ISU-YK>{{Cite web|url=http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs_cr_00034884.htm|title=Competition Results|website=www.isuresults.com|access-date=2019-04-17}}</ref><ref name=SI-YK>{{Cite web|url=https://www.statsonice.com/skater/yutokishina/|title=Stats on Ice – Yuto Kishina|website=www.statsonice.com|access-date=2019-04-17}}</ref> |- ! Event !14–15 ! 15–16 ! 16–17 ! 17–18 ! 18–19 ! 19–20 ! 20–21 ! 21–22 ! 22–23 ! 23–24 ! 24–25 ! 25–26 |- | align="left" | {{small|GP}} NHK Trophy | || || || || || || 7th || || || || || |- | align="left" | Bavarian Open | || || || || 4th || bgcolor=cc9966|3rd || || || || || || |- ! colspan="13" style="background-color: #ffdead; " align="center" |International: Junior<ref name=ISU-YK/><ref name=SI-YK/> |- | align="left" |{{small|JGP}} Armenia | || || || || 9th || || || || || || || |- | align="left" |{{small|JGP}} Australia | || || || 5th || || || || || || || || |- | align="left" |{{small|JGP}} Japan | || || 9th || || || || || || || || || |- | align="left" |{{small|JGP}} Latvia | || || || 7th || || || || || || || || |- | align="left" |{{small|JGP}} Lithuania | || || || || bgcolor=cc9966|3rd || || || || || || || |- | align="left" |{{small|JGP}} Spain | || 12th || || || || || || || || || || |- | align="left" | Asian Open | || || 6th || 4th || || || || || || || || |- | align="left" | Challenge Cup | || || || bgcolor=silver|2nd || || || || || || || || |- | align="left" | Printemps | || || bgcolor=gold|1st || || || || || || || || || |- ! colspan="13" style="background-color: #ffdead; " align="center" |National<ref name=JSF-YK>{{Cite web|title=Japan Skating Federation Official Results & Data Site|url=https://www.jsfresults.com/|website=www.jsfresults.com|access-date=2020-05-10}}</ref><ref name=SS-YK>{{Cite web|title=Yuto KISHINA|url=https://skatingscores.com/jpn/men/yuto_kishina/|publisher=SkatingScores}}</ref> |- | align="left" | Japan | || || 16th || 19th || 8th || 14th || 21st || 29th || 25th || 23rd || 20th || 22nd |- | align="left" | Japan Junior |24th|| 11th || 4th || 5th || 4th || 6th || 4th || || || || || |}

== Detailed results ==

* ''ISU personal bests highlighted in'' '''bold'''.

{| class="wikitable" |- ! colspan="5" style="background-color: #ffdead; " align="center" | 2025–26 season |- ! Date ! Event ! SP ! FS ! Total |- | December 18–21, 2025 | 2025–26 Japan Championships | align=center | 23 66.16 | align=center | 22 108.66 | align=center | 22 174.82 |- ! colspan="5" style="background-color: #ffdead; " align="center" | 2024–25 season |- ! Date ! Event ! SP ! FS ! Total |- | December 19–22, 2024 | 2024–25 Japan Championships | align=center | 18 68.84 | align=center | 21 122.21 | align=center | 20 191.05 |- ! colspan="5" style="background-color: #ffdead; " align="center" | 2023–24 season |- ! Date ! Event ! SP ! FS ! Total |- | December 20–24, 2023 | 2023–24 Japan Championships | align=center | 22 64.52 | align=center | 21 123.60 | align=center | 23 188.12 |- ! style="background:#ffdead;" colspan="5"| 2022–23 season |- ! Date ! Event ! SP ! FS ! Total |- | December 21–25, 2022 | 2022–23 Japan Championships | align=center | 25 58.73 | align=center | - | align=center | 25 58.73 |- ! style="background:#ffdead;" colspan="5"| 2021–22 season |- ! Date ! Event ! SP ! FS ! Total |- | December 22–26, 2021 | 2021–22 Japan Championships | align=center | 29 45.92 | align=center | - | style="text-align:center; background:silver;" | 29 45.92 |} {| class="wikitable" |- ! colspan="6" align="center" style="background-color: #ffdead;" | 2020–21 season |- ! Date ! Event ! Level ! SP ! FS ! Total |- | December 23–27, 2020 | 2020–21 Japan Championships | Senior | align="center" | 22 61.38 | align="center" | 19 112.92 | align="center" | 21 174.30 |- | November 27–29, 2020 | 2020 NHK Trophy | Senior | align="center" | 5 '''74.44''' | align="center" | 8 124.90 | align="center" | 7 199.34 |- | November 21–23, 2020 | 2020–21 Japan Junior Championships | Junior | align="center" | 3 73.85 | align="center" | 5 127.88 | align="center" | 4 201.73 |- ! colspan="6" align="center" style="background-color: #ffdead;" | 2019–20 season |- ! Date ! Event ! Level ! SP ! FS ! Total |- | February 3–9, 2020 | 2020 Bavarian Open | Senior | align="center" | 3 72.08 | align="center" | 5 '''129.72''' | align="center" bgcolor="cc9966" | 3 '''201.80''' |- | December 18–22, 2019 | 2019–20 Japan Championships | Senior | align="center" | 8 77.15 | align="center" | 18 121.62 | align="center" | 14 198.77 |- | November 15–17, 2019 | 2019–20 Japan Junior Championships | Junior | align="center" | 2 74.29 | align="center" | 12 109.28 | align="center" | 6 183.57 |- ! colspan="6" align="center" style="background-color: #ffdead;" | 2018–19 season |- ! Date ! Event ! Level ! SP ! FS ! Total |- | February 5–10, 2019 | 2019 Bavarian Open | Senior | align="center" | 7 59.92 | align="center" | 3 125.96 | align="center" | 4 185.88 |- | December 20–24, 2018 | 2018–19 Japan Championships | Senior | align="center" | 8 72.96 | align="center" | 7 141.39 | align="center" | 8 214.35 |- | November 23–25, 2018 | 2018–19 Japan Junior Championships | Junior | align="center" | 3 74.26 | align="center" | 6 124.58 | align="center" | 4 198.84 |- | October 10–13, 2018 | 2018 JGP Armenia | Junior | align="center" | 5 67.04 | align="center" | 9 108.76 | align="center" | 9 175.80 |- | September 5–9, 2018 | 2018 JGP Lithuania | Junior | align="center" | 3 68.98 | align="center" | 4 122.82 | align="center" bgcolor="cc9966" | 3 191.80 |- ! colspan="6" align="center" style="background-color: #ffdead;" | 2017–18 season |- ! Date ! Event ! Level ! SP ! FS ! Total |- | February 22–25, 2018 | 2018 Challenge Cup | Junior | align="center" | 2 54.88 | align="center" | 2 114.47 | align="center" bgcolor="silver" | 2 169.35 |- | December 20–24, 2017 | 2017–18 Japan Championships | Senior | align="center" | 23 56.16 | align="center" | 18 117.97 | align="center" | 19 174.13 |- | November 24–26, 2017 | 2017–18 Japan Junior Championships | Junior | align="center" | 6 61.35 | align="center" | 4 123.59 | align="center" | 5 184.94 |- | September 6–9, 2017 | 2017 JGP Latvia | Junior | align="center" | 12 54.93 | align="center" | 7 111.11 | align="center" | 7 166.04 |- | August 23–26, 2017 | 2017 JGP Australia | Junior | align="center" | 6 59.99 | align="center" | 4 122.49 | align="center" | 5 182.48 |- | August 2–5, 2017 | 2017 Asian Open Trophy | Junior | align="center" | 4 47.93 | align="center" | 4 98.25 | align="center" | 4 146.18 |- ! colspan="6" align="center" style="background-color: #ffdead;" | 2016–17 season |- ! Date ! Event ! Level ! SP ! FS ! Total |- | March 10–12, 2017 | 2017 Coupe du Printemps | Junior | align="center" | 1 61.74 | align="center" | 1 111.06 | align="center" bgcolor="gold" | 1 172.80 |- | December 22–25, 2016 | 2016–17 Japan Championships | Senior | align="center" | 17 58.43 | align="center" | 15 117.51 | align="center" | 16 175.94 |- | November 18–20, 2016 | 2016–17 Japan Junior Championships | Junior | align="center" | 5 58.76 | align="center" | 4 112.49 | align="center" | 4 181.25 |- | September 8–11, 2016 | 2016 JGP Japan | Junior | align="center" | 7 61.67 | align="center" | 10 112.99 | align="center" | 9 174.66 |- | August 4–7, 2016 | 2016 Asian Open Trophy | Junior | align="center" | 4 59.55 | align="center" | 6 92.05 | align="center" | 6 151.60 |- ! colspan="6" align="center" style="background-color: #ffdead;" | 2015–16 season |- ! Date ! Event ! Level ! SP ! FS ! Total |- | November 21–23, 2015 | 2015–16 Japan Junior Championships | Junior | align="center" | 16 47.98 | align="center" | 10 103.57 | align="center" | 11 151.55 |- | Sept. 20 – Oct. 3, 2015 | 2015 JGP Spain | Junior | align="center" | 11 51.25 | align="center" | 12 98.56 | align="center" | 12 149.81 |- ! colspan="6" align="center" style="background-color: #ffdead;" | 2014–15 season |- ! Date ! Event ! Level ! SP ! FS ! Total |- | November 22–24, 2014 | 2014–15 Japan Junior Championships | Junior | align="center" | 22 46.38 | align="center" | 23 77.15 | align="center" | 24 123.53 |}

== References == {{reflist|25em

<ref name=fuji>{{cite web |title=木科雄登 Yuto KISHINA |url=https://www.fujitv.co.jp/sports/skate/figure/skater/YutoKISHINA.html |website=Fuji TV |publisher=Fuji TV |access-date=2 September 2025}}</ref>

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