Daisuke Takahashi

Daisuke Takahashi
Daisuke Takahashi

Takahashi with his gold medal at the 2008 Four Continents.
Personal information
Full name Daisuke Takahashi
Country represented  Japan
Born March 16, 1986 (1986-03-16) (age 25)
Kurashiki, Okayama
Home town Agamasaki
Residence Osaka
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Coach Utako Nagamitsu
Former coach Nikolai Morozov
Choreographer Shae-Lynn Bourne
Pasquale Camerlengo
Stéphane Lambiel
Former choreographer Nikolai Morozov
Kenji Miyamoto
Skating club Kansai University SC
Current training locations Osaka
Began skating 1994
World standing 1 (As of 16 June 2011 (2011 -06-16))[1]
Season's bests TBD (2011–2012)[2]
3 (2010–2011)[3]
1 (2009–2010)[4]
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 264.41
2008 Four Continents
Short program 90.43
2011 NHK Trophy
Free skate 175.84
2008 Four Continents

Daisuke Takahashi (髙橋 大輔 Takahashi Daisuke?, born March 16, 1986) is a Japanese figure skater, notable as the 2010 Olympic bronze medalist, the 2010 World Champion, the 2007 World silver medalist, a two-time (2008, 2011) Four Continents Champion, and a four-time (2005–2007, 2009) Japanese national champion.

Takahashi represented Japan at the 2006 Winter Olympics and at the 2010 Winter Olympics. His bronze medal at the 2010 Winter Olympics was the first Olympic medal for Japan in the men's singles event.

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Career

Early career

Born in Kurashiki, Okayama Prefecture, Japan, Takahashi began figure skating when he was 8 years old. When a skating rink was built near his house, he went with his mother to watch the skaters at the rink, and afterwards, enrolled in the figure skating club. His mother intended for him enroll in the ice hockey club, but he didn't like the protective gear of ice hockey, so he enrolled in the figure skating club, instead.

Takahashi had a successful junior career, winning the 2002 World Junior Championships, in his first, and only, appearance at that competition. Takahashi is the first Japanese man to have won the title.

Senior career

Senior debut

For the following 2002-2003 season, Takahashi turned senior and his ascent slowed. He struggled with consistency during those first few years of his senior career. He won a bronze medal at the 2005 Four Continents and went on to the 2005 World Championships as the second-ranked of the two Japanese men on the World team, after Takeshi Honda. However, when Honda was forced to withdraw due to injury, it fell on Takahashi to qualify spots for Japan at the 2006 Winter Olympics. Takahashi placed 15th, qualifying only one spot for the Japanese men.

2005–2006 season

In the 2005–2006 season, Nobunari Oda emerged as a challenger for the Olympic spot. Oda and Takahashi both had very good Grand Prix seasons.

At the 2005–2006 Japanese nationals, Oda was declared the winner, and, thus, seemed to have qualified for the one Olympic slot, but his gold medal was quickly taken back, when an error was found in the way scores were tallied in the computer system at the event, and Takahashi was awarded the gold. The Japanese Skating Federation split the international assignments, and gave Takahashi the Olympic berth, and Oda a place at the World Championship. At the 2006 Winter Olympics, Takahashi was in a good position after the short program, but had a poor long program and placed 8th overall.

2006–2007 season

In the 2006–2007 competitive season, Takahashi won a silver medal at 2006 Skate Canada International, then gold at the 2006 NHK Trophy. He qualified for the Grand Prix Final and won the silver medal, although he was ill. He won the Japanese Championships, taking the national title for the second year in a row, and then went on to the Winter Universiade in Turin, Italy which he won as well.

At the 2007 World Championships, Takahashi placed third in the short program. In the free skate, he skated the performance of his life in his home country, placing first in that segment and ending up winning the silver medal, trailing Brian Joubert narrowly. This was the first silver medal for Japan in the men's event at Worlds.

Following that season, Takahashi was ranked as first in the World by the ISU. However, over the summer, the ISU tweaked their scoring criteria. Takahashi had been placed on top, just ahead of Brian Joubert, in part due to Takahashi's victory at the Winter Universiade, a competition for which Brian Joubert was not eligible, as Joubert was not a university student. The ISU determined that the results of the Winter Universiade could not be used to calculate world ranking, and Takahashi's ranking fell from first to second place.

2007–2008 season

In the 2007–2008 season, he won gold at both his Grand Prix events and then silver at the Grand Prix Final behind Stéphane Lambiel. A few weeks later, he won his third Japanese national title and was named to the Four Continents and Worlds teams.

Takahashi won the 2008 Four Continents, scoring a new record in the free skate (175.84) and in the total score (264.41) under the ISU Judging System.

He was considered a favorite heading into the 2008 World Championships but finished off the podium after a disappointing free skate in which he fell on his second quad toe attempt, then stumbled on a triple axel and triple loop, and, finally, performed an extra combination, an invalid element, which did not count towards his points total.[5]

2008–2009 season

Takahashi was originally assigned to the 2008 Cup of China and the 2008 NHK Trophy for the 2008-2009 Grand Prix season. He had to withdraw after suffering a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee on October 31, 2008, only a few days before his first event.[6][7] It was later reported that Takahashi would undergo surgery to repair ligament damage and his right meniscus and would miss the entire 2008-2009 season.[8] A bolt was inserted into his right knee.[9] He was able to return to the ice in April and began practicing jumps in June.[6]

2009–2010 season

After recovering from the surgery and getting back to training normally, Takahashi was assigned to compete at the 2009 Skate Canada International and 2009 NHK Trophy for the 2009-2010 season. He placed second at Skate Canada and fourth at the NHK Trophy. Those placements qualified him to compete in the Grand Prix Final. At the final, he led after the short program with a new personal best of 89.95, but was fifth in the free skate and fifth overall.

He won his fourth national title at the 2009-2010 Japanese Championships. At the 2010 Winter Olympics, Takahashi won the bronze medal with a score of 247.43. It is the first Olympic medal to be won by Japan in men's figure skating. He then won the gold medal at 2010 World Championships, becoming the first Asian to win a world championship in men's singles. In this competition Takahashi attempted a quadruple flip, but two-footed the landing.

2010–2011 season

Takahashi's 2010-2011 ISU Grand Prix events were the NHK Trophy and Skate America. At the 2010 NHK Trophy, he placed first with 234.79 points, 16.60 ahead of silver medalist Jeremy Abbott. Takahashi won 2010 Skate America as well, despite having flawed short and free skates. During a practice session at the Grand Prix Final, Takahiko Kozuka inadvertently collided with him while Takahashi was doing his run-through; Takahashi said, "it wasn't such a serious injury, just a bit of bruising. [...] It was the first time for me (to be involved in such an accident). I was surprised but there was no malice involved."[10][11] Takahashi placed third in the short program. In the long program, he attempted a quad flip but landed it two-footed. Multiple problems, including low levels on two spins, resulted in a sixth place finish in that segment, dropping him to fourth overall.[11]

Takahashi won the bronze medal at the 2010–2011 Japan Nationals. At the 2011 World Championships he was third in the short program but finished in fifth overall. In the long program, a screw in his boot came loose on his first element, a quad toe.[12] The Japanese team was able to get it fixed within the three minutes allowed and he resumed his program.[13] He said it may occur at any time regardless of inspections, which his coach does every day, and he does not blame her.[14] On May 19, Takahashi underwent surgery to remove a bolt in his right knee stemming from surgery in late 2008.[15] Following the surgery, he said, "It is thinner around my knee, but I feel better now that there is nothing inside my body. I might be imagining it, but it feels lighter."[9]

2011–2012 season

As part of his preparation for the 2011–2012 season, Takahashi spent two weeks in August 2011 working with ice dancing specialists Muriel Boucher-Zazoui, Romain Haguenauer, and Olivier Schoenfelder in Lyon, France to hone his skating skills.[16][17] He said, "I wanted to improve my skating technique, not because I was bad in this sector but I think Olivier is the best. I love the way he skates."[18]

At 2011 Skate Canada, Takahashi earned a score of 84.66 in the short program and 153.21 in the free skate to win the bronze medal with a combined score of 237.87. At the 2011 NHK Trophy, he earned a new personal best score of 90.43 to take the lead in the short program, with a 10.66 point lead over teammate Takahiko Kozuka. He won the gold medal with a combined total of 259.75 points.

Coaching changes

Takahashi is a student at Kansai University, along with Nobunari Oda. For several years, he split his time between Hackensack, New Jersey, where he trained under coach Nikolai Morozov, and Osaka, Japan, where he trains under coach Utako Nagamitsu and jump coach Takeshi Honda. In May 2008, Takahashi announced that he would be parting ways with Morozov.[19] In May 2008, Nikolai Morozov explained the split by stating that he could no longer coach Takahashi due to problems with Takahashi's new agent.[20]

Public life and endorsements

Following his win the silver medal at 2007 Worlds, Takahashi made many media appearances and performed in many ice shows in Japan. He was also invited to the French team's show Stars Sur Glace (Stars On Ice) in Paris, France. It was his first guest performance at the foreign show. In 2008, he performed at Festa On Ice in South Korea.

In July 2007, the Japanese Olympic Committee selected Takahashi as one of the "JOC symbol athletes" (JOC paid about 20 million yen per year to the symbol athletes for the image rights. JOC partner companies can use images of JOC Symbol Athletes for free).[21] The program provided him with funding from JOC partner companies.

After his won at 2010 Worlds, Takahashi appeared as a guest on many TV shows and as advertising spokespersons for "Use pesticides safety campaign"[22] and Japan Post.[23]

Programs

Takahashi during his short program to Violin Concerto by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky at the 2006 Skate Canada International.
Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2011–2012[24] In the Garden of Souls
by Vas
choreography by David Wilson[17]
Blues for Klook
by Eddy Louiss
choreography by Pasquale Camerlengo[17]
The Crisis
from The Legend of 1900
by Ennio Morricone
choreography by Kenji Miyamoto
2010–2011[25] Historia de un Amor
played by Perez Prado
Que Rico El Mambo
by Perez Prado
choreography by Shae-Lynn Bourne
Invierno Porteño
by Tango Siempre
composed by Ástor Piazzolla
choreography by Pasquale Camerlengo
La Valse d'Amélie (Piano Version)
from Amélie
by Yann Tiersen
choreography by Stéphane Lambiel
2009–2010[26] Eye
by COBA
choreography by Kenji Miyamoto
La Strada
by Nino Rota
choreography by Pasquale Camerlengo
Luv Letter
DJ Okawari
choreography by Kenji Miyamoto
2008–2009 Did not compete
this season
2007–2008 Swan Lake
Hip Hop version
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky remix
choreography by Nikolai Morozov
Romeo and Juliet
by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
choreography by Nikolai Morozov
Bachelorette
by Björk
choreography by Kenji Miyamoto
2006–2007 Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35
by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
choreography by Nikolai Morozov
The Phantom of the Opera
Soundtrack by Andrew Lloyd Webber
choreography by Nikolai Morozov
El Tango de Roxanne
from Moulin Rouge!
by Mariano Mores
performed by Ewan McGregor
choreography by Nikolai Morozov
2005–2006 El Tango de Roxanne
from Moulin Rouge!
by Mariano Mores
choreography by Nikolai Morozov
Piano Concerto No. 2
by Sergei Rachmaninoff
choreography by Nikolai Morozov
Nocturne
by Secret Garden
choreography by Daisuke Takahashi
2004–2005 Nyah
from Mission: Impossible II
by Hans Zimmer
choreography by Tatiana Tarasova

Sabre Dance
from Gayane
by Aram Khachaturian

Concierto de Aranjuez
by Joaquín Rodrigo
Nocturne
by Secret Garden
choreography by Daisuke Takahashi
2003–2004 Nyah
from Mission: Impossible II
by Hans Zimmer
choreography by Tatiana Tarasova
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
Variation on a Theme of Niccolò Paganini
by Sergei Rachmaninoff
choreography by Tatiana Tarasova
Desert Rose
by Sting
choreography by Daisuke Takahashi
2002–2003 Symphony No. 4
by Philip Glass
Star Wars Episode II:
Attack of the Clones

Soundtrack by John Williams
What a Wonderful World
by Joey Ramone
2001-2002 West Side Story
by Leonard Bernstein
Concerto for violin and orchestra No.1 in G minor, Op.26
by Max Bruch
Maria
from West Side Story

Competitive highlights

Takahashi (center) with the other medalists at the 2007 NHK Trophy podium.
Takahashi at the 2009 Grand Prix Final

Senior results

Event 2002–03 2003-04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12
Winter Olympic Games 8th 3rd
World Championships 11th 15th 2nd 4th 1st 5th
Four Continents Championships 13th 6th 3rd 1st 1st
Japanese Championships 4th 3rd 6th 1st 1st 1st 1st 3rd
Grand Prix Final 3rd 2nd 2nd 5th 4th TBD
NHK Trophy 8th 3rd 1st 1st 4th 1st 1st
Skate America 1st 1st 1st
Skate Canada International 7th 2nd 2nd 3rd
Trophée Eric Bompard 5th 11th
Bofrost Cup on Ice 11th
Finlandia Trophy 1st
Winter Universiade 1st 1st
Asian Winter Games 6th
Japan Open 2nd* 4th** 2nd* 6th***
Japan International Challenge 2nd*
  • *Takahashi placed 2nd in the mens event (free skate only); Team Japan placed 1st overall.
  • **Takahashi placed 4th in the mens event (free skate only); Team Japan placed 1st overall.
  • ***Takahashi placed 6th in the mens event (free skate only); Team Japan placed 3rd overall.
  • Takahashi did not compete in the 2008–2009 season.

Junior results

Event 1998-99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02
World Junior Championships 1st
Japanese Championships 5th
Japan Junior Championships 3rd 4th 1st
ISU Junior Grand Prix Final 4th
Junior Grand Prix, Japan 1st
Junior Grand Prix, Bulgaria 2nd
Junior Grand Prix, Ukraine 8th
Junior Grand Prix, China 9th
Triglav Trophy 1st N.
  • N = Novice level.

References

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  3. ^ "ISU Judging System – Season Bests Total Scores 2010/2011 : Men". International Skating Union. April 28, 2011. http://www.isuresults.com/isujsstat/sb2010-11/sbtsmto.htm. Retrieved June 18, 2011. 
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  5. ^ ISU 2008 World Championships Summary accessed May 6, 2008
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