Soshi Tanaka

Soshi Tanaka
Japanese name
Kanaたなか そうし
Soshi Tanaka
Born (1982-06-04) June 4, 1982 (age 42)
Miyagi, Japan
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Figure skating career
CountryJapan
Skating clubTohoko High School
Retired2006
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Soshi Tanaka (田中 総司, Tanaka Sōshi, born June 4, 1982) is a Japanese former competitive figure skater. He won two 1999–2000 ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) events and the 2001 Japanese junior national title. He qualified for the 1999–2000 JGP Final, where he finished fourth, and reached the top ten at two ISU Championships, placing 6th at 1999 Junior Worlds in Zagreb and 8th at 2000 Junior Worlds in Oberstdorf.

Tanaka was cut from the 2001 World Junior Championships in Sofia after placing 16th in his qualifying group. After retiring from competition, he skated professionally in ice shows.

Following his retirement from competitive figure skating, Tanaka began working as a figure skating coach at the Sendai Ice Rink in Sendai. There, he coached Yuzuru Hanyu during his childhood years as well as Mone Chiba from the ages of six to eighteen.[1][2]

In 2024, Tanaka moved to Nagoya and began coaching at the Grand Prix Tokai Club alongside Machiko Yamada.[1] His current students include:

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  3. ^ "松生 理乃 Rino MATSUIKE". Fuji TV. Fuji Tv. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  4. ^ "Karuko WADA: 2024/2025". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on September 27, 2024.
  5. ^ "Sota YAMAMOTO: 2024/2025". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 3, 2024.
  6. ^ "Mako YAMASHITA: 2024/2025". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on September 6, 2024.