Takahito Mura
Takahito Mura (無良 崇人, Mura Takahito, born February 11, 1991) is a *anese former compe*ive figure skater. He is the 2014 Four Continents champion, 2014 Skate Canada International champion, and 2012 Trophée Éric Bompard champion. Nationally, he is a five-time *an Championships bronze medalist and 2007 *an Junior champion.
Contents
- 1 Personal life
- 2 Career
- 3 Programs
- 4 Compe*ive highlights
- 5 References
- 6 External links
Personal life
Takahito Mura was born in Matsudo, Chiba, *an. His father, Takashi, competed internationally in both singles and pairs, and his mother also competed in figure skating. In 2013, he married his wife and had a daughter, Kanna.
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 *igned to the 2013 Skate Canada and 2013 NHK Trophy. He placed tenth and sixth at his events. Mura finished sixth at the *anese Nationals and was *igned 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 *ignment of the season, the 2014 Skate Canada International. His next *ignment 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 *an Figure Skating Championships, where he finished 5th. When Tatsuki Machida retired from figure skating, Mura was named as his replacement to represent *an at the 2015 World Figure Skating Championships, along with Yuzuru Hanyu and Takahiko Kozuka. He was also selected to represent *an at the 2015 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, where he finished seventh. At the World Championships, Mura finished in 16th place.
Programs
Compe*ive highlights
GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
References
External links
Media related to Takahito Mura at Wikimedia Commons
- Takahito Mura at the International Skating Union