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Japanese name | |
Kanji | 無良崇人 |
Kana | むら たかひと |
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Mura at the 2014–15 Grand Prix Final | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1991-02-11)February 11, 1991 (age 34) Matsudo, Chiba, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hometown | Nagoya | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coach | Takashi Mura, Chie Mura | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Skating club | Hirota SC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Began skating | 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | March 16, 2018[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Takahito Mura (無良 崇人,Mura Takahito, born February 11, 1991) is a Japanese former competitivefigure skater. He is the2014 Four Continents champion,2014 Skate Canada International champion, and2012 Trophée Éric Bompard champion. Nationally, he is a five-timeJapan Championships bronze medalist and 2007Japan Junior champion.[2]
Takahito Mura was born inMatsudo, Chiba, Japan.[3] His father,Takashi, competed internationally in both singles and pairs, and his mother also competed in figure skating.[4] In 2013, he married his wife and had a daughter, Kanna.[5][6]
Mura placed fifth at the2006 World Junior Championships. He won two medals on theJunior 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 the2008 Finlandia Trophy, which he won.
Mura won his first senior Grand Prix medal, gold, at the2012 Trophée Éric Bompard. In the 2013-14 season, he was assigned to the2013 Skate Canada and2013 NHK Trophy.[7] He placed tenth and sixth at his events. Mura finished sixth at the Japanese Nationals and was assigned to the2014 Four Continents Championships where he won the gold.
In the 2014–15 season, Mura took silver at anISU Challenger Series event, theLombardia Trophy, before winning gold at his first GP assignment of the season, the2014 Skate Canada International. His next assignment was the2014 NHK Trophy, where he placed third overall, qualifying for the2014–15 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 the2014–15 Japan Figure Skating Championships, where he finished 5th. WhenTatsuki Machida retired from figure skating, Mura was named as his replacement to represent Japan at the2015 World Figure Skating Championships, along withYuzuru Hanyu andTakahiko Kozuka. He was also selected to represent Japan at the2015 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, where he finished seventh. At the World Championships, Mura finished in 16th place.
In October 2024 Mura joined forces with Olympic championShizuka Arakawa, Olympic bronze medalistDaisuke Takahashi,Kana Muramoto,Kazuki Tomono,Keiji Tanaka,Yuna Aoki,Kosho Oshima,Yuto Kishina andRena Uezono to launch the members-only official fan communityF-Ske on the platformFANICON.[8]
Season | Short program | Free skating | Exhibition |
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2017–18 [9][10][11][12] |
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2016–17 [3] |
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2015–16 [14][15][16][17] |
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2014–15 [6][18] |
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2013–14 [19] |
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2012–13 [20] |
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2011–12 [21] |
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2010–11 [22] |
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2009–10 [23] |
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2008–09 [24] |
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2007–08 [25][26] |
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2006–07 [27] |
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2005–06 [28] |
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GP:Grand Prix; CS:Challenger Series; JGP:Junior Grand Prix
International[29] | ||||||||||||||||
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Event | 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 | 16–17 | 17–18 |
Worlds | 15th | 8th | 16th | |||||||||||||
Four Continents | 5th | 8th | 1st | 7th | 5th | 12th | ||||||||||
GPFinal | 5th | |||||||||||||||
GPBompard | 1st | 5th | ||||||||||||||
GPNHK Trophy | 5th | 6th | 6th | 3rd | 3rd | |||||||||||
GPSkate America | 10th | 7th | ||||||||||||||
GPSkate Canada | 8th | 10th | 1st | 8th | 12th | |||||||||||
CSLombardia | 2nd | |||||||||||||||
CSU.S. Classic | 2nd | 7th | ||||||||||||||
Asian Games | 2nd | 4th | ||||||||||||||
Challenge Cup | 1st | |||||||||||||||
Finlandia Trophy | 1st | 1st | ||||||||||||||
Merano Cup | 1st | |||||||||||||||
Nepela Trophy | 2nd | WD | ||||||||||||||
NRW Trophy | 4th | |||||||||||||||
Printemps | 3rd | 2nd | ||||||||||||||
Triglav Trophy | 1st | |||||||||||||||
International: Junior[29] | ||||||||||||||||
Junior Worlds | 5th | 8th | 19th | |||||||||||||
JGPFinal | 4th | |||||||||||||||
JGPGermany | 3rd | |||||||||||||||
JGPHungary | 2nd | |||||||||||||||
JGPPoland | 8th | |||||||||||||||
JGPRomania | 3rd | |||||||||||||||
JGPSlovakia | 5th | |||||||||||||||
JGPTaiwan | 3rd | |||||||||||||||
National[30] | ||||||||||||||||
Japan Champ. | 8th | 8th | 5th | 3rd | 10th | 5th | 5th | 3rd | 6th | 5th | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | |||
Japan Junior | 18th | 13th | 12th | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | ||||||||||
Team events | ||||||||||||||||
World Team Trophy | 3rd T 5th P | 3rd T 4th P |
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