Takahiko Kozuka

Personal Information

Country Represented

Japan

Native Name

小塚崇彦

Born

February 27, 1989

Nagoya

Home Town

Nagoya

Alma Mater

Chukyo University

Age

36 years

Club

Toyota Motor Corporation SC

Languages

Japanese

Career Info

Former Coaches

Jason Dungjen, Kumiko Satō, Nobuo Satō, Reiko Kobayashi, Tsuguhiko
Kozuka, Yuka Sato

Former Choreographers

Clarence Ford, David Wilson, Fedor Andreev, Kenji Miyamoto, Kurt Browning, Lori Nichol, Marina Zueva, Roberto Campanella, Sandra Bezic, Shae-Lynn Bourne, Yuka Sato

Former Training Locations

Nagoya
Toyota, Aichi
Yokohama
Detroit, Michigan, USA

Began Skating

1992 (Age 3)

Retired

March 2016

Physical Description

Height

170 cm (5' 6.5")

Gender

Male

Eye Color

Dark Brown

Ethnicity

Japanese

Personal International Bests

Takahiko Kozuka (小塚崇彦 Kozuka Takahiko; born February 27, 1989) is a Japanese retired competitive figure skater. He is the 2011 World silver medalist, a two-time Grand Prix Final medalist (2008-09 & 2010-11, a two-time Four Continents medalist (2009 & 2014) and the 2011 Japanese national champion.

Programs[]

Season	Short Program	Freeskate
2015-2016	Respeto y Orgullo _{by Jin Oki choreo. by Kenji Miyamoto}	Io Ci Sarò _{by David Foster & Walter Afanasieff performed by Andrea Bocelli choreo. by Lori Nichol}
2014-2015	A Evaristo Carriego _{by Eduardo Rovira choreo. by Kenji Miyamoto}	Io Ci Sarò _{by David Foster & Walter Afanasieff performed by Andrea Bocelli choreo. by Lori Nichol}
2013-2014	Unsquare Dance _{by Dave Brubeck choreo. by Shae-Lynn Bourne}	Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso _{by Camille Saint-Saëns choreo. by Marina Zueva}
2012-2013	Theme (from Exodus) _{by Ernest Gold choreo. by David Wilson}	Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso _{by Camille Saint-Saëns choreo. by Marina Zueva}
2011-2012	Inner Urge _{by Joe Henderson choreo. by David Wilson}	Fantasia for Nausicaä (from Nausicaä Valley of the Wind) _{by Joe Hisaishi choreo. by Marina Zueva & Fedor Andreev}
2010-2011	Medley _{by Orin Isaacs choreo. by Roberto Campanella & Yuka Sato}	Piano Concerto No. 1 _{by Franz Liszt choreo. by Marina Zueva & Fedor Andreev}
2009-2010	Bold as Love _{by Jimi Hendrix choreo. by Yuka Sato}	Guitar Concerto _{by Michael Kamen choreo. by Yuka Sato}
2008-2009	Take Five _{by Paul Desmond performed by the Dave Brubeck Quartet choreo. by Yuka Sato}	Romeo and Juliet _{by Nino Rota choreo. by Yuka Sato}
2007-2008	Caravan _{by Juan Tizol & Duke Ellington covered by The Ventures choreo. by Yuka Sato}	The Beatles Concerto _{by John Rutter, John Lennon, George Harrison, & Paul McCartney choreo. by Yuka Sato}
2006-2007	Art on Ice _{by Edvin Marton} Sarabande (from Keyboard Suite in D Minor) _{by Georg Friedrich Händel performed by Edvin Marton choreo. by Marina Zueva}	Piano Concerto No. 2 _{by Frédéric Chopin choreo. by Marina Zueva}
2005-2006	Sing, Sing, Sing _{by Louis Prima performed by Benny Goodman choreo. by Yuka Sato}	Concerto in F _{by George Gershwin choreo. by Yuka Sato}
2004-2005	Migra _{by Carlos Santana, Rachid Taha, & Tony Lindsay performed by Santana choreo. by Yuka Sato}	Pirates of the Caribbean _{by Klaus Badelt & Hans Zimmer choreo. by Yuka Sato}
2003-2004	Sing, Sing, Sing _{by Louis Prima performed by Benny Goodman}	Polovtsian Dances (from Prince Igor) _{by Alexander Borodin}
2002-2003	Don Quixote _{by Ludwig Minkus}	Moonlight Serenade _{by Glenn Miller}
2001-2002	Sabre Dance (from Gayane) _{by Aram Khachaturian}	España Cañí _{by Pascual Marquina Narro}
2000-2001	Jarabe Tapatío _{by Jesús González Rubio}	unknown

Exhibitions[]

Season	Music
2015-2016	Epilogue _{by Ryuichi Sakamoto choreo. by Kenji Miyamoto}
2014-2015	Respeto y Orgullo _{by Jin Oki choreo. by Kenji Miyamoto}
2013-2014	Bang Bang _{by will.i.am, James P. Johnson, Cecil Mack, & Sonny Bono choreo. by Yuka Sato}
2012-2013	The Sound of Silence _{by Paul Simon performed by Simon & Garfunkel choreo. by Yuka Sato}
2012-2013	Moondance _{by Van Morrison covered by Michael Bublé choreo. by Marina Zueva}
2011-2012	Cello Song _{by Nick Drake}
2010-2011	Hello, Goodbye _{by John Lennon & Paul McCartney covered by Glee} The Safety Dance _{by Ivan Doroschuk covered by Glee choreo. by Kurt Browning & Roberto Campanella}
2010-2011	Free Fallin' _{by Tom Petty & Jeff Lynne covered by John Mayer choreo. by Yuka Sato}
2009-2010	Closer _{by Ne-Yo, Magnus Beite, & Bernt Rune Stray performed by Ne-Yo choreo. by Clarence Ford}
2008-2009	Save the Last Dance for Me _{by Mort Shuman covered by Michael Bublé choreo. by Sandra Bezic}
2007-2008	Stayin' Alive _{by Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, & Maurice Gibb performed by The Bee Gees choreo. by Kenji Miyamoto}
2006-2007	I Could Have Danced All Night (from My Fair Lady) _{by Frederick Loewe covered by Jamie Cullum choreo. by Yuka Sato}
2005-2006	Car Wash _{by Norman Whitfield covered by Christina Aguilera & Missy Elliott}
2004-2005	Car Wash _{by Norman Whitfield covered by Christina Aguilera & Missy Elliott}
2003-2004	Cotton-Eyed Joe _{by traditional covered by Rednex}

ISU Results[]

(Season bests highlighted in bold)

2015-2016 Season
Date	Competition	SP	FS	Total
November 20 - 22	2015 Rostelecom Cup	8 69.61	9 125.87	9 195.48
2014-2015 Season
Date	Competition	SP	FS	Total
March 23 - 29	2015 World Championships	19 70.15	9 152.54	12 222.69
February 4 - 14	2015 Winter Universiade	1 77.15	3 140.55	2 217.70
November 14 - 16	2014 Rostelecom Cup	3 81.38	7 135.42	6 216.80
October 31 - November 2	2014 Skate Canada	6 75.85	11 127.32	8 203.17
2013-2014 Season
Date	Competition	SP	FS	Total
March 24 - 30	2014 World Championships	6 85.54	6 152.48	6 238.02
January 20 - 25	2014 Four Continents Championships	4 76.85	1 159.53	2 236.38
November 1 - 3	2013 Cup of China	3 81.62	5 145.30	3 226.92
October 18 - 20	2013 Skate America	4 77.75	5 153.20	6 230.95
2012-2013 Season
Date	Competition	SP	FS	Total
April 1 - 3	2013 Gardena Spring Trophy	1 81.18	2 147.45	1 228.63
December 6 - 9	2012-13 Grand Prix Final	4 86.39	5 166.88	5 253.27
November 9 - 11	2012 Rostelecom Cup	3 76.34	3 153.65	2 229.99
October 19 - 21	2012 Skate America	2 85.32	1 166.12	1 251.44
2011-2012 Season
Date	Competition	SP	FS	Total
April 18 - 22	2012 World Team Trophy	8 73.61	5 151.69	1T/6P 225.30
March 26 - April 1	2012 World Championships	13 71.78	11 146.85	11 216.63
November 11 - 13	2011 NHK Trophy	2 79.77	2 155.25	2 235.02
October 21 - 23	2011 Skate America	2 70.69	2 141.40	3 212.09

2010-2011 Season
Date	Competition	QR	SP	FS	Total
April 24 - May 1	2011 World Championships	1 165.00	6 77.62	2 180.79	2 258.41
February 15 - 20	2011 Four Continents Championships	N/A	6 66.25	2 157.27	4 223.52
December 9 - 12	2010-11 Grand Prix Final		4 77.90	2 159.89	3 237.79
November 26 - 28	2010 Trophée Éric Bompard		1 77.64	1 170.43	1 248.07
November 5 - 7	2010 Cup of China		1 77.40	1 156.11	1 233.51

2009-2010 Season
Date	Competition	SP	FS	Total
March 22 - 28	2010 World Championships	4 84.20	12 132.53	10 216.73
February 12 - 28	2010 Winter Olympics	8 79.59	8 151.60	8 231.19
November 5 - 8	2009 NHK Trophy	5 74.05	10 111.95	7 186.00
October 22 - 25	2009 Rostelecom Cup	2 75.50	2 139.63	2 215.13
2008-2009 Season
Date	Competition	SP	FS	Total
April 16 - 19	2009 World Team Trophy	10 65.25	7 125.68	3T/8P 190.93
March 23 - 29	2009 World Championships	5 79.35	7 142.83	6 222.18
February 2 - 8	2009 Four Continents Championships	3 76.61	4 145.15	3 221.76
December 10 - 14	2008-09 Grand Prix Final	1 83.90	3 140.73	2 224.63
November 13 - 16	2008 Trophée Éric Bompard	2 77.00	2 153.78	2 230.78
October 23 - 26	2008 Skate America	3 80.10	1 146.08	1 226.18
2007-2008 Season
Date	Competition	SP	FS	Total
March 17 - 23	2008 World Championships	8 70.91	8 132.24	8 205.15
February 11 - 17	2008 Four Continents Championships	7 67.48	6 128.90	8 196.38
November 22 - 25	2007 Cup of Russia	7 64.65	4 135.33	5 199.98
October 25 - 28	2007 Skate America	10 56.25	7 121.22	8 177.47
2006-2007 Season
Date	Competition	SP	FS	Total
January 28 - February 4	2007 Asian Winter Games	5 58.73	4 118.38	4 177.11
November 30 - December 2	2006 NHK Trophy	4 67.95	3 140.39	3 208.34
November 17 - 19	2006 Trophée Éric Bompard	11 56.04	6 121.81	6 177.85

2005-2006 Season
Date	Competition	Level	QR	SP	FS	Total
March 6 - 12	2006 World Junior Championships	Junior	3 107.52	2 60.07	1 119.98	1 180.05
November 24 - 27	2005-06 JGP Final	Junior	N/A	1 60.14	1 118.58	1 178.72
October 20 - 23	2005 JGP Japan	Junior		3 52.11	1 106.83	1 158.94
September 22 - 25	2005 JGP Canada	Junior		3 52.10	2 113.67	2 165.77

2004-2005 Season
Date	Competition	Level	SP	FS	Total
September 1 - 5	2004 JGP Hungary	Junior	14 42.87	5 100.07	7 142.94

Medal Record[]

(In chronological order)

Type	Competition	Season	Level
Silver	2015 Winter Universiade	2014-15	Senior
Bronze	2015 Japan Championships	2014-15	Senior
Bronze	2014 Japan Open	2014-15	Senior
Silver	2014 Four Continents Championships	2013-14	Senior
Bronze	2014 Japan Championships	2013-14	Senior
Bronze	2013 Cup of China	2013-14	Senior
Gold	2013 Japan Open	2013-14	Senior
Gold	2013 Gardena Spring Trophy	2012-13	Senior
Silver	2012 Rostelecom Cup	2012-13	Senior
Gold	2012 Skate America	2012-13	Senior
Gold	2012 Japan Open	2012-13	Senior
Gold	2012 World Team Trophy	2011-12	Senior
Silver	2012 Japan Championships	2011-12	Senior
Silver	2011 NHK Trophy	2011-12	Senior
Bronze	2011 Skate America	2011-12	Senior
Bronze	2011 Japan Open	2011-12	Senior
Silver	2011 World Championships	2010-11	Senior
Gold	2011 Japan Championships	2010-11	Senior
Bronze	2010-11 Grand Prix Final	2010-11	Senior
Gold	2010 Trophée Éric Bompard	2010-11	Senior
Gold	2010 Cup of China	2010-11	Senior
Gold	2010 Japan Open	2010-11	Senior
Bronze	2010 Japan Championships	2009-10	Senior
Silver	2009 Rostelecom Cup	2009-10	Senior
Bronze	2009 Japan Open	2009-10	Senior
Bronze	2009 World Team Trophy	2008-09	Senior
Bronze	2009 Four Continents Championships	2008-09	Senior
Silver	2009 Japan Championships	2008-09	Senior
Silver	2008-09 Grand Prix Final	2008-09	Senior
Silver	2008 Trophée Éric Bompard	2008-09	Senior
Gold	2008 Skate America	2008-09	Senior
Silver	2008 Japan Championships	2007-08	Senior
Gold	2007 Japan Open	2006-07	Senior
Bronze	2006 NHK Trophy	2006-07	Senior
Gold	2006 World Junior Championships	2005-06	Junior
Gold	2006 Japan Junior Championships	2005-06	Junior
Gold	2005-06 JGP Final	2005-06	Junior
Gold	2005 JGP Japan	2005-06	Junior
Silver	2005 JGP Canada	2005-06	Junior
Silver	2003 JGP Mexico	2003-04	Junior

Small Medal Record[]

(Only awarded at ISU Championships)

Type	Competition	Season	Program	Level
Gold	2014 Four Continents Championships	2013-14	Free	Senior
Silver	2011 World Championships	2010-11	Free	Senior
Silver	2011 Four Continents Championships	2010-11	Free	Senior
Bronze	2009 Four Continents Championships	2008-09	Short	Senior

Sources[]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takahiko_Kozuka

http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00006317.htm

https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/小塚崇彦