1. Kazuki Tomono is the 2022 Four Continents silver medalist and a four-time Grand Prix medalist.
28 Facts About Kazuki Tomono
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Kazuki Tomono has represented Japan at three World Championships, achieving his best placement, fifth, at the 2018 World Championships.
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In March 2021, Tomono graduated from Doshisha University's Sports Science department.
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Kazuki Tomono placed sixth in the junior men's competition and 20th in the senior men's competition.
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Kazuki Tomono placed fourth in the junior men's competition and eighteenth in the senior men's competition.
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Kazuki Tomono debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series in August 2015, placing thirteenth in Riga, Latvia.
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Kazuki Tomono was brought in to compete at the 2016 World Junior Championships in Debrecen, Hungary, as a late alternate after Sota Yamamoto withdrew.
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Kazuki Tomono won the national junior title in November 2016 and placed fifth on the senior level at the Japan Championships in December 2016.
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Kazuki Tomono began his season with a fifth-place finish at the 2017 US Figure Skating Classic.
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Kazuki Tomono was selected to compete at the 2018 Worlds in Milan, Italy, after the withdrawal of Yuzuru Hanyu.
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Kazuki Tomono finished eleventh in the short program, third in the free skate, and fifth overall, setting new personal bests in all segments of the competition.
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Kazuki Tomono began his season with a fifth-place finish at 2018 CS Lombardia Trophy.
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Kazuki Tomono placed seventh at the 2019 CS Lombardia Trophy to begin the season before placing fifth at the 2019 Skate America and eighth at the 2019 Rostelecom Cup.
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Kazuki Tomono placed second in the short program, 3.99 points behind Yuma Kagiyama.
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Kazuki Tomono was named as second alternate for the Japanese Olympic team and sent to compete at the 2022 Four Continents Championships.
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Kazuki Tomono finished second at Four Continents, setting new personal bests in all segments of the competition.
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Kazuki Tomono placed second in the short program at the 2022 Grand Prix de France, the first of his two Grand Prix assignments, but dropped to third overall after the free skate and earned the bronze medal.
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Kazuki Tomono admitted to "some regrets to my performance" in the free, vowing to improve his mental consistency while under pressure to win.
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Kazuki Tomono was named to compete at the 2023 World Championships, held on home ice in Saitama.
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Kazuki Tomono set a new personal best in the free skate despite a fall on a quad toe loop, scoring 180.73 and rising to sixth overall.
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Kazuki Tomono was then named to Team Japan for the 2023 World Team Trophy the following month.
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Kazuki Tomono came seventh in this short program as well with another quad Salchow fall.
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Kazuki Tomono was ninth in the free skate, having made several jump errors.
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Kazuki Tomono won the silver medal at the 2023 CS Nebelhorn Trophy in his first competition of the season.
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Kazuki Tomono was invited to participate in the Japan Open as part of the host team, coming second in the men's segment behind Ilia Malinin, while Team Japan won gold.
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Kazuki Tomono finished fifth in that segment, and dropped to fourth place overall, finishing 0.89 points behind bronze medalist Matteo Rizzo of Italy.
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In October 2024 Kazuki Tomono joined forces with Olympic champion Shizuka Arakawa, Olympic bronze medalist Daisuke Takahashi, Kana Muramoto, Takahito Mura, Keiji Tanaka, Yuna Aoki, Kosho Oshima, Yuto Kishina and Rena Uezono to launch the members-only official fan community F-Ske on the platform FANICON.
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In late February, Kazuki Tomono concluded the season with a fourth-place finish at the 2025 Four Continents Championships in Seoul, South Korea.