10 Facts About Tatsuki Machida

In 2011, Tatsuki Machida moved to the US to train at Lake Arrowhead, California's Ice Castle, where he was coached mainly by Anthony Liu.

Tatsuki Machida won his first senior Grand Prix medal, bronze, at the 2012 Skate America.

Tatsuki Machida won his first senior GP title at the 2012 Cup of China, where he beat former World champion Daisuke Takahashi.

At the 2013 Skate America, Tatsuki Machida won his second GP title.

Tatsuki Machida placed first in the short and free programs, setting personal bests in both and winning by 25 points over second-place finisher, Adam Rippon of the United States.

At 2013 Rostelecom Cup, Tatsuki Machida was second after the short program behind Maxim Kovtun of Russia.

At the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Tatsuki Machida placed 11th in the short program, fourth in the free skate, and fifth overall.

Tatsuki Machida significantly improved his personal best short program score at the 2014 World Championships in Saitama, Japan and ranked first in the segment.

Tatsuki Machida placed second in the free skate and was awarded the silver medal, finishing behind Yuzuru Hanyu by a margin of 0.33 of a point.

In June 2018, Tatsuki Machida announced that his final appearance as a show skater would be Japan Open 2018 and Carnival on Ice 2018 on October 6,2018.