Chisato Shiina

Chisato Shiina
Personal information
Country represented Japan
Born 28 December 1982
Retired 2005
Japanese name
Kanji 椎名 千里
Kana しいな ちさと

Chisato Shiina (椎名 千里 Shiina Chisato, born December 28, 1982) is a Japanese figure skater. She is the 2000 Japanese national champion, a four-time medalist on the ISU Junior Grand Prix, and placed as high as 6th at the World Junior Championships (1998).

Career

Chisato competed in three seasons of the ISU Junior Grand Prix series, winning three bronze medals and one silver. She qualified twice for the JGP Final. At the World Junior Championships, she placed 6th at the 1998 Junior Worlds, 11th in 1999, and 24th in 2000.

She competed once on the senior Grand Prix, placing 9th at the 2000 Skate America, and once at the Four Continents Championships, placing 14th in 2000.

She is currently touring with Disney on Ice in their "100 Years of Magic" show.

Competitive highlights

International
Event/Season 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05
Four Continents 14th
GP Skate America 9th
Universiade 4th
International: Junior
Junior Worlds 6th 11th 24th
JGP Final 5th 7th
JGP Bulgaria 3rd
JGP Hungary 3rd
JGP Mexico 3rd
JGP Slovenia 9th
JGP Ukraine 2nd
National
Japan Champ. 7th 1st 14th 16th 16th
Japan Jr. Champ. WD 1st 1st
GP = Grand Prix; JGP = Junior Grand Prix; WD = Withdrew

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