Shoma Uno: Two-Time World Champion and Quad Pioneer
Shoma Uno: Two-Time World Champion and Quad Pioneer
Back-to-back world titles, three Olympic medals and the first quad flip. Here is the career of Shoma Uno.
Shoma Uno is one of the finest male figure skaters of his generation. A two-time World champion (2022, 2023) — the first Japanese man to win back-to-back world titles — and a three-time Olympic medallist, he was also the first skater to land a quadruple flip in competition.
1. World champion
Back-to-back world titles.
Uno won the World Championship in 2022 and 2023, becoming the first Japanese man to win consecutive world titles, after earlier taking world silver in 2017 and 2018.1
2. Olympic medals
Three trips to the podium.
He won individual silver at PyeongChang 2018 and individual bronze plus team silver at Beijing 2022 — a three-time Olympic medallist.1
3. A jumping pioneer
First to a new quad.
Uno was the first skater to land a quadruple flip in competition, pushing the technical limits of men’s skating.1 He retired from competition in May 2024.
4. Why he matters
Carrying the torch after Hanyu.
Uno led Japanese men’s skating into a new era after Yuzuru Hanyu — part of the country’s remarkable depth in figure skating.
Frequently asked questions
How many world titles did Shoma Uno win?
Two — in 2022 and 2023, the first Japanese man to win back-to-back.
How many Olympic medals does he have?
Three — individual silver (2018), individual bronze and team silver (2022).
What was his technical first?
He was the first skater to land a quadruple flip in competition.
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Sources & notes
- Two-time World champion (2022/2023, first Japanese man back-to-back); world silver 2017/2018; Olympic individual silver 2018, individual bronze + team silver 2022; first to land a quad flip; retired May 2024. Wikipedia; Olympics.com.
A profile dated 21 June 2026. No copyrighted material is reproduced.
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| 日付 | 変更内容 |
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| 2026年6月22日 | 初回公開 |
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最終検証日：2026年6月22日
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