Shoma Uno
Uno became a two-time winner of Skate Canada. He also won a gold medal at the NHK Trophy. He finished second at the Grand Prix Final. At the All Japan Championship, he sprained his right ankle during the warm-up before the official practice on the morning of the short program. In the actual performance, he succeeded in all the jumps and took the lead. He also participated in a free program and achieved the third straight victory as a result. After the tournament, he devoted himself to treatment, but when he started practice, he sprained the same spot. In the Four Continents Championships, due to the influence of injury, he was late in the short program 4th place, but he won the world's highest score after the rule revision in the free program. At the World Championship, he missed the podium in 4th place. He left the coaches Machiko Yamada and Mihoko Higuchi, who had studied for over 15 years, and showed his intention to change coaches.