is a Japanese former competitive figure skater. He is the 2014 Four Continents champion, 2014 Skate Canada International champion, and 2012 Trophée Éric Bompard champion. Nationally, he is a five-time Japan Championships bronze medalist and 2007 Japan Junior champion.
Personal life Takahito Mura was born in Matsudo, Chiba, Japan. His father, Takashi, competed internationally in both singles and pairs, and his mother also competed in figure skating. In 2013, he married his wife and had a daughter, Kanna.
Career Mura placed fifth at the 2006 World Junior Championships. He won two medals on the Junior Grand Prix circuit in 2006 and qualified for the Junior Grand Prix Final, where he placed just off the podium. He made his senior international debut at the 2008 Finlandia Trophy, which he won.
Mura won his first senior Grand Prix medal, gold, at the 2012 Trophée Éric Bompard. In the 2013-14 season, he was assigned to the 2013 Skate Canada and 2013 NHK Trophy. He placed tenth and sixth at his events. Mura finished sixth at the Japanese Nationals and was assigned to the 2014 Four Continents Championships where he won the gold.
In the 2014–15 season, Mura took silver at an ISU Challenger Series event, the Lombardia Trophy, before winning gold at his first GP assignment of the season, the 2014 Skate Canada International. His next assignment was the 2014 NHK Trophy, where he placed third overall, qualifying for the 2014–15 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final, in Barcelona, Spain.
At the Grand Prix Final, Mura finished last in the short program and fourth in the free skate, ending fifth overall. He competed in the 2014–15 Japan Figure Skating Championships, where he finished 5th. When Tatsuki Machida retired from figure skating, Mura was named as his replacement to represent Japan at the 2015 World Figure Skating Championships, along with Yuzuru Hanyu and Takahiko Kozuka. He was also selected to represent Japan at the 2015 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, where he finished seventh. At the World Championships, Mura finished in 16th place.
Post-competitive career In October 2024 Mura joined forces with Olympic champion Shizuka Arakawa, Olympic bronze medalist Daisuke Takahashi, Kana Muramoto, Kazuki Tomono, 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.
Programs Season Short program Free skating Exhibition 2017–18 Farrucas - Zapateado (Flamenco)
Too Close The Phantom of the Opera Farrucas - Zapateado (Flamenco)
Evermore 2016–17 Zapateado (flamenco) Piano Concerto No. 2 The Lady Is a Trampby Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga 2015–16 Dark Eyes O Feeling Good 2014–15 Carmen
Violin Concerto The Phantom of the Opera Love Never Dies
Feeling Good 2013–14 Minnie the Moocher Jumpin' Jack Shōgun
Spartacus Love Never Dies 2012–13 Malagueña Shōgun Talking to the Moon 2011–12 Red Violin Primavera Porteña Neutron Star Collision 2010–11 La califfa Slow Dancing in the Big City 2009–10 Für Elise Gettysburg 2008–09 The Feeling Begins Kojiki 2007–08 Art on Ice Violin Concerto
Emperor Concerto Mas que nada 2006–07 KA 2005–06 Sabre Dance Violin Concerto
Competitive highlights GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix International Event02–0303–0404–0505–0606–0707–08 08–09 09–10 10–11 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18 Worlds 15th 8th 16th Four Continents 5th 8th 1st 7th 5th 12th Final 5th Bompard 1st 5th NHK Trophy 5th 6th 6th 3rd 3rd Skate America 10th 7th Skate Canada 8th 10th 1st 8th 12th Lombardia 2nd U.S. Classic 2nd 7th Asian Games 2nd 4th Challenge Cup 1st Finlandia Trophy 1st 1st Merano Cup 1st Nepela Trophy 2nd WD NRW Trophy 4th Printemps 3rd 2nd Triglav Trophy 1st International: Junior Junior Worlds5th8th19th Final4th Germany 3rd Hungary 2nd Poland8th Romania 3rd Slovakia5th Taiwan 3rd NationalJapan Champ.8th8th5th 3rd 10th 5th 5th 3rd 6th 5th 3rd 3rd 3rd Japan Junior18th13th12th 2nd 2nd 1st Team eventsWorld TeamTrophy 3rd T 5th P 3rd T 4th P
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