Tatsuki Machida

Quick Facts

Full Name	Tatsuki Machida
Occupation	Figure Skater
Date Of Birth	Mar 9, 1990(1990-03-09)
Age	34
Birthplace	Kawasaki
Country	Japan
Birth City	Kanagawa Prefecture
Horoscope	Pisces

Tatsuki Machida Biography

Tatsuki Machida is one of the most popular and richest Figure Skater who was born on March 9, 1990 in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Tatsuki Machida (Ting Tian Shu , Machida Tatsuki) (born on March 9 1990) is a Japanese figure skater. He was his 2013 World silver medalist and in 2010, the Four Continents silver medalist, and 2014 Japanese National Silver Medalist. Machida has been the winner in 4 Grand Prix events — the 2012 Cup of China, the 2013 Rostelecom Cup, Skate America, 2013 Rostelecom Cup and the 2014 Rostelecom Cup. Skate America.

The 2014-15 season was the first time Machida was selected for in the competitions of 2014 Skate America team and the 2013 Trophee Eric Bompard. After winning the second Skate America title, he was first in the short and free program and set personal bests in both. He also was able to win by 30 points over the second-place finalist, Jason Brown of the United States. Machida was winning his 4th GP title. The 2014 Trophee Eric Bompard Machida was 2nd in the shorter and the free program, finishing second overall, just behind Maxim Kovtun. He was then qualified for to compete in the Grand Prix Final for the third time in a row. After placing second in the short-course Machida struggled during the long program and finished sixth in that segment as well as overall. Machida was fourth in the 2014-15 Japan Championships and was selected for the 2015 World team. He announced his decision to quit competition skating to focus on his studies. Takahito Mura was awarded his World place.

Tatsuki Machida was born in Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan. He studied literature at Kansai University in Osaka. In 2015, he began a Master’s program in sport management at Waseda University’s Graduate School of Sciences.

It has been reported that Machida was the inspiration for the character of Yuri Katsuki in the 2016 figure-skating anime Yuri on Ice, due to the similarities between Machida’s real-life career and Katsuki’s fictional career. The series author, Mitsurō Kubo, is a fan of Tatsuki.

The 2013, Skate America, Machida won his second GP title. He was first in the free and short programs, setting personal records in both, and was able to win 25 points more than second-place finalist, Adam Rippon of the United States. At the 2013 Rostelecom Cup Machida finished second following the short program , which was a little behind Maxim Kovtun of Russia. But he was able to win the free skate by more than 25 points and won the contest – more than 16 points more than Kovtun. He was able to participate in an appearance in the Grand Prix Final in second overall, just behind Patrick Chan of Canada. In the Grand Prix Final he recovered from a weak brief program and skated a solid long program and place 4th. He finished 2nd at the 2013-14 Japan Figure Skating Championships, making it onto the Japanese Olympic and World teams for the first time in his career.

Tatsuki Machida Net Worth

Tatsuki Machida is one of the richest Figure Skater from Japan. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Tatsuki Machida 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

In the year 2011, Machida relocated back to U.S. to train at Lake Arrowhead, California’s Ice Castle and was mostly coached under Anthony Liu.

Machida was the first senior to win a Grand Prix medal, bronze during the event of 2012. Skate America. He took the first ever senior GP victory in the 2012 Cup of China, in which he defeated the former World winner Daisuke Takahashi. These results allowed him to qualify for his place in the Grand Prix Final, where the race ended in sixth place overall.

At the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Machida placed 11th in the short program, fourth in the free skate, and fifth overall. Machida significantly improved his personal best short program score at the 2014 World Championships in Saitama, Japan and ranked first in the segment. He 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.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Tatsuki Machida height 5 ft 4 in Tatsuki weight 52 kg & body measurements will update soon.

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Facts & Trivia

Tatsuki Ranked on the list of most popular Figure Skater. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Japan. Tatsuki Machida celebrates birthday on March 9 of every year.