Background
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.
無良 崇人
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.
Chukyo University.
Mura placed fifth at the 2006 World Junior Championships. In the 2013-2014 season, he was assigned to the 2013 Skate Canada and 2013 Nippon Hōsō Kyōkai Trophy. He placed tenth and sixth at his events.
In the 2014-2015 season, Mura took silver at an International Skating Union Challenger Series event, the Lombardia Trophy, before winning gold at his first General Practice assignment of the season, the 2014 Skate Canada International.
His next assignment was the 2014 Nippon Hōsō Kyōkai Trophy, where he placed third overall, qualifying for the 2014-2015 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 2014-2015 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.
He is the 2014 Four Continents champion, 2014 Skate Canada International champion, and 2012 Trophée Éric Bompard champion. Nationally, he is a two-time Japan Championships bronze medalist (2009, 2013) and 2008 Japan Junior champion. 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. Mura finished sixth at the Japanese Nationals and was assigned to the 2014 Four Continents Championships where he won the gold.
