is a Japanese competitive

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. He currently competes in

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with Narumi Takahashi.

Career

Competing in

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, Shibata won two gold medals on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series and qualified to two ISU Junior Grand Prix Finals. He appeared at the

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and 2006 World Junior Championships, finishing 12th both times, and at three senior

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events. He retired in 2010. On May 18, 2016, it was announced that Shibata had formed a pair skating partnership with Narumi Takahashi and that they would train in Chicago. The Japanese media called Shibata "the Japanese Johnny Weir". He was able to perform a Biellmann spin in competition.

Programs

Competitive highlights

''GP:

; JGP: Junior Grand Prix''

Pairs with Takahashi

Men's singles

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Shibata, Ryo Japanese male single skaters Japanese male pair skaters Figure skaters at the 2017 Asian Winter Games Asian Games competitors for Japan 1987 births Living people Sportspeople from Hokkaido People from Kushiro, Hokkaido