
In September 2018, Hiwatashi won the silver medal at the 2018 JGP Canada, behind Petr Gumennik. By the end of the season, he was training under Christine Krall and Damon Allen in Colorado. He finished seventh at the 2018 World Junior Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria.
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Championships, he placed fifteenth in the short program, seventh in the free skate, and twelfth overall. Hiwatashi won two bronze medals on the 2017 JGP circuit at 2017 JGP Riga and 2017 JGP Egna. During the season, he was coached by Kori Ade in Monument, Colorado. He competed at the 2016 CS Warsaw Cup, placing ninth, and finished fifteenth at the 2017 U.S. Hiwatashi started his season at 2016 JGP Saint-Gervais, where he placed sixth. He was coached by Alexander Ouriashev in Glen Ellyn, Illinois. In March at the World Junior Championships, he placed sixth in the short program and third in the free skate to win the bronze medal behind Daniel Samohin of Israel and Nicolas Nadeau of Canada.

Later that month, he was selected to replace the injured Nathan Chen at the 2016 World Junior Championships in Debrecen, Hungary. He won the junior silver medal at the Midwestern Sectionals, finishing second to Alexei Krasnozhon, and went on to become the junior national champion, outscoring Kevin Shum by 14.78 points for gold at the 2016 U.S. In 2015–2016, Hiwatashi debuted on the JGP series, placing fifth in Colorado Springs, Colorado before winning the bronze medal in Zagreb, Croatia.

He ended his season with the junior gold medal at the International Challenge Cup. He won the bronze medal at the Midwestern Sectionals and placed fifth at the 2015 U.S. Hiwatashi competed on the junior level during the 2014–2015 season. As a result, he missed the rest of the 2013–2014 season. Championships.Ĭoached by Alexandre Fadeev in Wilmette, Illinois, Hiwatashi was scheduled to make his ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) debut in Mexico in early September 2013 but sustained a medial malleolus fracture in his left foot during an official practice at the competition. He advanced to the novice level in 2012–13, winning the gold medal at the Upper Great Lakes Regionals, the Midwestern Sectionals, and the 2013 U.S. In 2011–2012, Hiwatashi moved up to the intermediate level, winning the gold medal at the Upper Great Lakes Regionals and the 2012 U.S. During the 2010–2011 season, he won the juvenile gold medal at both the Upper Great Lakes Regionals and the 2011 U.S. Continuing as a juvenile in 2009–2010, he won the bronze medal at the Upper Great Lakes Regionals before finishing sixth at the 2010 U.S. He competed on the juvenile level during the 2008–2009 season, placing fourth at the Upper Great Lakes Regional Championships. Hiwatashi began skating at age five after a rink opened near his house. He currently trains and resides most of his time in Colorado Springs, Colorado. For much of his early life, he lived in the Chicago suburb Hoffman Estates. His mother, Satomi, and father, Satoshi Hiwatashi, are both from Kobe, Japan. Hiwatashi was born on January 20, 2000, in Englewood, New Jersey. He is also the 2019 World Junior champion, the 2016 World Junior bronze medalist, a five-time medalist on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series, and the 2016 U.S. He is the 2018 CS Inge Solar Memorial – Alpen Trophy bronze medalist and a two-time U.S.

Tomoki Richard Hiwatashi (born January 20, 2000) is an American figure skater.
