Journalist: Wei Xiong, Tianyuan Zhang; Photographer: Tianyuan Zhang

Stéphane Lambiel is one of the most successful skaters in history. Once a competitive skater, he was known for his super spins and great personalities shown in his programs. Even though it’s been years since he retired from competitive skating, Lambiel never left the ice. He participated in various ice shows and even created his own. He opened his own skating school and choreographed for numerous world-class skaters. Among his students stands Koshiro Shimada, the newly medaled Japanese junior skater at the Grand Prix Final in Vancouver. After the Japanese Nationals, Shimada was nominated to represent Japan at the Junior World Championship. As Shimada’s coach, Lambiel talked about Shimada’s performance, as well as the feeling of stepping in as coach and choreographer in the figure skating world.