page_title: Kazuki Tomono
section_title: 2017–2018 season: Worlds debut
hierarchical_section_title: Kazuki Tomono / Career / 2017–2018 season: Worlds debut
caption_attribution_description: English: Photos – World Championships 2018 – Men (Kazuki TOMONO JPN – 5th Place)
context_page_description: Kazuki Tomono is a Japanese figure skater. He is the 2018 Rostelecom Cup bronze medalist and has represented Japan at the Four Continents and World Championships, achieving his best placement, fifth, at the 2018 World Championships.
context_section_description: Tomono began his season with a fifth-place finish at the 2017 U.S. Figure Skating Classic. In November, he replaced Daisuke Murakami at the 2017 NHK Trophy and finished 7th. 
  He placed fourth overall at the 2018 Japan Championships after placing fifth in both segments.
  At the 2018 Coupe du Printemps, he won the silver medal at the senior men's competition. 
  He was selected to compete at the 2018 Worlds in Milan, Italy after the withdrawal of Yuzuru Hanyu. He finished eleventh in the short program, third in the free skate, and fifth overall, setting new personal bests in all segments of the competition. His breakout performances and result helped Team Japan secure three berths for the 2019 World Figure Skating Championships.
caption: Tomono placed 5th at the 2018 World Championships
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