Mitsuki Sumoto

Mitsuki Sumoto
Mitsuki Sumoto
Native name	須本光希
Born	February 4, 2001 (age 23); Izumiotsu, Osaka, Japan
Hometown	Izumiōtsu, Osaka, Japan
Height	1.64 m (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in)
Figure skating career
Country	Japan
Coach	Yoshinori Onishi
Skating club	Uenoshiba SC, Sakai City
Began skating	2005
Retired	2022
Medal record
Representing Japan
Figure skating: Men's singles
Junior Grand Prix Final

Mitsuki Sumoto (須本光希, Sumoto Mitsuki, born 4 February 2001) is a Japanese former competitive figure skater. He is the 2017–18 Junior Grand Prix Final bronze medalist, the 2017 JGP Latvia champion, and the 2017–18 Japanese junior national champion.^[1] He finished within the top ten at the 2018 World Junior Championships.

Personal life

Sumoto was born on 4 February 2001 in Izumiotsu, Osaka, Japan.^[2]

His figure skating idol is Yuzuru Hanyu.

Career

Early career

Competing at the Japan Novice Championships, Sumoto placed 10th in the 2011–12 season, 12th in 2012–13, and 8th in 2013–14.

During the 2015–16 figure skating season, Sumoto debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix circuit, placing 7th in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The following season, he placed fifth in Ostrava, Czech Republic, before winning a bronze medal in Dresden, Germany.

2017–18 season

Sumoto started the 2017–18 season with a gold medal at 2017 JGP Latvia^[3] and a 4th-place finish at 2017 JGP Croatia.^[4] His results qualified him for the 2017-18 Junior Grand Prix Final. He won the 2017–18 Japanese Junior National title in November, placing first in both segments of the competition.^[1] At the 2017–18 Junior Grand Prix Final, Sumoto won the bronze medal, placing third in both the short program and the free skate.

He placed 6th on the senior level at the 2017-18 Japan Figure Skating Championships and was assigned to the 2018 World Junior Figure Skating Championships,^[5] where he placed third in the short program and ninth in the free skate, finishing in ninth place overall. Sumoto revealed that he had injured his ankle in mid-February during training and competed while taking painkillers.^[6]

2018–19 season

Sumoto started his season at the beginning of August, with a 4th-place finish on the senior level at 2018 CS Asian Trophy. He went on to take the silver medal at JGP Slovakia.^[7]

2020–21 season

Sumoto was assigned to compete at the 2020 NHK Trophy but withdrew with a fever.^[8] He was later diagnosed with gastroenteritis.^[9] He subsequently competed at the 2020–21 Japan Championships, placing fourteenth.^[10]

2021–22 season

Sumoto placed fifteenth at the 2021–22 Japan Championships.^[10]

2022–23 season

After coming twenty-fourth at the 2022–23 Japan Championships, Sumoto announced his decision to retire from competitive skating.^[11]

Programs

Season	Short program	Free skating
2022–2023	The Feeling Begins by Peter Gabriel choreo. by Nanami Abe	Mi Mancherai (Il Postino) by Luis Bacalov Josh Groban choreo. by Nanami Abe
2021–2022	Forever Ain't Enough by Ronan Keating choreo. by :Keisuke Kodaira	Un Giorno per Noi (from Romeo and Juliet) by Josh Groban choreo. by Nanami Abe
2020–2021	The Feeling Begins choreo. by Nanami Abe	The Mission by Ennio Morricone choreo. by Nanami Abe
2019–2020 ^{[citation needed]}	The Feeling Begins choreo. by Nanami Abe	Mi Mancherai by Josh Groban
2018–2019 ^[12]	Tosca by Giacomo Puccini	Mi Mancherai by Josh Groban
2017–2018 ^[13]	Singin' in the Rain by Nacio Herb Brown	Les Misérables by Claude-Michel Schoenberg
2016–2017 ^[2]	Singin' in the Rain by Nacio Herb Brown	Piano Sonata No. 8, Op. 13 by Ludwig van Beethoven movement 1 movement 2 Etude Op. 8-12 by Alexander Skriabin
2015–2016 ^[14]	Caprice No. 5 by Niccolò Paganini	Piano Sonata No. 8, Op. 13 Movement 1 by Ludwig van Beethoven

Competitive highlights

2016-17 to Present

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International^[10]
Event	15–16	16–17	17–18	18–19	19–20	20–21	21–22	22–23
CS Asian Open				4th
CS Ondrej Nepela					5th
International: Junior^[10]
Junior Worlds			9th
JGP Final			3rd
JGP Croatia			4th
JGP Czech Rep.		5th		5th
JGP Germany		3rd
JGP Latvia			1st
JGP Slovakia				2nd
JGP USA	7th
Asian Trophy	1st
National^[15]^[16]
Japan	14th	13th	6th		8th	14th	15th	24th
Japan Junior	6th	3rd	1st	7th
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew Levels: J = Junior

Detailed results

Senior level

2022–23 season
Date	Event	SP	FS	Total
December 21–25, 2022	2022–23 Japan Championships	23 61.07	23 111.33	24 172.40
2021–22 season
Date	Event	SP	FS	Total
December 22–26, 2021	2021–22 Japan Championships	17 68.55	13 131.07	15 199.62
2020–21 season
Date	Event	SP	FS	Total
December 24–27, 2020	2020–21 Japan Championships	15 67.15	14 126.22	14 193.37
2019–20 season
Date	Event	SP	FS	Total
December 18–22, 2019	2019–20 Japan Championships	12 72.81	8 147.47	8 220.28

Junior level

Sumoto at the 2017–18 Junior Grand Prix Final

Small medals are awarded at ISU championships only. Personal bests highlighted in bold.

2018–19 season
Date	Event	Level	SP	FS	Total
November 23–25, 2018	2018–19 Japan Junior Championships	Junior	5 69.89	8 122.99	7 192.88
September 26–29, 2018	2018 JGP Czech Republic	Junior	5 67.85	3 133.70	5 201.55
August 22–25, 2018	2018 JGP Slovakia	Junior	2 74.13	2 136.18	2 210.31
August 1–5, 2018	2018 CS Asian Trophy	Senior	3 63.65	4 118.74	4 182.39
2017–18 season
Date	Event	Level	SP	FS	Total
March 5–11, 2018	2018 World Junior Championships	Junior	3 72.94	9 126.57	9 199.51
December 21–24, 2017	2017–18 Japan Championships	Senior	7 72.93	6 152.83	6 225.76
December 7–10, 2017	2017–18 Junior Grand Prix Final	Junior	3 77.10	3 137.35	3 214.45
November 24–26, 2017	2017–18 Japan Junior Championships	Junior	1 67.34	1 130.85	1 198.19
September 27–30, 2017	2017 JGP Croatia	Junior	3 73.18	4 134.36	4 207.54
September 6–9, 2017	2017 JGP Latvia	Junior	4 63.25	1 140.26	1 203.51
2016–17 season
Date	Event	Level	SP	FS	Total
December 22–25, 2016	2016–17 Japan Championships	Senior	12 60.97	14 117.63	13 178.60
November 18–20, 2016	2016–17 Japan Junior Championships	Junior	3 63.60	3 128.21	3 191.81
October 5–8, 2016	2016 JGP Germany	Junior	4 65.11	3 130.63	3 195.74
August 31–September 3, 2016	2016 JGP Czech Republic	Junior	5 63.72	5 129.41	5 193.13
2015–16 season
Date	Event	Level	SP	FS	Total
December 24–27, 2015	2015–16 Japan Championships	Senior	18 58.11	14 118.21	14 176.32
November 21–23, 2015	2015–16 Japan Junior Championships	Junior	6 58.82	6 111.05	6 169.87
September 2–5, 2015	2015 JGP United States	Junior	9 56.35	7 112.09	7 168.44
August 5–8, 2015	2015 Asian Open Trophy	Junior	1 53.51	1 109.80	1 163.31