Sumire Suto

Sumire Suto
Suto/Boudreau-Audet at the 2016 NHK Trophy
Native name須藤澄玲
Born (1997-11-12) November 12, 1997 (age 27)
Yokohama, Japan
Height1.51 m (4 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Figure skating career
CountryJapan
PartnerFrancis Boudreau-Audet
CoachRichard Gauthier, Bruno Marcotte
Skating clubKanagawa FSC Yokohama
Began skating2006
Medal record
Pairs' figure skating
Representing Japan Japan (with Boudreau-Audet)
World Team Trophy
Gold medal – first place 2017 Tokyo Team

Sumire Suto (須藤 澄玲, Sutō Sumire, born November 12, 1997) is a Japanese pair skater. With partner Francis Boudreau-Audet, she is the 2016 Toruń Cup champion and a two-time Japanese national champion.

Early career

Suto began learning to skate in 2006.[1]

Partnership with Chizhikov

Suto began her partnership with Konstantin Chizhikov in 2013.[2] In December of the same year, they won the Japanese national junior title, ahead of Ami Koga / Francis Boudreau-Audet. Making their international debut, they placed 4th in junior pairs at the International Challenge Cup in March 2014. Later that month, the two finished 12th at the 2014 World Junior Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria.

Suto/Chizhikov competed in the 2014–15 ISU Junior Grand Prix series, placing 7th in Ostrava and 9th in Dresden. They were coached by Yuka Sato, Jason Dungjen, and Sergei Petrovski in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.[2]

Partnership with Boudreau-Audet

2015–16 season

Suto teamed up with Francis Boudreau-Audet in the spring of 2015.[3] They decided to represent Japan in senior pairs, coached by Richard Gauthier and Bruno Marcotte in Montreal, Canada.[4] Their international debut came in December 2015 at the Golden Spin of Zagreb, where they placed 7th. Later that month, they won the Japanese national title, ahead of Marin Ono / Wesley Killing and Miu Suzaki / Ryuichi Kihara.

In January 2016, Suto/Boudreau-Audet were awarded gold at the Toruń Cup. They went on the place 9th at the 2016 Four Continents in Taipei and 22nd at the 2016 World Championships in Boston

2016–17 season

Suto/Boudreau-Audet began their season on the Challenger Series, placing fourth at the 2016 U.S. International Classic. They finished 7th at their Grand Prix assignment, the 2016 NHK Trophy. The two repeated as Japanese national champions, outscoring Suzaki/Kihara by 14 points for the title.

Programs

With Boudreau-Audet

Season Short program Free skating
2017–18
[5]
2016–17
[1]
2015–16
[4]

With Chizhikov

Season Short program Free skating
2014–15
[2]
2013–14
[6]

Competitive highlights

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

With Boudreau-Audet

International[7]
Event 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18
World Champ. 22nd 17th
Four Continents Champ. 9th 10th
GP NHK Trophy 7th 7th
GP Rostelecom Cup 8th
CS Golden Spin 7th
CS Nebelhorn Trophy 11th
CS U.S. Classic 4th 8th
Toruń Cup 1st 1st
National[8]
Japan Championships 1st 1st WD
Team events
World Team
Trophy		 1st T
6th P
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew
T = Team result; P = Personal result.
Medals awarded for team result only.

With Chizhikov

International[9]
Event 2013–14 2014–15
World Junior Champ. 12th
JGP Czech Republic 7th
JGP Germany 9th
Challenge Cup 4th J
National[10]
Japan Junior Champ. 1st
J = Junior level

References

  1. ^ a b "Sumire SUTO / Francis BOUDREAU AUDET: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on December 23, 2016.
  2. ^ a b c "Sumire SUTO / Konstantin CHIZHIKOV: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 20, 2015.
  3. ^ Xiong, Wei (July 16, 2016). "Pas à pas for Japan's Suto and Boudreau-Audet". Golden Skate.
  4. ^ a b "Sumire SUTO / Francis BOUDREAU AUDET: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 27, 2016.
  5. ^ "Sumire SUTO / Francis BOUDREAU AUDET: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 19, 2017.
  6. ^ "Sumire SUTO / Konstantin CHIZHIKOV: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 21, 2014.
  7. ^ "Competition Results: Sumire SUTO / Francis BOUDREAU AUDET". International Skating Union.
  8. ^ "須藤 澄玲 / フランシス ブードロ・オデ" [SUTO Sumire / Francis BOUDREAU-AUDET] (in Japanese). Japan Skating Federation. Archived from the original on December 23, 2016.
  9. ^ "Competition Results: Sumire SUTO / Konstantin CHIZHIKOV". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on December 23, 2016.
  10. ^ "須藤 澄玲 / コンスタンティン チジコフ" [SUTO Sumire / Konstantin CHIZHIKOV] (in Japanese). Japan Skating Federation. Archived from the original on October 15, 2014.