| Native name | 須藤澄玲 |
|---|---|
| Country | Japan |
| Birth date | November 12, 1997 (age 28) |
| Birth place | Yokohama, Japan |
| Height | 1.51 m (4 ft 11 in) |
| Partner | Francis Boudreau-Audet |
| Skating club | Kanagawa FSC Yokohama |
| Beganskating | 2006 |
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] |
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| 2015–16 [4] |
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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
- ^ "Sumire SUTO / Francis BOUDREAU AUDET: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on December 23, 2016.
- ^ "Sumire SUTO / Konstantin CHIZHIKOV: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived May 20, 2015 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ Xiong, Wei (July 16, 2016). "Pas à pas for Japan's Suto and Boudreau-Audet". Golden Skate
- ^ "Sumire SUTO / Francis BOUDREAU AUDET: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 27, 2016.
- ^ "Sumire SUTO / Francis BOUDREAU AUDET: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 19, 2017.
- ^ "Sumire SUTO / Konstantin CHIZHIKOV: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 21, 2014.
- ^ "Competition Results: Sumire SUTO / Francis BOUDREAU AUDET". International Skating Union.
- ^ "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 December 23, 2016 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ "Competition Results: Sumire SUTO / Konstantin CHIZHIKOV". International Skating Union. Archived December 23, 2016 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ "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.