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| Sumitada Moriguchi | |
|---|---|
 Murakami/Moriguchi at the
2022–23 Junior Grand Prix Final | |
| Native name | 森口 澄士 |
| Born | December 29, 2001 Uji, Kyoto, Japan |
| Hometown | Uji, Kyoto |
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country |
Japan |
| Partner | Yuna Nagaoka |
| Coach | Bruno Marcotte, Mie Hamada, Brian Shales, Cathy Reed, Satsuki Muramoto, Hiroaki Sato |
| Skating club | Kinoshita Academy |
| Began skating | 2010 |
Sumitada Moriguchi (森口 澄士, Moriguchi Sumitada, born December 29, 2001) is a Japanese pair skater. With his partner Haruna Murakami, he is the 2022 JGP Poland I bronze medalist and the 2022–23 Japan champion at both the senior and junior levels.
Personal life
Moriguchi was born on 29 December 2001 in Uji, Kyoto, Japan. [1]
He is a student at Doshisha University, where he studies in the Faculty of Commerce. [2]
Career
Early career
Moriguchi began figure skating in 2010 after being inspired by watching Daisuke Takahashi win the bronze medal at the 2010 Winter Olympics. [2]
He competed at the 2016–17, 2018–19, and the 2019–20 Japan Junior Championships, respectively finishing twenty-ninth, twentieth, and nineteenth at those events.
He also competed at the 2020–21 and 2021–22 Japan Championships, placing twelfth and thirteenth, respectively. [3]
In 2021, Moriguchi briefly tried pair skating with Ikura Kushida, although they never competed in competition together. [2] [4]
Partnership with Murakami
2022–23 season
At the suggestion of his coach, Mie Hamada, Moriguchi decided to team up with fellow Hamada student, Haruna Murakami. While Hamada remained their singles coach, they were simultaneously coached by former Japanese pairs skater, Narumi Takahashi, while also working with Bruno Marcotte and Brian Shales. [5] [1]
They made their debut as a pair team on the 2022–23 Junior Grand Prix, Murakami/Moriguchi placed fourth at the 2022 JGP Czech Republic and third at the 2022 JGP Poland I.
Competing at the 2022–23 Japan Junior Championships, Murakami/Moriguchi won the gold medal. [1]
Although initially listed as alternates to compete at the 2022–23 Junior Grand Prix Final in Turin, Italy, they were ultimately called up to compete due to the withdrawal of Canadian pair team, Ava Kemp / Yonathan Elizarov. [6]
At the Final, Murakami/Moriguchi placed fifth in the short program and third in the free skate, finishing in fourth place overall.
They went on to compete at the 2022–23 Japan Championships, which they won, after Riku Miura / Ryuichi Kihara were forced to withdraw due to flight delays. [7] [1] Moriguchi also competed in the men's singles event at Nationals and finished seventh, his highest result to date.
Selected to compete at the 2023 World Junior Championships in Calgary, Alberta, Murakami/Moriguchi finished fourth after placing sixth in the short program and fourth in the free skate. [1]
Moriguchi went on to compete at the 2023 Triglav Trophy, where he won the silver medal behind Nozomu Yoshioka.
Following the season, it was announced that Murakami/Moriguchi had parted ways due to Moriguchi no longer being age eligible to compete on the junior level and Murakami being age ineligible to compete on the senior level for another three years. [8]
Partnership with Nagaoka
In May 2023, it was announced that Moriguchi had teamed up with former singles skater, Yuna Nagaoka. [9] [10] They started off their season winning the Japan Eastern Sectionals. They went to their solo GP event, the NHK Trophy. They scored 45.36 for their short program, 90.03 for their free, and 135.39 overall, placing eighth. They went on to win their first Japanese National title.
They were named to the World Figure Skating Championships. [11] It was announced later that they would be attending the Bavarian Open to get their minimums, which would be their international debut. [12]
Programs
With Nagaoka
| Season | Short program | Free skating |
|---|---|---|
| 2023–2024 |
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With Murakami
| Season | Short program | Free skating |
|---|---|---|
| 2022–2023 [1] |
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Single Skating
| Season | Short program | Free skating |
|---|---|---|
| 2022–2023 [13] |
|
Jekyll & Hyde:
|
| 2021–2022 [13] |
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Jekyll & Hyde:
|
| 2020–2021 [13] |
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Competitive highlights
JGP: Junior Grand Prix
Pairs with Nagaoka
| International | ||
|---|---|---|
| Event | 23–24 | |
| World Championships | TBD | |
| GP NHK Trophy | 8th | |
| Challenge Cup | 6th | |
| Bavarian Open | 4th | |
| National [14] | ||
| Japan | 1st | |
| Japan Eastern Sect. | 1st | |
| Levels: J = Junior | ||
Pairs with Murakami
| International: Junior | |
|---|---|
| Event | 22–23 |
| Junior Worlds | 4th |
| JGP Final | 4th |
| JGP Czech Republic | 4th |
| JGP Poland | 3rd |
| National | |
| Japan | 1st |
| Japan Junior | 1st |
| Eastern Sect. | 1st J |
| TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew; C = Cancelled Levels: J = Junior | |
Men's singles
| International | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 12–13 | 13–14 | 14–15 | 15–16 | 16–17 | 17–18 | 18–19 | 19–20 | 20–21 | 21–22 | 22–23 |
| Triglav Trophy | 2nd | ||||||||||
| National | |||||||||||
| Japan | 12th | 13th | 7th | ||||||||
| Japan Junior | 29th | 20th | 19th | ||||||||
| Japan Novice | 12th B | 18th A | 19th A | ||||||||
| Western Sect. | 25th J | 16th J | 20th J | 17th J | 5th J | 6th | 1st | 3rd | |||
| Kinki Reg. | 4th B | 2nd A | 4th A | 8th J | 5th J | 10th J | 5th J | 7th J | 5th | 4th | 3rd |
| TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew; C = Cancelled Levels: A = Novice A; B = Novice B; J = Junior | |||||||||||
Detailed results
Current personal best scores are highlighted in bold.
Pair skating
With Nagaoka
| 2022–23 season | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |
| March 18-24, 2024 | 2024 World Championships | TBD | |||
| February 22–25, 2024 | 2024 Challenge Cup | 6 51.98 |
4 106.46 |
6 158.44 | |
| December 20–24, 2023 | 2023–24 Japan Championships | 1 56.07 |
1 117.57 |
1 173.64 | |
| November 24-26, 2023 | 2023 NHK Trophy | 8 45.36 |
8 90.03 |
8 135.39 | |
With Murakami
| 2022–23 season | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Event | Level | SP | FS | Total |
| February 27-March 5, 2023 | 2023 World Junior Championships | Junior | 6 55.69 |
4 99.02 |
4 154.71 |
| December 21–25, 2022 | 2022–23 Japan Championships | Senior | 1 54.21 |
1 107.86 |
1 162.07 |
| December 8–11, 2022 | 2022–23 JGP Final | Junior | 5 46.80 |
3 102.23 |
4 149.03 |
| November 25–27, 2022 | 2022–23 Japan Junior Championships | Junior | 1 52.72 |
1 96.36 |
1 149.08 |
| September 28–October 1, 2022 | 2022 JGP Poland I | Junior | 4 47.94 |
2 92.41 |
3 140.35 |
| August 31–September 3, 2022 | 2022 JGP Czech Republic | Junior | 5 42.34 |
3 87.50 |
4 129.84 |
Singles skating
Senior results
| 2022–23 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| April 13–16, 2023 | 2023 Triglav Trophy | 2 79.47 |
2 153.32 |
2 232.79 |
| December 21–25, 2022 | 2022–23 Japan Championships | 10 76.31 |
5 165.32 |
7 241.63 |
| 2021–22 season | ||||
| December 22–26, 2021 | 2021–22 Japan Championships | 13 76.14 |
16 125.16 |
13 201.30 |
| 2020–21 season | ||||
| December 23–27, 2020 | 2020–21 Japan Championships | 17 66.18 |
12 129.92 |
12 196.10 |
Junior results
| 2019–20 season | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Event | Level | SP | FS | Total |
| November 15–27, 2019 | 2019–20 Japan Junior Championships | Junior | 19 47.50 |
19 97.58 |
19 145.08 |
| 2018–19 season | |||||
| November 23–25, 2018 | 2018–19 Japan Junior Championships | Junior | 24 47.05 |
18 91.62 |
20 138.67 |
References
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- ^ "Sumitada Moriguchi: 2020/21". International Skating Union. International Skating Union. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
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- ^ a b c "森口 澄士 Sumitada MORIGUCHI". Fuji TV. Fuji TV. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
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