# Mitsuki Sumoto

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. 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.
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 and a 4th-place finish at 2017 JGP Croatia. 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. 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, 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.

### 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.

### 2020–21 season

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

### 2021–22 season

Sumoto placed fifteenth at the 2021–22 Japan Championships.

### 2022–23 season

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

## 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 | The Feeling Begins choreo. by Nanami Abe | Mi Mancherai by Josh Groban |
| 2018–2019 | Tosca by Giacomo Puccini | Mi Mancherai by Josh Groban |
| 2017–2018 | Singin' in the Rain by Nacio Herb Brown | Les Misérables by Claude-Michel Schoenberg |
| 2016–2017 | 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 | 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 :
| 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 |||||||||
| 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 |||||||||
| 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

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 |