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Sumitada Moriguchi
Murakami/Moriguchi at the 2022–23 Junior Grand Prix Final
Native name森口 澄士
Born (2001-12-29) December 29, 2001 (age 22)
Uji, Kyoto, Japan
HometownUji, Kyoto
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Figure skating career
CountryJapan Japan
DisciplinePair skating (since 2022)
Men's singles (2012–23)
PartnerYuna Nagaoka
CoachBruno Marcotte, Mie Hamada, Brian Shales, Cathy Reed, Satsuki Muramoto, Hiroaki Sato
Skating clubKinoshita Academy
Began skating2010
Event Gold medal – first place Silver medal – second place Bronze medal – third place
Japan Championships 2 0 0
Medal list
Japan Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022–23 Osaka Pairs
Gold medal – first place 2023–24 Nagano Pairs

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

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Moriguchi was born on 29 December 2001 in Uji, Kyoto, Japan.[1]

He studied Faculty of Commerce at Doshisha University, graduating in March 2024.[2][3]

Career

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Early career

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Moriguchi began figure skating in 2010 after being inspired by watching Daisuke Takahashi win the bronze medal at the 2010 Winter Olympics. His first coach was Yoko Ishii.[2][4]

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. Following the latter season, Moriguchi began training under Mie Hamada.[5][6]

He would go on to compete at the 2020–21, placing twelfth. In the spring of 2021, Moriguchi decided to try pairs skating after Hamada suggested that he give the discipline a try due to his long limbs and naturally strong back. He initially teamed up with Ikura Kushida, however, their partnership ended in the fall of that year before they got the chance to compete together.[2][7][5] He went on to place thirteenth at the 2021–22 Japan Championships in the men's singles event.[8][6]

Partnership with Murakami

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2022–23 season

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At the suggestion of Mie Hamada, Moriguchi decided to team up with fellow Hamada student, Haruna Murakami. Coached by Hamada, Narumi Takahashi, Bruno Marcotte, and Brian Shales, the pair debuted on the 2022–23 Junior Grand Prix.[9][1] The finished fourth at the 2022 JGP Czech Republic and third at the 2022 JGP Poland I. They then went on to compete at the 2022–23 Japan Junior Championships, winning 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.[10] 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.[11][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.[12]

Partnership with Nagaoka

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2023–2024 season

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In April 2023, pairs coach, Bruno Marcotte suggested that Moriguchi try pair skating with Yuna Nagaoka after noticing her potential as a pairs skater during a training camp that was organized by the Japan Skating Federation. Following a successful tryout, the pair decided to team up with their long-term goal being to compete at the 2026 Winter Olympics. It was announced in May 2023 that the pair would split their time between training in Kyoto with Mie Hamada and Oakville, Ontario, Canada with Bruno Marcotte and Brian Shales.[5][13][14][15][16]

They started off their season winning the Japan Eastern Sectionals. Elected as a host pick, Nagaoka/Moriguchi made their Grand Prix debut at the 2023 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 gold at the2023–24 Japanese National Championships.[17]

They were named to the 2024 World team on the condition that they could obtain their technical minimums at the 2024 Bavarian Open or the 2024 International Challenge Cup.[18][19] At these events, Nagaoka/Moriguchi finished fourth and sixth respectively. Although the pair scored the scored the minimum technical element score needed for the free skate, they failed to score the minimum technical element score for the short program. As a result, they were unable to compete at the 2024 World Championships.[20][21]

2024–2025 season

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Nagaoka/Moriguchi began their season by competing at the 2024 CS John Nicks International Pairs Competition, where they finished eighth.[21]

Programs

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With Nagaoka

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Season Short program Free skating
2024–2025
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2023–2024
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With Murakami

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Season Short program Free skating
2022–2023
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Single Skating

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Season Short program Free skating
2022–2023
[6] 		Jekyll & Hyde:
2021–2022
[4][6] 		Jekyll & Hyde:
2020–2021
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Competitive highlights

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Pairs with Nagaoka

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International[17][21][23]
Event 23–24 24–25
GP NHK Trophy 8th TBD
CS John Nicks Pairs 8th
Challenge Cup 6th
Bavarian Open 4th
National [17]
Japan 1st
Japan Eastern Sect. 1st
TBD = Assigned

Pairs with Murakami

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International: Junior[24]
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

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International[8]
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

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Current personal best scores are highlighted in bold.

Pair skating

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With Nagaoka

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2024–25 season
Date Event SP FS Total
November 8–10, 2024 2024 NHK Trophy TBD
September 3–4, 2024 2024 CS John Nicks Pairs 8
55.92 		8
102.98 		8
158.90
2023–24 season
Date Event SP FS Total
February 22–25, 2024 2024 Challenge Cup 6
51.98 		4
106.46 		6
158.44
January 30–February 4, 2024 2024 Bavarian Open 5
48.90 		4
100.35 		4
149.25
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

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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

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Senior results

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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

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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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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Haruna MURAKAMI / Sumitada MORIGUCHI: 2022/2023". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on September 30, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c 浅野, 有美. "フィギュア界の「二刀流」　同志社大学・森口澄士、シングルとペアで全日本出場狙う". 4 Years. 4 Years. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  3. ^ Moriguchi, Sumitada. "I graduated from Doshisha University!". Instagram. Instagram. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Sumitada MORIGUCHI: 2021/2022". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on November 29, 2022.
  5. ^ a b c "長岡柚奈選手＆森口澄士選手「（長岡選手は）恐怖心を乗り越えられそうな選手だと思った」 フィギュアスケーターのオアシス♪ KENJIの部屋". J Sports. J Sports. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  6. ^ a b c d e "森口 澄士 Sumitada Moriguchi". Fuji TV. Fuji TV. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  7. ^ "フィギュア森口澄士、櫛田育良とのペア解消「今季はシングルだけに」". Nikkan Sports. Nikkan Sports. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  8. ^ a b "Sumitada MORIGUCHI: Competition Results". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on July 31, 2023.
  9. ^ 浅野, 有美. "「りくりゅう」に続け！　同志社大学・森口澄士、いつかペアボーイとして世界へ". 4 Years. 4 Years. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  10. ^ "Entries". International Skating Union. International Skating Union. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  11. ^ "Miura/Kihara Withdrawal". Twitter. Twitter. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  12. ^ "【フィギュア】ペア"はるすみ"解散「再結成はおそらくない」アイスダンス"きだもり"も". Nikkan Sports. Nikkan Sports. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  13. ^ "【フィギュア】「"ゆなすみ"でいきましょう！」長岡柚奈、森口澄士組がペア新結成の経緯明かす". Nikkan Sports. Nikkan Sports. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  14. ^ "【フィギュア】注目の新ペア誕生　長岡柚奈と森口澄士「２人で成長していけるように」". Nikkan Sports. Nikkan Sports. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  15. ^ "長岡柚奈選手＆森口澄士選手「夢であるオリンピックで金メダルを獲ることを追い続ける」 フィギュアスケーターのオアシス♪ KENJIの部屋". J Sports. J Sports. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  16. ^ a b "Yuna NAGAOKA / Sumitada MORIGUCHI: 2023/2024". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on August 22, 2024.
  17. ^ a b c "JPN-Yuna Nagaoka/Sumitada Moriguchi". Skating Scores.
  18. ^ @skatejapanews (December 24, 2023). "Junior Worlds Assignments✨" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  19. ^ @skatejapanews (January 18, 2024). "Pairs entries for Bavarian Open 2023" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  20. ^ 仁志, 倉沢. "ペア「ゆなすみ」インタビュー「来年は一緒に世界選手権出ようねって」". Manichi. Manichi. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  21. ^ a b c "Yuna NAGAOKA / Sumitada MORIGUCHI: Competition Results". International Skating Union. International Skating Union. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  22. ^ Cite error: The named reference ISU-2425 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  23. ^ "長岡 柚奈 Yuna NAGAOKA / 森口 澄士 Sumitada MORIGUCHI". Fuji TV. Fuji TV. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  24. ^ "Haruna MURAKAMI / Sumitada MORIGUCHI: Competition Results". International Skating Union. Retrieved September 5, 2023.
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