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Sumitada Moriguchi

Sumitada Moriguchi (森口 澄士, Moriguchi Sumitada, born December 29, 2001) is a Japanese pair skater. With partner, Yuna Nagaoka, he is the 2023–24 Japan national champion.[1]

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)
Kyoto, Japan
HometownKyoto
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Figure skating career
CountryJapan Japan
DisciplinePair skating (since 2022)
Men's singles (2012–23)
PartnerYuna Nagaoka (since 2023)
Haruna Murakami (2022–23)
Ikura Kushida (2021)
CoachBruno Marcotte
Brian Shales
Mie Hamada
Cathy Reed
Satsuki Muramoto
Hiroaki Sato
Skating clubKinoshita Academy
Began skating2010
Japan Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022–23 Osaka Pairs
Gold medal – first place 2023–24 Nagano Pairs

With former partner, Haruna Murakami, he is the 2022 JGP Poland I bronze medalist and the 2022–23 Japan national champion on both the senior and junior levels.[2]

Personal life

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Moriguchi was born on 29 December 2001 in Kyoto, Japan.[3]

He studied Faculty of Commerce at Doshisha University, graduating in March 2024.[4][5]

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.[4][6]

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.[7][8]

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.[4][9][7] He went on to place thirteenth at the 2021–22 Japan Championships in the men's singles event.[10][8]

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.[11][3] 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.[3]

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.[12] 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.[13][3] 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.[3]

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.[14]

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. They were officially announced as a pair team in May 2022. It was also announced that Nagaoka/Moriguchi would primarily train at the Kinoshita Academy, where they would work with coaches, Mie Hamada, Cathy Reed, Satsuki Muramoto, and Hiroaki Sato, while also making frequent trips to Oakville, Ontario, Canada to work with pair skating coaches, Bruno Marcotte and Brian Shales, at the Oakville Skating Club.[7][15][16][17][18]

They debuted as a pair at the Japan Eastern Sectionals, which they won. 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 the 2023–24 Japanese National Championships.[19]

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.[20][21] 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.[22][1]

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.[1] Going on to compete on the 2024–25 Grand Prix series, Nagaoka/Moriguchi scored personal bests in all competition segments at the 2024 NHK Trophy and finish in seventh place overall.[19] The team would also surpass the minimum technical element score, making them eligible to compete at the World Championships.[23] Initially only assigned one Grand Prix event, Nagaoka/Moriguchi's names were assigned to the 2024 Finlandia Trophy days before the event following the withdrawal of Australian pair team, Golubeva/Giotopoulos Moore.[24][25] At the event, the pair place eighth of the eight pair teams in the short program but would score a personal best free skate by almost eight points, finishing third in that competition segment and moving up to sixth place overall.[19][26]

Programs

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With Nagaoka

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Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2024–2025
[27]
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
[8] 		Jekyll & Hyde:
2021–2022
[6][8] 		Jekyll & Hyde:
2020–2021
[8]

Competitive highlights

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Pairs with Nagaoka

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International[19][1][28]
Event 23–24 24–25
GP Finland 6th
GP NHK Trophy 8th 7th
CS John Nicks Pairs 8th
Asian Winter Games TBD
Challenge Cup 6th
Bavarian Open 4th
National [19]
Japan 1st
TBD = Assigned

Pairs with Murakami

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International: Junior[2]
Event 22–23
Junior Worlds 4th
JGP Final 4th
JGP Czech Republic 4th
JGP Poland 3rd
National
Japan 1st
Japan Junior 1st

Men's singles

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International[10]
Event 16–17 17–18 18–19 19–20 20–21 21–22 22–23
Triglav Trophy 2nd
National[29]
Japan 12th 13th 7th
Japan Junior 29th 20th 19th

Detailed results

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ISU personal best scores in the 5/-5 GOE System [19]
Segment Type Score Event
Total TSS 172.47 2024 NHK Trophy
Short program TSS 60.32 2024 NHK Trophy
TES 32.87 2024 NHK Trophy
PCS 27.45 2024 NHK Trophy
Free skating TSS 120.05 2024 Finlandia Trophy
TES 64.27 2024 Finlandia Trophy
PCS 56.18 2024 NHK Trophy

Pair skating

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With Nagaoka

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Current personal best scores are highlighted in bold.

Results in the 2024-25 season 
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Sep 3–4, 2024   2024 CS John Nicks Pairs 8 55.92 8 102.98 8 158.90
Nov 8–10, 2024   2024 NHK Trophy 5 60.32 7 112.15 7 172.47
Nov 15–17, 2024   2024 Skate America 8 51.75 3 120.05 6 171.80
Results in the 2023-24 season 
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Nov 24–26, 2023   2023 NHK Trophy 8 45.36 8 90.03 8 135.39
Dec 20–24, 2023   2023–24 Japan Championships 1 56.07 1 117.57 1 173.64
Jan 30–Feb 4, 2024   2024 Bavarian Open 5 48.90 4 100.35 4 149.25
Feb 22–25, 2024   2024 Challenge Cup 6 51.98 4 106.46 6 158.44

With Murakami

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Current personal best scores are highlighted in bold.

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
Date Event SP FS Total
December 22–26, 2021 2021–22 Japan Championships 13
76.14 		16
125.16 		13
201.30
2020–21 season
Date Event SP FS Total
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 SP FS Total
November 15–27, 2019 2019–20 Japan Junior Championships 19
47.50 		19
97.58 		19
145.08
2018–19 season
November 23–25, 2018 2018–19 Japan Junior Championships 24
47.05 		18
91.62 		20
138.67
2016–17 season
Date Event SP FS Total
November 23–25, 2016 2016–17 Japan Junior Championships 29
37.57 		– 29
37.57

References

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