is a Japanese former competitive

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. 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,

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. His figure skating idol is

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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 The 2015–16 figure skating season began on July 1, 2015, and ended on June 30, 2016. During this season, elite skaters competed at the 2016 European Championships, Four Continents Championships, World Junior Championships, and World Champio ...

, Sumoto debuted on the

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circuit, placing 7th in

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. The following season, he placed fifth in

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, Czech Republic, before winning a bronze medal in

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, 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

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, 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

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. 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

Competitive highlights

2016-17 to Present

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; CS: Challenger Series; JGP:

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Detailed results

Senior level

Junior level

''Small medals are awarded at ISU championships only. Personal bests highlighted in bold.''

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sumoto, Misuki 2001 births Living people Japanese male single skaters Kansai University alumni People from Izumiōtsu, Osaka