Sumitada Moriguchi

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.

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
Uji, Kyoto, Japan
HometownUji, Kyoto
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Figure skating career
CountryJapan Japan
PartnerYuna Nagaoka
CoachNarumi Takahashi, Bruno Marcotte, Mie Hamada, Brian Shales
Skating clubKinoshita Academy
Began skating2010

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]

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]

Programs

With Murakami
Season Short program Free skating
2022–2023
[1]

Single Skating
Season Short program Free skating
2022–2023
[11]		 Jekyll & Hyde:
2021–2022
[11]		 Jekyll & Hyde:
2020–2021
[11]

Competitive highlights

JGP: Junior Grand Prix

With Murakami for Japan
International: Junior
Event 22–23
Junior Worlds4th
JGP Final4th
JGP Czech Republic4th
JGP Poland3rd
National
Japan1st
Japan Junior1st
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 Trophy2nd
National
Japan12th13th7th
Japan Junior29th20th19th
Japan Novice12th B18th A19th A
Western Sect.25th J16th J20th J17th J5th J6th1st3rd
Kinki Reg.4th B2nd A4th A8th J5th J10th J5th J7th J5th4th3rd
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.

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

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
  1. "Haruna MURAKAMI / Sumitada MORIGUCHI: 2022/2023". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on September 30, 2022.
  2. 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. "Sumitada Moriguchi: 2020/21". International Skating Union. International Skating Union. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  4. "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.
  5. 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.
  6. "Entries". International Skating Union. International Skating Union. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  7. "Miura/Kihara Withdrawal". Twitter. Twitter. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  8. "【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.
  9. "【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.
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