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 skating2022–2023 The Feeling Begins Mi Mancherai (Il Postino) 2021–2022 Forever Ain't Enough Un Giorno per Noi 2020–2021 The Feeling Begins The Mission 2019–2020 Mi Mancherai 2018–2019 Tosca 2017–2018 Singin' in the Rain Les Misérables 2016–2017 Piano Sonata No. 8, Op. 13 movement 1 movement 2 Etude Op. 8-12 2015–2016 Caprice No. 5 Piano Sonata No. 8, Op. 13 Movement 1

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 Asian Open 4th Ondrej Nepela 5th International: JuniorJunior Worlds 9th Final 3rd Croatia 4th Czech Rep. 5th 5th Germany 3rd Latvia 1st Slovakia 2nd 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 1272.81 8147.47 8220.28

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

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