is a Japanese pair skater. With partner Francis Boudreau-Audet, she is the 2016 Toruń Cup champion and a two-time Japanese national champion.
Early career Suto began learning to skate in 2006.
Partnership with Chizhikov Suto began her partnership with Konstantin Chizhikov in 2013. In December of the same year, they won the Japanese national junior title, ahead of Ami Koga / Francis Boudreau-Audet. Making their international debut, they placed 4th in junior pairs at the International Challenge Cup in March 2014. Later that month, the two finished 12th at the 2014 World Junior Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria.
Suto/Chizhikov competed in the 2014–15 ISU Junior Grand Prix series, placing 7th in Ostrava and 9th in Dresden. They were coached by Yuka Sato, Jason Dungjen, and Sergei Petrovski in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.
Partnership with Boudreau-Audet
2015–16 season Suto teamed up with Francis Boudreau-Audet in the spring of 2015. They decided to represent Japan in senior pairs, coached by Richard Gauthier and Bruno Marcotte in Montreal, Canada. Their international debut came in December 2015 at the Golden Spin of Zagreb, where they placed 7th. Later that month, they won the Japanese national title, ahead of Marin Ono / Wesley Killing and Miu Suzaki / Ryuichi Kihara.
In January 2016, Suto/Boudreau-Audet were awarded gold at the Toruń Cup. They went on the place 9th at the 2016 Four Continents in Taipei and 22nd at the 2016 World Championships in Boston
2016–17 season Suto/Boudreau-Audet began their season on the Challenger Series, placing fourth at the 2016 U.S. International Classic. They finished 7th at their Grand Prix assignment, the 2016 NHK Trophy. The two repeated as Japanese national champions, outscoring Suzaki/Kihara by 14 points for the title.
Programs
With Boudreau-Audet Season Short program Free skating 2017–18 Sakura (Spring Blossom) The Beatles Medley Girl Let It Be All My Loving I Want to Hold Your Hand 2016–17 The Umbrellas of Cherbourg 2015–16 La Vie en rose
With Chizhikov Season Short program Free skating 2014–15 The Way You Look Tonight Piano Concerto No. 5 in E Flat, Op. 73 (Emperor Concerto) 2013–14 Memoirs of a Geisha
Competitive highlights GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
With Boudreau-Audet International Event 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 World Champ. 22nd 17th Four Continents Champ. 9th 10th NHK Trophy 7th 7th Rostelecom Cup 8th Golden Spin 7th Nebelhorn Trophy 11th U.S. Classic 4th 8th Toruń Cup 1st 1st National Japan Championships 1st 1st WD Team eventsWorld Team Trophy 1st T 6th P TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew T = Team result; P = Personal result. Medals awarded for team result only.
With Chizhikov International Event 2013–14 2014–15 World Junior Champ. 12th Czech Republic 7th Germany 9th Challenge Cup 4th J National Japan Junior Champ. 1st J = Junior level
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