is a Japanese female artistic gymnast. She is the 2015 Asian team and all-around champion and

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and

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silver medalist. She is also the

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champion with the team and silver medalist on the floor exercise. She represented Japan at the 2016 and

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Junior career

Sugihara made her international debut at the 2013 City of Jesolo Trophy and placed thirteenth in the all-around. Then at the 2013 All-Japan Championships, she finished eighth in the all-around. She then finished eleventh in the all-around at the 2013 NHK Trophy. Then at the 2013 All-Japan Event Championships, she finished fourth on the

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and eighth on the floor exercise. She then competed at the 2013 Junior Japan International where she placed eighth on the vault and sixth on the floor exercise. At the 2014 All-Japan Championships, she finished sixteenth in the all-around. Then at the 2014 NHK Cup, she finished twelfth in the all-around.

Senior career

2015

Sugihara won the bronze medal in the all-around at the All-Japan Championships behind

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and Yuki Uchiyama. She then won the all-around at the NHK Cup and was named to compete at the

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. At the All-Japan Event Championships, she finished eighth on the uneven bars and won the bronze medal on the balance beam and the silver medal on the floor exercise. She was selected to compete at the

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in Hiroshima alongside

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, Asuka Teramoto, Sakura Yumoto, Yuki Uchiyama, and Sae Miyakawa, and they won the team gold medal. Individually, Sugihara won the gold medal in the all-around with a total score of 58.050. In the event finals, she won the silver medal on the uneven bars behind Zhu Xiaofang and on the floor exercise behind Wang Yan. She then competed at the

alongside Asuka Teramoto, Mai Murakami, Sae Miyakawa, Sakura Yumoto, and Natsumi Sasada, and they finished fifth in the team final.

2016

Sugihara won the bronze medal in the all-around at the All-Japan Championships. She also won the bronze medal in the all-around at the NHK Cup behind Asuka Teramoto and Mai Murakami, and she was named to the seven-person Olympic training squad from whom the final team of five would be selected. Then at the All-Japan Event Championships, she won the silver medals on the uneven bars and the balance beam. She was selected to represent

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alongside Sae Miyakawa, Mai Murakami, Asuka Teramoto, and Yuki Uchiyama, and they finished fourth in the team final. After the Olympics, she competed at the Toyota International and won the silver medals on the uneven bars and on the floor exercise, and she finished fourth on the balance beam.

2017

At the All-Japan Championships, Sugihara won the silver medal in the all-around behind Mai Murakami. She then won another all-around silver medal at the NHK Trophy. Then at the All-Japan Event Championships, she finished fourth on the uneven bars and fifth on the floor exercise. She then competed at the

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where she finished sixth in the all-around final. Then at the Toyota International, she finished ninth on the balance beam and won the silver medal on the floor exercise behind Mai Murakami.

2018

Sugihara finished sixth in the all-around at the Tokyo World Cup. She then finished fourth in the all-around at the All-Japan Championships and at the NHK Cup. She withdrew from the

due to a back injury. She returned to competition at the Toyota International and won the silver medal on the floor exercise behind Asuka Teramoto.

2019

Sugihara finished fourth in the all-around at the Tokyo World Cup. She then competed at the All-Japan Championships and finished fifth in the all-around. She then finished fourth at the NHK Cup and was selected to compete at the

. Then at the All-Japan Event Championships, she placed sixth on the balance beam and won the silver medal on the floor exercise behind Asuka Teramoto. At the

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, she won the team gold medal alongside Teramoto and

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. She finished fourth in the all-around final with a total score of 52.450, and she also finished fourth in the balance beam final. In the floor exercise final, she scored 13.000 and won the silver medal behind Italian gymnast Carlotta Ferlito. She then competed at the

alongside Hitomi Hatakeda,

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, Akari Matsumura, and Asuka Teramoto, and they finished eleventh in the qualification round which earned Japan a team spot for the 2020 Olympic Games. After the World Championships, she competed at the Toyota International where she finished sixth on the balance beam.

2020-2021

The 2020 All-Japan Championships were postponed until December due to the

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, and Sugihara finished eighth in the all-around. Then at the 2021 All-Japan Championships, she finished fourth in the all-around. At the 2021 NHK Trophy, she once again finished fourth in the all-around and was named to Japan's 2020 Olympic team alongside Hitomi Hatakeda, Mai Murakami, and

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. Then at the All-Japan Event Championships, she won the silver medal on the balance beam behind Murakami, and she won the gold medal on the floor exercise. Then at the postponed

, she helped Japan finish fifth in the team final, contributing scores on vault, uneven bars, and floor exercise.

Eponymous skill

Sugihara has one eponymous skill listed in the Code of Points.

Competitive history

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sugihara, Aiko 1999 births Living people Japanese female artistic gymnasts People from Higashiōsaka Gymnasts at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic gymnasts of Japan Originators of elements in artistic gymnastics Universiade medalists in gymnastics Universiade gold medalists for Japan Universiade silver medalists for Japan Medalists at the 2019 Summer Universiade Gymnasts at the 2020 Summer Olympics 21st-century Japanese women