is a Japanese

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. With partner

Francis Boudreau-Audet Francis Boudreau-Audet (born November 8, 1993) is a Canadian pair skater, currently competing with Nadine Wang for Canada. He previously competed with Sumire Suto for Japan, and was the 2016 Toruń Cup champion and a two-time Japanese natio ...

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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 /

. Making their international debut, they placed 4th in junior pairs at the

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in March 2014. Later that month, the two finished 12th at the 2014 World Junior Championships in

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, Bulgaria. Suto/Chizhikov competed in the

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series, placing 7th in

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and 9th in

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. They were coached by

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, and Sergei Petrovski in

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Partnership with Boudreau-Audet

2015–16 season

Suto teamed up with

in the spring of 2015. They decided to represent Japan in senior pairs, coached by Richard Gauthier and

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, 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 /

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and Miu Suzaki /

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. In January 2016, Suto/Boudreau-Audet were awarded gold at the

. They went on the place 9th at the 2016 Four Continents in

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and 22nd at the 2016 World Championships in

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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

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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

With Chizhikov

Competitive highlights

''GP:

; CS: Challenger Series; JGP:

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With Boudreau-Audet

With Chizhikov

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Suto, Sumire 1997 births Japanese female pair skaters Living people Sportspeople from Yokohama