Fumie Suguri

Personal Info
Country:	Japan
Date of birth:	December 31, 1980 (1980-12-31) (age 26)
Residence:	Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture
Height:	157 cm
Coach:	Nobuo Sato
Skating Club:	avex
ISU Personal Best Scores
Short + Free Total:	182.08	2004 GPF
Short Program:	62.12	2006 Worlds
Free Skate:	120.06	2004 GPF

Fumie Suguri (Japanese: 村主章枝, born December 31, 1980 in Chiba, Japan) is a Japanese figure skater. Suguri is a five-time Japanese National Champion, three-time World Championship medalist, and the 2004 Grand Prix Final Champion. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Japan_(bordered). ... December 31 is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... For a tire company, known by Yokohama Tyre, see Yokohama Rubber Company. ... Kanagawa Prefecture ) is a prefecture located in the southern Kantō region of HonshÅ«, Japan. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Avex Trax logo Avex Trax or Avex Entertainment Corporation is a music record label originally from Japan. ... The Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final is an elite figure skating competition event. ... The World Figure Skating Championships is an annual event sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion. ... The Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final is an elite figure skating competition event. ... The NHK Trophy is an international, senior-level invitation-only figure skating competition. ... December 31 is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... Chiba Prefecture ) is located in the Greater Tokyo Area of Honshu Island, Japan. ... Figure skating is an ice skating sporting event where individuals, mixed couples, or groups perform spins, jumps, and other moves on the ice, often to music. ... The World Figure Skating Championships is an annual event sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion. ... The Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final is an elite figure skating competition event. ...

Biography

Suguri began skating at the age of six in Alaska, where her father, an international pilot, was working. Her coach is Nobuo Sato, a ten-time Japanese national champion. She has been working with him since she was six years old. She was briefly coached by Oleg Vasiliev during the 2004-05 season, but he was fired by the Japanese federation after she struggled with her jumps and had poor results in her competitions. Her programs are choreographed by Lori Nichol. Her younger sister, Chika, is also a figure skater. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Oleg Kimovich Vasiliev (Russian: Олег Кимович Васильев; born November 22, 1959) is an Olympic and world pairs figure skating champion. ... Lori Nichol Lori Nichol is a Canadian figure skating choreographer. ...

Suguri is considered to be one of the most successful skaters in Japanese history, along with Emi Watanabe, Midori Ito, Yuka Sato and Shizuka Arakawa. She won her first Japanese national title in 1997, and won it three more times between 2001-2003 and again in 2006. Suguri won the 2001 Four Continents Championships, which she would go on to win three more times throughout her career (2001, 2003, 2005). In 2002, she won her first World Championship medal, a bronze, behind Michelle Kwan and Irina Slutskaya one month after placing fifth at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. Her bronze medal at Worlds marked the first time a Japanese woman had been on the podium at the World Championships since Yuka Sato won the title in 1994. Emi Watanabe (渡部絵美 Watanabe Emi, August 27, 1958 - ) is a Japanese skater. ... Midori Ito , born August 13, 1969) is a former Japanese figure skater. ... Yuka Sato Yuka Sato (佐藤有香; Satō Yūka, born February 14, 1973 in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese figure skater. ... Shizuka Arakawa (荒川 静香 Arakawa Shizuka, born December 29, 1981) is a Japanese figure skater who won the gold medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics in the Ladies Singles event in Turin, Italy on February 23, 2006, and the 2004 World Figure Skating Championship. ... Category: ... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Michelle Kwan Michelle Kwan (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ; Cantonese: Gwāan Wihngsāan; born July 7, 1980), is an American figure skater and media celebrity who has won nine U.S. championships, five world championships, and two Olympic medals. ... Irina Eduardovna Slutskaya (Russian: ), born February 9, 1979 in Moscow, Russia is a Russian figure skater. ... The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIX Olympic Winter Games, were held in 2002 in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. ... The Salt Lake Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is Salt Lake Citys top tourist draw. ... Yuka Sato Yuka Sato (佐藤有香; Satō Yūka, born February 14, 1973 in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese figure skater. ...

She again won the bronze the following year at Worlds behind Elena Sokolova and Kwan. In 2004, she placed first at the NHK Trophy, 3rd at Cup of China and qualified for the 2004 Grand Prix Final. Suguri won the Final over favorite Sasha Cohen. Elena Sokolova (born February 15, 1980 in Moscow, Russia) is a Russian figure skater. ... The NHK Trophy is an international, senior-level invitation-only figure skating competition. ... The Cup of China, or ISU Grand Prix Cup of China, is an event in the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series. ... Alexandra Pauline Sasha Cohen (born October 26, 1984) is an American figure skater. ...

In 2006 she climbed a spot up on the World Championship podium after winning the silver behind American Kimmie Meissner. At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino, Italy she narrowly missed medaling, placing fourth. Kimberly Claire Kimmie Meissner (born October 4, 1989 in Towson, Maryland) is an American figure skater. ... Neve and Gliz, the 2006 Olympics mascots, on display in Turin Italian €2 commemorative coin of 2006 celebrating the Turin games The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, were celebrated in Turin, Italy from February 10, 2006, through February 26, 2006. ... Location Region Piedmont Province Torino Area   – Total   – Water 130 km² (50 mi²) ##.# km² (#.# mi²) #.##% Population   – Total (2002)   – Density 857,433 6,596/km² Time zone CET: UTC+1 Latitude Longitude   45°04N 7°40E (##.#######, -##.#######)1. ...

In 2007, Suguri finished fourth at the Japanese championships behind younger competitors Yukari Nakano, Miki Ando and Mao Asada missing a spot to the World Championships in her home country. She competed at the Four Continents Championships, where she withdrew due to injury after falling on two jumps in her short program. Yukari Nakano (born on August 25, 1985 in Konan, Japan) is a Japanese figure skater. ... Miki Ando (Japanese: , Andō Miki) (born on December 18, 1987 in Nagoya, Japan) is a Japanese figure skater, and the 2007 World Figure Skating Champion. ... Mao Asada , born 25 September 1990 in Nagoya) is a Japanese figure skater. ...

Trivia

She was taught the triple lutz jump by Michelle Kwan. The 1994 World Championship was held in Chiba, Japan, Fumie's hometown. Kwan, 13 at the time, was training at Fumie's practice rink preparing for the competition. Suguri asked Kwan to show her how to do a triple lutz, and Michelle performed the jump. As a result, the triple lutz is her favorite jump. During the night of the long program at the 2002 Olympics, she let Sasha Cohen borrow her tights after Cohen forgot to bring hers to the competition. The lutz is a jump in figure skating, named after Alois Lutz, an Austrian skater who performed it in 1913. ... Chiba Hall Mayor {{{Mayor}}} Address 〒260-8722 1-1, Chiba-kou, Chuo-ku, Chiba Phone number 043-245-5111 Official website: Chiba City , Chiba (千葉市 Chiba-shi) is the capital city of Chiba Prefecture, Japan. ...

Suguri is known for her soft jump landings and fast back scratch spins.

Records

• First Japanese woman to win the ISU Four Continents Championship
• Has more Four Continents titles than any other woman
• First Japanese woman to win the Grand Prix Final
• Has more world medals than any other Japanese figure skater
• Has more Asian Winter Games medals then any other female figure skater

Competitive highlights

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See also

• Figure Skating
• World Figure Skating Championships

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External links

• fumiesuguri.com Official website
• Michael Collins Enterprises
• Fumie Suguri at the International Skating Union biography page

• NBCOlympics.com biography

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