Rion Sumiyoshi

[daphenaxa]

Rion Sumiyoshi (Japanese: 住吉りをん) is a Japanese Ladies figure skater. She was born on 15 August 2003 in Tokyo.

On the senior level, she is the 2022 GP de France and 2022 NHK Trophy bronze medalist.

On the junior level, she is the 2021 Japanese Junior silver medalist. She is the bronze medalist of the 2017 Bavarian Open. In 2018 she debuted in the JGP circuit (she won the bronze medal in the JGP Richmond, Canada and was 4th in the JGP Ljubljana, Slovakia). Earlier in her career, she is the 2017 Japan Advanced Novice National Champion.

In 2019-20, she withdrew from the Junior Tokyo Regional completion and did not compete during the remainder of the season.

She is coached by Koji Okajima.

ISU Bio
http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00102347.htm

Rinkresults.com entry
http://www.rinkresults.com/skater?skater_id=12865

Personal Best Scores under +5/-5 GOE
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Personal Best Total Score	194.34	ISU GP Grand Prix de France 2022
Personal Best Score Short Program	68.01	ISU GP NHK Trophy 2022
Personal Best Score Free Skating	130.24	ISU GP Grand Prix de France 2022

Programs and Videos​

2023/2024
SP: "Blood in the Water" by KSHMR
FS: "Enchantress" by Two Steps From Hell; choreo by Misha Ge
2022/2023
SP: "White Flowers Take Their Bath" by Mari Samuelsen, Meredi, Scoring Berlin & Jonathan Stockhammer
FS: Enchantress, choreo by Shae-Lynn Bourne

2021/2022
SP: "Ja Suis Malade" by Alice Dona and Serge Lama, perf. by Lara Fabian; choreo by Noriko Sato
FS: "Ancestors" (from Mulan soundtrack) by Harry Gregson-Williams; "Mulan & Honghui Fight" (from Mulan soundtrack) by Harry Gregson-Williams; "I Believe Hua Mulan" (from Mulan soundtrack) by Harry Gregson-Williams; "Reflection" (Epic Version) from Mulan Epic collection by Samel Kim; choreo by Cathy Reed

2021 Japanese Nationals
SP: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jUNwByVEh_A
FS: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JZTmyEPpVPA

2021 Japanese Junior Nationals
SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNT6BmkK6Hk
FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ghcn388MVuw

2020/2021
SP: The Rose by Amanda McBroom; choreo by Kenji Miyamoto (SP)
FS: Les Desmoiselles de Rochefort by Michel Legrand; choreo by Noriko Sato (FS)

2021 Japanese Inter High School Competition
SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66C8-Bbk8xk
FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6a878qwWOE

2019/2020
SP: The Rose by Amanda McBroom; choreo by Kenji Miyamoto (SP)
FS: Les Desmoiselles de Rochefort by Michel Legrand; choreo by Noriko Sato (FS)

2019 JGP Riga

SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tljYKnlm-4c​

FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GCod2BmXPg​

2018/2019
SP: "East of Eden" (soundtrack) by Lee Holdridge
FS: "Black Swan" (soundtrack) by Clint Mansell

2018/19 Japan Junior Championships

SP: no video found​

FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZ5XQJm-6kc​

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2018 JGP Ljubljana, Slovenia

SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMYfYsLhHlc​

FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Acpwe6yChrE​

2018 JGP Richmond, Canada

SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJahs03akNE​

FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nm1ftvZDnGo​

Competitive History​

		Short program		Free skating		Total
Competition	Category	Score	No	Score	No	Score	No
2022/2023
2022 NHK Trophy	Senior	68.01	3	125.11	4	193.12	3
2022 Grand Prix de France	Senior	64.10	5	130.24	3	194.34	3
2021/2022
World Junior Championships 2022	Junior	60.62	9	113.96	8	174.58	8
2022 Coupe du Printemps	Senior	61.47	2	116.55	2	178.02	2
2021-22 Japanese Nationals	Senior	67.39	7	121.77	11	189.16	8
2021 Japanese Junior Championships	Junior	65.34	1	114.91	3	180.25	2
2021 Eastern Sectionals	Junior	60.44	2	122.12	1	182.56	1
2021 Tokyo Regional Championships	Junior	60.17	2	116.40	1	176.57	1
2020/2021
2020 Japanese Nationals	Senior	62.62	11	123.46	10	186.08	12
2020 Japanese Junior Championships	Junior	59.96	3	110.41	5	170.37	5
2020 Eastern Sectionals	Junior	50.67	2	108.39	1	159.06	1
2020 Tokyo Regional Championships	Junior	57.80	1	97.43	1	155.23	1
2019/2020
2019-20 Tokyo Regionals	Junior	-	-	-	-	WD	-
2019 JGP Riga, Latvia	Junior	56.74	8	104.32	8	161.06	8
2018/2019
2018/19 Japan Junior Championships	Junior	52.81	10	97.57	8	150.38	9
2018/19 Eastern Sectionals	Junior	57.32	2	106.30	2	163.62	2
2018 JGP Ljubljana, Slovenia	Junior	59.80	5	111.85	4	171.65	4
2018 JGP Richmond, Canada	Junior	55.07	7	119.89	3	174.96	3
2018 Asian Open Figure Skating Trophy	Junior	50.61	6	95.35	6	145.96	6
2016/2017
2017 Bavarian Open	Adv. novice	36.90	3	82.10	1	119.00	3
2016/17 Japan Junior Championships	Junior	52.13	11	95.51	13	147.64	13
2016/17 Japan Novice Championships	Adv. novice	-	-	108.25	1	108.25	1
2016/17 Tokyo Regionals Championships	Adv. novice	-	-	98.17	1	98.17	1
2015/2016
2015/16 Japan Novice Championships	Adv. novice	-	-	72.65	15	72.65	15
2015/16 Tokyo Regional Championships	Adv. novice	-	-	73.09	3	73.09	3

Galas and Exhibitions
22 April 2017 - World Team Trophy (WTT) Exhibition - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8Ovab50dZ8
2016 - GP NHK Trophy Exhibition ("American Patrol" by M.W. Meacham) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6cYJafxhjo

Original Post by daphenaxa
Rion was born 15th of August 2003. She represents Japan and made her debut on the junior GP where she won bronze this weekend in Richmond (Canada). She is a gorgeous skater with beautiful flow and a nice 3F3Lo combo!

SP https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJahs03akNE
FS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nm1ftvZDnGo

 

[denise3lz]

She just won 39th All Japan Junior high school FS competitions (Feb 2-5 2019).

 

[denise3lz]

She is 2016-17 season National Novice champion.

Her coaching staff is Koji Okajima (jump), Noriko Sato (skating),
Nana Takeda (choreo), and Risa Mochizuki (spin),
same team with 2018 World silver medalist Wakaba Higuchi.

She trains in Tokyo.

She had hip injury in early 2017-18 season and edge issue on Lutz.
It's likely reason of why national novice champ didn't compete JGP her first junior season.

She fixed edge issue.


I think you can find her winning FS(Black Swan) in Feb 5 2019 on YouTube

 

[Mohacz]

I've just updated her OP. I've added her major domestic and international results, programs and all the videos I could find. Enjoy

 

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[Vemvane]

Congratulations to Rion on making the podium at the IdF! Her two skates, video from the ISU YouTube channel, so a VPN may be needed to view.

SP:



FP:

 

[Vemvane]

SP photos.



Rion's own post on the IdF.



DeepL translation:

Thank you so much for all your support!!!

When I was on the podium, it was like a dream, I could finally feel it☺︎ I feel this bronze medal was a big step for me, a confidence boost!

Of course, I wanted to make a quad, and I was so close to the 2nd place... I feel frustrated, but I think the biggest thing was that I could enjoy my first Grand Prix Series from start to finish!

I will try to make the best of it in the next NHK Cup .

 

[Vemvane]

And free skate photos. Her dress is glorious.

 

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