Sumire Suto & Francis Boudreau-Audet

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Sumire Suto (Japanese: 須 藤 澄 玲 ), born November 12, 1997, and her partner Francis Boudreau-Audet (Japanese: ﾌﾗﾝｼｽ ﾌﾞ ｰﾄﾞﾛ ｵﾃﾞ), born November 8, 1993, competed internationally in pairs figure skating for Japan. The two announced their partnership just after the 2014 -2015 season was over. They are the 2016 and 2017 Japanese Senior champions. They qualified to compete at the 2016 World Championships, an impressive achievement for a new team.

The team retired in March 2018.

Biographical Information​

ISU Bio:
http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00035017.htm

Icenetwork Bio:
There is a lovely photo of them on this bio.
https://web.archive.org/web/20180630100831/http://web.icenetwork.com/skaters/team/suto_boudreauaudet

Tracings.net bio
http://www.tracings.net/suto-boud.html

Sumire's Wikipedia
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumire_Suto

Francis' Wikipedia
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Boudreau-Audet

Social Media​

Francis' Instagram:
http://instagram.com/frankbouds

Original Post March 26, 2016 by dorispulaski



Personal Bests​

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Type	Score	Event	Event Category	Level
Total	164.96	ISU Four Continents Championships 2017	Pairs	Seniors
SP	61.70	ISU World Championships 2017	Pairs	Seniors
SP Technical	35.18	ISU World Championships 2017	Pairs	Seniors
SP Component	26.52	ISU World Championships 2017	Pairs	Seniors
FS	109.20	ISU GP NHK Trophy 2016	Pairs	Seniors
FS Technical	56.61	ISU GP NHK Trophy 2016	Pairs	Seniors
FS Component	52.59	ISU GP NHK Trophy 2016	Pairs	Seniors
H - Historic Record achieved before 2010/2011 season

PROGRAMS​

2017-18
SP: "Sakura (Spring Blossom)" by Naotarō Moriyama, performed by André Rieu; choreo by Julie Marcotte
FS: "Girl," "Let It Be," "All My Loving" and "I Want to Hold Your Hand" by The Beatles; choreo by Julie Marcotte

2017 NHK Trophy SP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-Dbdg4HoqA
2017 NHK Trophy FS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2yQzcu2u1I

2017 Rostelecom Cup SP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IiYq6EX0gOE
2017 Rostelecom Cup FS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2DQnmrTPxQ

2017 Nebelhorn Trophy SP
https://youtu.be/4Un3tI6TOII?list=PLUUTINVY0f_7EBIg307YEsSPdOK51GvhO
2017 Nebelhorn Trophy FS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2VGldV07jw

2017 U.S. International Classic SP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fyq1GNTb2nI

2016-17
SP: "Sakura (Spring Blossom)" by Naotarō Moriyama, performed by André Rieu; choreo by Julie Marcotte
FS: Music from the soundtrack of The Umbrellas of Cherbourg by Michel Legrand; choreo by Julie Marcotte

2017 - World Team Trophy SP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZpBYmlcQT0
2017 - World Team Trophy FS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xUI3FYKKNg

2017 World Championships SP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYEIsW-xgbg
The team did not reach the free skate.

2017 Four Continents Championships SP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYEIsW-xgbg
2017 Four Continents Championships FS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYgDxmMsr6A

2017 Mentor Cup Victory Ceremony (They won.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1UOVMg41AM

2017 Japanese Championships FS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_IkTINwx2Q

2016 NHK Trophy SP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Su3TUHfhl9o
2016 NHK Trophy FS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxlSEgaXVr8

2016 U.S. International Classic SP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1DTTAdlKAI
2016 U.S. International Classic FS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tiiV2t-SspA

2015-16
SP: "La Vie en rose," performed by Louis Armstrong; choreo by Julie Marcotte; choreo by Julie Marcotte
FS: Soundtrack of The Umbrellas of Cherbourg by Michel Legrand; choreo by Julie Marcotte

2016 Team Challenge Cup FS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqtiqVhjBNY

2016 Worlds SP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FeWhQ0GtHeg
Did not qualify for FS

2016 Four Continents SP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXUSDGlEA7c
2016 Four Continents FS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIL_g3umojg

2016 Mentor Nestlé Nesquik Torun Cup SP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxvCNfoFmvo
2016 Mentor Nestlé Nesquik Torun Cup FS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZdA6iVHFHM

2015-16 Japanese National FS
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3...udreau-audet-2015-japanese-nationals-fs_sport

2015 Golden Spin of Zagreb SP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_xOrkPMXQo
2015 Golden Spin of Zagreb FS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ui3tFRmBn2c

2015 Souvenir. Georges Ethier SP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zR1ppwMCHxE
2015 Souvenir. Georges Ethier FS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07OskHrM7wE

COMPETITIVE HISTORY​

Competition	SP	LP	Final
Season 2017 - 2018​
2017 NHK Trophy	7	7	7 (156.52)
2017 Rostelecom Cup	8	8	8 (136.80)
2017 Nebelhorn Trophy	11	14	11 (148.42)
2017 U.S. International Classic	8	8	8 (153.60)
Season 2016 - 2017​
2017 World Team Trophy	6	6	1 (Team)
2017 World Championships	17	-	17 (FNR)
2017 Four Continents Championships	10	9	10 (164.96)
2017 Mentor Nestle Torun Cup	1	1	1 (164.48)
2017 Japanese Championships	1	1	1 (160.25)
2016 NHK Trophy	6	7	7 (161.85)
2016 U.S. International Classic	4	4	4 (122.64)
Season 2015 - 2016​
2016 Team Challenge Cup	NA	6 (100.78)	3 (Team)
2016 Worlds Championships.	22	FNR	22 (38.50)
2016 Four Continents Championships.	9	9	9 (145.33)
2016 Mentor Nestle Torun Cup	1	1	1 (160.05)
2016 Japanese Championships	1	1	1 (149.55)
2015 Golden Spin of Zagreb	8	7	7 (137.06)
2016 Japan Eastern Sectional	2	1	2 (146.35)

EXHIBITIONS AND GALAS​

2017 Dreams On Ice
Let It Be (From "Across The Universe" Soundtrack) performed by Carol Woods, Timothy T. Mitchum
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FX_ssL50LSQ

2017 World Team Trophy Gala
Medley by Black-Eyed Peas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74GWQixAyaI

2017 Mentor Cup Gala
La Vie En Rose performed by Louis Armstrong
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cF4n_kmwz1c

2016 NHK Gala
La Vie En Rose performed by Louis Armstrong
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nRDCggrqbk

2016 Dreams On Ice
Frühlingsblüten "Sakura" performed by André Rieu
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6aZHeyGAhs

2016 Mentor Nestlé Nesquik Torun Cup Gala
A Sky Full of Stars performed by Coldplay
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49u1veD0Le8

Golden Skate Articles and Threads​

Article
July 2016 - "Pas à pas for Japan’s Suto and Boudreau-Audet," By Wei Xiong
http://www.goldenskate.com/2016/07/sumire-suto-francis-boudreau-audet/
Thread
http://www.goldenskate.com/forum/sh...udreau-Audet&p=1454267&viewfull=1#post1454267

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Other Articles, Interviews and Media​

November 2017 - Akiko's room SUTO, BOUDREAU-AUDET, SUZAKI, KIHARA interviews
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjvTksoc6G8

April 2017 - Sumire & Francis fluff
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtJBZuABUZ4

April 2016 - 2016 TCC Red carpet Interview
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUeMDqSgh-o

PREVIOUS PARTNERSHIPS​

Sumire Suto began skating in 2006. She previously competed for Japan in pairs with Konstantin Chizhikov.

Suto & Chizhikov's Short Program at the ISU World Junior Championships 2014.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yGbLtydVuU
Suto & Chizhikov's Free Skate at the ISU World Junior Championships 2014
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2TUskj_ZzI

Francis Boudreau-Audet began skating in 2001. He previously competed for Japan in pairs with Ami Koga.

An interview with Koga & Boudreau-Audet by ifsmagazine:
http://www.ifsmagazine.com/articles/32771-ami-koga-francis-boudreau-audet

Koga & Boudreau-Audet's Short Program at the 2015 World Junior Championships:
https://youtu.be/eVyNaWmnsw4
Koga & Boudreau-Audet's Short Program at the 2015 World Junior Championships
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCzCm_fh-II

Sumire's Career with Konstantin Chizhikov​

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Competition	SP	LP	Final
Season 2014 - 2015​
2014 JGP Pokal der Blauen Schwerter	8	9	9 (103.08)
2014 JGP Czech Skate	7	6	7 (96.55)
Season 2013 - 2014​
2014 World Junior Championships	13	13	12 (107.41)
2014 Junior Challenge Cup	4	4	4 (109.42)
2014 Japanese Junior National Championships	1	1	1 (111.35)
2014 Japan Eastern Junior Sectional	1	1	1 (109.27)

Sumire's Singles Career​

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Competition	SP	LP	Final
Season 2012 - 2013​
2013 Japan Eastern Junior Sectional	27	-	27 (FNR)
2013 Kanto Block 2 Junior Regional	15	4	6 (120.80)
Season 2011 - 2012​
2012 Kanto Block 2 Junior Regional	13	13	14 (94.78)

Francis' Career With Ami Koga​

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Competition	SP	LP	Final
Season 2014 - 2015​
2015 World Team Trophy	6	6	3 (Team)
2015 World Junior Championships	6	6	6 (134.97)
2015 Junior Challenge Cup	2	1	1 (136.86)
2015 Japanese Junior National Championships			1 (127.26)
2014 JGP Croatia Cup	4	5	6 (134.07)
2014 JGP Tallinn Cup	4	6	4 (124.31)
Season 2013 - 2014​
2014 Junior Bavarian Open	2	2	2 (108.52)
2014 Japanese Junior National Championships	2	2	2 (107.32)
2014 Japan Western Junior Sectional	1	1	1 (104.09)

Francis' Singles Career​

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Competition	SP	LP	Final
Season 2012 - 2013​
2013 Canadian Junior National Championships	16	16	16 (109.04)
2013 Skate Canada Junior Challenge	13	15	14 (126.23)
2013 Québec Junior Sectionals	8	7	8 (120.71)
Season 2011 - 2012​
2012 Canadian Junior National Championships	16	13	15 (117.15)
2012 Skate Canada Junior Challenge	8	3	6 (127.55)
2012 Québec Junior Sectionals	3	1	2 (134.75)
Season 2010 - 2011​
2011 Canadian Novice National Championships	12	11	11 (96.47)
2011 Skate Canada Novice Challenges	8	9	9 (94.57)
2011 Québec Novice Sectionals	4	4	3 (99.33)
Season 2009 - 2010​
2010 Québec Novice Sectionals	15	10	13 (73.10)

 

[dorispulaski]

They are having quite an impressive first season together!

 

[dorispulaski]

And there is a great Golden Skate interview with them!
http://www.goldenskate.com/2016/07/sumire-suto-francis-boudreau-audet/

 

[tulosai]

I really liked these two a lot at Worlds, they are developing really well Such a pity they didn't make the LP cut, they really deserved to IMO. Can't wait to see them again at WTT!