Miu Suzaki (須崎 海羽, Suzaki Miu, born December 15, 1999) is a Japanese pair skater. With her former skating partner, Ryuichi Kihara, she is a two-time Asian Open Trophy medalist and the 2017 Japan national Champion. They have competed at the Four Continents Championships and on the Grand Prix series.
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| Born | 15 December 1999 Nagoya, Japan | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.53 m (5 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | Japan | ||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Pair skating | ||||||||||||||
| Coach | Jason Dungjen, Yuka Sato | ||||||||||||||
| Skating club | Kinoshita Group Tokyo | ||||||||||||||
| Began skating | 2004 | ||||||||||||||
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Career
editEarly years
editSuzaki began learning to skate in 2004.[1] She placed 13th in ladies' singles at the 2013–14 Japan Junior Championships.
2015–2016 season
editSuzaki decided to compete in pairs in the 2015–2016 season. Her partnership with Ryuichi Kihara was announced in June 2015.[2] In December, they received the bronze medal at the Japan Championships. They did not appear internationally in their first season together.
2016–2017 season
editAfter winning their first international medal (bronze) at the Asian Open Trophy in early August 2016 in Manila, Suzaki/Kihara took silver at the Japan Championships in December. Ranked twelfth in the short program and fourteenth in the free skate, they finished thirteenth overall at the 2017 Four Continents Championships, held in February in Gangneung, South Korea.
2017–2018 season
editSuzaki/Kihara began their season with silver at the Asian Open Trophy in August 2017. Making their Grand Prix debut, they finished eighth at the 2017 NHK Trophy in November. They won their first national title at the 2017–18 Japan Championships, and were assigned to Japan's lone pairs spot at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang. In February, they competed at the Olympics in both the team event and the individual event.[3] They placed 21st in the latter and missed the free skate. They concluded their season at the 2018 World Championships, where they placed 24th, again missing the free skate.
2018–2019 season
editIn October 2018, Suzaki/Kihara placed tenth at the 2018 CS Finlandia Trophy. They placed eighth at the 2018 Grand Prix Helsinki, their first Grand Prix event of the season. They also placed eighth at the 2018 NHK Trophy, their second assignment. They won a second national title at the 2018–19 Japan Championships. Due to a concussion sustained by Kihara in training,[4] the pair withdrew from the 2019 Four Continents Championships and the home 2019 World Championships in Saitama. They announced the end of their partnership in early April 2019.[5]
Programs
edit(with Kihara)
| Season | Short program | Free skating | Exhibition |
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Competitive highlights
editGP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series
Pairs with Kihara
edit| International[10] | ||||
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| Event | 15–16 | 16–17 | 17–18 | 18–19 |
| Olympics | 21st | |||
| Worlds | 24th | WD | ||
| Four Continents | 13th | 8th | WD | |
| GP Finland | 8th | |||
| GP NHK Trophy | 8th | 8th | ||
| CS Finlandia Trophy | 10th | |||
| Asian Open Trophy | 3rd | 2nd | ||
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| Japan Champ. | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 1st |
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| Olympics | 5th T | |||
Ladies' singles
edit| National[12][13] | ||||
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| Event | 10–11 | 11–12 | 12–13 | 13–14 |
| Japan Junior Champ. | 13th | |||
| Japan Novice Champ. | 22nd B | 28th A | 13th A | |
| A = Novice A category, B = Novice B category | ||||
References
edit- ^ a b "Miu SUZAKI / Ryuichi KIHARA: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 8, 2019.
- ^ "木原龍一は須崎海羽、クリス・リードは村元哉中とペア" (in Japanese). sponichi.co.jp. June 18, 2015. Archived from the original on June 19, 2015.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Athlete Profile - Miu SUZAKI". pyeongchang2018.com. Archived from the original on April 20, 2018.
- ^ "須崎・木原組、世界フィギュア欠場を発表". sponichi.co.jp (in Japanese). February 26, 2019. Archived from the original on 28 March 2019.
- ^ "フィギュア平昌五輪代表・須崎木原組がペア解消". daily.co.jp (in Japanese). April 8, 2019. Archived from the original on April 8, 2019.
- ^ a b "木下グループ presents スターズ・オン・アイス 2018 (Special)". TBS 2. 21 April 2018.
- ^ "Miu SUZAKI / Ryuichi KIHARA: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 3, 2018.
- ^ "Miu SUZAKI / Ryuichi KIHARA: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 30, 2017.
- ^ "須﨑 海羽 ／ 木原 龍一 ｜ スケート∞リンク ～フジスケ～". フジテレビ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-06-10.
- ^ "Competition Results: Miu SUZAKI / Ryuichi KIHARA". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 8, 2019.
- ^ "須﨑 海羽/SUZAKI Miu 木原 龍一/KIHARA Ryuichi" (in Japanese). Japan Skating Federation. Archived from the original on April 8, 2019.
- ^ "Miu SUZAKI". rinkresults.com.
- ^ "|Japan Skating Federation Official Results & Data Site|". www.jsfresults.com. Retrieved 2020-05-18.