Rion Sumiyoshi

Sumiyoshi was born on 15 August 2003 in Tokyo, Japan.

She currently studies at Meiji University's School of Commerce. She also enjoys cooking.

Sumiyoshi began skating in 2007. She won the 2016–17 Japan Novice A Championships and then placed thirteenth at the 2016–17 Japan Junior Championships. She was invited to skate in the gala at the 2016 NHK Trophy and 2017 World Team Trophy as the reigning Japanese national novice champion. Sumiyoshi won a bronze medal at 2017 Bavarian Open in the advanced novice level, Group I.

Sumiyoshi made her junior debut at the 2018 Asian Open and finished in sixth place. She was assigned to make her Junior Grand Prix debut at the 2018 JGP Canada in Richmond. Sumiyoshi fell twice in the short program, once on footwork and once on her jump combination, and ranked seventh in that segment. She had a clean free skate despite an under-rotation on a jump combination and won the bronze medal behind Russia's Anastasia Tarakanova and Anna Shcherbakova. She was fourth at 2018 JGP Slovenia in Ljubljana and was the third alternate for 2018–19 Junior Grand Prix Final.

Sumiyoshi finished ninth at 2018–19 Japan Junior Championships, concluding her season.

In her lone Junior Grand Prix appearance for the year, Sumiyoshi finished eighth at the 2019 JGP Latvia. She did not compete for the remainder of the season.

With the COVID-19 pandemic greatly limiting junior competition internationally, Sumiyoshi competed at the 2020–21 Japan Junior Championships and placed fifth. She was invited to 2020–21 Japan Championships and finished in twelfth place.

In light of the pandemic, the Japan Skating Federation opted not to send junior skaters out internationally in the fall of 2021. As a result, Sumiyoshi did not have the opportunity to compete on the Junior Grand Prix. At 2021–22 Japan Junior Championships, Sumiyoshi was first after the short program but won the silver medal overall after a third-place free skate. At 2021–22 Japan Championships, she finished in eighth place.

Sumiyoshi was sent to 2022 Coupe du Printemps, her first international competition as a senior skater, where she won the silver medal behind fellow Japanese skater Rinka Watanabe.

In light of her junior national silver medal and senior nationals placement, Sumiyoshi had been assigned to finish her season at the 2022 World Junior Championships. These were soon disrupted by the Russian invasion of Ukraine. In response to the invasion, the International Skating Union banned all Russian and Belarusian athletes from competing at ISU championships. With the Russian women having dominated the women's discipline in recent years, their absence significantly altered the field at Junior Worlds. However, due to both the invasion and concerns related to the Omicron variant, the World Junior Championships could not be held as scheduled in Sofia in early March, and they were later moved to mid-April in Tallinn, Estonia. Competing in Tallinn, Sumiyoshi qualified to the free skate in ninth position. She rose to eighth place in the free skate.

During the 2022–23 figure skating season, Sumiyoshi made her senior debut on the ISU Grand Prix series. At the 2022 Grand Prix de France, she won the bronze medal behind Loena Hendrickx and Kim Ye-lim. She attempted a quad toe loop in the free skate but was unsuccessful. She revealed afterward that "I started practicing the quad toe last summer, and at that point, my success rate was not very good. This year, I was really able to elevate my success rate is about half in terms of landing or stepping out."

She gained a second Grand Prix assignment, the 2022 NHK Trophy, as one of her federation's host picks. Competing in Sapporo, Sumiyoshi was third in the short program with a new personal best of 68.01 despite a quarter underrotation call on her jump combination. She fell twice in the free skate, including on her downgraded quad attempt, placing fourth in that segment but remaining third overall by a margin of 4.12 points over American Audrey Shin. She reflected, "considering that this is my first senior Grand Prix and I got third place in both competitions, I am happy. However, regarding my performance today, there were so many regrettable points." Sumiyoshi said she was focused on preparing for the national championships.

Sumiyoshi finished fourteenth at the 2022–23 Japan Championships. Named to the Japanese team for the 2023 Winter World University Games, she came fourth at the event, nine points back of bronze medalist Kim.

File:Rion Sumiyoshi performing her short program at the 2023 Grand Prix de France.jpg]]

Sumiyoshi was given two assignments on the Grand Prix, starting with a return to the Grand Prix de France, this time in Angers. She placed fifth in the short program after falling on her opening double Axel. In the free skate, Sumiyoshi successfully landed a ratified quadruple toe loop for the first time in competition. She went on to double an attempted triple Salchow and landed another triple jump on the quarter, but she won the free skate with 136.04 points, rising to third overall to claim her third Grand Prix bronze medal. She finished 1.04 points behind silver medalist Nina Pinzarrone of Belgium and said afterward that she was "most happy about the quad toe because I've been working on it," adding that "there were some small mistakes, I think I showed great growth that I was able to put it all together." She was the first Japanese woman to land a quad toe loop, 14th woman to land a quad internationally, and the first woman to land a quad internationally in the 2023–24 season. At the 2023 Grand Prix of Espoo, Sumiyoshi finished narrowly second in the short program behind reigning World champion Kaori Sakamoto. She struggled in the free skate, underrotating her quad attempt and falling on another jumping pass; she landed only three triple jumps. However, she remained second overall despite finishing third in the segment. She admitted to being "a little disappointed about my performance today."

At the 2023–24 Grand Prix Final in the short program, Sumiyoshi received a quarter underrotation call on the second half of her jump combination and doubled a planned triple Lutz; she finished fifth there. Numerous free skate errors, including a tripled quad attempt, dropped her to sixth place. Sumiyoshi performed poorly in the short program at the 2023–24 Japan Championships, placing seventeenth. She rose to tenth after the free skate.

File:Rion Sumiyoshi performing her short program at the 2024 Grand Prix de France.jpg]]

Sumiyoshi began the season by competing on the Grand Prix series. During her first event at the 2024 Grand Prix de France, she placed fifth in the short program but second in the free skate, where she landed an attempted quad toe loop on two feet. She rose to third place overall, claiming the bronze medal.{{Cite web |last=松本 |first=愛香 |title=住吉りをん４T両足着氷も、自身初の200点台で逆転銅メダル「１つ階段を上れた」 |trans-title=Even with a double-footed landing on the 4T, Sumiyoshi Rion sets a personal best above 200 points for a comeback bronze medal. "I was able to take a step up" |url=https://www.nikkansports.com/sports/news/202411020001683.html |access-date=2024-11-02 |website=nikkansports.com |language=ja}} At her second event, the 2024 Cup of China, she finished third in the short program. In the free skate, she decided not to attempt a quad toe loop and aimed for a clean program; however, she had a poor landing on a triple lutz and fell on a triple loop. She was fourth in the free skate and fell to fourth overall. Afterward, she noted that she had been feeling very nervous and that it had affected her performance.{{Cite web |last=Abe |first=Kengo |date=23 November 2024 |title=住吉りをん、大技封印も４位「自分の弱さが出た」２季連続ファイナル進出ならず |trans-title=Sumiyoshi Rion, despite her big move being sealed, finished 4th: "My weakness showed" - fails to advance to the Final for the second consecutive season |url=https://www.nikkansports.com/sports/news/202411230001728.html |access-date=2024-11-23 |website=nikkansports.com |language=ja}} She was ultimately named as the third alternate for the 2024–25 Grand Prix Final.{{cite web |title=ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2024-2025 - Women |url=https://results.isu.org/events/gp2024/gpswomen.htm |website=International Skating Union |publisher=International Skating Union |access-date=24 November 2024}}

In December, Sumiyoshi competed at the 2024–25 Japan Championships, where she finished eighth and was named as the second alternate for the 2025 World Championship team.{{cite web |title=Team Japan 2025 World Championships team |url=https://x.com/skatejapanews/status/1870864873040588848 |website=X |publisher=Japan Skate News |access-date=26 December 2024}} One month later, Sumiyoshi competed at the 2025 Winter World University Games, where she placed third in the short program but won the free skate, taking the gold medal overall. She then finished the season by winning silver at the 2025 International Challenge Cup.

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File:Rion Sumiyoshi performing her free program at the 2023 Grand Prix de France.jpg]]

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• JGP – Event of the ISU Junior Grand Prix Series
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• Medals at team events are awarded for the team results only. Individual placements at team events are listed in parentheses.

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|{{FS placements|5|{{small|GP}} Final|p4=6th}}

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|{{FS placements|5|{{nowrap|Winter University Games}}|p3=4th|p5=1st}}

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{{Figure skating competitive highlights

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|{{FS placements|6|Junior Worlds|p6=8th}}

|{{FS placements|6|{{small|JGP}} Canada|p3=3rd}}

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|{{FS placements|6|{{small|JGP}} Slovenia|p3=4th}}

|{{FS placements|6|Asian Open|p3=6th}}

|{{FS placements|6|Japan Junior|p1=13th|p3=9th|p5=5th|p6=2nd}}

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File:Rion Sumiyoshi during the exhibition gala at the 2023 Grand Prix de France.jpg]]

{{Figure skating personal bests

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|202.45|2024 Cup of China

|70.48|2024 Cup of China

|38.89|2024 Cup of China

|31.81|2024 Grand Prix de France

|136.04|2023 Grand Prix de France

|72.78|2023 Grand Prix de France

|66.74|2024 Cup of China

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{{Figure skating detailed results

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|Nov 1–3, 2024|{{flagicon|FRA}} 2024 Grand Prix de France|5|66.88|2|134.47|3|201.35

|Nov 22–24, 2024|{{flagicon|CHN}} 2024 Cup of China|3|70.48|4|131.97|4|202.45

|Dec 19–22, 2024|{{flagicon|JPN}} 2024–25 Japan Championships|7|69.58|11|127.95|8|197.53

|Jan 16–18, 2025|{{flagicon|ITA}} 2025 Winter World University Games|3|65.89|1|138.40|1|204.29

|Feb 13–16, 2025|{{flagicon|NED}} 2025 Challenge Cup|2|69.96|2|201.60|2|201.60

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