Sumire KIKUCHI

Japan

Short Track Speed Skating

Date of Birth: 15 Jan 1996

Age: 26

Gender: Female

Place of birth: NAGANO

Birth Country:

Japan

Residence: NAGANO

Residence Country:

Japan

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank
Short Track Speed Skating	Women's 500m	12
	Women's 1000m	19
	Women's 1500m	8
	Mixed Team Relay JPN Japan	10

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
After Heat 6	Capital Indoor Stadium	Women's 500m - Heat 7	Finished
After Quarterfinal 2	Capital Indoor Stadium	Mixed Team Relay - Quarterfinal 3	Finished
After Quarterfinal 3	Capital Indoor Stadium	Women's 500m - Quarterfinal 4	Finished
After Heat 3	Capital Indoor Stadium	Women's 1000m - Heat 4	Finished
After Quarterfinal 2	Capital Indoor Stadium	Women's 1000m - Quarterfinal 3	Finished
After Quarterfinal 2	Capital Indoor Stadium	Women's 1500m - Quarterfinal 3	Finished
After Semifinal 1	Capital Indoor Stadium	Women's 1500m - Semifinal 2	Finished
	Capital Indoor Stadium	Women's 1500m - Final B	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Historical Results

Olympic Games
Rank	Event	Year	Location
6	Women's 3000 metres Relay	2018	PyeongChang, KOR
11	Women's 1500m	2018	PyeongChang, KOR
20	Women's 1000m	2018	PyeongChang, KOR
29	Women's 500m	2018	PyeongChang, KOR

Youth Olympic Games
Rank	Event	Year	Location
3	Women's 1000m	2012	Innsbruck, AUT
3	Women's 1500m	2012	Innsbruck, AUT
3	Mass Start	2012	Innsbruck, AUT
4	3000 metres Relay	2012	Innsbruck, AUT
5	Women's 500m	2012	Innsbruck, AUT

World Championships
Rank	Event	Year	Location
3	Women's 3000m Relay	2017	Rotterdam, NED
4	Women's 3000m Relay	2015	Moscow, RUS
5	Women's 3000m Relay	2019	Sofia, BUL
5	Women's 3000m Relay	2018	Montreal, QC, CAN
7	Women's 1000m	2018	Montreal, QC, CAN
7	Women's 3000m Relay	2016	Seoul, KOR
8	Women's 3000m Relay	2014	Montreal, QC, CAN
13	Women's Overall	2018	Montreal, QC, CAN
17	Women's 1500m	2018	Montreal, QC, CAN
20	Women's 1000m	2019	Sofia, BUL
20	Women's 1500m	2017	Rotterdam, NED
21	Women's 500m	2018	Montreal, QC, CAN
22	Women's 1500m	2019	Sofia, BUL
27	Women's Overall	2017	Rotterdam, NED
28	Women's Overall	2019	Sofia, BUL
28	Women's 1000m	2017	Rotterdam, NED
34	Women's 500m	2017	Rotterdam, NED
37	Women's 500m	2019	Sofia, BUL

World Cup
Season	Women's 500m	Women's 1000m	Women's 1500m
2021/22	26	29	18
2019/20	71	39	28
2018/19	20	37	36
2017/18	29	26	31
2016/17	39	24	45
2015/16	66	48	28
2014/15	29	68	36
2013/14	71

Hobbies:

Watching animated films and television series, shopping

Occupation:

Athlete, Office worker

Family:

Father, Takehiko. Mother, Hatsue. Four sisters, including Ayaka, Yuki and Moemi.

Languages spoken:

Japanese

Club name:

Fujikyu

Coach:

National: Keiichiro Nagashima (JPN)

Sporting relatives:

Sister Ayaka Kikuchi (Speed skating): Two-time Olympian (2014-18), winning team pursuit gold at PyeongChang 2018. Team pursuit World Championship gold medallist in 2015. Former world record holder in the team pursuit. Coach for the Japanese Skating Federation.

Sister Yuki Kikuchi (Short track): PyeongChang 2018 Olympian (sixth in relay with Sumire). Back-to-back World Championship appearances (2018-19), finishing fifth in the relay both times. Three World Cup podiums (all relays), with Sumire each time and Moemi twice.

Sister Moemi Kikuchi (Short track): Sochi 2014 Olympian, but did not start in the relay. 2017 World Championship relay bronze medallist, with Sumire.

Brother-in-law Keiichiro Nagashima (Speed skating): Three-time Olympian (2006-14), winning 500m silver at Vancouver 2010. Two World Sprint Championship medals (2009 silver, 2010 bronze). Head coach of the Japanese short track team. Married to Ayaka.

Other sports:

Speed skating: Dual bronze medallist a the Innsbruck 2012 Winter Youth Olympic Games, in the 1500m and mass start. Also competed in short track at those Games, winning one bronze.

Debut:

2013 World Cup in Shanghai (500m - 43rd)

Start:

Began skating aged eight. (isu.org)

Reason:

Her older sister encouraged her to try the sport. (isu.org)

Ambition:

Win a medal at the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games. (isu.org)

Hero:

Speed skater Jorien ter Mors (NED), three-time Olympic speed skating gold medallist, Olympic short track bronze medallist, and three-time world speed skating champion. (hochi.news, 26 Dec 2019)

Influence:

Her parents. (isu.org)

Philosophy:

"Keep growing, keep progressing." (isu.org)

Award:

Nagano Prefecture Sports Honorary Award (2014)
ABN Sports Grand Awards Best New Athlete (2011)

Winter Youth Olympic Games Opening Ceremony flagbearer (2012)

General Interest

TWO SPORTS
Combined short track and speed skating at youth and junior international level, but began focusing on short track after high school. In May 2019, she took up speed skating again after joining the Fujikyu club in Hokkaido, which has both short track and speed skating teams. She considered competing in both sports at the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games, inspired by Dutch speed skater and short tracker Jorien ter Mors, but ultimately decided to focus on short track ahead of the 2021/22 season.

"It is not enough for me to compete in speed skating at the Olympic Winter Games, but I want to contend against Japanese speed skaters Nao Kodaira and Miho Takagi. When I think about where I am in speed skating, firstly I want to win a medal in short track skating." (isu.org, hochi.news, 26 Dec 2019)

Milestones

Finished eighth in 1500m and 10th in mixed team relay at the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games.

Relay bronze medallist at the 2017 World Championships and the 2015 World Junior Championships.

Four-time World Cup bronze medallist (three in relay, one in mixed relay)

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