20 Facts About Fumie Suguri

Fumie Suguri is a Japanese former competitive figure skater.

Fumie Suguri is a three-time World medalist, a three-time Four Continents champion, the 2003 Grand Prix Final champion, and a five-time Japanese national champion.

Fumie Suguri graduated from Waseda University, after finishing school life of Seisen junior and senior high school.

In October 2022, Kaitlyn Weaver communicated on Twitter that Fumie Suguri is not in fact bisexual, but supports the LGBT community.

In 1994, while visiting the practice rink for the 1994 World Championships, Fumie Suguri was taught the triple Lutz jump by Michelle Kwan, who was competing in the event.

Fumie Suguri became Japan's national champion for the first time in 1997.

Fumie Suguri went on to win gold at the 2001 Four Continents, becoming the first Japanese woman to win the competition.

Fumie Suguri was awarded gold at Four Continents and repeated as the bronze medalist at the World Championships, this time behind Kwan and Elena Sokolova.

Fumie Suguri stood atop the podium at the Final after defeating Sasha Cohen to become the first Japanese woman to take gold at the competition.

Fumie Suguri left Sato after the 2004 World Championships after she lost two competitions to Miki Ando, who was coached by Sato at the time.

Fumie Suguri moved to Chicago in the United States to train with Oleg Vasiliev in the autumn of 2004.

Fumie Suguri placed fourth at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, and concluded her season with a silver medal at the 2006 World Championships, having finished second to Kimmie Meissner.

Fumie Suguri became the first Japanese woman to earn three World Championship medals.

Fumie Suguri competed at the Four Continents Championships but withdrew due to injury after falling on two jumps in her short program.

At the Japanese National Championships, Fumie Suguri placed third after her short program, but she stumbled in the free program, finishing fourth overall, and, again, she missed a spot on the World Championship team.

Fumie Suguri made the World team for the first time in three years.

Fumie Suguri placed 6th at the 2009 Four Continents and 8th at the 2009 World Championships.

Fumie Suguri finished 7th at the 2010 Japanese National Championships.

In March 2011, Fumie Suguri stated that she would continue competing the next season, and possibly until 2014.

Fumie Suguri began working as a regular employee in the Sports Marketing Division at Sunny Side Up and gained a sponsorship at a medical company, Yoshindo.