Sumitada Moriguchi
is a Japanese pair skater. With his partner Haruna Murakami, he is the 2022 JGP Poland I bronze medalist and the 2022–23 Japan champion at both the senior and junior levels. Personal life 
Moriguchi was born on 29 December 2001 in Uji, Kyoto, Japan. He is a student at Doshisha University, where he studies in the Faculty of Commerce. Career

Early career 
Moriguchi began figure skating in 2010 after being inspired by watching Daisuke Takahashi win the bronze medal at the 2010 Winter Olympics. He competed at the 2016–17, 2018–19, and the 2019–20 Japan Junior Championships, respectively finishing twenty-ninth, twentieth, and nineteenth at those events. He also competed at the 2020–21 and 2021–22 Japan Championships, placing twelfth and thirteenth, respectively. In 2021, Moriguchi briefly tried pair skating with Ikura Kushida, although they never competed in competition together. Partnership with Murakami

2022–23 season 
At the suggestion of his coach, Mie Hamada, Moriguchi decided to team up with fellow Hamada student, Haruna Murakami. While Hamada remained their singles coach, they were simultaneously coached by former Japanese pairs skater, Narumi Takahashi, while also working with Bruno Marcotte and Brian Shales. They made their debut as a pair team on the 2022–23 Junior Grand Prix, Murakami/Moriguchi placed fourth at the 2022 JGP Czech Republic and third at the 2022 JGP Poland I. Competing at the 2022–23 Japan Junior Championships, Murakami/Moriguchi won the gold medal. Although initially listed as alternates to compete at the 2022–23 Junior Grand Prix Final in Turin, Italy, they were ultimately called up to compete due to the withdrawal of Canadian pair team, Ava Kemp / Yonathan Elizarov. At the Final, Murakami/Moriguchi placed fifth in the short program and third in the free skate, finishing in fourth place overall. They went on to compete at the 2022–23 Japan Championships, which they won, after Riku Miura / Ryuichi Kihara were forced to withdraw due to flight delays. Moriguchi also competed in the men's singles event at Nationals and finished seventh, his highest result to date. Selected to compete at the 2023 World Junior Championships in Calgary, Alberta, Murakami/Moriguchi finished fourth after placing sixth in the short program and fourth in the free skate. Moriguchi went on to compete at the 2023 Triglav Trophy, where he won the silver medal behind Nozomu Yoshioka. Following the season, it was announced that Murakami/Moriguchi had parted ways due to Moriguchi no longer being age eligible to compete on the junior level and Murakami being age ineligible to compete on the senior level for another three years. Partnership with Nagaoka 
In May 2023, it was announced that Moriguchi had teamed up with former singles skater, Yuna Nagaoka. Programs

With Murakami

Single Skating

Competitive highlights 
JGP: Junior Grand Prix

With Murakami for Japan

Men's singles

Detailed results 
Current personal best scores are highlighted in bold. Pair skating

With Murakami

Singles skating

Senior results

Junior results

References

External links 
 

Japanese male pair skaters
Japanese male single skaters
Doshisha University alumni
Sportspeople from Kyoto
Living people
2001 births