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Fumie Suguri was born on 31 December, 1980 in Chiba, Chiba, Japan, is a Japanese figure skater. Discover Fumie Suguri's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 43 years old?
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43 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Capricorn |
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31 December 1980 |
| Birthday |
31 December |
| Birthplace |
Chiba, Chiba, Japan |
| Nationality |
Chiba
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She is a member of famous Skater with the age 43 years old group.
Fumie Suguri Height, Weight & Measurements
At 43 years old, Fumie Suguri height is 1.57 m and Weight 97 lbs.
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1.57 m |
| Weight |
97 lbs |
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Dating & Relationship status
She is currently single. She is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about She's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, She has no children.
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Fumie Suguri Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Fumie Suguri worth at the age of 43 years old? Fumie Suguri’s income source is mostly from being a successful Skater. She is from Chiba. We have estimated Fumie Suguri's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
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Not Available |
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Not Available |
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Skater |
Fumie Suguri Social Network
Timeline
Fumie Suguri (村主 章枝) is a Japanese former competitive figure skater.
In 1994, while visiting the practice rink for the 1994 World Championships, Suguri was taught the triple Lutz jump by Michelle Kwan, who was competing in the event.
Her bronze medal at Worlds was the first medal for a Japanese woman at the World Championships since Yuka Sato won the title in 1994.
Suguri became Japan's national champion for the first time in 1997.
Her second national title came in the 2000–01 season.
She went on to win gold at the 2001 Four Continents, becoming the first Japanese woman to win the competition.
In 2001–02, Suguri won her third national title and competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics, where she placed 5th.
In the 2002–03 season, Suguri won her fourth national title.
She was awarded gold at Four Continents and repeated as the bronze medalist at the World Championships, this time behind Kwan and Elena Sokolova.
She 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.
Suguri was born in Chiba, Chiba, Japan.
Her younger sister, Chika, is also a figure skater.
Their father was a pilot for JAL and due to his job, the family moved to Anchorage, Alaska when Suguri was three.
She is bilingual in Japanese and English.
Suguri graduated from Waseda University.
She has a degree in social sciences.
In 2003–04, Suguri won gold at the NHK Trophy and bronze at Cup of China, thus qualifying for the Grand Prix Final.
She stood atop the podium at the Final after defeating Sasha Cohen to become the first Japanese woman to take gold at the competition.
Suguri left Sato after the 2004 World Championships after she lost two competitions to Miki Ando, who was also coached by Sato at the time.
She moved to Chicago in the United States to train with Oleg Vasiliev in the autumn of 2004.
In the 2004–05 season, Suguri placed fourth at both of her Grand Prix assignments.
After placing third at the Japanese Championships, she won her third Four Continents title.
She finished fifth at the World Championships.
After the Japan Skating Federation refused to let her continue working with Vasiliev, Suguri returned to Sato and soon after Ando left him.
She 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.
She became the first Japanese woman to earn three World Championship medals.
In the 2006–07 season, Suguri finished fourth at the Japanese championships behind younger competitors Mao Asada, Miki Ando and Yukari Nakano, and missed a spot to the World Championships held in her home country.
She competed at the Four Continents Championships but withdrew due to injury after falling on two jumps in her short program.
At the end of the season, Suguri left Sato again as she felt overshadowed by Nakano, who was also training with Sato at the time.
For the 2007–08 season, Suguri decided to train in Russia with Alexander Zhulin, who had choreographed her programs in the previous season.
Due to Zhulin's marital problems, she had to spend most of her time with Igor Pashkevich.
At the Japanese National Championships, 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.
During the 2008–09 season, Suguri chose to train with coach Nikolai Morozov in Hackensack, New Jersey.
In November 2014, Suguri came out as bisexual.
In October 2022, Kaitlyn Weaver communicated on Twitter that Suguri is not in fact bisexual, but supports the LGBT community.
Suguri's coming out was reported in error.
Suguri began skating at age 5 in Alaska.
When she returned to Japan, she began formal training under coach Nobuo Sato, a ten-time Japanese national champion.
