Sumika Kanazawa
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| Personal information | |
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| Native name | 金沢 純禾 |
| Born | February 28, 2012[1] |
| Home town | Uji, Kyoto |
| Height | 1.55 m (5 ft 1 in) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country |  Japan |
| Discipline | Women's singles |
| Coach | Mie Hamada, Satsuki Muramoto, Hiroaki Sato, Haruko Okamoto, Cathy Reed |
| Skating club | Kinoshita Academy |
| Began skating | 2015 |
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Sumika Kanazawa (金沢 純禾, Kanazawa Sumika; born February 28, 2012) is a Japanese figure skater. She won the 2025 JGP Italy competition and qualified for the 2025–26 Junior Grand Prix Final.[2]
Early career
Kanazawa began figure skating in 2015. She was formerly coached by Naomi Takahashi, Uruha Takahashi, Yamato Tamura, and Noriyuki Kanzaki.
She competed in juniors domestically for the 2023-24 and 2024-25 seasons, with her highest placement being 8th at the 2024 Gensan Summer Cup in Ōtsu, Shiga.
In an Instagram post, she cited Alysa Liu as her idol.[3]
2025–26 season
Kanazawa began the season by competing on the 2025–26 ISU Junior Grand Prix series. She opened with a win at 2025 JGP Italy in Varese[4] and followed it by placing 4th at the 2025 JGP Poland in Gdańsk. This qualified her for the 2025–26 Junior Grand Prix Final in Nagoya where she placed 5th.[5] She attempted her triple axel for the first time internationally in the free skate and landed it, though it was underrotated.
She competed at the 2025–26 Japan Junior Championships in November and placed 4th. This gave her entry to the senior national championships in December, where she finished 16th.
At the 2026 National Secondary School Skating Competition, Kanazawa planned to attempt a quad salchow in her exhibition program, but ultimately decided to hold off until the next season.
Programs
| Season | Short program | Free skating |
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| 2025–2026 |
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| 2024–2025 |
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| 2023–2024 |
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Competitive Highlights
| Season | 2025–26 |
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| Japan Championships | 16th |
| Season | 2023-24 | 2024-25 | 2025–26 |
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| Japan Championships | 12th | 10th | 4th |
| Junior Grand Prix Final | 5th | ||
| JGP Italy | 1st | ||
| JGP Poland | 4th | ||
| Japan West Sectional | 3rd | ||
| Gensan Summer Cup | 8th | ||
| Kinoshita Trophy | 9th | 10th | 4th |
| Minato Aquls Cup | 4th |
