Makar Suntsev

Makar Suntsev
Makar Suntsev
	Suntsev at the 2021 CS Finlandia Trophy
Born	10 April 2004 (age 20); Perm, Russia
Hometown	Kotka, Finland
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Figure skating career
Country	Finland
Discipline	Men's singles
Coach	Tatiana Lebedeva ; Liana Ocheretna ; Aleksei Saks
Skating club	Kotkan Taitoluistelu
Began skating	2008
Medal record
Finnish Championships

Last updated December 08, 2024

Makar Suntsev (born 4 October 2004) is a Finnish figure skater. Born in Russia, he is the 2024 Finnish Champion, a two-time Finnish national silver medalist (2022, 2023), and a two-time bronze medalist at the Nordic Championship bronze medalist (2023 and 2024).^[1]

Personal life

Suntsev was born on October 4, 2004 in Perm, Russia. He also has an older sister. At the age of five, Suntsev moved with his family to Kotka, Finland.^[2] He graduated from Karhula High School before enrolling at the Aalto University in 2024 to study business.^[3]^[4]

Career

Early career

When he was a young child, Suntsev's mother, Tatiana Lebedeva, worked as a figure skating coach in Perm, Russia. After Suntsev turned three, Lebedeva would begin bringing him to the rink so he could sit at the sidelines while she coached. He would eventually begin skating in 2008 at the age of four under his mother's tutelage. After relocating to Kotka, Finland, Lebedeva would get a job as a coach at the Kotkan Taitoluistelu, where Suntsev would continue to train.^[5]^[2]

He first debuted as a competitor on the novice level at the 2018 Nordic Championships, where he would finish fifth.^[6]

2018–19 season

Moving up to the junior level, Suntsev competed at the 2019 Finnish Junior Championships and finished fourth. He would subsequently finish fourth at the 2019 Nordic Championships and win the bronze medal at the 2019 Tallink Hotels Cup.^[6]

2019–20 season

Suntsev started the season by debuting on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series, finishing twenty-fourth at 2019 JGP Poland. He would subsequently compete on the junior level at the 2019 Halloween Cup, where he placed eighth.^[6]

In December, he would win the silver medal at the 2020 Finnish Junior Championships. He would then continue competing on the junior international level, placing sixth at the 2020 Mentor Toruń Cup and fifth at the 2020 Nordic Championships.^[6]

2020–21 season

During this season, Suntsev only appeared at one competition, the 2021 Tallink Hotels Cup. He would finish the event in sixth place.^[6]

2021–22 season

Suntsev began the season by competing on the 2021–22 ISU Junior Grand Prix series, finishing sixth at the 2021 JGP France and fourteenth at the 2021 JGP Slovakia. He would then make his senior international debut by competing on the 2021–22 ISU Challenger Series, placing twenty-second at the 2021 CS Finlandia Trophy, twenty-first at the 2021 CS Ice Challenge, and twentieth at the 2021 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb. Between the latter two events, Suntsev would also finish sixth at the 2021 Tallinn Trophy.^[6]

In December, Suntsev would win his first senior national medal, a silver at the 2021 Finnish Championships. He would subsequently finish sixth at the 2022 Sofia Trophy, eighth at the 2022 Bellu Memorial, and sixth at the 2022 Tallink Hotels Cup.^[6]

Selected to represent Finland at the 2022 World Junior Championships in Tallinn, Estonia, Suntsev would finish the event in twenty-sixth place.^[6]

2022–23 season

Suntsev started the season by competing on the 2022–23 ISU Junior Grand Prix series, finishing eleventh at 2022 JGP France and fifth at 2022 JGP Latvia. He would then go on to compete on the 2022–23 ISU Challenger Series, finishing thirteenth at the 2022 CS Nebelhorn Trophy, sixteenth at the 2022 CS Finlandia, and twenty-first at the 2022 CS Warsaw Cup. One week following the latter event, Suntsev placed fifth at the 2022 Tallinn Trophy.^[6]

In mid-December, Suntsev would win his second consecutive national silver medal at the 2023 Finnish Championships. He would subsequently place twenty-sixth at the 2023 Winter World University Games, win bronze at the 2023 Nordic Championships, and finish ninth at the 2023 Tallink Hotels Cup.^[6]

Suntsev would finish the season by competing at the 2023 World Junior Championships in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, where he placed twenty-ninth.^[6]

2023–24 season

Suntsev began the season by the season by competing at the 2023–24 ISU Challenger Series, finishing thirteenth at the 2023 CS Lombardia Trophy and tenth at the 2023 CS Finlandia Trophy. Following a fourth-place finish at the 2023 Tirnavia Ice Cup, Suntsev was selected as a host representative to compete at the 2023 Grand Prix of Espoo. He would finish the event in twelfth place. Going on to compete at the 2023 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb, Suntsev placed seventh.^[6]

In mid-December, Suntsev won the senior national title at the [[Finnish Figure Skating Championships|2024 Finnish Championships and as a result, was selected to compete at the 2024 European Championships in Kaunas, Lithuania. He would finish in twentieth place overall.^[6]

One month later, Suntsev would win the bronze medal at the 2024 Nordic Championships and sixth at the 2024 Tallink Hotels Cup.^[6]

Finnish national silver medalist, Valtter Virtanen, was ultimately selected as the men's singles skating representative to compete at the 2024 World Championships due to Suntsev failing to score minimum technical scores to compete at the World Championships.^[7]

2024–25 season

During the summer off-season, Suntsev moved from his hometown of Kotka to Espoo to attend university in the latter city. While he would continue being coached by his mother, Liana Ocheretna and Aleksei Saks would also begin coaching him in Vantaa, a city closer to his school.^[5]^[4]

He would start the season by competing on the 2024–25 ISU Challenger Series, finishing sixteenth at the 2024 CS Lombardia Trophy and fifth at the 2024 CS Budapest Trophy. Assigned to the 2024 GP Finlandia Trophy, Suntsev would come in tenth place.^[6]

Programs

Season	Short program	Free skate	Exhibition	Ref.
2021–22	Angelica (from Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides ) by Hans Zimmer choreo. by Monica Lindfors & Leonid Sviridenko	I Love You (Acoustic - Quinted Version) by Woodkid choreo. by Anastasia Bunina	—	^[8]
2022–23		Knee 5 by Philip Glass Ensemble Naqoyqatsi (from Naqoyqatsi ) by Philip Glass Ensemble, Yo-Yo Ma, & Michael Riesman Dawn of Faith by Eternal Eclipse choreo. by Benoît Richaud	—	^[9]
2023–24	Moonlight Sonata by Ludwig van Beethoven choreo. by Adam Solya	Ghosts of Japan by Derek Fiechter Taki Burossamu Taki by That's It The Geisha and the Samurai by Stefan Johansson The Way of the Samurai by Ilan Eshkeri choreo. by Adam Solya	Real Gone by Sheryl Crow Life Is a Highway performed by Rascal Flatts	^[10]
2024–25				^[5]

Competitive highlights

GP – Event of the ISU Grand Prix Series
JGP – Event of the ISU Junior Grand Prix Series
CS – Event of the ISU Challenger Series

Competition placements at senior level ^[6]
Season	2020–21	2021–22	2022–23	2023–24	2024–25
European Championships				20th
Finnish Championships		2nd	2nd	1st
GP Finland				12th	10th
CS Budapest Trophy					5th
CS Cup of Austria		21st
CS Finlandia Trophy		22nd	16th	10th
CS Golden Spin of Zagreb		20th		7th	17th
CS Lombardia Trophy				13th	16th
CS Nebelhorn Trophy			13th
CS Warsaw Cup			21st
Bellu Memorial		8th
Nordic Championships			3rd	3rd
Sofia Trophy		6th
Tallink Hotels Cup	6th	6th	9th	6th
Tallinn Trophy		6th	5th
Tirnavia Ice Cup				4th
World Winter University Games			26th

Competition placements at junior level ^[6]
Season	2018–19	2019–20	2021–22	2022–23
World Junior Championships			26th	29th
Finnish Championships	4th	2nd
JGP France			6th	11th
JGP Latvia				5th
JGP Poland		24th
JGP Slovakia			14th
Halloween Cup		8th
Mentor Toruń Cup		6th
Nordic Championships	4th	5th
Tallink Hotels Cup	3rd

Detailed results

ISU personal best scores in the +5/-5 GOE System ^[6]
Segment	Type	Score	Event
Total	TSS	200.55	2023 CS Finlandia Trophy
Short program	TSS	70.40	2024 European Championships
	TES	35.20	2024 European Championships
	PCS	37.24	2023 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb
Free skating	TSS	132.59	2023 CS Finlandia Trophy
	TES	60.32	2023 CS Finlandia Trophy
	PCS	72.27	2023 CS Finlandia Trophy

Senior level

Results in the 2020–21 season ^[6]
Date	Event	SP		FS		Total
Date	Event	P	Score	P	Score	P	Score
Feb 18–21, 2021	2021 Tallink Hotels Cup	4	65.69	6	106.31	6	172.00

Results in the 2021–22 season ^[6]
Date	Event	SP		FS		Total
Date	Event	P	Score	P	Score	P	Score
Oct 7–10, 2021	2021 CS Finlandia Trophy	26	50.73	21	108.09	22	158.82
Nov 11–14, 2021	2021 CS Cup of Austria	22	58.40	22	110.95	21	169.35
Nov 16–21, 2021	2021 Tallinn Trophy	7	57.44	4	118.95	6	176.39
Dec 8–11, 2021	2021 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb	21	60.97	20	124.87	20	185.84
Dec 17–19, 2021	2022 Finnish Championships	2	57.90	1	127.19	2	185.09
Feb 1–6, 2022	2022 Sofia Trophy	6	59.40	6	117.79	6	177.19
Feb 24–27, 2022	2022 Bellu Memorial	10	61.09	8	122.32	8	183.41
Mar 4–6, 2022	2022 Tallink Hotels Cup	6	56.35	4	118.35	6	174.70

Results in the 2022–23 season ^[6]
Date	Event	SP		FS		Total
Date	Event	P	Score	P	Score	P	Score
Sep 21–24, 2022	2022 CS Nebelhorn Trophy	13	60.43	12	115.66	13	176.09
Oct 5–9, 2022	2022 CS Finlandia Trophy	17	62.04	16	115.13	16	177.17
Nov 17–20, 2022	2022 CS Warsaw Cup	21	59.35	21	107.96	21	167.31
Nov 24–27, 2022	2022 Tallinn Trophy	5	54.26	5	107.89	5	162.15
Dec 16–18, 2022	2023 Finnish Championships	2	63.47	3	112.31	2	175.78
Jan 12–16, 2023	2023 Winter World University Games	26	56.70	—	—	26	56.70
Feb 1–5, 2023	2023 Nordic Championships	4	59.15	3	122.43	3	181.58
Feb 16–19, 2023	2023 Tallink Hotels Cup	10	56.99	9	120.72	9	177.71

Results in the 2023–24 season ^[6]
Date	Event	SP		FS		Total
Date	Event	P	Score	P	Score	P	Score
Sep 8–10, 2023	2023 CS Lombardia Trophy	13	43.42	12	107.97	13	151.39
Oct 4–8, 2023	2023 CS Finlandia Trophy	11	67.96	10	132.59	10	200.55
Oct 27–29, 2023	2023 Tirnavia Ice Cup	3	69.93	4	124.94	4	194.87
Nov 17–19, 2023	2023 Grand Prix of Espoo	12	54.44	12	107.56	12	162.00
Dec 6–9, 2023	2023 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb	6	67.67	7	130.63	7	198.30
Dec 15–17, 2023	2024 Finnish Championships	1	74.09	2	130.03	1	204.12
Jan 8–14, 2024	2024 European Championships	18	70.40	20	122.35	20	192.75
Feb 1–4, 2024	2024 Nordic Championships	3	59.65	2	126.98	3	186.63
Feb 15–18, 2024	2024 Tallink Hotels Cup	6	66.21	5	138.10	6	204.31

Results in the 2024–25 season ^[6]
Date	Event	SP		FS		Total
Date	Event	P	Score	P	Score	P	Score
Sep 12–15, 2024	2024 CS Lombardia Trophy	14	60.12	17	106.38	16	166.50
Oct 11–13, 2024	2024 CS Budapest Trophy	5	64.79	4	129.83	5	194.62
Nov 15–17, 2024	2024 Finlandia Trophy	11	59.58	10	120.90	10	180.48
Dec 4–7, 2024	2024 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb	14	61.24	18	93.91	17	155.15

Junior level

Results in the 2018–19 season ^[6]
Date	Event	SP		FS		Total
Date	Event	P	Score	P	Score	P	Score
Dec 14–16, 2018	2019 Finnish Championships (Junior)	4	38.42	3	75.76	4	114.18
Feb 7–10, 2019	2019 Nordic Championships (Junior)	3	40.30	4	72.15	4	112.45
Feb 22–24, 2019	2019 Tallink Hotels Cup	3	44.14	2	83.40	3	127.54

Results in the 2019–20 season ^[6]
Date	Event	SP		FS		Total
Date	Event	P	Score	P	Score	P	Score
Sep 18–21, 2019	2019 JGP Poland	24	41.26	22	72.90	24	114.16
Oct 17–20, 2019	2019 Halloween Cup	9	37.71	8	74.54	8	112.25
Dec 13–15, 2019	2020 Finnish Championships (Junior)	1	48.86	3	77.18	2	126.04
Jan 7–12, 2020	2020 Mentor Toruń Cup	5	51.04	5	91.99	6	143.03
Feb 5–9, 2020	2020 Nordic Championships (Junior)	4	50.43	5	82.83	5	133.26

Results in the 2021–22 season ^[6]
Date	Event	SP		FS		Total
Date	Event	P	Score	P	Score	P	Score
Aug 18–21, 2021	2021 JGP France I	7	54.85	5	107.73	6	162.58
Sep 1–4, 2021	2021 JGP Slovakia	10	58.17	13	102.79	14	160.96
Apr 13–17, 2022	2022 World Junior Championships	26	56.26	—	—	26	56.26

Results in the 2022–23 season ^[6]
Date	Event	SP		FS		Total
Date	Event	P	Score	P	Score	P	Score
Aug 24–27, 2022	2022 JGP France	10	52.93	11	94.37	11	147.30
Sep 7–10, 2022	2022 JGP Latvia	5	67.11	5	121.92	5	189.03
Feb 27 – Mar 5, 2023	2023 World Junior Championships	29	56.49	—	—	29	56.49

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