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 eventually began 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 finished fifth.[6]
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, Suntsev would win his first senior national medal, a silver at the 2021 Finnish Championships. He subsequently finished sixth at the 2022 Sofia Trophy, eighth at the 2022 Bellu Memorial, and sixth at the 2022 Tallink Hotels Cup.[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 continued being coached by his mother, Liana Ocheretna and Aleksei Saks also began coaching him in Vantaa, a city closer to his school.[5][4]
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