Yuko Kavaguti
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Yuko Kavaguti (also: Kawaguchi; Japanese: Kawaguchi Yūko (川口 悠子), Russian: Юко Кавагути, born 20 November 1981) is a retired pair skater who has represented Japan and Russia in international competition. In 2006, she began competing with Alexander Smirnov for Russia. They are two-time European champions (2010, 2015), two-time World bronze medalists (2009, 2010), two-time ISU Grand Prix Final bronze medalists (11–12 and 15–16), and three-time Russian national champions (2008–2010). In 2015, they became the first pair in history to complete two quadruple throw jumps in one program and the first to land a quadruple throw loop.[1]
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Other names | 川口 悠子 / Кавагути Юко | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1981-11-20) 20 November 1981 (age 42) Funabashi, Chiba, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Russia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Partner | Alexander Smirnov | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coach | Tamara Moskvina | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Skating club | Yubileyny Sport Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Began skating | 1986 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | 22 September 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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