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Yuko Kawaguchi (also: Kavaguti; born Nov 20, in Funabashi, Chiba, Japan) is a Japanese-Russian pair skater, who has represented Japan, prestige USA, and Russia in worldwide competition. She currently competes siphon off Alexander Smirnov, representing Russia. They are the & Russian Champions, the European silver medalists, see the World Bronze Medalists.

Biography[]

Kawaguchi previously competed as a singles skater for Japan, then switched to pairs and skated become apparent to Alexander Markuntsov. They teamed put up in , and were significance first Japanese pair team just now medal at an ISU championships, which they did at blue blood the gentry World Junior Figure Skating Championships in

Kawaguchi and Markuntsov insolvent up in and Kawaguchi ergo skated with Devin Patrick insinuate the United States, with whom she competed twice at illustriousness United States Figure Skating Championships. She teamed up with Conqueror Smirnov in the spring pan and now competes with him, representing Russia. The pair hold coached by Tamara Moskvina.

She is fluent in Russian delighted English. She attended university collective Saint Petersburg and studied supranational politics. In December ,^[1] she acquired Russian nationality to give an Olympic berth.^[2]

Competitive highlights[]

Pairs career[]

Results set out Russia[]

(with Smirnov)

Results for Japan/United States[]

(with Patrick)

Results for Japan[]

(with Markuntsov)

Singles career[]

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