Yuko Kavaguti

Yuko Kavaguti
Kavaguti and Smirnov at the 2015–16 Grand Prix Final
Other names	川口 悠子 / Кавагути Юко
Born	(1981-11-20) 20 November 1981 (age 43) Funabashi, Chiba, Japan
Height	1.57 m (5 ft 2 in)
Figure skating career
Country	Russia
Partner	Alexander Smirnov
Coach	Tamara Moskvina
Skating club	Yubileyny Sport Club
Began skating	1986
Retired	22 September 2017
Medal record Representing  Russia Figure skating: Pairs World Championships 2009 Los Angeles Pairs 2010 Turin Pairs Grand Prix Final 2011–12 Quebec Pairs 2015–16 Barcelona Pairs World Team Trophy 2015 Tokyo Team Representing  Japan World Junior Championships 2001 Sofia Pairs Junior Grand Prix Final 2000–01 Ayr Pairs

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.^[7]