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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 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Yuko Kavaguti is the 239th most popular skater (up from 248th in 2024), the 2,863rd most popular biography from Japan (down from 2,279th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Japanese Skater.

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Among SKATERS

Among skaters, Yuko Kavaguti ranks 238 out of 483. Before her are Evgenia Shishkova, Jutta Leerdam, Tong Jian, Maurizio Margaglio, and Karen Magnussen. After her are Ids Postma, Sylvie Daigle, Kristi Yamaguchi, Heike Warnicke, Tatiana Totmianina, Zhang Hao, and Daniela Anschütz-Thoms.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1981, Yuko Kavaguti ranks 575. Before her are JerryC, Momir Ilić, Mariana Ximenes, José Ron, Tad Hilgenbrink, and Abdullo Tangriev. After her are Sol Gabetta, Dylan Ryder, Matthieu Delpierre, Kwak Tae-hwi, Aline Lahoud, and Igor Kunitsyn.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Yuko Kavaguti ranks 2,860 out of 6,245. Before her are Erika Toda (1988), Aya Endō (1980), and Tadatoshi Masuda (1973). After her are Shinsuke Shiotani (1970), Shunya Kamiya (1991), Sunao Kasahara (1989), Sakura Ando (1986), Akeboshi (1978), Yana Toboso (1984), Maaya Uchida (1989), Tetsu Nagasawa (1968), and Uta Abe (2000).

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Among SKATERS In Japan

Among skaters born in Japan, Yuko Kavaguti ranks 5. Before her are Yuzuru Hanyu (1994), Midori Ito (1969), Shizuka Arakawa (1981), and Mao Asada (1990). After her are Yuka Sato (1973), Akira Kuroiwa (1961), Miki Ando (1987), Hiroyasu Shimizu (1974), Yoshihiro Kitazawa (1962), Nobunari Oda (1987), and Kaori Sakamoto (2000).

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