All posts tagged "Yukina Ota"
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Figure Skating News
Japan's Artistic Yukina Ota
While many of the Japanese ladies have been inspired by Midori Ito to focus on the technical side of skating, balletic Yukina...
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Figure Skating News
2004 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships: Ladies Highlights
Japan’s Yukina Ota was the winner in the ladies event, taking home her first Four Continents medal. Cynthia Phaneuf of Canada won...
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Figure Skating News
2003 World Junior Figure Skating Championships: Ladies Highlights
For the second year in a row, Japan put two ladies on the podium at the 2003 World Junior Figure Skating Championships,...
Did You Know?
Switzerland’s Denise Biellmann, the 1981 European and World Champion and three-time national champion, is known for popularizing the Biellmann spin—an upright figure skating spin in which the skater executes a one-foot spin while holding the other foot extended over and behind the head. It should be noted that Tamara Moskvina may have been the first to perform it (1965 European Championships). Who does your favorite Biellmann spin? Discuss in the GS Forum!