All posts tagged "Yuko Kavaguti and Alexander Smirnov"

2015-16 ISU Grand Prix Final of Figure Skating: Pairs Preview

From quad throw jumps and twists to triple-triple side-by-side jump combinations, the top pairs teams are pushing...
Kavaguti and Smirnov back in battle mode

Russian pair skaters Yuko Kavaguti and Alexander Smirnov have come back strong after missing last season due...
Volosozhar and Trankov claim second title at Russian Nationals

If such things were at all possible, the Pairs Final at the 2013 Russian National Figure Skating...
Kavaguti and Smirnov lead pairs in Paris

Yuko Kavaguti and Alexander Smirnov of Russia skated to the lead as the 2012 Trophee Eric Bompard opened...
Pang and Tong win Cup of China; qualify for Grand Prix Final

China’s Qing Pang and Jian Tong won the Pairs figure skating event as the competition at the...
Savchenko and Szolkowy defend Grand Prix pairs title

In what was a high level Pairs event, Aljona Savchenko and Robin Szolkowy of Germany clinched the...
Savchenko and Szolkowy win Cup of Russia; Italians make history

The Pairs free skating event was the highlight of the second competition day at the Moscow “Megasport”...
Savchenko and Szolkowy skate safe, but clean in Moscow

With two top teams having already secured a place in the Grand Prix Final of Figure Skating,...
Kavaguti and Smirnov win second gold of the season at NHK Trophy

Yuko Kavaguti and Alexander Smirnov of Russia rallied from fifth place to win the Pairs title at...
Kavaguti and Smirnov cruise to gold at Cup of China

Yuko Kavaguti and Alexander Smirnov of Russia ended the golden streak of Chinese pairs at the Cup...
Kavaguti and Smirnov outshine rivals in Pairs Short

Yuko Kavaguti and Alexander Smirnov of Russia fulfilled their roles as the favorites and outshone their rivals...
Volosozhar and Trankov take Russian National title

The top three teams after the short program were able to defend their lead in the long...
Volosozhar and Trankov first after Short Program

The pressure of intense competition for three spots on the national team proved to be too much...
Kavaguti and Smirnov win gold

Russia’s Yuko Kavaguti and Alexander Smirnov maintained their overnight lead to win gold. Narumi Takahashi and Mervin...
Kavaguti and Smirnov take the lead in pairs

Russia’s Yuko Kavaguti and Alexander Smirnov faced no serious challenge in capturing the leading position in the...
Kavaguti and Smirnov win gold, Germans second

After almost perfect performances by the top teams in the short program, their long program efforts were...
Kavaguti and Smirnov win third consecutive national title

Yuko Kavaguti and Alexander Smirnov of St. Petersburg (SPB) defended their overnight lead to win their third...
Kavaguti and Smirnov prevail after Short Program

Yuko Kavaguti and Alexander Smirnov of St. Petersburg (SPB) prevailed over Maria Mukhortova and Maxim Trankov (SPB)...

Denis Ten (13 June 1993 – 19 July 2018) was the first skater from Kazakhstan to medal at the Winter Olympic Games (bronze, 2014). He was also the first skater from Kazakhstan to medal at an ISU international competition (2008–09 ISU Junior Grand Prix Belarus, gold), medal at the World Championships (silver in 2013), and medal at the Four Continents Championships (gold, 2015).