All posts tagged "Yuko Kawaguchi and Alexander Smirnov"
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Figure Skating News
Kawaguchi and Smirnov win gold at Russian Nationals
Yuko Kawaguchi and Alexander Smirnov defended their title, while Maria Mukhortova and Maxim Trankov slipped to second place. Lubov Iliushechkina and Nodari...
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Figure Skating News
Kawaguchi and Smirnov take gold in St. Petersburg
Yuko Kawaguchi and Alexander Smirnov won the gold medal at their first ever Russian National Championships, while Maria Mukhortova and Maxim Trankov...
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Figure Skating News
Kawaguchi and Smirnov lead pairs in St. Petersburg
Yuko Kawaguchi (26) and Alexander Smirnov (23) won the Pairs Short Program despite an error in their side-by-side spin which was graded...
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Figure Skating News
Russian pair team ready for breakthrough
Yuko Kawaguchi’s biography would actually be enough for three skaters. She first competed as a single skater for Japan at the international...
Did you Know?
Mao Asada (JPN) became the junior lady to land the triple Axel jump in international competition (2004-05 Junior Grand Prix Final) and the first lady to land two triple Axel jumps in the same program (2008–09 Grand Prix Final). She also became the first lady to land three triple Axels in one competition at the 2010 Winter Olympics. More on Mao Asada in the GS Forum.