Yuko Kavaguti

Yuko Kavaguti
Kavaguti and Smirnov at 2010 World Championships
Personal Information
Country Represented	Russia (from 2006-2017) USA (2005-2006) Japan (1997-2005)
Native Name	川口 悠子 Юко Кавагути
Born	November 20, 1981 Funabashi, Japan
Home Town	St. Petersburg
Alma Mater	St. Petersburg State University
Age	42 years
Club	Yubileyny Sport Club
Languages	Japanese, English, Russian
Career Info
Former Partner	Alexander Smirnov (2006-2007) Devin Patrick (2004-2006) Alexander Markuntsov (1999-2003)
Former Coaches	Igor Moskvin, Nikolai Velikov, Tamara Moskvina
Former Choreographers	Alexander Matveev, Andrei Bukin, Igor Bobrin, Ivan Kozlov, Natalia Bestemianova, Peter Tchernyshev, Tamara Moskvina, Tatiana Druchinina
Former Training Locations	Hackensack, New Jersey St. Petersburg
Began Skating	1986 (Age 5)
Retired	September 22, 2017
Physical Description
Height	157 cm (5' 1.5")
Gender	Female
Eye Color	Dark Brown
Ethnicity	Japanese
Personal International Bests
SP	76.02 - 2015 Mordovian Ornament
FS	143.55 - 2015 Cup of China
Total	216.00 - 2015 Cup of China

Yuko Kavaguti (Japanese: 川口 悠子; Russian: Юко Кавагути; born November 20, 1981) is a retired Russian-Japanese competitive pair skater. With former partner Alexander Smirnov, she is a two-time European champion (2010 & 2015), a two-time World bronze medalist (2009 & 2010), a two-time Grand Prix Final bronze medalist (2011-12 & 2015-16), and a three-time Russian national champion (2008-2010).

Programs

With Smirnov for Russia

Season	Short Program	Freeskate
2016-2017	Left Alone by Mal Waldron performed by Joe Satriani choreo. by Peter Tchernyshev & Tatiana Druchinina	Clair de Lune by Claude Debussy choreo. by Peter Tchernyshev
2015-2016	I Finally Found Someone (from The Mirror Has Two Faces) by Marvin Hamlisch performed by Bryan Adams & Barbra Streisand choreo. by Peter Tchernyshev	Manfred Symphony by Pyotr Tchaikovsky choreo. by Peter Tchernyshev
2014-2015	Méditation (from Thaïs) by Jules Massenet choreo. by Peter Tchernyshev	Manfred Symphony by Pyotr Tchaikovsky choreo. by Peter Tchernyshev
2013-2014	(Planned, but did not compete) Katyusha by Matvey Blanter choreo. by Peter Tchernyshev	(Planned, but did not compete) Manfred Symphony by Pyotr Tchaikovsky choreo. by Peter Tchernyshev
2012-2013	The Blue Danube by Johann Strauss II choreo. by Alexander Matveev & Peter Tchernyshev	February by Leonid Levashkevich choreo. by Alexander Matveev & Peter Tchernyshev
2011-2012	Left Alone by Mal Waldron performed by Joe Satriani choreo. by Peter Tchernyshev & Tatiana Druchinina	Clair de Lune by Claude Debussy choreo. by Peter Tchernyshev
2010-2011	Also Sprach Zarathustra by Richard Strauss choreo. by Igor Bobrin & Natalia Bestemianova	Clair de Lune by Claude Debussy choreo. by Peter Tchernyshev
2009-2010	The Swan (from Carnival of the Animals) by Camille Saint-Saëns choreo. by Peter Tchernyshev	The Blue Danube by Johann Strauss II Valse Sentimentale (from 6 Pieces) by Pyotr Tchaikovsky choreo. by Tatiana Druchinina
2008-2009	The Swan (from Carnival of the Animals) by Camille Saint-Saëns choreo. by Peter Tchernyshev	Pagliacci by Ruggero Leoncavallo choreo. by Igor Bobrin
2007-2008	Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso by Camille Saint-Saëns	Love Story by Francis Lai choreo. by Peter Tchernyshev
2006-2007	Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso by Camille Saint-Saëns	Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5 by Heitor Villa-Lobos Van Helsing by Alan Silvestri
		Piano Concerto No. 2 by Camille Saint-Saëns

Exhibitions

Season	Music
2015-2016	Dark Eyes by Adalgiso Ferraris performed by Ivan Rebroff choreo. by Andrei Bukin, Igor Bobrin, & Natalia Bestemianova
	Habanera (from Carmen) by Georges Bizet
	February by Leonid Levashkevich choreo. by Alexander Matveev & Peter Tchernyshev
2014-2015	Habanera (from Carmen) by Georges Bizet
	Clair de Lune by Claude Debussy choreo. by Peter Tchernyshev
2013-2014	Dark Eyes by Adalgiso Ferraris performed by Ivan Rebroff choreo. by Andrei Bukin, Igor Bobrin, & Natalia Bestemianova
2012-2013	You Raise Me Up by Rolf Løvland covered by Celtic Woman
	Macavity: The Mystery Cat (from Cats) by Andrew Lloyd Webber choreo. by Peter Tchernyshev
2011-2012	Dark Eyes by Adalgiso Ferraris performed by Ivan Rebroff choreo. by Andrei Bukin, Igor Bobrin, & Natalia Bestemianova
2010-2011	Always With Me by Youmi Kimura
	Love in Venice by Edvin Marton
	Habanera (from Carmen) by Georges Bizet
2009-2010	The Blue Danube by Johann Strauss II choreo. by Tatiana Druchinina
	The Prophet Still Got the Blues (For You) by Gary Moore
2008-2009	The Prophet Still Got the Blues (For You) by Gary Moore
	Sirtáki (from Zorba the Greek) by Mikis Theodorakis
	The Blue Danube by Johann Strauss II choreo. by Tatiana Druchinina
2007-2008	Sirtáki (from Zorba the Greek) by Mikis Theodorakis
	Romance Time by Georgy Sviridov
	The Prophet Still Got the Blues (For You) by Gary Moore
2006-2007	Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5 by Heitor Villa-Lobos

With Markuntsov for Japan

Season	Short Program	Freeskate
2002-2003	Spring Waters (from 12 Romances, Op. 14) by Sergei Rachmaninoff choreo. by Igor Bobrin, Tamara Moskvina, & Tatiana Druchinina	Those Are the Nights choreo. by Igor Bobrin, Tamara Moskvina, & Tatiana Druchinina
2001-2002	Aida by Giuseppe Verdi choreo. by Tatiana Druchinina	Carmen by Georges Bizet choreo. by Tatiana Druchinina
2000-2001	Fascination by Fermo Dante Marchetti choreo. by Tatiana Druchinina	Spartacus by Aram Khachaturian choreo. by Tatiana Druchinina

Exhibitions

Season	Music
2001-2002	Barbie Girl by Claus Norreen, Lene Nystrøm, René Dif, & Søren Rasted performed by Aqua

ISU Results

(Season bests highlighted in bold, current personal bests italicized)

With Smirnov for Russia

2016-2017 Season
Date	Competition	SP	FS	Total
November 18 - 20	2016 Cup of China	6 62.90	6 112.63	6 175.53
October 27 - 30	2016 Skate Canada	5 64.40	6 118.35	5 182.75
September 29 - October 2	2016 Ondrej Nepela Trophy	2 68.56	2 116.86	2 185.42
2015-2016 Season
Date	Competition	SP	FS	Total
December 9 - 13	2015-16 Grand Prix Final	2 73.64	3 132.95	3 206.59
November 20 - 22	2015 Rostelecom Cup	2 71.70	2 136.32	2 208.02
November 6 - 8	2015 Cup of China	2 72.45	1 143.55	1 216.00
October 15 - 18	2015 Mordovian Ornament	1 76.02	1 138.03	1 214.05
2014-2015 Season
Date	Competition	SP	FS	Total
April 16 - 19	2015 World Team Trophy	3 66.97	4 127.07	2T/3P 194.04
March 23 - 29	2015 World Championships	4 71.59	6 127.32	5 198.91
January 26 - February 1	2015 European Championships	2 69.86	1 137.81	1 207.67
December 11 - 14	2014-15 Grand Prix Final	6 55.97	5 128.57	6 184.54
November 28 - 30	2014 NHK Trophy	2 64.60	3 119.00	2 183.60
October 24 - 26	2014 Skate America	1 69.16	1 140.00	1 209.16
September 24 - 27	2014 Nebelhorn Trophy	1 66.59	1 129.30	1 195.89
2012-2013 Season
Date	Competition	SP	FS	Total
March 10 - 17	2013 World Championships	4 69.98	7 121.61	6 191.59
January 23 - 27	2013 European Championships	5 56.20	5 119.28	5 175.48
December 6 - 9	2012-13 Grand Prix Final	6 58.02	5 120.70	6 178.72
November 16 - 18	2012 Trophée Éric Bompard	1 66.78	2 121.21	1 187.99
November 2 - 4	2012 Cup of China	2 63.70	2 119.83	2 183.53
2011-2012 Season
Date	Competition	SP	FS	Total
March 26 - April 1	2012 World Championships	11 59.59	4 122.83	7 182.42
December 8 - 11	2011-12 Grand Prix Final	4 61.37	3 126.40	3 187.77
November 25 - 27	2011 Rostelecom Cup	2 65.17	2 132.67	2 197.84
November 11 - 13	2011 NHK Trophy	5 55.02	1 122.49	1 177.51
November 4 - 6	2011 Cup of China	1 64.45	1 122.29	1 186.74
2010-2011 Season
Date	Competition	SP	FS	Total
April 24 - May 1	2011 World Championships	5 62.54	4 124.82	4 187.36
January 24 - 30	2011 European Championships	2 69.49	1 134.12	2 203.61
November 19 - 21	2010 Rostelecom Cup	1 61.91	1 120.79	1 182.70
2009-2010 Season
Date	Competition	SP	FS	Total
March 22 - 28	2010 World Championships	2 73.12	3 130.67	3 203.79
February 12 - 28	2010 Winter Olympics	3 74.16	7 120.61	4 194.77
January 18 - 24	2010 European Championships	2 73.92	1 139.23	1 213.15
December 3 - 6	2009-10 Grand Prix Final	6 62.30	5 120.71	5 183.01
November 5 - 8	2009 NHK Trophy	1 68.90	2 124.15	2 193.05
October 22 - 25	2009 Rostelecom Cup	2 61.62	2 118.52	2 180.14
2008-2009 Season
Date	Competition	SP	FS	Total
April 16 - 19	2009 World Team Trophy	2 65.08	2 120.07	5T/2P 185.15
March 23 - 29	2009 World Championships	2 68.94	3 117.45	3 186.39
January 19 - 25	2009 European Championships	3 65.38	2 117.39	2 182.77
December 10 - 14	2008-09 Grand Prix Final	6 55.42	4 112.03	5 167.45
November 20 - 23	2008 Cup of Russia	2 58.76	1 110.51	2 169.27
October 30 - November 2	2008 Skate Canada	1 65.02	2 111.95	1 176.97
October 15 - 19	2008 Cup of Nice	2 51.07	1 103.33	1 154.40
2007-2008 Season
Date	Competition	SP	FS	Total
March 17 - 23	2008 World Championships	3 71.42	4 119.91	4 191.33
January 21 - 27	2008 European Championships	4 61.25	3 106.00	3 167.25
December 13 - 16	2007-08 Grand Prix Final	6 51.74	5 110.01	5 161.75
November 22 - 25	2007 Cup of Russia	4 62.94	3 118.77	3 181.71
November 1 - 4	2007 Skate Canada	3 60.00	3 105.19	3 165.19
October 18 - 21	2007 Cup of Nice	1 61.18	1 107.95	1 169.13
2006-2007 Season
Date	Competition	SP	FS	Total
March 19 - 25	2007 World Championships	4 62.07	10 101.55	9 163.62
November 23 - 26	2006 Cup of Russia	3 59.46	3 109.04	3 168.50
November 9 - 11	2006 Cup of Nice	1 51.97	1 100.09	1 152.06

With Markuntsov for Japan

2002-2003 Season
Date	Competition	SP	FS	Total
March 24 - 30	2003 World Championships	12 6.0	14 14.0	14 20.0
February 10 - 16	2003 Four Continents Championships	6 3.0	7 7.0	7 10.0
November 28 - December 1	2002 NHK Trophy	6 3.0	5 5.0	5 8.0
October 23 - 27	2002 Skate America	5 2.5	5 5.0	5 7.5
2001-2002 Season
Date	Competition	SP	FS	Total
March 16 - 24	2002 World Championships	13 6.5	13 13.0	13 19.5
January 21 - 27	2002 Four Continents Championships	10 5.0	9 9.0	9 14.0
November 29 - December 2	2001 NHK Trophy	7 3.5	WD
November 15 - 18	2001 Trophée Lalique	7 3.5	6 6.0	6 9.5
October 24 - 28	2001 Skate America	8 4.0	6 6.0	6 10.0
2000-2001 Season
Date	Competition	SP	FS	Total
March 17 - 25	2001 World Championships	15 7.5	14 14.0	15 21.5
February 26 - March 2	2001 World Junior Championships	2 1.0	2 2.0	2 3.0
February 7 - 10	2001 Four Continents Championships	9 4.5	8 8.0	8 12.5
December 14 - 17	2000-01 JGP Final	4 2.0	3 3.0	3 5.0
October 12 - 15	2000 JGP China	3 1.5	3 3.0	3 4.5
September 14 - 17	2000 JGP Mexico	1 0.5	1 1.0	1 1.5

Singles career for Japan

1998-1999 Season
Name	Competition	SP	FS	Total
October 14 - 18	1998 JGP Hungary	7 3.5	9 9.0	8 12.5
September 9 - 13	1998 JGP Mexico	1 0.5	1 1.0	1 1.5

Medal Record

(In chronological order)

With Smirnov for Russia

Type	Competition	Season	Level
Silver	2016 Ondrej Nepela Trophy	2016-17	Senior
Silver	2016 Russian Championships	2015-16	Senior
Bronze	2015-16 Grand Prix Final	2015-16	Senior
Silver	2015 Rostelecom Cup	2015-16	Senior
Gold	2015 Cup of China	2015-16	Senior
Gold	2015 Mordovian Ornament	2015-16	Senior
Silver	2015 World Team Trophy	2014-15	Senior
Gold	2015 European Championships	2014-15	Senior
Bronze	2015 Russian Championships	2014-15	Senior
Silver	2014 NHK Trophy	2014-15	Senior
Gold	2014 Skate America	2014-15	Senior
Gold	2014 Nebelhorn Trophy	2014-15	Senior
Silver	2013 Russian Championships	2012-13	Senior
Gold	2012 Trophée Éric Bompard	2012-13	Senior
Silver	2012 Cup of China	2012-13	Senior
Bronze	2011-12 Grand Prix Final	2011-12	Senior
Silver	2011 Rostelecom Cup	2011-12	Senior
Gold	2011 NHK Trophy	2011-12	Senior
Gold	2011 Cup of China	2011-12	Senior
Silver	2011 European Championships	2010-11	Senior
Silver	2011 Russian Championships	2010-11	Senior
Gold	2010 Rostelecom Cup	2010-11	Senior
Bronze	2010 World Championships	2009-10	Senior
Gold	2010 European Championships	2009-10	Senior
Gold	2010 Russian Championships	2009-10	Senior
Silver	2009 NHK Trophy	2009-10	Senior
Silver	2009 Rostelecom Cup	2009-10	Senior
Bronze	2009 World Championships	2008-09	Senior
Silver	2009 European Championships	2008-09	Senior
Gold	2009 Russian Championships	2008-09	Senior
Silver	2008 Cup of Russia	2008-09	Senior
Gold	2008 Skate Canada	2008-09	Senior
Gold	2008 International Cup of Nice	2008-09	Senior
Bronze	2008 European Championships	2007-08	Senior
Gold	2008 Russian Championships	2007-08	Senior
Bronze	2007 Cup of Russia	2007-08	Senior
Bronze	2007 Skate Canada	2007-08	Senior
Gold	2007 International Cup of Nice	2007-08	Senior
Bronze	2006 Cup of Russia	2006-07	Senior
Gold	2006 International Cup of Nice	2006-07	Senior

Small Medal Record

Type	Competition	Season	Program	Level
Gold	2015 European Championships	2015-16	Freeskate	Senior
Silver	2015 European Championships	2015-16	Short	Senior
Gold	2011 European Championships	2010-11	Freeskate	Senior
Silver	2011 European Championships	2010-11	Short	Senior
Bronze	2010 World Championships	2009-10	Freeskate	Senior
Silver	2010 World Championships	2009-10	Short	Senior
Gold	2010 European Championships	2009-10	Freeskate	Senior
Silver	2010 European Championships	2009-10	Short	Senior
Bronze	2009 World Championships	2008-09	Freeskate	Senior
Silver	2009 World Championships	2008-09	Short	Senior
Silver	2009 European Championships	2008-09	Freeskate	Senior
Bronze	2009 European Championships	2008-09	Short	Senior
Bronze	2008 World Championships	2007-08	Short	Senior
Bronze	2008 European Championships	2007-08	Freeskate	Senior

With Patrick for Japan and the USA

Type	Competition	Season	Level
Silver	2006 Midwestern Sectionals	2005-06	Senior
Gold	2005 Japanese Championships	2004-05	Senior

With Markuntsov for Japan

Type	Competition	Season	Level
Gold	2003 Japanese Championships	2002-03	Senior
Gold	2002 Japanese Championships	2001-02	Senior
Silver	2001 World Junior Championships	2000-01	Junior
Bronze	2000-01 JGP Final	2000-01	Junior
Gold	2001 Japanese Championships	2000-01	Junior
Bronze	2000 JGP China	2000-01	Junior
Gold	2000 JGP Mexico	2000-01	Junior

Singles career for Japan

Type	Competition	Season	Level
Gold	1998 JGP Mexico	1998-99	Junior
Bronze	1998 Japanese Championships	1997-98	Junior

Sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuko_Kavaguti

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Smirnov_(figure_skater)

http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00009880.htm

https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/川口悠子

https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/アレクサンドル・スミルノフ

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Markuntsov