PAIRS
Date of birth:
20.11.1981
Yuko KAWAGUCHI
JPN
Aichi
Place of birth:
Height:
156
cm
Aichi
Home town:
full-time athlete
Profession:
Hobbies:
reading
1986
Shin-Matsudo DOSC
Start sk. / Club:
/
Former Partners:
Student
Profession:
Home town:
cm
181
Height:
JPN
Leningrad (RUS)
Place of birth:
Alexander MARKUNTSOV
21.02.1982
Date of birth:
reading, car racing
Hobbies:
1987
Start sk. / Club:
/
Former Partners:
Valentina Razskazova
5
at St. Petersburg (RUS)
h / week
Practice high season:
6
at St. Petersburg (RUS)
h / week
Practice low season:
Former coach:
Tatiana Druchinina, Igor Bobrin, Tamara Moskvina
Choreographer:
Igor Moskvin, Tamara Moskvina
Coach:
Music Short Program / Original Dance as of 2002/2003 season
Spring Water by Sergei Rachmaninov
Those are the Nights (modern version of Russian folk music)
Music Free Skating / Free Dance as of 2002/2003 season
1.S
14.
1.S
13.
1.J
2.
15.
National Champ.
World Juniors
European Champ.
World Champ.
Olympic Games
2003
2002
2001
2000
1999
1998
1997
1996
| Kawaguchi competed internationally in singles, before switching to pairs. Best result: 1998 Mexico Cup, 1st. |
| Markuntsov has competed internationally with partner Valentina Raskazova, representing Russia. Best result: |
| 1998 Grand Prix de St. Gervais, 4th. Kawaguchi/Markuntsov teamed up in 1999. Kawaguchi admired World Pairs |
| Champions Berezhnaya/Sikharulidze (RUS) and asked their coach Tamara Moskvina if she could become a pair |
| skater. Moskvina suggested Markuntsov as a partner. Kawaguchi/Markuntsov are the first pair from Japan to |
| medal at an ISU Championship (silver at the 2001 World Juniors). |
Mexico Cup, Mexico City
Jun. GP Harbin, Harbin
Japan Open, Tokyo
ISU Junior Grand Prix Final, Ayr
2000
2000
2001
2001
1
3
4
3
Skate America, Colorado Springs
Trophee Lalique, Paris
Smart Ones Skate America, Spokane
NHK Trophy, Kyoto
2001
2001
2002
2002
6
6
5
5
S=Senior; J=Junior; N=Novice
International Competition
Year
Place
International Competition
Year
Place
7.
9.
Four Continents
8.
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last update:
26.03.2003
23:06:22