Videos of Yuko Kavaguti & Alexander Smirnov
About
Kavaguti and Smirnov are two-time world bronze medalists, two-time Grand Prix Final bronze medalists (2011, '15), two-time European champions (2010, '15) and three-time Russian champions (2008-10) ... Placed fourth at the 2010 Olympic Games ... Have landed throw quadruple salchows and throw quadruple loops in competition ... Teamed up in the spring of 2006; she officially changed her name from Kawaguchi to Kavaguti in March 2009 after becoming a Russian citizen ... Missed the 2007 Russian Championships and the 2007 European Championships after she broke her ankle in a fall in practice in December 2006 ... Missed the 2012 European Championships while he was recovering from appendix surgery ... Missed the 2013-14 season after he ruptured ligaments in his knee in October 2013 ... Missed part of the 2015-16 season as she recovered from a ruptured achilles tendon sustained during off-ice training.
Kavaguti started skating when she was 5 ... Competed internationally in singles for Japan before switching to pairs ... With former partner Alexander Markuntsov, she became the first Japanese pairs skater to medal at an ISU championship (silver at the 2001 World Junior Championships) ... Competed for the United States with Devin Patrick from 2004-06 ... Has lived and trained in Russia since 2003 ... Graduated from St. Petersburg University in 2007 with a degree in international relations.
Smirnov started skating when he was 4 ... Previously competed with Alexandra Danilova and Ekaterina Vasilieva ... Married Ekaterina Garus in August 2010 ... Son, Fedor, was born in October 2014.
Season Notes
- 2016-17 Season Notes
SP Music: "All Alone" by Joe Satriani
FS Music: "Clair de Lune" by Claude Debussy
- 2015-16 Season Notes
SP Music: "I Finally Found Someone" by Bryan Adams and Barbra Streisand
FS Music: "Manfred Symphony" by Tchaikovsky
- 2014-15 Season Notes
SP Music: "Méditation" from Thaïs by Jules Massenet
FS Music: "Manfred Symphony" by Tchaikovsky
2012-13 Season Notes
SP Music: "The Blue Danube" by Johann Strauss
FS Music: "February" by Leonid Levashevich
2011-12 Season Notes
SP Music: "All Alone" by Joe Satriani
FS Music: "Clair de Lune" by Claude Debussy
2010-11 Season Notes
SP Music: "Also sprach Zarathustra" by Richard Strauss
FS Music: "Clair de Lune" by Claude Debussy
2009-10 Seasson Notes
SP Music: "The Swan" by Camille Saint-Saëns
FS Music: "The Blue Danube" by Johan Strauss and "Valse Sentimentale" by Tchaikovsky
2008-09 Season Notes
SP Music: "The Swan" by Camille Saint-Saens
FS Music: Music from I Pagliacci by Ruggero Leoncavallo
2007-08 Season Notes
SP Music: "Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso" by Camille Saint-Saëns
FS Music: Music form the Love Story soundtrack by Francis Lai
2006-07 Season Notes
SP Music: "Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso" by Camille Saint-Saëns
FS Music: "Piano Concerto" by Camille Saint-Saëns; "Bachianas Brasileiras" by Heitor Villa-Lobos and music for the Van Helsing soundtrack by Alan Silvestri
Competitive History
- 2017 - Russian Championships - 5th
- 2016 - Cup of China - 6th
- 2016 - Skate Canada - 5th
- 2016 - Ondrej Nepela Memorial - 2nd
- 2016 - Russian Championships - 2nd
- 2015 - Grand Prix Final - 3rd
- 2015 - Rostelecom Cup - 2nd
- 2015 - Cup of China - 1st
- 2015 - Mordovian Ornament - 1st
- 2015 - World Team Trophy - 2nd (team)
- 2015 - World Championships - 5th
- 2015 - European Championships - 1st
- 2015 - Russian Championships - 3rd
- 2014 - Grand Prix Final - 6th
- 2014 - NHK Trophy - 2nd
- 2014 - Skate America - 1st
- 2014 - Nebelhorn Trophy - 1st
- 2013 - World Championships - 6th
- 2013 - European Championships - 5th
- 2013 - Russian Championships - 2nd
- 2012 - Grand Prix Final - 6th
- 2012 - Trophee Eric Bompard - 1st
- 2012 - Cup of China - 2nd
- 2012 - World Championships - 7th
- 2011 - Grand Prix Final - 3rd
- 2011 - Rostelecom Cup - 2nd
- 2011 - NHK Trophy - 1st
- 2011 - Cup of China - 1st
- 2011 - World Championships - 4th
- 2011 - European Championships - 2nd
- 2011 - Russian Championships - 2nd
- 2010 - Rostelecom Cup - 1st
- 2010 - World Championships - 3rd
- 2010 - Olympic Winter Games - 4th
- 2010 - European Championships - 1st
- 2010 - Russian Championships - 1st
- 2009 - Grand Prix Final - 5th
- 2009 - NHK Trophy - 2nd
- 2009 - Rostelecom Cup - 2nd
- 2009 - World Team Trophy - 5th (team)
- 2009 - World Championships - 3rd
- 2009 - European Championships - 2nd
- 2009 - Russian Championships - 1st
- 2008 - Grand Prix Final - 5th
- 2008 - Cup of Russia - 2nd
- 2008 - Skate Canada - 1st
- 2008 - Coupe de Nice - 1st
- 2008 - World Championships - 4th
- 2008 - European Championships - 3rd
- 2008 - Russian Championships - 1st
- 2007 - Grand Prix Final - 5th
- 2007 - Skate Canada - 3rd
- 2007 - Cup of Russia - 3rd
- 2007 - Coupe de Nice - 1st
- 2007 - World Championships - 9th
- 2006 - Cup of Russia - 3rd
