Yukiko Kawasaki
Other namesYukiko Sedlmajer
Born (1977-07-31) 31 July 1977
Figure skating career
CountryJapan
PartnerAlexei Tikhonov
Retired2000
Japanese name
Kanji川崎 由紀子
Kanaかわさき ゆきこ

Yukiko Sedlmajer,[1] formerly Yukiko Kawasaki (川崎 由紀子, Kawasaki Yukiko, born July 31, 1977) is a Japanese former competitive figure skater who competed in both singles and pair skating. As a pair skater, she competed with Alexei Tikhonov for Japan.[2] They are two-time Japanese national champions and won the bronze medal at the 1993 NHK Trophy. As a single skater, she competed internationally on the junior and senior levels.

Kawasaki turned professional in 2000. She performed in shows as a single skater and in an adagio team with her husband, Czech pair skater Marek Sedlmajer.[3] After coaching at SKK Ostrov, Sporting Ghiaccio Artistico Pinzolo (Italy), Cristal Sapporo (Japan) and ASK Lovosice, she joined the coaching staff at Stadion Brno, in 2019.[1]

Competitive highlights

Single skating

International
Event 90–91 91–92 92–93 93–94 94–95 95–96 96–97 97–98 98–99 99–00
Asian Games7th
International: Junior
Junior Worlds11th
National
Japan7th12th9th11th11th
Japan Junior2nd3rd3rd2nd

Pair skating

(with Alexei Tikhonov for Japan)

International
Event 1992–1993 1993–1994
World Championships15th
Nations Cup4th
NHK Trophy3rd
Piruetten6th
National
Japan Championships1st1st

References

  1. 1 2 "Yukiko Sedlmajer". stadionbrno.cz (in Czech). Archived from the original on October 14, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Pairs on Ice: Kawasaki & Tikhonov". pairsonice.net. Archived from the original on 28 January 2004.
  3. ↑ "Trenérská posila - Marek Sedlmajer". stadionbrno.cz (in Czech). 10 April 2019. Archived from the original on June 29, 2022.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.