Yukiko Kawasaki

Yukiko Kawasaki
Other namesYukiko Sedlmajer
Born (1977-07-31) 31 July 1977 (age 47)
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

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Single skating

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International
Event 90–91 91–92 92–93 93–94 94–95 95–96 96–97 97–98 98–99 99–00
Asian Games 7th
International: Junior
Junior Worlds 11th
National
Japan 7th 12th 9th 11th 11th
Japan Junior 2nd 3rd 3rd 2nd

Pair skating

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(with Alexei Tikhonov for Japan)

International
Event 1992–1993 1993–1994
World Championships 15th
Nations Cup 4th
NHK Trophy 3rd
Piruetten 6th
National
Japan Championships 1st 1st

References

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  1. ^ a b "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.