Yukiko Kawasaki

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.

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

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. "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.
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