Yukiko Kawasaki

Japanese name
Kanji	川崎 由紀子
Kana	かわさき ゆきこ

Yukiko Kawasaki (川崎 由紀子 Kawasaki Yukiko, born July 31, 1977) is a Japanese figure skater who competed in both singles and pair skating. As a pair skater, she competed with Alexei Tikhonov for Japan. 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.

She turned professional in 2000.

Competitive highlights

Singles

1990

• Japanese Junior Nationals-2nd

1991

• Japanese Junior Nationals-3rd
• World Junior Championships-11th

1993

• Japanese Junior Nationals-3rd

1994

• Japanese Junior Nationals-2nd

1995

• Japanese Senior Nationals-7th

1999

• 1999 Winter Asian Games-7th

Pair skating

(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

• Pairs on Ice: Kawasaki & Tikhonov