Yuka Kanazawa
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| Yuka Kanazawa | |
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| Native name | 金沢 由香 |
| Born | August 19, 1978 Miyagi Prefecture, Japan |
| Height | 1.54 m (5 ft 1⁄2 in) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country | Japan |
| Skating club | Tohoku Gakuin University |
| Began skating | 1986 |
| Retired | 2001 |
Yuka Kanazawa (Japanese: 金沢 由香, born August 19, 1978) is a Japanese former competitive figure skater. She is a two-time Japanese national bronze medalist. She placed 8th at the 1998 World Junior Championships in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada; 11th at the 1999 Four Continents Championships in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; and fourth at the 1999 Winter Universiade in Žilina, Slovakia. She competed at five Champions Series/Grand Prix events, achieving her best result, fourth, at the 1998 Cup of Russia.
Competitive highlights[edit]
GP: Champions Series/Grand Prix
| International[1] | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 94–95 | 95–96 | 96–97 | 97–98 | 98–99 | 99–00 | 00–01 |
| Four Continents | 11th | ||||||
| GP Cup of Russia | 4th | 8th | |||||
| GP Skate America | 7th | 8th | |||||
| GP Sparkassen | 9th | ||||||
| Universiade | 4th | 11th | |||||
| International: Junior[1] | |||||||
| Junior Worlds | 8th | ||||||
| Gardena | 8th J | 3rd J | |||||
| National[1] | |||||||
| Japan Champ. | 3rd | 5th | 3rd | 7th | 7th | ||
| Japan Junior | 3rd | 1st | |||||
| J: Junior level; WD: Withdrew | |||||||
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Yuka KANAZAWA". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 25 April 2016.