Yuka Kanazawa
Appearance
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Yuka Kanazawa | |
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Native name | 金沢 由香 |
Born | Miyagi Prefecture, Japan | August 19, 1978
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] | |||||||
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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.