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ABOUT MS Ms Yuka Sato is a Japanese former competitive figure skater. She is the 1994 World Champion, the 1990 World Junior of Figure Skating Champion and the 1993 & 1994 Japanese National Champion. She placed 7th at the 1992 Winter Olympics and 5th at the 1994 Winter Olympics.

Yuka Sato was born in Tokyo to figure skating parents. Her father, , competed at the1960 Winter Olympics and1964 Winter Olympics while her mother, Kumiko Okawa, competed in the 1964 Winter Olympics and 1968 Winter Olympics.

ACHIEVEMENTS 1st at Worlds Figure Skating Championships 1994 1st at 1992 1st at 1992 1st at Junior Worlds Figure Skating Championship 1990 1st at Junior Championships 1989 and 1990 1st of Japan Championships 1993 and 1994 4X World Professional Skating Champion 1995, 2000, 2001, 2002 HISTORY Ms Yuka Sato was born in Tokyo to figure skating parents. Her father, Mr Nobuo Sato, competed at the and 1964 Winter Olympics while her mother, Ms Kumiko Okawa, competed in the 1964 Winter Olympics and 1968 Winter Olympics.

In the 1988–89 season, Yuka Sato won the Japanese junior title to qualify for the 1989 World Junior Championships, where she placed 10th. She also qualified for Japan's senior championships, where she won the bronze medal behind and Junko Yaginuma. Sato was taught by her parents in Japan until she was 16.In the 1988–89 season, Yuka Sato won the Japanese junior title to qualify for the 1989 World Junior Championships, where she placed 10th. She also qualified for Japan's senior championships, where she won the bronze medal behind Midori Ito and Junko Yaginuma. Sato was taught by her parents in Japan until she was 16. WAFSC W E S T E R N A U S T R A L I A N F I G U R E S K A T I N G C L U B

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Mr Jeremy Abbott is an American figure skater. He is the 2008 Grand Prix Final champion, a two-time (2007, 2011) Four Continents bronze medalist, and a four-time (2009, 2010, 2012, 2014) U.S Nationals champion. He represented the United States at the 2010 Winter Olympics, where he placed ninth, and at the 2014 Winter Olympics winning a bronze medal in the team event.

In May 2009, Abbott changed coaches to Yuka Sato

ACHIEVEMENTS 1st at Figure Skating Grand Prix Final 2008 1st at 2008 and 2011 1st at Skate Canada 2009 4X US National Champion 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014 3rd at Figure Skating Team Event 2014 3rd at Four Continents of Figure Skating 2007 and 2011 HISTORY

Mr Jeremy Abbott began skating at age two. He began competing at age four after seeing and becoming inspired by .

In the 2007–08 season, Abbott debuted on the Grand Prix circuit, placing 8th at the 2007 Skate Canada and 4th at the 2007 NHK Trophy. He placed 5th at the 2008 Four Continents.

In May 2009, Abbott changed coaches to Ms Yuka Sato in Bloomfield Hills, .

At the 2014 U.S. Championships, he placed first in the short program and second to Jason Brown in the free skate. Mr Abbott finished first overall and was named in the U.S. team to the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. He was awarded a team bronze medal. He went on to compete at the World Championships, where he had a fourth place free skate and placed fifth overall.