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Kyoko Ina (born October 11, 1972 in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese figure skater who now skates for the US. She currently trains in Hackensack, New Jersey with her partner John Zimmerman and her coaches Tamara Moskvina and Igor Moskvin. They recently turned professional, joining Stars On Ice.

Biography

Kyoko Ina started skating at the age of 4, at the rink at Rockefeller Center. She skated singles and pairs for Japan in the Junior ranks. Her first American partnership was with Jason Dungjen from 1991 to 1998, under the coaching of Peter Burrows and Marylynn Gelderman in Monsey, New York. They excelled as a pair and placed 4th in the 1998 Olympics. That same year they separated, with Jason marrying Yuka Sato. She and John Zimmerman then formed a skating relationship, and they trained under Tamara Moskvina and Igor Moskvin in Hackensack, New Jersey. They are able to capitalize on their height difference and perform various difficult lifts.

Competitive History

(note: events are placed in reverse chronological order)

2005-2006

3rd, team event World Team Challenge

2004-2005

3rd, team event World Team Challenge

2003-2004

3rd, team event World Team Challenge

Eligiblity years - years that a figure skater is allowed to compete in the Olympics or qualifying competitions

2001-2002

2nd Hershey's Kisses Challenge
3rd World Figure Skating Championships

5th Winter Olympics
1st U.S. Figure Skating Championships

4th Grand Prix Final
1st Canadian Open

2nd Trophée Lalique
2nd Nation's Cup

2nd Skate America
1st Masters of Figure Skating

2000 - 2001

7th Champions on Ice
3rd Four Continents Championships

1st U.S. Figure Skating Championships
3rd Trophée Lalique

4th Cup of Russia
4th Skate America

2nd Masters of Figure Skating
4th Keri Lotion Classic

1999 - 2000

7th World Figure Skating Championships
2nd Four Continents Championships

1st U.S. Figure Skating Championships
4th Trophée Lalique

2nd Skate Canada
5th Skate America

2nd Masters of Figure Skating
2nd, team event Keri Lotion Classic

1998-1999 (re-paired with John Zimmerman
)

2nd, team event Hershey's Kisses Challenge
9th World Figure Skating Championships

5th Grand Prix Final
2nd U.S. Figure Skating Championships

3rd Japan Open
4th Canadian Open

3rd Cup of Russia
2nd Trophée Lalique

4th Challenge of Champions
5th Skate America

4th World Team Challenge (competitive debut with John Zimmerman
)

1997-1998

4th Ultimate Four

4th Winter Olympics
1st US Nationals

6th Trophée Lalique
2nd Skate America

1996-1997

4th World Championship
1st US Nationals

3rd Japan Open
3rd NHK Trophy

3rd Nations Cup
2nd Continents Cup

3rd Skate Canada
1st Karl Schafer Memorial

1995-1996

6th 1996 World Championships
3rd 1996 Centennial On Ice

2nd 1996 U.S. Nationals
4th 1995 NHK Trophy

4th 1995 Nations Cup
4th 1995 Skate America

1994-1995

3rd 1995 Hershey's Kisses International Challenge
8th 1995 World Championships

2nd 1995 U.S. Nationals
3rd 1994 Thrifty Car Rental International Challenge

5th 1994 Trophée Lalique
5th 1994 Skate America

1993-1994

2nd 1994 Hershey's Kisses International Challenge
12th 1994 World Championships

9th 1994 Olympic Games
2nd 1994 U.S. Nationals

3rd 1993 Nations Cup
3rd 1993 Piruetten

2nd 1993 Skate America
2nd 1993 U.S. Olympic Festival

5th 1993 U.S. Nationals

1992-1993

2nd 1992 Nations Cup

1991-1992 (paired with Jason Dungjen)

7th 1992 U.S. Nationals

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