Noriko Sato
| Japanese name | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kanji | 佐藤紀子 | ||||
| Kana | さとう のりこ | ||||
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Noriko Sato (佐藤 紀子, Satō Noriko, born on May 26, 1959, in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese figure skating coach and former competitor. She competed in ice dancing with Tadayuki Takahashi from 1979. They placed 17th in the 1984 Winter Olympic Games. They were the first ice dancers from Japan to compete in olympics, also the first ice dancers from Japan to win an international competition (1984 Prague Skate)[1][2]. She was six-time Japanese national champion from 1980 to 1985.
Currently she coaches in KOSÉ Shin-Yokohama Skate Center[3].
Her current students include:
Competitive highlights
[edit]| Event | 1979-80 | 1980-81 | 1981-82 | 1982-83 | 1983-84 | 1984-85 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winter Olympic Games | 17 | |||||
| World Championships | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 13 |
| Japanese Championships | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| NHK Trophy | 4 | 7 | 5 | 4 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ perie11 (2011-09-04). 佐藤紀子、高橋忠之 アイスダンス アラビアのロレンス. Retrieved 2024-09-13 – via YouTube.
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- ^ "日本フィギュアスケーティングインストラクター協会". www.jfsia.jp. Retrieved 2024-09-13.
- ^ www.isuresults.com https://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00104486.htm. Retrieved 2024-09-13.
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