Kyoko Ina

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Kyoko Ina (伊奈恭子 Ina Kyoko, born October 11, 1972 in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese-American figure skater. 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.

Contents 1 Biography 2 Competitive history 3 External links 4 Navigation

[edit] 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 Winter 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.

[edit] Competitive history

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

[edit] External links

• Official Site

[edit] Navigation