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    Akiko Suzuki

    Akiko Suzuki

    Personal information
    Full name: Akiko Suzuki
    Country represented: Japan
    Date of birth: March 28, 1985 (1985-03-28) (age 25)
    Place of birth: Toyohashi, Aichi
    Height: 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
    Coach: Hiroshi Nagakubo, Yoriko Naruse
    Former coach: Masoko Ogino
    Choreographer: Kenji Miyamoto, Pasquale Camerlengo
    Former choreographer: Shae-Lynn Bourne, Yukako Sugita
    Skating club: Howa Sports Land
    Medal record
    Ladies' Figure Skating
    Competitor for Japan
    Four Continents Championships
    Silver 2010 Jeonju Ladies' singles
    Grand Prix Final
    Bronze 2009 Tokyo Ladies' singles
    Grand Prix Cup of China
    Gold 2009 Beijing Ladies' singles
    Junior Grand Prix Final
    Bronze 2001–2002 Bled Ladies' singles
    ISU personal best scores
    Combined total: 181.44
    2010 Winter Olympics
    Short program: 61.02
    2010 Winter Olympics
    Free skate: 120.42
    2010 Winter Olympics

    Akiko Suzuki (鈴木 明子, Suzuki Akiko) born March 28, 1985 in Toyohashi, Aichi, Japan is a Japanese figure skater. She is the 2010 Japanese national silver medalist, the 2010 Four Continents silver medalist, the 2009 Grand Prix Final bronze medalist and the 2007 Winter University Games Champion.

    As of November 2010, she was ranked 2nd in the world by the International Skating Union (ISU)

    Personal life
    She suffered from anorexia nervosa and therefore missed the entire 2003-2004 season of skating.

    Career
    Suzuki won the bronze medal at the 2001-2002 Junior Grand Prix Final, and has competed at both the World Junior Figure Skating Championships and the Four Continents Championships.

    After having a successful junior career, Suzuki was hampered by her struggles with anorexia. She did not compete at all in the 2003-2004 season. She returned to competitive skating in the 2004-2005 season after being inspired by Shizuka Arakawa's victory at the 2004 World Championships.

    She won the silver medal at the 2008 NHK Trophy and the gold medal at the 2009 Cup of China. She won the bronze medal at the 2009-2010 ISU Grand Prix Final. Suzuki earned a place on the Japanese Olympic team after she placed second at the 2009-2010 Japan Figure Skating Championships. She was also assigned to compete at the 2010 Four Continents Championships, where she won the silver medal.

    Programs
    Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
    2010–11 Tango Jalousie
    by Jacob Gade Fiddler on the Roof (musical)
    by Jerry Bock Tennessee Waltz
    by Patti Page
    2009–10 Andalucia
    from Riverdance West Side Story
    by Leonard Bernstein Caribe
    by Michel Camilo
    2008–09 La Campanella
    by Franz Liszt Dark Eyes
    by Francis Lai Libertango
    by Ástor Piazzolla
    2007–08 Firedance
    from Riverdance
    by Bill Whelan Titanic
    by James Horner Titanic
    by James Horner
    2006–07 Firedance
    from Riverdance
    by Bill Whelan Moonlight Sonata
    by Ludwig van Beethoven It's A Beautiful Day
    by Sarah Brightman Nocturne
    from Songs from a Secret Garden
    by Rolf Lovland
    2005–06 Bolero Fantasy
    by The Planets Moonlight Sonata
    by Ludwig van Beethoven
    2004–05 Bolero Fantasy
    by The Planets Salome
    by Richard Strauss
    2003–04 Bolero Fantasy
    by The Planets The Red Violin
    from Rodorigo
    2002–03 Introduction and Rondo capriccioso
    by Camille Saint-Saëns The Red Violin
    from Rodorigo
    2001–02 Piano Concerto #1 in E minor, op.11
    by Frederic Chopin Romeo and Juliet
    by Nino Rota, William Walton
    and Sergei Prokofiev
    Competitive highlight
    Post 2004
    Event 2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011
    Winter Olympic Games 8th
    World Championships 11th
    Four Continents Championships 8th 2nd
    Japanese Championships 12th 12th 10th 5th 4th 2nd
    Japanese Junior Championships 3rd 5th
    Grand Prix Final 3rd TBD
    Cup of Russia 2nd
    Cup of China 1st 2nd
    Skate Canada International 5th
    NHK Trophy 2nd
    Finlandia Trophy 1st 1st
    Nebelhorn Trophy 3rd
    International Challenge Cup 1st
    Golden Spin of Zagreb 7th 1st
    Winter Universiade 8th 1st
    New Zealand Winter Games 1st

    Pre 2004
    Event 1998-1999 1999-2000 2000-2001 2001-2002 2002-2003 2003-2004
    Four Continents Championships 8th
    World Junior Championships 7th
    Japanese Championships 4th 4th 9th
    Japanese Junior Championships 2nd 5th 5th
    Junior Grand Prix, Final 3rd
    Junior Grand Prix, China 5th
    Junior Grand Prix, USA 1st
    Junior Grand Prix, Japan 1st
    Junior Grand Prix, Ostrava 3rd
    Junior Grand Prix, Norway 8th
    Junior Grand Prix, Ukraine 6th
    Golden Spin of Zagreb

    * Suzuki did not compete in the 2003-2004 season.
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    Sa vedem cum se distreaza patinatorii in afara sezonului. Akiko, Adam, Alissa la petrecera data de Kaitlyn Weaver, daca am inteles bine.
    http://ameblo.jp/suzuki-akko/entry-1...medium=twitter

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    "Că ai căzut nu are importanță deoarece numai modul în care te ridici contează" Nelson Mandela

    "Figure skating needs to be aesthetic" Stephane Lambiel
    Echipa de Gimnastică a României-Simply the best

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    "We believe Hanyu could win the gold because Daisuke Takahashi, the ace in Japan’s men’s figure skating, paved the way to the world for the other Japanese figure skaters."
    The Japan News, February 2014

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    Akiko are blog
    http://ameblo.jp/suzuki-akko/entry-11782364330.html
    si aici sunt traducerile
    http://akkoblogtranslations.tumblr.com/

    http://ohlovesosweet.tumblr.com/post...d-suzuki-akiko
    8th Place—She fell on her triple jump and had some shaky landings. She came in 8th, the same placement as the Vancouver Olympics. No medal. And yet, Suzuki smiled. “Since there was a time I couldn’t skate because of my illness, I was happy to have been able to skate. It might be a bit of an exaggeration, but I felt like I was living.” The strength to live. Being happy with her 22-year competitive career. It’s because her mother, Kei-san (63), was there.
    Last edited by whisper; 2nd March 2014 at 00:53.
    "We believe Hanyu could win the gold because Daisuke Takahashi, the ace in Japan’s men’s figure skating, paved the way to the world for the other Japanese figure skaters."
    The Japan News, February 2014

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    I’ve cried a lot since December.
    My tear ducts are so loose.
    Tears of happiness.
    Tears of regret.
    Tears or relief.
    Tears of pain.
    Tears of gratitude.

    All of it has cleansed me.
    Now time to take another step forward!!
    http://akkoblogtranslations.tumblr.c...sochi-memories
    "We believe Hanyu could win the gold because Daisuke Takahashi, the ace in Japan’s men’s figure skating, paved the way to the world for the other Japanese figure skaters."
    The Japan News, February 2014

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    Se pare ca Akiko s-a casatorit pe 1 feb, dar nu cu Daisuke asa cum mi-as fi dorit eu ci cu un fost coleg de scoala. Oricum eu le doresc casa de piatra

    Traducerea dupa un articol din japoneza: " Professional figure skater Akiko Suzuki, who represented Japan at Vancouver and Sochi Olympics, announced that she recently married. Suzuki, 31, who is a regular on the TBS program GoGo-Smile, married a former elementary school classmate, now a company employee in Nagoya. The marriage certificate was filed on the first of this month. Her co-star on the program, Nobutaka Tsubota said that Suzuki's husband is very handsome "like a cross between Go Ayano and Gen Hoshino." They have not yet decided on a wedding ceremony, possibly it will take place abroad. He proposed because he wants them to be together, and they are in the process of finding a living arrangement. When asked about children Suzuki felt like one would be good but her husand might like more. Would she teach her own children to skate? No, she would prefer to ask someone else to teach them"

    Linkul cu articolul original: http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20...000120-sph-spo
    "Că ai căzut nu are importanță deoarece numai modul în care te ridici contează" Nelson Mandela

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