Kumiko Koiwai
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Skating career
Koiwai finished 8th at the 1992 World Junior Championships in Hull, Quebec, Canada. At the 1993 Junior Worlds in Seoul, she placed first in both segments and was awarded the gold medal ahead of Lisa Ervin and Tanja Szewczenko.
Coached by Machiko Yamada, who had trained Midori Ito, Koiwai was routinely landing the triple Axel jump by 1994. However, she faced several chronic injuries of her right foot, which severely impeded her efforts.
In 1995, she made her only appearance at the senior World Championships, finishing 16th. In 1997, she won gold at the Winter Universiade and then retired from competition.
Later life
Koiwai graduated from Tokai Women's College near her hometown, Nagoya. She now works as a programming director for Tōkai Television in Japan.
Competitive highlights
| International | ||||||
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| Event | <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />91–92Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | 92–93 | 93–94 | 94–95 | 95–96 | 96–97 |
| Worlds | 16th | |||||
| NHK Trophy | 2nd | 5th | 8th | |||
| Universiade | 2nd | 1st | ||||
| International: Junior | ||||||
| Junior Worlds | 8th | 1st | ||||
| National | ||||||
| Japan Champ. | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 6th | 4th | |
| Japan Jr. Champ | 1st | 2nd | ||||
References
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- 1975 births
- Living people
- Japanese female single skaters
- Figure skaters from Aichi Prefecture
- World Junior Figure Skating Championships medalists
- Winter World University Games medalists in figure skating
- FISU World University Games gold medalists for Japan
- FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Japan
- Competitors at the 1995 Winter Universiade
- Competitors at the 1997 Winter Universiade