SKATER

Yuko Kavaguti

1981 - Today

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Yuko Kavaguti (also: Kawaguchi; Japanese: Kawaguchi Yūko (川口 悠子), Russian: Юко Кавагути, born 20 November 1981) is a retired pair skater who has represented Japan and Russia in international competition. In 2006, she began competing with Alexander Smirnov for Russia. They are two-time European champions (2010, 2015), two-time World bronze medalists (2009, 2010), two-time ISU Grand Prix Final bronze medalists (11–12 and 15–16), and three-time Russian national champions (2008–2010). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Yuko Kavaguti has received more than 89,994 page views. Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Yuko Kavaguti is the 248th most popular skater (down from 238th in 2019), the 2,273rd most popular biography from Japan (down from 1,980th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Japanese Skater.

Memorability Metrics

  • 90k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 35.74

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.42

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.20

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Yuko Kavagutis by language

Over the past year Yuko Kavaguti has had the most page views in the with 18,253 views, followed by Japanese (9,395), and English (7,433). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Uzbek (104.44%), Czech (59.23%), and Polish (45.48%)

Among SKATERS

Among skaters, Yuko Kavaguti ranks 248 out of 483Before her are Shen Xue, Ingo Steuer, Heike Warnicke, Karen Magnussen, Lee Sang-hwa, and Jeremy Wotherspoon. After her are Chun Lee-kyung, Alena Leonova, Anna Shcherbakova, Miki Ando, Marianne Timmer, and Bruno Massot.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1981, Yuko Kavaguti ranks 562Before her are Selina Jen, Li Xiaopeng, Morten Gamst Pedersen, Yuriorkis Gamboa, T.J. Miller, and Gemma Whelan. After her are Christina Obergföll, John Boyd, Johan Vansummeren, Austin O'Brien, Ángel López, and Erick Rowan.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Yuko Kavaguti ranks 2,273 out of 6,245Before her are Kotoko (1980), Atsuko Maeda (1991), Nozomi Yamago (1975), Nozomi Hiroyama (1977), Takayuki Nishigaya (1973), and Reina Ueda (1994). After her are Yoshimi Yamashita (1986), Koji Gyotoku (1965), Megumi Han (1989), Hisashi Tsuchida (1967), Hiroya Saitō (1970), and Akinobu Yokouchi (1967).

Among SKATERS In Japan

Among skaters born in Japan, Yuko Kavaguti ranks 6Before her are Yuzuru Hanyu (1994), Midori Ito (1969), Shizuka Arakawa (1981), Mao Asada (1990), and Yuka Sato (1973). After her are Miki Ando (1987), Shoma Uno (1997), Hiroyasu Shimizu (1974), Akira Kuroiwa (1961), Daisuke Takahashi (1986), and Nobunari Oda (1987).