ice dancer
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World Championships
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Tsuzuki began learning to skate in 1982. She skated at least three seasons with
Akiyuki Kido
is a Japanese former ice dancer. He competed with Nozomi Watanabe. They are three-time Japanese national champions. They placed 15th at the 2006 Winter Olympics
The 2006 Winter Olympics (), officially the XX Olympic Winter Games () and al ...
, competing on the junior level. They ended their partnership 1990.
Partnership with Nakamura
By 1991, Tsuzuki had teamed up with Kazu Nakamura to compete in the senior ranks. The duo won the Japanese national title in 1993–1994 and placed 24th at the 1994 World Championships in Chiba, Japan. They parted ways at the end of the season.
Edmonton
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,
Alberta
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, Canada.
Partnership with Farkhoutdinov
Tsuzuki teamed up with Rinat Farkhoutdinov around 1998. Early in their partnership, they were coached by
Natalia Dubova
Natalia Ilinichna Dubova (; born 31 March 1948) is a Russian ice dancing coach and former competitive ice dancer.
Career
Competing as Natalia Bakh with partner Vladimir Pavlikhin, she won the bronze medal at the 1965 Soviet Championships. I ...
Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Helsinki
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Osaka
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Nice
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Newington, Connecticut
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Salt Lake City, Utah
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Vancouver
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,
British Columbia
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, Canada.
The duo appeared at two more Grand Prix events. The
Skate Canada International
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in November 2001 was their final competition together.
Partnership with Miyamoto
In mid-2003, Tsuzuki teamed up with
Kenji Miyamoto Kenji Miyamoto may refer to:
* Kenji Miyamoto (politician) (1908–2007), Japanese politician
* Kenji Miyamoto (figure skater)
is a Japanese figure skating choreographer, coach, and former competitive ice dancer. He skated with Rie Arikawa, w ...
. During their three-season partnership, they competed together at six Grand Prix events and placed in the top ten at three Four Continents Championships. They were coached by Muriel Zazoui in
Lyon
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, France.
Tsuzuki retired from competitive skating following the 2005–2006 season.