About Kyoko Ina
Born 1972. Kyoko Ina is an American and Japanese figure skater and figure skating coach.
is an American figure skater. With partner John Zimmerman, she is the 2002 World bronze medalist and a three-time (2000–2002) U.S. national champion. The pair also competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics. With previous partner Jason Dungjen, Ina was a two-time (1997 & 1998) U.S. champion and competed at the 1994 and 1998 Olympics.
Personal life Kyoko Ina was born in Tokyo, Japan and raised in Upper West Side, Manhattan. Her grandfather, Katsuo Okazaki, was an Olympic runner (and Japanese Foreign Minister between 1952 and 1954), her grandmother, Shimako Okazaki, was a tennis player, and her mother, Yoshi Ina, competed as a swimmer and a sculler.
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With Zimmerman Season Short program Free skating 2001–02
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Who is Kyoko Ina?
figure skater
When was Kyoko Ina born?
Kyoko Ina was born on 11 October 1972 in Tokyo.
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Kyoko Ina is a figure skater and figure skating coach.
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Kyoko Ina is American and Japanese.
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