About Noriko Sato
Born 1959. Noriko Sato is a Japanese figure skater, ice dancer, figure skating choreographer and figure skating coach.
is a Japanese figure skating coach and former competitor. She competed in ice dancing with Tadayuki Takahashi from 1979. They placed 17th in the 1984 Winter Olympic Games. They were the first ice dancers from Japan to compete in olympics, also the first ice dancers from Japan to win an international competition (1984 Prague Skate). She was six-time Japanese national champion from 1980 to 1985.
Currently she coaches in KOSÉ Shin-Yokohama Skate Center.
Her current students include: Kao Miura Wakaba Higuchi Rion Sumiyoshi
Competitive highlights Event 1979-80 1980-81 1981-82 1982-83 1983-84 1984-85 Winter Olympic Games 17 World Championships 15 16 15 14 17 13 Japanese Championships 1 1 1 1 1 1 NHK Trophy 4 7 5 4
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Who is Noriko Sato?
Japanese figure skater
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Noriko Sato was born on 26 May 1959 in Tokyo.
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Noriko Sato is a figure skater, ice dancer, figure skating choreographer and figure skating coach.
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Noriko Sato is Japanese.
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