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Kavaguti and Smirnov are two-time world bronze medalists, 2011 Grand Prix Final bronze medalists, 2010 European champions and three-time Russian champions ... Placed fourth at the 2010 Olympic Games.

Teamed up in the spring of 2006; she officially changed her name from Kawaguchi to Kavaguti in March 2009 after becoming a Russian citizen ... Missed the 2007 Russian Championships and the 2007 European Championships after she broke her ankle in a fall in practice in December 2006 ... Kavaguti competed internationally in singles for Japan before switching to pairs ... With former partner Alexander Markuntsov, she became the first Japanese pairs skater to medal at an ISU championship (silver at the 2001 World Junior Championships) ... She competed for the United States with Devin Patrick from 2004-06 ... Kavaguti has lived and trained in Russia since 2003 ... Team has landed quadruple throw Salchows in competition ... Kavaguti graduated from St. Petersburg University in 2007 with a degree in international relations ... Smirnov got married to Ekaterina Garus in August 2010.

• 2013 Season Notes
  SP Music: "The Blue Danube" by Johann Strauss
  FS Music: "February" by Leonid Levashevich
• 2012 Season Notes
  SP Music: "All Alone" by Joe Satriani
  FS Music: "Clair de Lune" by Claude Debussy
• 2011 Season Notes
  SP Music: "Also sprach Zarathustra" by Richard Strauss
  FS Music: "Clair de Lune" by Claude Debussy
• 2010 Season Notes
  SP Music: "The Swan" by Camille Saint-Saëns
  FS Music: "The Blue Danube" by Johan Strauss and "Valse Sentimentale" by Tchaikovsky
• 2009 Season Notes
  SP Music: "The Swan" by Camille Saint-Saens
  FS Music: Music from I Pagliacci by Ruggero Leoncavallo
• 2008 Season Notes
  SP Music: "Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso" by Camille Saint-Saëns
  FS Music: Music form the Love Story soundtrack by Francis Lai
• 2007 Season Notes
  SP Music: "Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso" by Camille Saint-Saëns
  FS Music: "Piano Concerto" by Camille Saint-Saëns; "Bachianas Brasileiras" by Heitor Villa-Lobos and music for the Van Helsing soundtrack by Alan Silvestri

2013 - World Championships - 6th
2013 - European Championships - 5th
2013 - Russian Championships - 2nd
2012 - Grand Prix Final - 6th
2012 - Trophee Eric Bompard - 1st
2012 - Cup of China - 2nd
2012 - World Championships - 7th
2011 - Grand Prix Final - 3rd
2011 - Rostelecom Cup - 2nd
2011 - NHK Trophy - 1st
2011 - Cup of China - 1st
2011 - World Championships - 4th
2011 - European Championships - 2nd
2011 - Russian Championships - 2nd
2010 - Rostelecom Cup - 1st
2010 - World Championships - 3rd
2010 - Olympic Winter Games - 4th
2010 - European Championships - 1st
2010 - Russian Championships - 1st
2009 - Grand Prix Final - 5th
2009 - NHK Trophy - 2nd
2009 - Rostelecom Cup - 2nd
2009 - World Team Trophy - 2nd
2009 - World Championships - 3rd
2009 - European Championships - 2nd
2009 - Russian Championships - 1st
2008 - Grand Prix Final - 5th
2008 - Cup of Russia - 2nd
2008 - Skate Canada - 1st
2008 - Coupe de Nice - 1st
2008 - World Championships - 4th
2008 - European Championships - 3rd
2008 - Russian Championships - 1st
2007 - Grand Prix Final - 5th
2007 - Skate Canada - 3rd
2007 - Cup of Russia - 3rd
2007 - Coupe de Nice - 1st
2007 - World Championships - 9th
2006 - Cup of Russia - 3rd
2006 - Coupe de Nice - 1st