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Shizuka Arakawa - Japanese Figure Skater

By Shizuko Mishima, About.com

Birthday:
Dec. 29, 1981
Birthplace:
Tokyo, Japan
*grew up in Sendai, Miyagi prefecture
Height:
166cm
Belongs to:
Prince Hotels Inc.
Website:
Pictures:
Shizuka Arakawa Photo Gallery
Notes:
Shizuka Arakawa begun skating when she was 5 years old. She skated at the 1998 Olympics in Nagano, but she wasn't able to skate at the 2002 Olympics in Salt Lake City.

Shizuka won the 2004 World Championship in Germany and became the gold medalist in the 2006 Torino Olympics.

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