12 Facts About Kyoko Ina

Kyoko Ina was born in Tokyo, Japan and raised in New York City.

Kyoko Ina's grandfather, Katsuo Okazaki, was an Olympic runner, her grandmother, Shimako Okazaki, was a tennis player, and her mother, Yoshi Ina, competed as a swimmer and a sculler.

Kyoko Ina started skating at the rink at Rockefeller Center at the age of three or four.

Kyoko Ina skated singles and pairs for Japan in the Junior ranks, but eventually decided to compete solely for the United States.

Kyoko Ina had not yet turned professional when, on July 18,2002, the USADA chose to perform an out-of-competition doping test on her.

Kyoko Ina stated that she could not produce the urine sample because she had already prepared to go to sleep.

Kyoko Ina was led to believe by the agent that the test could be rescheduled for the following day, but she was later charged with refusing to take a doping test.

Kyoko Ina was suspended by the USADA because of this and faced fines.

Kyoko Ina's case was further complicated because it was not clear at the time if she had or had not officially retired from competition at the time of the attempted test.

Kyoko Ina eventually filed a case with the Court of Arbitration for Sport, but later withdrew it.

In 2010, Kyoko Ina competed in the second season of the Canadian reality competition Battle of the Blades partnered with retired NHL player Kelly Chase.

Kyoko Ina was inducted into the US Figure Skating Hall of Fame in 2018.