15 Facts About Yuka Sato

Yuka Sato is a Japanese former competitive figure skater and choreographer.

Yuka Sato placed 7th at the 1992 Winter Olympics and 5th at the 1994 Winter Olympics.

Yuka Sato was born in Tokyo to figure skating parents.

Yuka Sato was married to fellow figure skater Jason Dungjen.

Yuka Sato assigned to the World Junior Championships, where she won gold, and to the 1990 World Championships, where she placed 14th.

Yuka Sato was sent to the 1992 Winter Olympics, where she placed seventh, and the 1992 World Championships, where she finished eighth.

Yuka Sato won the silver medal at the 1992 NHK Trophy, gold at the Prague Skate, and gold at the Japanese Championships.

Yuka Sato won her second Japanese national title that season to qualify for the 1994 Winter Olympics and the 1994 World Championships.

Yuka Sato completed six triple jumps in the free skate and finished fifth overall.

Yuka Sato placed first after the technical program, with Surya Bonaly and Josee Chouinard in second and third, respectively.

Yuka Sato won the 1995,2000,2001 and 2002 World Professional Championships and placed second at that competition in 1996 and 1998.

Yuka Sato is credited as a stunt performer in the 2007 figure skating comedy motion picture Blades of Glory.

Yuka Sato has worked as a sports commentator for Japanese television.

Yuka Sato commentated for NHK during the 2006 Winter Olympics, including the broadcast of Shizuka Arakawa's winning performance.

Yuka Sato is a coach and choreographer at the Detroit Skating Club in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.