As you may have guessed from my past postings and not-quite impartial coverage. I love this pair. They have a great commitment to their sport, a fierce desire to win, and the guts to try new things. Yuko is tiny, fragile looking (remember Sasha hugging her on the podium in Bern as she was shivvering from the cold in the arena!) but with nerves of steel. She was willing to give up her Japanese citizenship to persue an olympic dream.
It didn't quite work out for them in Vancouver 2010, or Moscow 2011. Yuko is still fighting her way back from a shoulder injury, but these two will not be happy with 4th place, and they'll be back fighting next year.
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