Partnership With Kavaguti
In May 2006, Smirnov teamed up with Japanese skater Yuko Kavaguti to compete for Russia. He said, "We often trained at the same rink and I could see how hard she works. I thought I was a hard worker but after watching her I was really amazed by her work level." They train at the Yubileyny Sports Palace in Saint Petersburg, Russia. They initially worked with Velikov but Kavaguti had been training with Tamara Moskvina since 1998 and preferred to stay with her. They began training with Moskvina in September 2006.
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