Partnership With Alexander Smirnov
Kavaguti teamed up with Alexander Smirnov to compete for Russia in May 2006. She accepted to skate for another country due to the difficulty in finding a good partner. Smirnov 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 Nikolai Velikov but Kavaguti had been training with Tamara Moskvina since 1998 and preferred to stay with her. They began training with Moskvina in August 2006.
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