country formerpartner birth_place height birth_date formercoach article_title name
russia japan yuko -rrb- kawaguchi -lrb- jpn -rrb- valentina razskazova -lrb- rus leningrad , russian sfsr , soviet union 1.81 21 february 1982 igor moskvin tamara moskvina alexander markuntsov
 alexander markuntsov
alexander markuntsov

alexander markuntsov -lrb- , japanese : アレクサンドル ・ マルクンツォフ ; born 21 february 1982 -rrb- is a russian pair skater who also competed internationally for japan .
early in his career , markuntsov competed internationally for russia on the junior level with valentina razskazova .
he had the most success with yuko kawaguchi , competing for japan .
they teamed up in 1999 and were the first pair team representing japan to medal at an isu championship , which they did when they won the silver medal at the 2001 world junior championships .
they are the 2002 and 2003 japanese national champions .
their highest placement at a senior isu championship was seventh at the 2003 four continents .
they were coached by tamara moskvina .
they ended their partnership following the 2002 -- 2003 season .
in 2008 , markuntsov began skating as an adagio pair with british skater catherine harvey .
they have skated as principal pairs in disney on ice shows .
in 2009/10 they appeared as principal pairs on royal caribbean cruise ship `` navigator of the seas '' cruising the caribbean and medditeranean seas .
harvey and markuntsov were married in manchester , england in december 2010 .
both of them now teach figure skating at the leisure box in birmingham .
