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Shizuka Arakawa

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Figure Skater

The Resume

    (December 29, 1981- )
    World Figure Skating Champion (2004)
    Japanese National Champion (1998, 99)
    Japanese Junior National Champion (1995, 96, 97)
    Olympic Gold medal (February 23, 2006)

Why he might be annoying:

    When the new ISU scoring system was implemented, she placed 9th at the World Figure Skating Championships.
    She likes shopping.
    She collects Beanie babies.
    She started skating at age 5.

Why he might not be annoying:

    She enjoys traveling.
    She said: 'I like to skate to music with a story. Something big that I can skate to. If you compare skating to ballet, there's a story you have to follow in ballet. But in skating, I can tell my own story by performing whatever feels best with the music.'
    She attended Waseda University.
    She holds a Bachelor's Degree in Education.
    She won Japan's only Winter Olympic medal in 2006.

Credit: Jeff


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 16 Votes: 56.25% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 8 Votes: 37.50% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 9 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 18 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 28 Votes: 53.57% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 57 Votes: 49.12% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 22 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 3385 Votes: 50.07% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 637 Votes: 41.44% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 2263 Votes: 69.82% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 6666 Votes: 51.71% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 373 Votes: 49.06% Annoying