Kawaguchi pair in 3rd after short program at worlds

Kawaguchi pair in 3rd after short program at worlds

GOTHENBURG, Sweden - Yuko Kawaguchi and Alexander Smirnov of Russia perform during the pairs' short program at the World Figure Skating Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden, on March 18. Kawaguchi, who is considering changing her Japanese nationality to compete as a representative of Russia at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, became Smirnov's pairs' partner in the spring of 2006.

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