segment of the competition. She completed six triple jumps in the free skate and finished fifth overall. All of the Olympic medalists withdrew from the 1994 World Championships, which were held in Japan. She placed first after the technical program, with Surya Bonaly and Josee Chouinard in second and third, respectively. In the free skate, she was beaten by Bonaly 8–1 in the technical mark but won the presentation mark 8–1, and became the World champion by a 5–4 vote between the judges. Later career Following her win at the 1994 World Championships, Sato retired from amateur skating and began performing professionally in ice shows, including Stars on Ice. She won the 1995, 2000, 2001 and 2002 World Professional Championships and placed second at that competition in 1996 and 1998. Sato also performed as a pair skater with Jason Dungjen. She is credited as a stunt performer in the 2007 figure skating comedy motion picture Blades of Glory. Sato has worked as a sports commentator for Japanese television. She commentated for NHK during the 2006 Winter Olympics, including the broadcast of Shizuka Arakawa's winning performance. She is a coach and choreographer at the Detroit Skating Club in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. She has coached Jeremy Abbott, Alissa Czisny, Valentina Marchei, and choreographed for Takahiko Kozuka. Competitive highlights References External links Pairs on Ice: Yuka Sato & Jason Dungjen 1973 births Living people Japanese female single skaters Japanese female pair skaters Figure skaters at the 1992 Winter Olympics Figure skaters at the 1994 Winter Olympics Olympic figure skaters of Japan Figure skating commentators Sportspeople from Tokyo World Figure Skating Championships medalists World Junior Figure Skating Championships medalists Figure skating choreographers