Russ Witherby
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Russel S. "Russ" Witherby (born February 3, 1962, in Cincinnati, Ohio)[1] is an American coach and former competitive figure skater. He holds USFS Gold Medals in Dance & Free Dance, as well as International Dances. He competed in ice dance with several partners. Russ is the 1992 US Ice Dance Champion. He and April Sargent Thomas competed in the 1992 Winter Olympics.[1] His other partners included Lois Luciani and Susie Wynne.
He is currently coaching at the Philadelphia Skating Club and Humane Society and Wissahickon Skating Club (WSC), where he is the Director of Figure Skating. Both clubs are in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania <ref name="WSC">Template:Cite Wissskating
Results
[edit]With Luciani
[edit]| Event | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Championships | 9th | 7th | 4th | 3rd |
With Sargent
[edit]| International | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 1986–87 | 1987–88 | 1988–89 | 1989–90 | 1990–91 | 1991–92 |
| Olympics | 11th | |||||
| Worlds | 13th | WD | 8th | 9th | 9th | |
| Skate America | 2nd | |||||
| Skate Canada | 2nd | |||||
| Trophée de France | 2nd | 4th | ||||
| NHK Trophy | 3rd | |||||
| Nations Cup | 2nd | 3rd | ||||
| National | ||||||
| U.S. Champ. | 4th | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st |
| WD = Withdrew | ||||||
With Wynne
[edit]| International | ||
|---|---|---|
| Event | 1992–1993 | 1993–1994 |
| World Championships | 15th | |
| Trophée de France | 4th | |
| Piruetten | 4th | |
| National | ||
| U.S. Championships | 2nd | 2nd |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Russ Witherby". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
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