Henry "Rusty" Fein (born June 24, 1982 in Washington, D.C.) is an American former competitive

figure skater Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform on figure skates on ice. It was the first winter sport to be included in the Olympic Games, when contested at the 1908 Olympics in London. The Olympic disciplines are m ...

, who competed in both singles and

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. He skated in pairs with

Tiffany Scott Tiffany Scott (born May 1, 1977) is an American figure skater. Scott was born in Hanson, Massachusetts. She skated with Philip Dulebohn until 2005. They competed at the 2002 Olympic Games and won the pairs title at the 2003 U.S. Championships. ...

, with whom he is the 2006 U.S. national pewter medalist and alternate for the 2006 U.S.

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and

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Teams.

Personal life

Fein was born in

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. He graduated from the

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in 2006 with a degree in economics, after which he joined J.P. Morgan & Co. in

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as an investment analyst. Fein is a trustee of the U.S. Figure Skating Foundation. In 2014, he graduated from

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with an

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. As an adult, he legally adopted his mother's maiden name (Lippincott) as his surname.

Skating career

Fein competed internationally as a singles skater before competing in

. He placed 13th at the 2001

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and won gold at the 1999

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. He won two silver medals at the

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on the senior level and won the

in Junior in 2000. As a pair skater, Fein teamed up with

in 2005. They placed 5th at the 2005

Nebelhorn Trophy The Nebelhorn Trophy is an international senior-level figure skating competition organized by the Deutsche Eislauf-Union and held annually in Oberstdorf, Germany. It became part of the ISU Challenger Series in the 2014–15 season. The competiti ...

and won the pewter medal at the 2006 U.S. Figure Skating Championships. They were subsequently named alternates for the 2006 Winter Olympics in

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. They competed together until 2006. In 2008, sports media reported that Fein would return to competitive skating, pairing with 2005 U.S. National Champion

Katie Orscher Kathryn "Katie" Orscher (born June 18, 1984) is an American figure skater who competed as a single skater and pair skater. With partner Garrett Lucash, she is the 2005 U.S. national champion and 2005 Four Continents bronze medalist. Personal ...

, but the partnership never materialized.

Results

Pairs

(with Scott)

Men's singles

Programs

(with Scott)

References

External links

Official site

USFSA bio

Katie Orscher's new partner
American male single skaters American male pair skaters 1982 births Living people University of Pennsylvania alumni Stanford Graduate School of Business alumni {{US-figure-skating-bio-stub