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Figure Skating At The 1988 Winter Olympics
Figure skating at the 1988 Winter Olympics took place at the Stampede Corral, the Olympic Saddledome and the Father David Bauer Olympic Arena in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. This was the last Olympic competition where compulsory figures were contested for the men's and ladies' events. Medal table Participating NOCs Twenty-five nations sent figure skaters to compete in the events at Calgary. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Results Men ;Free skating final standings (top 8) Referee: * Sonia Bianchetti Assistant Referee: * Benjamin T. Wright Judges: * Elfriede Beyer * Janet G. Allen * Linda Petersen * Alexander Vedenin * Jacqueline Itschner * Junko Hiramatsu * Günter Teichmann * Jean Matthews * Gerhardt Bubník * Maria Zuchowicz (substitute) Ladies Katarina Witt became the first woman to repeat as champion since Sonja Henie. ;Free skating final standings (top 8) Referee: * Donald H. Gilchrist Assis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olympic Saddledome
Scotiabank Saddledome is a multi-use indoor arena in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Located in Stampede Park in the southeast end of downtown Calgary, the Saddledome was built in 1983 to replace the Stampede Corral as the home of the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League, and to host ice hockey and figure skating at the 1988 Winter Olympics. The facility also hosts concerts, conferences and other sporting championships, and events for the Calgary Exhibition and Stampede. It underwent a major renovation in 1994–95 and sold its naming rights, during which its original name of Olympic Saddledome was changed to Canadian Airlines Saddledome. The facility was given the name Pengrowth Saddledome in 2000, after Pengrowth Management Ltd. signed a ten-year agreement. It adopted its current name in October 2010 as Scotiabank signed on as title sponsor. The Saddledome is owned by the City of Calgary, who leases it to the Saddledome Foundation, a non-profit organization, to oversee i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viktor Petrenko
Viktor Vasyliovych Petrenko (; born 27 June 1969) is a Ukrainian former competitive figure skater who represented the Soviet Union, the Unified Team, and Ukraine during his career. He is the 1992 Olympic Champion for the Unified Team. Petrenko became the first flagbearer for Ukraine. Petrenko moved to the United States in 1994 with his family and associates, living first in Simbury, Connecticut, the site of an international skating center. He works as an International Skating Union (ISU) Technical Specialist, tours professionally, and coaches figure skating. Early life Viktor Petrenko was born in Odesa, Ukrainian SSR, the first of two sons born to engineers Tamara and Vasyl Petrenko. They both got involved in ice skating, training and competing from a young age. His younger brother Vladimir Petrenko also became a competitive skater and the 1986 World Junior champion. The Petrenko family spoke Russian, which had become dominant in Odesa. It was also a means of inter-ethnic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neil Paterson (figure Skater)
Neil Paterson (born April 21, 1964) is a Canadian former competitive figure skater. He is the 1980 Karl Schäfer Memorial bronze medalist, 1981 Prague Skate silver medalist, and a two-time Canadian national silver medalist. His best World Championship result was 10th in 1985. He was selected to represent Canada at the 1988 Winter Olympics The 1988 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XV Olympic Winter Games () and commonly known as Calgary 1988 were a multi-sport event held from February 13 to 28, 1988, with Calgary, Calgary, Alberta as the main host city. This marks the m ... and finished 16th. Competitive highlights References * * 1964 births Living people Canadian male single skaters Olympic figure skaters for Canada Figure skaters at the 1988 Winter Olympics Figure skaters from Ottawa 20th-century Canadian sportsmen 21st-century Canadian sportsmen {{Canada-figure-skating-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Axel Médéric
Axel Médéric (born 29 May 1970 in Créteil, France) is a former French figure skater who competed in men's singles. In 1988, he won the silver medal at the French Figure Skating Championships and placed fifteenth at the 1988 Winter Olympics. The following year, he captured the French national title, finished seventh at the European Figure Skating Championships, and placed thirteenth at the World Figure Skating Championships The World Figure Skating Championships are an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union (ISU). The first World Championships were held in 1896 in Saint Petersburg, Russia, and they have been held e .... Results References * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mederic, Axel French male single skaters Olympic figure skaters for France Figure skaters at the 1988 Winter Olympics 1970 births Living people 20th-century French sportsmen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lars Dresler
Lars Gandrup Dresler (2 January 1968 – 7 November 1995) was a Danish figure skater. He was the 1990 Nordic champion and a five-time Danish national (1984–88). Dresler served as Denmark's flag bearer at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary Calgary () is a major city in the Canadian province of Alberta. As of 2021, the city proper had a population of 1,306,784 and a metropolitan population of 1,481,806 making it the third-largest city and fifth-largest metropolitan area in C .... He finished 14th overall after placing 14th in the compulsory figures, 12th in the short program, and 15th in the free skate. He trained at Gladsaxe Skøjteløber Forening. He was coached by Lorna Brown. He died in November 1995 of AIDS. Competitive highlights References 1968 births 1995 deaths Danish male single skaters Figure skaters at the 1988 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Gentofte Municipality Olympic figure skaters for Denmark 20th-century Danish sportsmen {{ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petr Barna
Petr Barna (born 9 March 1966) is a Czech former competitive figure skater who competed for Czechoslovakia. He is the 1992 European champion, the 1992 Olympic bronze medalist, and a seven-time Czechoslovak national champion. Personal life Barna was born 9 March 1966 in Prague. In 1990, he married ice dancer Andrea Juklová, with whom he has a daughter, Sofie Barnová, born in April 1992. Career Barna started skating in Prague at an outdoor rink and received lessons in 1972. He began appearing at senior internationals in the 1982–83 season; he came in 18th place at the 1983 European Championships. He was coached by František Pechar. Figure skating historian James R. Hines said that Barna was a consistent skater throughout his 10-year career, continually improving in the rankings "while maintaining a relatively consistent balance between the compulsory figures and free skating". Barna sprained his right ankle as he was leaving the airport in Birmingham on his way to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oliver Höner
Oliver Höner (born 18 September 1966) is a Swiss figure skating coach and former competitor. A member of EC Zürich, he became an eleven-time (1979, 1980, 1982, 1984–1991) Swiss national champion and placed in the top ten at five ISU Championships – four Europeans and the 1989 Worlds in Paris. His best result, sixth, came at the 1990 Europeans in Leningrad. He also represented Switzerland at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary Calgary () is a major city in the Canadian province of Alberta. As of 2021, the city proper had a population of 1,306,784 and a metropolitan population of 1,481,806 making it the third-largest city and fifth-largest metropolitan area in C ..., finishing 12th. Höner founded the Art on Ice ice show in 1995. He has also worked as a coach. His former students include Lucinda Ruh, Martine Adank, and Viviane Käser. Results References Swiss male single skaters Olympic figure skaters for Switzerland Figure skaters at the 1988 Winter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Zander
Richard Zander (born March 3, 1964) is a German former competitive figure skater. He is a two-time German national champion. Zander was born in Portland, Oregon, United States to German parents. In 1980, he moved to Germany to focus on figure skating training. He became German champion in 1987 and 1989. His coach was Karin Doherty. He represented the club EC Oberstdorf and competed at the 1988 Winter Olympics The 1988 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XV Olympic Winter Games () and commonly known as Calgary 1988 were a multi-sport event held from February 13 to 28, 1988, with Calgary, Calgary, Alberta as the main host city. This marks the m .... Results References * German newspapers 1988 * result lists ISU and DEU Navigation {{DEFAULTSORT:Zander, Richard 1964 births Living people German male single skaters Figure skaters at the 1988 Winter Olympics Olympic figure skaters for West Germany Sportspeople from Portland, Oregon American people of German ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Wylie
Paul Stanton Wylie (born October 28, 1964) is an American figure skater, and the 1992 Olympic silver medalist in men's singles skating. Personal life Wylie was born on October 24, 1964, in Dallas, Texas, to Bob Wylie (a geophysicist) and B.L. Wylie (a realtor) — the youngest of three children. In Dallas, he attended St. Mark's School of Texas. When he was eleven, his family moved to Denver, Colorado, where he focused increasingly on skating and graduated from Colorado Academy. Wylie attended Harvard University and graduated in 1991 with a degree in government. After competing in the 1992 Winter Olympics, as he planned, he retired from amateur competition and began his professional skating career. It was his intention to tour for a few years and then go to law school. He was admitted to law school, but deferred attendance for a few years. He ended up skating professionally for six years before retiring. He then returned to Harvard — but to the Business School, rat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heiko Fischer
Heiko Fischer (25 February 1960 — 21 November 1989) was a German figure skater who competed for West Germany. He was the 1982 Skate America silver medalist, 1982 Skate Canada bronze medalist, a two-time Nebelhorn Trophy champion, a five-time German national champion, and competed at two Winter Olympics. Life and career Heiko Fischer won the German Championships in 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, and 1988. He trained under Karel Fajfr and represented the TUS Stuttgart club nationally. During his career, he beat Norbert Schramm and Rudi Cerne on the national level. He collapsed during a game of squash with friends on 21 November 1989. He died of chronic myocarditis Myocarditis is inflammation of the cardiac muscle. Myocarditis can progress to inflammatory cardiomyopathy when there is associated ventricular remodeling and cardiac dysfunction due to chronic inflammation. Symptoms can include shortness of bre ... (inflammation of the heart muscle) at the age of 29 in Sindelfingen h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kurt Browning
Kurt Browning (born June 18, 1966) is a Canadian figure skater, choreographer and commentator. He is the first skater to land a ratified quadruple jump in competition. He is a four-time World Champion and Canadian national champion. He competed at three different Olympic Games. Career Kurt Browning represented Canada in three Winter Olympics, 1988 (finishing 8th overall), 1992 (6th) and 1994 (5th). Browning won the Canadian novice championships in 1983 and was the Canadian junior champion in 1985. He was the senior champion of Canada four times and came in second place three times. He won the World Championships four times, in 1989, 1990, 1991, and 1993. He came in second place at Worlds in 1992 due to a severe back injury that "had a particularly negative effect on his Olympic bid". He came in fifth place at the 1994 Winter Olympics. He earned the privilege of carrying the Canadian flag during the opening ceremonies of the 1994 games in Lillehammer, Norway. Browning's o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Bowman
Christopher Nicol Bowman (March 30, 1967 – January 10, 2008) was an American figure skater. He was a two-time World medalist (silver in 1989, bronze in 1990), the 1983 World Junior champion, and a two-time U.S. national champion. He competed in two Olympic Winter Games, placing 7th in 1988 and 4th in 1992. Early years Bowman was born in Hollywood, California. In his childhood, he appeared in commercials and two episodes of the TV series ''Little House on the Prairie''. Career In 1983, Bowman won the World Junior Championships and the U.S. national junior title. Bowman withdrew from the 1986 U.S. Championships after finishing second in the short program; he had a separation between his right tibia and fibula. The following season, he took the silver medal at U.S. nationals and was assigned to his first senior World Championships, finishing 7th. In 1988, Bowman won the bronze medal at the U.S. Championships and was sent to his first Olympics, where he finished 7th. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
