Maja Hug (5 April 1928 – 26 April 2023) was a Swiss
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, with its introduction occurring at the 1908 Olympics in London. The Olympic d ...
. She was born in
Zürich
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. She is a six-time (1945–1950)
Swiss national champion. She represented
Switzerland at the 1948 Winter Olympics where
she placed 15th. Hug held the record for most Swiss national titles won by a woman until
Sarah Meier won her seventh national title in the 2007-2008 season. She died in
Winterthur
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on 26 April 2023, at the age of 95.
Competitive highlights
References
Sources
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List of Historical Swiss Champions
1928 births
2023 deaths
Swiss female single skaters
Olympic figure skaters for Switzerland
Figure skaters at the 1948 Winter Olympics
Figure skaters from Zurich
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