Robert Paul (born June 2, 1937) is a Canadian former
pair skater
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. He teamed up with
Barbara Wagner
Barbara Aileen Wagner (born May 5, 1938) is a Canadian former pair skater. She teamed up with Robert Paul in 1952. They became the 1960 Olympic champions, four-time World champions, and five-time Canadian national champions. After retiring from ...
in 1952. They became the
1960 Olympic champions,
[ four-time World champions, and five-time Canadian national champions. After retiring from competition, the pair toured with ]Ice Capades
The Ice Capades were traveling entertainment shows featuring theatrical ice skating performances. Shows often featured former Winter Olympic Games, Olympic and United States Figure Skating Championships, US National Champion figure skating, figur ...
.[
Paul choreographed for ]Peggy Fleming
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, Dorothy Hamill
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Early life
Hamill was born in Chicago, Illinois, to Chalmers and Carol Hamill. Her fa ...
, Linda Fratianne
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Pers ...
, and '' Donny and Marie''.[ He was one of Mirai Nagasu's coaches.][ He appeared in the '']Bewitched
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'' episode
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"Samantha on Thin Ice".Robert Paul
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; retrieved June 21, 2021
Results
(with Wagner)
References
Canadian male pair skaters
1937 births
Living people
Lou Marsh Trophy winners
Olympic figure skaters of Canada
Olympic gold medalists for Canada
Figure skaters at the 1956 Winter Olympics
Figure skaters at the 1960 Winter Olympics
Figure skating choreographers
Figure skaters from Toronto
Olympic medalists in figure skating
World Figure Skating Championships medalists
Medalists at the 1960 Winter Olympics
20th-century Canadian people
21st-century Canadian people
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