Russel S. "Russ" Witherby (born February 3, 1962, in

Cincinnati, Ohio Cincinnati ( ; colloquially nicknamed Cincy) is a city in Hamilton County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. Settled in 1788, the city is located on the northern side of the confluence of the Licking River (Kentucky), Licking and Ohio Ri ...

) is an American coach and 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, with its introduction occurring at the 1908 Olympics in London. The Olympic d ...

. He holds USFS Gold Medals in Dance & Free Dance, as well as International Dances. He competed in

ice dance Ice dance (sometimes referred to as ice dancing) is a discipline of figure skating that historically draws from ballroom dancing. It joined the World Figure Skating Championships in 1952, and became a Winter Olympic Games medal sport in 1976. Ac ...

with several partners. Russ is the 1992 US Ice Dance Champion. He and April Sargent Thomas competed in the

1992 Winter Olympics The 1992 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVI Olympic Winter Games () and commonly known as Albertville '92 (Franco-Provençal, Arpitan: ''Arbèrtvile '92''), were a winter multi-sport event held from 8 to 23 February 1992 in and aroun ...

. His other partners included Lois Luciani and

Susie Wynne Susan Elizabeth "Susie" Wynne (born March 6, 1965, in Syracuse, New York) is an American former ice dancer and current figure skating analyst and commentator. She competed at the 1988 Winter Olympics with Joseph Druar. The duo won the gold medal ...

. 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

Results

With Luciani

With Sargent

With Wynne

References

American male ice dancers Olympic figure skaters for the United States Figure skaters at the 1992 Winter Olympics 1962 births Living people Competitors at the 1990 Goodwill Games 20th-century American sportsmen {{US-figure-skating-bio-stub