Ted Barton (born 1955) is a Canadian former competitive
figure skater
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. He is the 1975
Nebelhorn Trophy
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Auckland, New Zealand
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and moved to
British Columbia
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, Canada, at an early age. During his competitive career, he was a member of Capilano WC. He became the 1970 Canadian novice men's silver medalist and 1973 national junior champion. In the 1975–76 season, he won gold at the
Nebelhorn Trophy
The Nebelhorn Trophy is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union (ISU), organized and hosted by the German Ice Skating Union () and held in Oberstdorf, Germany. The competition debuted in 1969 and is na ...
Gothenburg
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, Sweden.
Barton is the executive director of Skate Canada BC/Yukon Division. An instant replay system that he developed was adopted by the
International Skating Union
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(ISU). He was inducted into British Columbia's Sports Hall of Fame in 2008.
The ISU also adopted Barton's proposal for
streaming video
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s of the
ISU Junior Grand Prix
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series. He provides commentary and interviews skaters for the series.