István Simon is a Hungarian

figure skating 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, when contested at the 1908 Olympics in London. The Olympic disciplines are me ...

coach and former competitor. He won two Hungarian national titles in the early 1980s and competed at the 1980 European Championships in

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. After retiring from competition, he became a skating coach in

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. He is the former coach of Diána Póth,

Szabolcs Vidrai Szabolcs Vidrai (born 26 March 1977) is a Hungarian former competitive figure skater. His highest placement at the European Championships was 10th, in 1996, and his highest placement at the World Championships was 10th, in 1998. He placed 13th ...

Viktória Pavuk Viktória Pavuk (born 30 December 1985, in Budapest) is a Hungarian former competitive figure skater. She is a two-time International Cup of Nice champion and the 2011 Hungarian national champion. Pavuk's first coach was István Simon Istv ...

, and

Ivett Tóth Ivett Tóth (born 20 December 1998) is a retired Hungarian figure skater. She is the 2014 CS Ice Challenge bronze medalist, a two-time Santa Claus Cup champion (2014, 2016), the 2018 Christmas Cup champion, the 2019 Volvo Open Cup champion, ...

Competitive highlights

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