James "Jim" Cygan is an American former figure skater. He is the 1982

Nebelhorn Trophy The Nebelhorn Trophy is an international senior-level figure skating competition organized by the Deutsche Eislauf-Union and held annually in Oberstdorf, Germany. It became part of the ISU Challenger Series in the 2014–15 season. The competit ...

bronze medalist, 1986 Golden Spin of Zagreb bronze medalist, and 1989 Winter Universiade silver medalist. He belonged to the Broadmoor Skating Club in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Beginning in the 1980–81 season, Cygan was coached by

Carlo Fassi Carlo Fassi (20 December 1929 – 20 March 1997) was an Italian figure skater and international coach whose students included several World and Olympic champions. As a single skater, he was the 1953 World bronze medalist, a two-time European cha ...

. He won the national junior men's title at the 1982 U.S. Championships, two years after becoming the U.S. novice champion. He placed 5th at the 1982 World Junior Championships in

Oberstdorf Oberstdorf ( Low Alemannic: ''Oberschdorf'') is a municipality and skiing and hiking town in Germany, located in the Allgäu region of the Bavarian Alps. It is the southernmost settlement in Germany and one of its highest towns. At the&nbs ...

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. Cygan studied medicine at

Northwestern University Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston, Illinois. Founded in 1851, Northwestern is the oldest chartered university in Illinois and is ranked among the most prestigious academic institutions in the world. Charte ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Cygan, James 20th-century births American male single skaters Living people Figure skaters from Colorado Springs, Colorado Universiade medalists in figure skating Year of birth missing (living people) Universiade silver medalists for the United States Competitors at the 1989 Winter Universiade