Michael Slipchuk (born March 19, 1966) is a Canadian 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, when contested at the 1908 Olympics in London. The Olympic disciplines are me ...

who currently serves as the High Performance Director of

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. As a competitive skater, Slipchuk won the 1992

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and placed 9th at the

1992 Winter Olympics ) , nations = 64 , athletes = 1,801 (1313 men, 488 women) , events = 57 in 6 sports (12 disciplines) , opening = 8 February 1992 , closing = 23 February 1992 , opened_by = President François Mitterrand , cauldron ...

. He competed five times at the

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. His highest placement was seventh, in 1991. Following his competitive career, Slipchuk skated for two seasons on Stars On Ice and later worked as a coach in

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. He was named the High Performance Director of Skate Canada on September 21, 2006.

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References

Skatabase: 1980s Worlds

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