Oscar Peter (born June 11, 1981) is a Swiss 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 ...
. As a
single skater
Single skating is a discipline of figure skating in which male and female skaters compete individually. Men's singles and women's singles are governed by the International Skating Union (ISU). Figure skating is the oldest winter sport contested ...
, he is a six-time
Swiss national medalist, winning silver from 1998–2000 and bronze from 2001–2003. He took up
ice dancing
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 ...
in 2003 and teamed up with
Leonie Krail.
[ Together, they became three-time Swiss national champions (2006, 2008, 2009) and competed in the final segment at four ISU Championships – 2006 Europeans, 2008 Europeans, 2009 Europeans, and 2008 Worlds. They were coached by ]Natalia Linichuk
Natalya Vladimirovna Linichuk (; born 6 February 1956) is a Russian ice dancing coach and former competitive ice dancer for the Soviet Union. With partner and husband Gennadi Karponosov, she is the 1980 Olympic champion and a two-time World cham ...
and Gennadi Karponosov
Gennadi Mikhailovich Karponosov (; born 21 November 1950) is an ice dancing coach and a former competitive ice dancer for the Soviet Union. With Natalia Linichuk, he is the 1980 Olympic champion and a two-time World champion.
Competitive career ...
in Aston, Pennsylvania
Aston Township is a township in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 16,592 at the 2010 census.
History
Aston was first settled in 1682 as a municipality and was incorporated as a township in 1688 (one of the first to ...
.[
As of 2016, Peter is working as a skating coach and choreographer in the UK and around Europe.][
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Programs
(with Krail)
Competitive highlights
Ice dancing with Krail
Single skating
''JGP: Junior Grand Prix
The ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating (titled the ISU Junior Series in the 1997–98 season) is a series of international junior-level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. Medals are awarded in the disciplines of men ...
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Swiss male ice dancers
Swiss male single skaters
1981 births
Living people
People from Santiago de los Caballeros
Swiss people of Dominican Republic descent
European sportspeople of Dominican Republic descent
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