Tiffany Stiegler (born January 14, 1984) is an American
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 competed in both
pair skating
Pair skating is a figure skating discipline defined by the International Skating Union (ISU) as "the skating of two persons in unison who perform their movements in such harmony with each other as to give the impression of genuine Pair Skating a ...
and
ice dancing. Competing in pairs with her brother
Johnnie Stiegler, she won the bronze medal at the
1998 Sparkassen Cup on Ice and placed fourth at the
1999 World Junior Championships.
Personal life
Tiffany Stiegler was born on January 14, 1984, in
Santa Monica, California
Santa Monica (; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Santa Mónica'') is a city in Los Angeles County, California, Los Angeles County, situated along Santa Monica Bay on California's South Coast (California), South Coast. Santa Monica's 2020 United Sta ...
.
[ She is the sister of ]Stephanie
Stephanie is a female name that comes from the Greek name Στέφανος (Stephanos) meaning "crown". The male form is Stephen. Forms of Stephanie in other languages include the German "Stefanie", the Italian, Czech, Polish, and Russian "St ...
and Johnnie
Johnny is an English language personal name. It is usually an affectionate diminutive of the masculine given name John, but from the 16th century it has sometimes been a given name in its own right for males and, less commonly, females.
Variant ...
, both of whom also competed in figure skating.
She married Joseph ("Woody") Woodrow Stahl on June 28, 2014.[
]
Career
Tiffany Stiegler's first partner was her brother Johnnie
Johnny is an English language personal name. It is usually an affectionate diminutive of the masculine given name John, but from the 16th century it has sometimes been a given name in its own right for males and, less commonly, females.
Variant ...
, with whom she competed until 2003.[ They are the 1998 and 1999 U.S. pewter medalists and the 1997 junior national champions. They were coached by Irina Rodnina and ]Alexander Zaitsev Alexander Zaytsev may refer to:
*Alexander Zaytsev (artist), Alexander Dmitryevich Zaytsev (1903–1982), Russian painter and art educator
*Alexander Zaytsev (pilot), Alexander Andreyevich Zaytsev (1911–1965), Soviet aircraft pilot and Hero of the ...
in El Segundo, California
El Segundo ( , ; ) is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. Located on Santa Monica Bay, it was incorporated on January 18, 1917, and is part of the South Bay Cities Council of Governments. The population was 16,731 as of th ...
.[ They represented the Los Angeles Figure Skating Club.][
In the 2003–04 season, Stiegler skated with Bert Cording. They placed 9th at the 2004 U.S. Championships.
In the 2004–05 season, Stiegler began competing in ice dancing with Sergei Magerovski. They won the pewter medal at the 2005 U.S. Championships. They were coached by ]Igor Sphilband
Igor Yuryevich Shpilband (russian: Игорь Юрьевич Шпильбанд, born July 14, 1964) is an American ice dancing coach and former competitor for the Soviet Union. He is the 1983 World Junior champion with former partner Tatiana G ...
and Marina Zueva
Marina Olegovna Zoueva or Zueva (russian: Марина Олеговна Зуева; born 9 April 1956) is a Russian figure skating coach, choreographer, and former competitor in ice dancing. Representing the Soviet Union with Andrei Vitman, she ...
in Canton, Michigan
Canton, officially the Charter Township of Canton, is a charter township of Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the township had a population of 98,659.
Canton Township is Michigan's second most-populated townshi ...
.[
Stiegler became a co-coach with her sister at the Toyota center in El Segundo, California.
]
Programs
With Magerovski
With Stiegler
Competitive highlights
''GP: Grand Prix
Grand Prix ( , meaning ''Grand Prize''; plural Grands Prix), is a name sometimes used for competitions or sport events, alluding to the winner receiving a prize, trophy or honour
Grand Prix or grand prix may refer to:
Arts and entertainment ...
; JGP: Junior Series / Junior Grand Prix)''
Pair skating with Stiegler
Pair skating with Cording
Ice dancing with Magerovski
References
External links
*
*
*
{{DEFAULTSORT:Stiegler, Tiffany
1984 births
American female pair skaters
American female ice dancers
Living people
Sportspeople from Santa Monica, California
21st-century American women