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Figure Skating At The 1984 Winter Olympics
Figure skating at the 1984 Winter Olympics took place at the Zetra Olympic Hall in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia. Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean won gold in ice dance for Great Britain, receiving twelve perfect scores (6.0), (a maximum nine of them for artistic impression, the others in the technical merit mark) in the free dance segment of the ice dance competition, a feat that was never matched. They received the most maximum 6.0 marks of any figure skaters at the Olympics. Medal table Participating NOCs Twenty-one nations sent figure skaters to compete in the events at Sarajevo. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Results Men Referee: * Donald H. Gilchrist Assistant Referee: * Tjasa Andrée Judges: * Vladimir Amsel * Gerhard Frey * Monique Georgelin * Ida Tateoka * Ingrid Linke * Björn Elwin * Tatiana Danilenko * Oskar Urban * Margaret Berezowski * Tsukasa Kimura (substitute) Ladies Referee: * Sonia Bianchetti Assistant Referee: * Ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scott Hamilton (figure Skater)
Scott Scovell Hamilton (born August 28, 1958) is a retired American figure skater and Olympic gold medalist. He won a gold medal in the 1984 Winter Olympics, four consecutive World Championships (1981–84) and four consecutive U.S. championships (1981–84). His signature move, the backflip, a feat few other figure skaters could perform at the time, is against U.S. Figure Skating and Olympic competition rules. Yet, he would include it in his exhibition routines as an amateur to please the crowd. Later, he also used the backflip in his professional competition routines. He is widely recognized for his innovative footwork sequences. In retirement, he has been involved in charitable work and is the author of three books. Early life and education Hamilton was born on August 28, 1958, in Bowling Green, Ohio. He was adopted at the age of six weeks by Dorothy (née McIntosh), a professor, and Ernest S. Hamilton, a professor of biology, and raised in Bowling Green, Ohio. He has tw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Boitano
Brian Anthony Boitano (born October 22, 1963) is an American figure skater from Sunnyvale, California. He is the 1988 Olympic champion, the 1986 and 1988 World Champion, and the 1985–1988 U.S. National Champion. Boitano turned professional following the 1988 season. Under new rules by the ISU, he returned to competition in 1993 and competed at the 1994 Winter Olympics, where he placed sixth. In 1996, he was inducted into the World Figure Skating Hall of Fame and the United States Figure Skating Hall of Fame. Early life Brian Boitano was born in 1963 and raised in Mountain View, California. Boitano is a graduate of Marian A. Peterson High School in Sunnyvale, California.Who's Who in Santa Clara Unified? Retrieved September 6, 2006. He is of |
Xu Zhaoxiao
Xu Zhaoxiao (, born March 30, 1965, in Heilongjiang) is a Chinese figure skater. He represented China at the 1980 Winter Olympics, where he placed 16th, and at the 1984 Winter Olympics, where he placed 18th. Following his retirement from competitive skating, he became a coach. His former students include Yang Chao, Gao Song, Ma Xiaodong, Wu Jialiang, and An Yang. Most notably, he coaches Jin Boyang, the 2016 and 2017 World bronze medallist, who placed 4th at the 2018 Winter Olympics The 2018 Winter Olympics (), officially the XXIII Olympic Winter Games (; ) and also known as PyeongChang 2018 (), were an international winter multi-sport event held between 9 and 25 February 2018 in Pyeongchang County, South Ko .... Results References * Chinese male single skaters Figure skaters at the 1980 Winter Olympics Figure skaters at the 1984 Winter Olympics Olympic figure skaters for China Chinese figure skating coaches 1965 births Living people Fig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lars Åkesson
Lars Arne Åkesson (born 26 February 1963) is a Swedish former competitive figure skater. He is a six-time Swedish Figure Skating Championships, Swedish national champion and two-time Nordic Figure Skating Championships, Nordic champion. He competed at four World Championships, six European Championships, and the Figure skating at the 1984 Winter Olympics, 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo. At the Olympics, he placed 13th in compulsory figures, 15th in the short program, 18th in the free skate, and 17th overall. His best ISU Championship result was 9th, obtained at the 1985 European Figure Skating Championships, 1985 Europeans in Gothenburg. Competitive highlights References {{DEFAULTSORT:Akesson, Lars Arne 1963 births Living people Figure skaters at the 1984 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Malmö Swedish male single skaters 20th-century Swedish sportsmen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Falko Kirsten
Falko Kirsten (born 3 January 1964) is a German former figure skater. He is the 1980 World Junior bronze medalist, the 1983 St. Ivel International bronze medalist, and a five-time East German national champion. He competed at six European Championships, finishing twice in the top five; five World Championships; and the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, finishing 16th. He represented the club SC Einheit Dresden Dresdner Sportclub 1898 e.V., known simply as Dresdner SC, is a German multisport club playing in Dresden, Saxony. Founded on 30 April 1898, the club was a founding member of the German Football Association (Deutscher Fussball Bund) in 1900. Th .... Kirsten is the chairman of the Saxony Ice Sport Association (Sächsischen Eissport-Verband) and also works as a technical specialist. Results References {{DEFAULTSORT:Kirsten, Falko 1964 births Living people German male single skaters Figure skaters at the 1984 Winter Olympics Olympic figure skaters for Ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laurent Depouilly
Laurent Depouilly (; born 26 October 1963 in Asnières-sur-Seine) is a French figure skater. He is the 1986 French national champion. He represented France at the 1984 Winter Olympics, where he placed 15th. He is married to Nathalie Depouilly and their daughter Chloe Depouilly is a competitive skater. Following his retirement from competitive skating, he became a coach at Club Olympique de Courbevoie in Courbevoie, France. Among his current and former students are Brian Joubert, Vinciane Fortin, Adam Siao Him Fa, Camille Kovalev / Pavel Kovalev, Océane Piegad / Denys Strekalin, Ivan Shmuratko Ivan Oleksiyovych Shmuratko (, born December 21, 2001) is a Ukrainian figure skater. He is the 2024 Warsaw Cup, CS Warsaw Cup bronze medalist, 2018 Volvo Open Cup bronze medalist, 2018 Bosphorus Cup (figure skating), Bosphorus Cup silver medalist ..., and his daughter Chloe. Competitive highlights References * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Depouilly, Laurent 1963 births Living pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masaru Ogawa
is a Japanese former competitive figure skater. He is a four-time Japanese national champion and placed 14th at the 1984 Winter Olympics The 1984 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIV Olympic Winter Games (Serbo-Croatian language, Serbo-Croatian and Slovene language, Slovene: ; Serbian Cyrillic alphabet, Serbian Cyrillic: ; ) and commonly known as Sarajevo '84 (Serbian Cy .... After retiring from competition, he became a doctor of dental surgery. Results References 1964 births Living people Japanese male single skaters Olympic figure skaters for Japan Figure skaters at the 1984 Winter Olympics Figure skaters from Tokyo Fellows of the American Physical Society 20th-century Japanese sportsmen {{Japan-figure-skating-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Cockerell
Mark Wayne Cockerell (born April 24, 1962) is a former American figure skater. He is the 1976 World Junior champion, the 1978 Nebelhorn Trophy silver medalist, and a three-time U.S. senior national medalist (bronze in 1983 and in 1984, silver in 1985). Personal life Cockerell was born April 24, 1962, in Burbank, California. He was married to Soviet figure skater Elena Kvitchenko, with whom he has a son and a daughter. He later married a former student immediately after she turned 18. He now lives in Nevada. Career Cockerell won gold at the World Junior Championships in the event's inaugural year, 1976. After moving up to the senior level, he won silver at three international competitions – the 1978 Nebelhorn Trophy in West Germany, 1978 Grand Prix International St. Gervais in France, and 1980 Ennia Challenge Cup in the Netherlands. Cockerell won his first senior national medal, bronze, at the 1983 U.S. Championships. He finished 14th at the 1983 World Championships i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grzegorz Filipowski
Grzegorz Filipowski (Polish pronunciation: ; born 28 July 1966) is a former Polish competitive figure skater. He is the 1985 European bronze medalist, the 1989 European silver medalist and the 1989 World bronze medalist. Filipowski competed in three Winter Olympics between 1984 and 1992, with a best finish of fifth position in 1988. He missed the first half of the 1987–88 season due to a stress fracture in his left leg. Filipowski was the first skater to perform a triple-triple combination of jumps (3 toe/3 toe) in competition. Barbara Kossowska coached him in Łódź and Rochester, Minnesota. Filipowski turned pro in 1992 and settled in Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its Provinces and territories of Canada, ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, making it the world's List of coun .... He works as a coach in figure skating at the York Region Skating Academy. Resul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gary Beacom
Gary Beacom (born February 23, 1960) is a Canadian figure skater, choreographer and author. He is the 1983 and 1984 Canadian silver medalist and finished 11th at the 1984 Winter Olympics. Beacom won the 2016 World Figure Championship on black ice held in Toronto, Ontario and became the first Canadian to win the title with World Figure Sport. He expanded the knowledge and art of skating with his epic Creative Figure now called the Beacom Blossom in his honor. Career Beacom began skating at the age of six. In 1983 and 1984, he won the silver medal at the Canadian Championships behind Brian Orser. He finished 11th at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo and 10th at the 1984 World Championships. In the latter part of his amateur competitive career, he coached himself while studying full-time for a university degree. Beacom approached his free skating programs "as an experiment in physical properties" and explored, in his skating, potentials for movements on the ice with figure ska ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heiko Fischer
Heiko Fischer (25 February 1960 — 21 November 1989) was a German figure skater who competed for West Germany. He was the 1982 Skate America silver medalist, 1982 Skate Canada bronze medalist, a two-time Nebelhorn Trophy champion, a five-time German national champion, and competed at two Winter Olympics. Life and career Heiko Fischer won the German Championships in 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, and 1988. He trained under Karel Fajfr and represented the TUS Stuttgart club nationally. During his career, he beat Norbert Schramm and Rudi Cerne on the national level. He collapsed during a game of squash with friends on 21 November 1989. He died of chronic myocarditis Myocarditis is inflammation of the cardiac muscle. Myocarditis can progress to inflammatory cardiomyopathy when there is associated ventricular remodeling and cardiac dysfunction due to chronic inflammation. Symptoms can include shortness of bre ... (inflammation of the heart muscle) at the age of 29 in Sindelfingen h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norbert Schramm
Norbert Schramm (born April 7, 1960) is a German former competitive figure skater. He is a two-time European champion, a two-time World silver medalist, and a three-time German national champion. Skating career Schramm began skating at age six. He was coached by Erich Zeller at the national center in Oberstdorf, and skated for the EC Oberstdorf club representing West Germany. Amongst his team members were Rudi Cerne and Heiko Fischer. Along with three national titles, Schramm won gold twice at the European Championships and silver twice at the World Championships. He also attracted media attention for his red costumes, his choreography and spontaneous creativity on ice, as well as for creating new spins and reinventing old forgotten spins. Schramm retired from amateur competition in 1984. He became a professional world champion in Washington, D.C., United States, appeared in ice shows such as Holiday on Ice, and directed and choreographed such shows. In 1988, he began coachi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
