Peter Grütter (born 30 June 1942) is a retired competitive

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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, with its introduction occurring at the 1908 Olympics in London. The Olympic d ...

who currently works as a coach.

Biography

Grütter was born in

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. He competed for Switzerland at the

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, placing 24th. He retired from competitive skating following that season. As a skater, Grütter was coached by

Jacques Gerschwiler Jacques Gerschwiler (10 September 1898 – 4 May 2000) was a Swiss figure skater and coach. Among his students were Cecilia Colledge, Jeannette Altwegg, Sally Stapleford, Bridget Adams, Barbara Wyatt, and Jacqueline Harbord. Born in Arbon, Sw ...

. Grütter began coaching in 1965. His most notable student has been

Stéphane Lambiel Stéphane Lambiel (born 2 April 1985) is a Swiss former competitive figure skater who now works as a coach and choreographer. He is a two-time (2005–2006) World champion, the 2006 Olympic silver medalist, a two-time (2005, 2007) Grand Prix ...

, whom he coached from 1995 until June 2008 and again from July 2009. He coached Lambiel to win two World Championships, as well as an Olympic Silver Medal and other titles. Others among his current and former students include Noémie Silberer, Kristel Popovic, Raphaël Bohren, Samuel Contesti, Laurent Alvarez,

Paolo Bacchini Paolo Bacchini (born 16 August 1985) is an Italian former competitive Figure skating, figure skater. He is the 2007 and 2012 Merano Cup champion, 2008 Triglav Trophy champion, and a twelve-time Italian Figure Skating Championships, Italian nationa ...

, Alisson Perticheto and Anna Ovcharova.

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1942 births Living people Swiss figure skating coaches Swiss male single skaters Olympic figure skaters for Switzerland Figure skaters at the 1964 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Bern 20th-century Swiss sportsmen {{Switzerland-figure-skating-bio-stub