Russ Witherby
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Russel S. Witherby (born February 3, 1962, in Cincinnati, Ohio)[1] is an American coach and former competitive figure skater. He holds USFS Gold Medals in Dance & Free Dance, as well as International Dances. He competed in ice dance with several partners. Russ is the 1992 US Ice Dance Champion. He and April Sargent Thomas competed in the 1992 Winter Olympics.[1] His other partners included Lois Luciani and Susie Wynne.
He is currently coaching at the Philadelphia Skating Club and Humane Society[2] and Wissahickon Skating Club[3], where he is the Director of Figure Skating.
Personal life
[edit]Witherby began dating fashion designer Michael Kuluva in December 2012. The two were engaged in December 2013, and married on December 13, 2014, at the Ritz-Carlton in Rancho Mirage, California.[4] Witherby separated from Kuluva in 2015 and the couple divorced in 2017.[citation needed]
Results
[edit]With Luciani
[edit]| Event | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Championships | 9th | 7th | 4th | 3rd |
With Sargent
[edit]| International | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 1986–87 | 1987–88 | 1988–89 | 1989–90 | 1990–91 | 1991–92 |
| Olympics | 11th | |||||
| Worlds | 13th | WD | 8th | 9th | 9th | |
| Skate America | 2nd | |||||
| Skate Canada | 2nd | |||||
| Trophée de France | 2nd | 4th | ||||
| NHK Trophy | 3rd | |||||
| Nations Cup | 2nd | 3rd | ||||
| National | ||||||
| U.S. Champ. | 4th | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st |
| WD = Withdrew | ||||||
With Wynne
[edit]| International | ||
|---|---|---|
| Event | 1992–1993 | 1993–1994 |
| World Championships | 15th | |
| Trophée de France | 4th | |
| Piruetten | 4th | |
| National | ||
| U.S. Championships | 2nd | 2nd |
References
[edit]- 1 2 Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Russ Witherby". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020.
- ↑ "PSCHS Coaches".
- ↑ "Instructors".
- ↑ "Desert Sun Outlook Magazine February Issue | DesertSun.com | Desert Sun |". DesertSun.com. February 6, 2015. Retrieved February 7, 2015.
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