Peter Oppegard
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Peter Oppegard | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S. | August 23, 1959||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Figure skating career | |||||||||||||||||||||
Country | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||
Skating club | LAFSC (Los Angeles Figure Skating Club) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Peter Allen Oppegard (born August 23, 1959)
In May 2022, Oppegard was suspended for one month by the U.S. Center for SafeSport for misconduct.[2]
Career
Oppegard initially paired with Vicki Heasley. He began competing with Watson in 1985. In their career, Watson and Oppegard won three national titles, a world bronze medal, an Olympic bronze medal, and various other medals. During Watson and Oppegard's free skate at the 1988 Olympics, a photographer dropped his camera bag onto the ice and an usher walked onto the ice to pick it up while the pair was performing an overhead lift.[3]
As a coach, his skaters have won ten national singles and pairs titles. The Professional Skaters Association and US Figure Skating named Oppegard "Choreographer of the Year" and "Coach of the Year".[4] He coached at the East West Ice Palace in southern California until 2018.[2]
Personal life
Oppegard was married to Karen Kwan, sister of world champion figure skater Michelle Kwan. As of 2017, they were estranged.[2]
Abuse allegations and suspension
In February 2021,
Results
With Watson
International | ||||
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Event | 84–85 | 85–86 | 86–87 | 87–88 |
Winter Olympics | 3rd | |||
World Championships | 4th | 6th | 3rd | 6th |
Fujifilm Trophy | 1st | |||
NHK Trophy | 2nd | |||
Skate America | 1st | |||
National | ||||
U.S. Championships | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st |
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Peter Oppegard". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
- ^ a b c d e Brennan, Christine (February 18, 2021). "US Olympic medalist and figure skating coach being investigated over allegations of abuse". USA Today.
- ^ Janofsky, Michael (February 17, 1988). "Soviet Skaters Prevail in Pairs". The New York Times. Retrieved March 21, 2012.
- ^ "US Figure Skating". Archived from the original on 2006-05-23. Retrieved 2006-04-29.
- ^ McCarriston, Shanna (19 February 2021). "Olympic figure skating medalist, coach Peter Oppegard under investigation for allegedly abusing skaters". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
- Sports Business Journal. May 3, 2022. Retrieved January 27, 2023.