Kitty Carruthers
| Kitty Carruthers | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Caitlin A. Carruthers | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | May 30, 1961 Boston, Massachusetts | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.52 m (5 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Figure skating career | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Country | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Partner | Peter Carruthers | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Skating club | SC of Wilmington | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 1984 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Caitlin A. "Kitty" Carruthers (born May 30, 1961) is an American former pair skater. With her adoptive brother, Peter Carruthers, she is the 1984 Olympic Silver medalist, a 1982 World Bronze medalist, and a four-time (1981–1984) United States National champion.[1]
Career
[edit]The Carruthers siblings were coached by Ronald Ludington.[2]
They finished off the podium at the U.S. Championships in January 1979 but their results improved the following season. After winning the International St. Gervais in late August 1979, the pair went on to take gold at the Nebelhorn Trophy and silver at the 1979 Norton Skate (the inaugural Skate America).[2] They placed second at the 1980 U.S. Championships and were assigned to their first Winter Olympics, where they finished fifth. The pair won their first U.S. National title in 1981 and stepped onto the World podium at the 1982 World Championships. In 1984, after winning their fourth national title, they were sent to their second Winter Olympics and won the silver medal. They were also cast members of Champions on Ice during that time.[1]
Following the 1984 Winter Olympics, the Carruthers siblings starred with "Ice Capades" and "Stars on Ice" for twelve years. They appeared throughout the world in many productions and made for television specials during their twelve-year career as professionals. They were inducted into the Adoption Hall of Fame in 1996 and into the United States Figure Skating Hall of Fame in 1999. After retiring, she became a coach.[1]
Competitive highlights
[edit](with Peter Carruthers)
| International | ||||||
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| Event | 1978–79 | 1979–80 | 1980–81 | 1981–82 | 1982–83 | 1983–84 |
| Winter Olympics | 5th | 2nd | ||||
| World Championships | 7th | 5th | 3rd | 4th | ||
| Skate America | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | |||
| NHK Trophy | 1st | |||||
| Nebelhorn Trophy | 1st | |||||
| St. Gervais | 1st | |||||
| National | ||||||
| U.S. Championships | 7th | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Hines, James R. (2011). Historical Dictionary of Figure Skating. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press. p. 55. ISBN 978-0-8108-6859-5.
- ^ a b Thomson, Candus (November 10, 2009). "Stars remember how Skate America began". Baltimore Sun. Archived from the original on March 12, 2014.
- "Skate Canada Results Book - Volume 2 - 1974 - current" (PDF). Skate Canada. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-09-20.
- "Past U.S. Champions - Senior" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-02-09. (123 KiB)
External links
[edit]- Pairs on Ice profile
- Kitty Carruthers at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Kitty Carruthers at Olympics.com
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| National | |
- 1961 births
- Living people
- American female pair skaters
- American adoptees
- Figure skaters at the 1980 Winter Olympics
- Figure skaters at the 1984 Winter Olympics
- Olympic silver medalists for the United States in figure skating
- Sportspeople from Middlesex County, Massachusetts
- People from Burlington, Massachusetts
- Sportspeople from Katy, Texas
- Olympic medalists in figure skating
- World Figure Skating Championships medalists
- Medalists at the 1984 Winter Olympics
- 20th-century American sportswomen