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Country represented
  
East Germany

Former coach
  
Jutta Muller


Retired
  
1988

Name
  
Michael Huth

Michael Huth

Born
  
2 September 1969 (age 54) (
1969-09-02
)
Dresden, East Germany

Skating club
  
Sportclub Einheit Dresden

Kristoffer and Lina


Michael Huth (born 2 September 1969) is a German figure skating and former competitor for East Germany.

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Competitive career

During his competitive career, Huth represented East Germany. He was the 1988 East German national champion and competed at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, where he placed 23rd.

Coaching

Following his retirement from competitive skating, Huth studied sports science and turned to coaching. He coaches in Oberstdorf. His current and former students include

  • Annette Dytrt
  • Carolina Kostner (World, European and Italian champion, and 2014 Olympic bronze medalist)
  • Anton Kovalevski
  • Sondre Oddvoll Bøe
  • Ivan Righini
  • Nicole Schott
  • Silvio Smalun
  • Susanne Stadlmüller
  • Tomáš Verner (European and Czech champion)
  • Kristin Wieczorek

    • Huth and his wife organize IceDome, an annual summer training camp in Oberstdorf. 140 skaters from 20 countries took part in 2011.

    Personal life

    Huth has two children with his wife, Claudia.

    References

    Michael Huth Wikipedia
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