Kitty Carruthers
{{Short description|American figure skater}}
{{Infobox figure skater
| name = Kitty Carruthers
| image =
| caption =
| fullname = Caitlin A. Carruthers
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| country = United States
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1961|5|30}}
| birth_place = Boston, Massachusetts
| hometown =
| residence = Katy, Texas
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| height = {{convert|1.52|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
| partner = Peter Carruthers
| formerpartner =
| coach =
| formercoach = Ronald Ludington
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| skating club = SC of Wilmington
| retired = 1984
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{{MedalCountry|{{USA}}}}
{{MedalSport | Pairs' Figure skating}}
{{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}}
{{MedalSilver | 1984 Sarajevo | Pairs}}
{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}
{{MedalBronze| 1982 Copenhagen|Pairs}}
}}
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.{{Cite book |last=Hines |first=James R. |url=https://archive.org/details/historicaldictio0000hine/mode/1up?view=theater |title=Historical Dictionary of Figure Skating |date=2011 |publisher=Scarecrow Press |isbn=978-0-8108-6859-5 |location=Lanham, Maryland |page=55}}
Career
The Carruthers siblings were coached by Ronald Ludington.
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). 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.
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.
Competitive highlights
(with Peter Carruthers)
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | ||||||
| style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=7 align=center | International | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event
! 1978–79 ! 1979–80 ! 1980–81 ! 1981–82 ! 1982–83 ! 1983–84 | ||||||
| align=left | Winter Olympics | 5th | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | ||||
| align=left | World Championships | 7th | 5th | bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd | 4th | ||
| align=left | Skate America | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | bgcolor=gold | 1st | |||
| align=left | NHK Trophy | bgcolor=gold | 1st | |||||
| align=left | Nebelhorn Trophy | bgcolor=gold | 1st | |||||
| align=left | St. Gervais | bgcolor=gold | 1st | |||||
| style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=7 align=center | National | ||||||
| align=left | U.S. Championships | 7th | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | bgcolor=gold | 1st | bgcolor=gold | 1st | bgcolor=gold | 1st | bgcolor=gold | 1st |
References
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- {{cite web|url=http://skatecanada.ca/en/events_results/results/archives/SkateCanadaResultsBook-Volume2-1974-current.pdf |title=Skate Canada Results Book - Volume 2 - 1974 - current |publisher=Skate Canada |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090920093849/http://skatecanada.ca/en/events_results/results/archives/SkateCanadaResultsBook-Volume2-1974-current.pdf |archivedate=2009-09-20 }}
- {{cite web|url=http://www.xcelenergycenter.com/uploads/assets/saintpaul2008/news/Past%20U.S.%20Champions.pdf |title=Past U.S. Champions - Senior |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120209010047/http://www.xcelenergycenter.com/uploads/assets/saintpaul2008/news/Past%20U.S.%20Champions.pdf |archivedate=2012-02-09 }} {{small|(123 KiB)}}
External links
- [http://www.pairsonice.net/profileview.php?pid=11 Pairs on Ice profile]
- {{Olympedia}}
- {{Olympics.com|kitty-carruthers}}
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Category:American female pair skaters
Category:Figure skaters at the 1980 Winter Olympics
Category:Figure skaters at the 1984 Winter Olympics
Category:Olympic silver medalists for the United States in figure skating
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Category:Sportspeople from Katy, Texas
Category:Olympic medalists in figure skating
Category:World Figure Skating Championships medalists