Tom Dickson (figure skater)
{{Short description|American figure skater}}
Tom Dickson is an American figure skating choreographer, coach, and former competitor. He is the 1980 Nebelhorn Trophy champion, 1982 St. Ivel International bronze medalist, and 1980 U.S. national junior champion.
Career
During his eligible career, Dickson won the U.S. Figure Skating Championships at junior level in 1980; at the senior level, he placed 5th at the 1984 Championships. He won the Nebelhorn Trophy in 1980. After ending his competitive career, Dickson skated with Ice Capades.
=Choreography=
Dickson started doing skating choreography when his former coach, Carlo Fassi, asked him to work with Chen Lu in 1991. Dickson also coaches at the Broadmoor Skating Club.
He has choreographed for the following skaters:
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- {{flagicon|USA}} Jeremy Abbott[http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00007390.htm Abbott] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070617232918/http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00007390.htm |date=2007-06-17 }}
- {{flagicon|CAN}} Vaughn Chipeur[http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00005664.htm Chipeur] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070412111333/http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00005664.htm |date=2007-04-12 }}
- {{flagicon|USA}} Rachael Flatt[http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00009230.htm Flatt] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070220201637/http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00009230.htm |date=2007-02-20 }}
- {{flagicon|JPN}} Marin Honda[http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00014689.htm Honda]
- {{flagicon|USA}} Ryan Jahnke[http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00000130.htm Jahnke]
- {{flagicon|USA}} Alex Johnson[http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00010277.htm Johnson]
- {{flagicon|JPN}} Rika Kihira
[http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00054891.htm Kihira]
- {{flagicon|KOR}} Kim Chae-Hwa[http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00008496.htm Kim Chae-Hwa]
- {{flagicon|KOR}} Yuna Kim[http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00007232.htm Kim Yuna]
- {{flagicon|USA}} Ann Patrice McDonough[http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00004240.htm McDonough] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080514141553/http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00004240.htm |date=2008-05-14 }}
- {{flagicon|USA}} Hannah Miller[http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00013673.htm Miller]
- {{flagicon|JPN}} Satoko Miyahara[http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00012461.htm Miyahara]
- {{flagicon|USA}} Brandon Mroz[http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00007788.htm Mroz]
- {{flagicon|USA}} Mirai Nagasu[http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00010220.htm Nagasu]
- {{flagicon|JPN}} Yukina Ota[http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00005479.htm Ota]
- {{flagicon|USA}} Parker Pennington[http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00003494.htm Pennington]
- {{flagicon|USA}} Adam Rippon[http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00008908.htm Rippon]
- {{flagicon|USA}} Matthew Savoie[http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00002072.htm Savoie]
- {{flagicon|JPN}} Aki Sawada[http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00006264.htm Sawada]
- {{flagicon|JPN}} Yuna Shiraiwa[http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00054589.htm Shiraiwa]
- {{flagicon|JPN}} Nana Takeda[http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00006415.htm Takeda]
- {{flagicon|USA}} Michael Villarreal[http://www.xcelenergycenter.com/uploads/assets/saintpaul2008/event/CompetitorsPhotos1.pdf 2008 Nationals biography] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120717132217/http://www.xcelenergycenter.com/uploads/assets/saintpaul2008/event/CompetitorsPhotos1.pdf |date=2012-07-17 }}
- {{flagicon|USA}} Megan Williams-Stewart[http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00008500.htm Williams-Stewart]
- {{flagicon|USA}} Joshua Farris
[https://web.archive.org/web/20100311014227/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00012066.htm Farris]
- {{flagicon|KOR}} You Young
[http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00102446.htm Young]
- {{flagicon|USA}} Agnes Zawadzki[http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00012283.htm Zawadki]
- {{flagicon|USA}} Caroline Zhang[http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00009232.htm Zhang]
- {{flagicon|JPN}} Hana Yoshida[http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00104494.htm Yoshida]
- {{flagicon|USA}} Camden Pulkinen[https://web.archive.org/web/20180519081852/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00035344.htm Pulkinen]
- {{flagicon|KOR}} Lee Hae-in[https://web.archive.org/web/20221111160503/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00104786.htm Lee]
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Dickson also choreographed the "Princess Classics" show for Disney on Ice. He won the USFSA's Paul McGrath Choreographer of the Year award in 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2006.[http://www.usfigureskating.org/Story.asp?id=206 2003 Award][http://www.usfigureskating.org/Story.asp?id=25482 2004 Award][http://www.usfigureskating.org/Story.asp?id=34674 2006 Award][http://www.usfigureskating.org/Magazine.asp?id=57&issue=28280 Dickson answers Kids' Questions]
Personal life
Dickson was born on July 14, 1962. He began playing the oboe when he was ten years old. He married Swedish figure skater Catarina Lindgren in 1986 and their twins, a boy and a girl, were born in the late 1990s.
Results
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| style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=6 align=center | International | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event
! {{tooltip|79–80|1979–1980}} ! 80–81 ! 81–82 ! 82–83 ! 83–84 | |||||
| align=left | Nebelhorn Trophy | bgcolor=gold | 1st | ||||
| align=left | St. Ivel International | bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd | ||||
| style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=6 align=center | National | |||||
| align=left | U.S. Championships | bgcolor=gold | 1st J | 8th | 7th | 5th |
References
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External links
- [http://www.usfigureskating.org/Magazine.asp?id=57&issue=28280 Dickson answers Kids' Questions]
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Category:American figure skating coaches
Category:Figure skating choreographers