Robert Paul (figure skater)
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| Born | June 2, 1937 Toronto, Ontario, Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | December 19, 2024 (aged 87) Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 1960 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Robert Paul (June 2, 1937 – December 19, 2024) was a Canadian pair skater. He teamed up with Barbara Wagner in 1952. They became the 1960 Olympic champions,[1] four-time World champions, and five-time Canadian national champions. After retiring from competition, the pair toured with Ice Capades.[2]
Biography
[edit]Paul choreographed for Peggy Fleming, Dorothy Hamill, Linda Fratianne, and Donny and Marie.[3] He was one of Mirai Nagasu's coaches.[4] He appeared in the Bewitched episode "Samantha on Thin Ice".[5]
Paul starred in the first full-length television skating special in Canada, "Planet Ice".[6]
Paul died in Minneapolis, Minnesota on December 19, 2024, at the age of 87.[7]
Results
[edit](with Wagner)
| International | ||||||
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| Event | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 |
| Winter Olympics | 6th | 1st | ||||
| World Championships | 5th | 5th | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st |
| North American Championships | 3rd | 1st | 1st | |||
| National | ||||||
| Canadian Championships | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st |
References
[edit]- ^ "Canadian Pair Captures Gold Medal in Figure Skating". The Montreal Gazette. February 20, 1960.
- ^ "Spins through Professional Circles". Skating magazine. November 1963.
- ^ Jeansonne, John (February 10, 1992). "It's Cold Comfort For Pair Ailing, nervous Rocky-Calla 7th". Newsday. Archived from the original on June 8, 2014.
- ^ Hersh, Philip (January 26, 2008). "At 14, Nagasu soars". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 2, 2008.
- ^ Robert Paul IMDb; retrieved June 21, 2021
- ^ Stevens, Ryan (2023). The Almanac of Canadian Figure Skating. Halifax, NS. ISBN 9781738768271.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ "Skate Canada Remembers Hall of Famer Robert Paul". Skate Canada. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
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