Jill Marilynn Watson(born March 29, 1963, inBloomington, Indiana)[1]is an American retiredpair skaterand coach. With her partnerPeter Oppegard,she is the1988 Olympic bronze medalistand a three-timeU.S. national champion.
| Jill Watson | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | March 29, 1963 Bloomington, Indiana,U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 4 ft 11 in (150 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Figure skating career | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Country | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Watson was initially paired withBurt Lancon,with whom she won two national bronze medals in 1983 and 1984. She began competing with Oppegard in 1985. In their career, Watson and Oppegard won three national titles, aworldbronze medal, an Olympic bronze medal, and various other medals. During Watson and Oppegard's free skate at the 1988 Olympics, a photographer dropped his camera bag onto the ice and an usher walked onto the ice to pick it up while the pair was performing an overhead lift on the other side of the rink.[2]
She is now a coach at AZ Ice in the United States.[1]She coachedRena Inoue/John Baldwinfor five seasons.[3]
Jill Watson and Peter Oppegard were inducted into theU.S. Figure Skating Hall of Famein 2004.[4]
Results
editPairs with Peter Oppegard
edit| International | ||||
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| Event | 84–85 | 85–86 | 86–87 | 87–88 |
| Winter Olympics | 3rd | |||
| World Championships | 4th | 6th | 3rd | 6th |
| Fujifilm Trophy | 1st | |||
| NHK Trophy | 2nd | |||
| Skate America | 1st | |||
| National | ||||
| U.S. Championships | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st |
Pairs with Burt Lancon
edit| International | ||
|---|---|---|
| Event | 1982–83 | 1983–84 |
| Winter Olympics | 6th | |
| World Championships | 11th | WD |
| Skate America | 2nd | |
| National | ||
| U.S. Championships | 3rd | 3rd |
| WD = Withdrew | ||
References
edit- ^Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen;Mallon, Bill;et al."Jill Watson".Olympics at Sports-Reference.com.Sports Reference LLC.Archived fromthe originalon December 17, 2014.RetrievedApril 23,2015.
- ^Janofsky, Michael (February 17, 1988)."Soviet Skaters Prevail in Pairs".The New York Times.RetrievedMarch 21,2012.
- ^"U.S. Figure Skating Bio for Rena Inoue & John Baldwin".Archived fromthe originalon 2006-04-27.Retrieved2006-04-27.
- ^"HickokSports.com - History - Figure Skating Halls of Fame".Archived fromthe originalon 2002-02-23.Retrieved2006-04-04.