Michael Slipchuk

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Michael Slipchuk
Born (1966-03-19) March 19, 1966 (age 58)
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Figure skating career
Country Canada
Retired1992

Michael Slipchuk (born March 19, 1966) is a Canadian former competitive figure skater who currently serves as the High Performance Director of Skate Canada.

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As a competitive skater, Slipchuk won the 1992 Canadian Figure Skating Championships and placed 9th at the 1992 Winter Olympics. He competed five times at the World Figure Skating Championships. His highest placement was seventh, in 1991.

Following his competitive career, Slipchuk skated for two seasons on Stars On Ice and later worked as a coach in Calgary. He was named the High Performance Director of Skate Canada on September 21, 2006. [1]

Results

International
Event86–8787–8888–8989–9090–9191–92
Winter Olympics 9th
World Champ. 20th9th11th7th13th
Skate America 10th
Skate Canada 9th
Int. de Paris 3rd
Nations Cup 7th
NHK Trophy 5th
Goodwill Games 7th
Schäfer Memorial 1st
St. Gervais 3rd
National
Canadian Champ. 3rd4th2nd3rd3rd1st

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References

  1. "Michael Slipchuk named Skate Canada High Performance Director". Skate Canada. September 21, 2006. Archived from the original on September 29, 2007.