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Dorothy Hamill

Related Biography: Coach Gustave Lussi



One of Dorothy Hamill's coaches was Gustave Lussi, a Swiss-born skater who trained seven Olympic medallists and 16 world champions, including Dick Button and Scott Hamilton. Lussi was a ski jumper in his native country, and came to the United States in 1915. He established his reputation in ice skating by producing and directing a famous ice show at the St. Regis Hotel in Manhattan in the 1930s. Lussi began working as a figure skating coach in 1942. As a coach, he adapted techniques from ski jumping to skating. Lussi was strict but produced a number of athletically impressive skaters. He worked as a figure skating coach until shortly before his death in 1993 at the age of 94.



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Famous Sports StarsFigure SkatingDorothy Hamill Biography - Begins Skating, Develops The Hamill Camel, Chronology, Wins Olympic Gold, Turns Professional As A Skater - SELECTED WRITINGS BY HAMILL: