Peter Carruthers (figure skater)

For the professor of philosophy, see Peter Carruthers (philosopher).

Peter Carruthers
Personal information
Full name	Peter W. Carruthers
Country represented	United States
Born	(1959-07-22) July 22, 1959 Boston, Massachusetts
Height
Partner	Kitty Carruthers
Former coach	Ronald Ludington
Skating club	SC of Wilmington
Medal record Representing United States Pairs' Figure skating Olympic Games 1984 Sarajevo Pairs World Championships 1982 Copenhagen Pairs

Peter W. Carruthers (born July 22, 1959) is an American former pair skater. With his adopted sister Kitty Carruthers, he is the 1984 Olympic silver medalist, the 1982 World bronze medalists, and a four-time (1981-1984) U.S. national champion.

Career

The Carruthers siblings were coached by Ronald Ludington.

They finished off the podium at the U.S. Championships in January 1979 but their results improved the following season. After winning the International St. Gervais in late August 1979, the pair went on to take gold at the Nebelhorn Trophy and silver at the 1979 Norton Skate (the inaugural Skate America). They placed second at the 1980 U.S. Championships and were assigned to their first Winter Olympics, where they finished fifth.

The pair won their first U.S. national title in 1981 and stepped onto the World podium at the 1982 World Championships. In 1984, after winning their fourth national title, they were sent to their second Winter Olympics and won the silver medal.

Following the 1984 Winter Olympics, the Carruthers siblings starred with "Ice Capades" and "Stars on Ice" for twelve years. They appeared throughout the world in many productions and made for television specials during their twelve-year career as professionals. They were inducted into the United States Figure Skating Hall of Fame in 1999.

After retiring from professional skating, Carruthers worked as a skating analyst for the Fox, ABC, and ESPN television networks. In 2010, he worked as a daily NBC Olympics skating broadcast analyst on NBC's Universal Sports network.

Competitive highlights

(with Kitty Carruthers)

International
Event	1978–79	1979–80	1980–81	1981–82	1982–83	1983–84
Winter Olympics		5th				2nd
World Championships		7th	5th	3rd	4th
Skate America		2nd		2nd		1st
NHK Trophy				1st
Nebelhorn Trophy		1st
St. Gervais		1st
National
U.S. Championships	?	2nd	1st	1st	1st	1st

References

• Past U.S. Champions - Senior PDF (123 KiB)
• Sports-reference profile

External links

• Pairs on Ice profile