Peter Oppegard

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Olympic medal record
Figure skating
Bronze 1988 Calgary Pairs

Peter Oppegard (born 1959) is an American figure skater and coach. With his partner Jill Watson, he won three U.S. championships and a bronze medal at the 1988 Winter Olympics.

Oppegard initially paired with Vicki Heasley. He began competing with Watson in 1985. In their career, Watson and Oppegard won three national titles, a world bronze medal, an Olympic bronze medal, and various other medals. Oppegard later skated with Cindy Landry for a short time.

Oppegard currently coaches Rena Inoue/John Baldwin. His skaters have won 10 national singles and pairs titles. The Professional Skaters Association and US Figure Skating has named Oppegard "Choreographer of the Year" and "Coach of the Year". [1]

Jill Watson and Peter Oppegard were inducted into the U.S. Figure Skating Hall of Fame in 2004.

He coaches at the East West Ice Palace in southern California. He is married to Karen Kwan and they have 2 daughters, Olivia Colett Oppegard and Sophia Oppegard [2].

United States national champions in figure skating – Pairs

1914: Jeanne Chevalier / Norman M. Scott | 1918: Theresa Weld / Nathaniel Niles | 1920-1927: Theresa Weld / Nathaniel Niles | 1928-1929: Maribel Vinson / Thornton Coolidge | 1930-1932: Beatrix Loughran / Sherwin Badger | 1933: Maribel Vinson / George Hill | 1934: Grace Madden / J. Lester Madden | 1935-1937: Maribel Vinson / George Hill | 1938-1940: Joan Tozzer / Bernard Fox | 1941: Donna Atwood / Eugene Turner | 1942-1944: Doris Schubach / Walter Noffke | 1945-1946: Donna J. Pospisil / Jean Pierre Brunet | 1947: Yvonne Sherman / Robert Swenning | 1948-1952: Karol Kennedy / Peter Kennedy | 1953-1956: Carole Ormaca / Robin Greiner | 1957-1960: Nancy Ludington / Ronald Ludington | 1961: Maribel Owen / Dudley Richards | 1962: Dorothyann Nelson / Pieter Kollen | 1963-1964: Judianne Fotheringill / Jerry Fotheringill | 1965: Vivian Joseph / Ronald Joseph | 1966-1969: Cynthia Kauffman / Ronald Kauffman | 1970-1972: JoJo Starbuck / Kenneth Shelley | 1973-1975: Melissa Militano / Mark Miltano | 1976-1980: Tai Babilonia / Randy Gardner | 1981-1984: Kitty Carruthers / Peter Carruthers | 1985: Jill Watson / Peter Oppegard | 1986: Gillian Wachsman / Todd Waggoner | 1987-1988: Jill Watson / Peter Oppegard | 1989-1990: Kristi Yamaguchi / Rudy Galindo | 1991: Natasha Kuchiki / Todd Sand | 1992-1993: Calla Urbanski / Rocky Marval | 1994-1996: Jenni Meno / Todd Sand | 1997-1998: Kyoko Ina / Jason Dungjen | 1999: Danielle Hartsell / Stephen Hartsell | 2000-2002: Kyoko Ina / John Zimmerman | 2003: Tiffany Scott / Philip Dulebohn | 2004: Rena Inoue / John Baldwin | 2005: Katie Orscher / Garrett Lucash | 2006: Rena Inoue / John Baldwin | 2007: Brooke Castile / Benjamin Okolski
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