Karin Iten

Karin Iten ( born August 11, 1956 † 18 May, 2010 Winterthur) was a Swiss figure skater who started in a single run.

She took in the period 1972-1975 in all World and European championships. Your best result at the World Championships was the fifth place in 1974. European Championships In her biggest success was winning the bronze medal in 1973 in Cologne. It was the first medal for a Swiss woman in the ladies competition from a European Figure Skating Championships.

1973 Karin Iten also Sportswoman of the Year in Switzerland was. She was coached by Jacques Gerschwiler. Your home club was the Winterthur skating club.

Karin Iten was the inventor of the Biellmann pirouette, which was very named to her displeasure by Denise Biellmann.

Iten suffered since the age of 14 from diabetes, which was 1975, the reason for their departure from competitive skating. Then they operated for six years as a trainer, had this because of the disease, however, give up. Despite the transplantation of pancreas and kidney Karin Iten died on 18 May 2010 from the effects of diabetes.

Results

1973 European Figure Skating Championships May 18 Single skating 1974 World Figure Skating Championships Biellmann spin 1972 World Figure Skating Championships 1973 World Figure Skating Championships 1975 World Figure Skating Championships 1972 European Figure Skating Championships 1974 European Figure Skating Championships 1975 European Figure Skating Championships Tages-Anzeiger Lucinda Ruh Sarah Meier (figure skater) Bettina Heim
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