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Scott Kurttila

Scott Kurttila
Bornc. 1965 (age 58–59)
Figure skating career
CountryUnited States
CoachKathy Casey
Retired1988

Scott Kurttila (born c. 1965)[1] is an American former competitive figure skater. Competing in men's singles, he won gold at the 1987 Golden Spin of Zagreb.[2]

Kurttila began skating when he was eleven years old.[3] He won the pewter medal in the junior men's event at the 1985 U.S. Championships and placed sixth at the 1987 Winter Universiade in Czechoslovakia.[4] He was coached by Kathy Casey.[3]

Kurttila ended his competitive career in 1988. In 1992, he tried pair skating with Calla Urbanski but the two decided not to compete together.[1][5] He studied at Georgetown University and worked at Amazon.com.[6][7]

Competitive highlights

International
Event 83–84 84–85 85–86 86–87 87–88
Golden Spin of Zagreb 1st
Skate Canada 7th
Winter Universiade 6th
National
U.S. Championships 7th J 4th J 9th 7th 11th
Olympic Festival 8th
J = Junior level

References

  1. ^ a b Hersh, Phil (June 4, 1992). "Go Figure: Top U.S. skating pair is no more". Chicago Tribune.
  2. ^ "Results Book, Volume 2: 1974–current" (PDF). Skate Canada. p. 87. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 20, 2009.
  3. ^ a b Baumgart, Diana (February 13, 1987). "HCC skaters sparkle in Nationals" (PDF). HCC Thunderword. p. 11. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 18, 2018.
  4. ^ "The Road to Calgary (1985-1988)". Skating in America.
  5. ^ Bondy, Filip (January 22, 1993). "Figure Skating; Reunited U.S. Pair Captures Crown". The New York Times.
  6. ^ "Scott Kurttila". bloomberg.com.
  7. ^ Breuer, Tyler (October 7, 2013). "#kindawesome Mobile Disaster Relief App: interview with Scott Kurttila". Kind (company). Archived from the original on December 18, 2018.

This information is adapted from Wikipedia which is publicly available.
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