Susan Kelley (figure skater)

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Susan Kelley
Full nameSusan Marie Kelley
Born (1954-11-01) November 1, 1954 (age 69)
Needham, Massachusetts
Figure skating career
CountryFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Partner Andrew Stroukoff
Skating club Skating Club of Boston

Susan Marie "Susie" Kelley (born November 1, 1954, in Needham, Massachusetts) is an American ice dancer. With partner Andrew Stroukoff, she represented the United States at the 1976 Winter Olympics, where they placed 17th. They represented the Skating Club of Boston [1]

Following her retirement from skating, she became a coach. Among her current and former students are Cathy Reed & Chris Reed [2] and Maia Shibutani & Alex Shibutani. [3]

Competitive highlights

(with Stroukoff)

Event197619771978
Winter Olympic Games 17th
World Championships 18th12th
U.S. Championships 3rd2nd3rd

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References

  1. "A SUMMARY HISTORY OF THE SKATING CLUB OF BOSTON" (PDF). Skating Club of Boston. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-07-04. Retrieved 2009-03-08.
  2. Reed & Reed at the International Skating Union
  3. Shibutani & Shibutani at U.S. Figure Skating (archived)