Michael Huth

Michael Huth
Huth in 2010.
Personal information
Country represented	East Germany
Born	2 September 1969 Dresden, East Germany
Former coach	Jutta Müller
Skating club	Sportclub Einheit Dresden
Retired	1988

Michael Huth (born 2 September 1969) is a German figure skating and former competitor for East Germany.

Competitive career

Huth (right) with Katarina Witt, Peggy Schwarz / Alexander König in 1987.

During his competitive career, Huth represented East Germany. He was the 1988 East German national champion and competed at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, where he placed 23rd.^[1]

International
Event	1987–1988
Winter Olympics	23rd
European Championships	17th
National
East German Championships	1st

Coaching

Following his retirement from competitive skating, Huth studied sports science and turned to coaching. He coaches in Oberstdorf. His current and former students include

• Annette Dytrt^[2]
• Carolina Kostner^[3][4] (World, European and Italian champion, and 2014 Olympic bronze medalist)
• Anton Kovalevski^[5]
• Sondre Oddvoll Bøe^[6]
• Ivan Righini^[7]
• Nicole Schott^[8]
• Silvio Smalun^[9]
• Susanne Stadlmüller^[10]
• Tomáš Verner^[11][12] (European and Czech champion)
• Kristin Wieczorek^[13]

Huth and his wife organize IceDome, an annual summer training camp in Oberstdorf.^[14] 140 skaters from 20 countries took part in 2011.^[15]

Personal life

Huth has two children with his wife, Claudia.^[16]

References

1. "Michael Huth". sports-reference.com.
2. "Annette DYTRT: 2009/2010". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 23 September 2011.
3. "Carolina KOSTNER: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 10 March 2014.
4. Kany, Klaus-Reinhold (9 September 2011). "Carolina Kostner: Making No Commitment to 2014". IFS Magazine.
5. "Anton KOVALEVSKI: 2010/2011". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 13 November 2011.
6. "Sondre ODDVOLL BØE: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 21 March 2016.
7. "Ivan RIGHINI: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 22 February 2016.
8. "Nicole SCHOTT: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
9. Silvio Smalun
10. Susanne Stadlmüller
11. "Tomas VERNER: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 4 March 2014.
12. Berlot, Jean-Christophe (18 January 2014). "Huth enjoys symbiotic relationship with protégés". IceNetwork.
13. Kristin Wieczorek
14. Zorn, Roland (21 January 2009). "Grenzgänger in der Eiskunstlauf-Weltspitze". Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). Archived from the original on 10 March 2014.
15. Flade, Tatjana (22 July 2011). "Carolina Kostner Attends Camp In Oberstdorf, Germany". IFS Magazine.
16. "Claudia Huth" (in German). Freie Wähler Oberstdorf. Archived from the original on 10 March 2014.