Oscar Peter
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Oscar Peter in 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 June 1981 Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Switzerland | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Began skating | 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Oscar Peter (born June 11, 1981) is a Swiss former competitive figure skater. As a single skater, he is a six-time Swiss national medalist, winning silver from 1998–2000 and bronze from 2001–2003. He took up ice dancing in 2003 and teamed up with Leonie Krail. Together, they became three-time Swiss national champions (2006, 2008, 2009) and competed in the final segment at four ISU Championships – 2006 Europeans, 2008 Europeans, 2009 Europeans, and 2008 Worlds. They were coached by Natalia Linichuk and Gennadi Karponosov in Aston, Pennsylvania.
As of 2016, Peter is working as a skating coach and choreographer in the UK and around Europe.