Jill Watson

Jill Marilynn Watson (born March 29, 1963 in Bloomington, Indiana)[1] is an American retired pair skater and coach. With her partner Peter Oppegard, she is the 1988 Olympic bronze medalist and a three-time U.S. national champion.

Jill Watson
Personal information
Country representedUnited States
Born (1963-03-29) March 29, 1963
Bloomington, Indiana, U.S.
Height4 ft 11 in (150 cm)
Former partnerPeter Oppegard
Burt Lancon
Retired1988
Medal record
Pairs' figure skating
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
1988 Calgary Pairs
World Championships
1987 Cincinnati Pairs

Watson was initially paired with Burt Lancon, with whom she won two national bronze medals in 1983 and 1984. She began competing with Oppegard in 1985. In their career, Watson and Oppegard won three national titles, a world bronze medal, an Olympic bronze medal, and various other medals. During Watson and Oppegard's free skate at the 1988 Olympics, a photographer dropped his camera bag onto the ice and an usher walked onto the ice to pick it up while the pair was performing an overhead lift on the other side of the rink.[2]

She is now a coach at AZ Ice in the United States. She coached Rena Inoue/John Baldwin for five seasons.[3]

Jill Watson and Peter Oppegard were inducted into the U.S. Figure Skating Hall of Fame in 2004.[4]

Results

Pairs with Peter Oppegard
International
Event 84–85 85–86 86–87 87–88
Winter Olympics3rd
World Championships4th6th3rd6th
Fujifilm Trophy1st
NHK Trophy2nd
Skate America1st
National
U.S. Championships1st2nd1st1st

Pairs with Burt Lancon
International
Event 1982–83 1983–84
Winter Olympics6th
World Championships11thWD
Skate America2nd
National
U.S. Championships3rd3rd
WD = Withdrew

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jill Watson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on December 17, 2014. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
  2. Janofsky, Michael (February 17, 1988). "Soviet Skaters Prevail in Pairs". The New York Times. Retrieved March 21, 2012.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2006-04-27. Retrieved 2006-04-27.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2002-02-23. Retrieved 2006-04-04.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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