Sandy Hess

American Olympian figure skating coach (born 1928)

Sandra Kay "Sandy" Hess-Gerathy (born 1949) is an American Olympian figure skating coach.[1] From 1988 to 1996 she was the Ice Dance Director of the Broadmoor Skating Club in Colorado Springs, Colorado, a leading center for figure skating.[2]

Notable figure skaters coached by Hess:

  • Peter Breen[3]
  • Christina Chitwood[4][5]
  • Richard Dalley[6]
  • Joseph Druar[7]
  • Carol Fox[6]
  • Melissa Gregory[8][9]
  • Mark Hanretty[4]
  • Rachel Mayer[3]
  • Denis Petukhov[8][9]
  • Elizabeth Punsalan[3]
  • Renée Roca[10]
  • Gorsha Sur[10]
  • Jerod Swallow[3]
  • Garrett Swasey[2]
  • Susan Wynne[7]

Hess is married to Albert Joseph "Bud" Gerathy, Jr, who worked as a dentist in Monument, Colorado until retirement in 2016.

References

  1. ^ "Sports still carried 'irreplaceable' Garrett Swasey". ESPN.com. 3 December 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
  2. ^ a b Schneider Farris, Jo Ann (January 21, 2015). My Skating Life: Fifty Plus Years of Skating. Lulu Press. ISBN 9781312754782. Retrieved December 4, 2015.
  3. ^ a b c d Hersh, Phil (January 8, 1992). "Surprises Return In Ice Dancing". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  4. ^ a b Schneider Farris, Jo Ann (July 21, 2008). "icenetwork.com". Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  5. ^ "BBC Sport - Winter Sports - Mark Hanretty dreams of Olympic gold medal in 2018". bbc.co.uk. 20 March 2010. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
  6. ^ a b "Episode #34: Richard Dalley - figure skating interviews : The Manleywoman SkateCast".
  7. ^ a b "Wynne, Druar Take Lead in Ice Dancing". 7 February 1990.
  8. ^ a b "MELISSA GREGORY AND DENIS PETUKHOV SWITCH COACHES". usfigureskating.org. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  9. ^ a b "Internet Leads to Skaters' Love Match". 25 November 2002.
  10. ^ a b Longman, Jere (January 6, 1994). "Roca, Ice Dancer, Breaks Arm But Comes Back to Skate On". The New York Times.


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