Kris Wirtz

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Wirtz and Kristy Sargeant-Wirtz

Kris Wirtz (born on December 12, 1969) is a Canadian figure skater. He competed in pair skating with Kristy Sargeant in the Winter Olympics twice. He previously partnered Sherry Ball at the 1992 Olympics. Over the years, he also competed in Canadian skating championships in singles, dance, and fours.

He and Sargeant were married in 1999 and had their first child together in 2002.

His brother was the late coach Paul Wirtz (deceased April 6, 2006) and his nephew is pair skater Sean Wirtz.

[edit] Competitive highlights

[edit] (with Ball)

1992

  • Olympics - 12th
  • World Championships - 10th

[edit] (with Sargeant)

1994

  • Olympics - 10th
  • World Championships - 11th

1996

  • World Championships - 7th

1997

  • World Championships - 6th

1998

  • Olympics - 12th
  • World Championships - 7th

1999

  • Four Continents Championships - 2nd
  • World Championships - 6th

2000

  • Four Continents Championships - 4th
  • World Championships - 10th

2001

  • Four Continents Championships - 7th
  • World Championships - 8th
Canadian champions in figure skating – Pairs

1905-1906: Katherine Haycock & Ormond Haycock | 1908: Aimee Haycock & Ormond Haycock | 1910-1911: Lady Evelyn Grey & Ormond Haycock | 1912: Eleanor Kingsford & Douglas Nelles | 1913: Muriel Burrows & Gordan McLennan | 1914: Norman Scott & Jean Chevalier | 1920: Alden Godwin / Douglas Nelles | 1921: Beatrice McDougall & Allan Howard | 1922: Alden Godwin & A. G. McLennan | 1923: Marjorie Anable & Duncan Hodgson | 1924: Elizabeth Blair & John Machado | 1925: Gladys Rogers & Melville Rogers | 1926: Constance Wilson-Samuel & Errol Morson | 1927-1928: Marion McDougall & Chauncey Bangs | 1929-1930: Constance Wilson-Samuel & Montgomery Wilson | 1931: Chauncey Bangs & Frances Claudet | 1932-1934: Constance Wilson-Samuel & Montgomery Wilson | 1935: Louise Bertram & Stewart Reburn | 1936-1938: Veronica Clarke & Ralph McCreath | 1939-1940: Norah McCarthy & Ralph McCreath | 1941-1942: Eleanor O'Meara & Ralph McCreath | 1945: Olga Bernyk & Alex Fulton | 1946: Joyce Perkins & Wallace Diestelmeyer | 1947: Suzanne Morrow & Wallace Diestelmeyer | 1948: Suzanne Morrow & Wallace Diestelmeyer | 1949-1950: Marlene Smith & Donald Gilchrist | 1951: Jane Kirby & Donald Tobiny | 1952-1955: Frances Dafoe & Norris Bowden | 1956-1960: Barbara Wagner & Robert Paul | 1961-1962: Maria Jelinek & Otto Jelinek | 1962-1964: Debbi Wilkes & Guy Revell | 1965-1966: Susan Huehnergard & Paul Huehnergard | 1967-1968: Betty McKilligan & John McKilligan | 1969: Anna Forder & Richard Stehens | 1970-1974: Sandra Bezic & Val Bezic | 1975-1976: Candy Jones & Don Fraser | 1977: Cheri Pinner & Dennis Pinner | 1978: Sherri Baier & Robin Cowan | 1979-1983: Barbara Underhill & Paul Martini | 1984: Katherina Matousek & Lloyd Eisler | 1985-1987: Cynthia Coull & Mark Rowsom | 1988: Christine Hough & Doug Ladret | 1989: Isabelle Brasseur & Lloyd Eisler | 1990: Cindy Landry & Lyndon Johnston | 1991-1994: Isabelle Brasseur & Lloyd Eisler | 1995: Marie-Claude Savard-Gagnon & Luc Bradet | 1996-1997: Michelle Menzies & Jean-Michel Bombardier | 1998-1999: Kristy Sargeant & Kris Wirtz | 2000-2002: Jamie Salé & David Pelletier | 2003: Jacinthe Lariviere & Lenny Faustino | 2004-2006: Valérie Marcoux & Craig Buntin | 2007: Jessica Dubé & Bryce Davison


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