Terry Kubicka

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Terry Kubicka is an American retired figure skater. He won the gold medal at the 1976 U.S. Figure Skating Championships and competed at the 1972 Winter Olympics. There, he became the first and only skater to perform a legal backflip; it was banned after the competition.[1][2]

Kubicka is an International Technical Specialist.[3]

[edit] Competitive highlights

1974

  • U.S. Championships - 2nd
  • World Championships - 12th

1975

  • U.S. Championships - 2nd
  • World Championships - 7th

1976

  • U.S. Championships - 1st
  • Olympics - 7th
  • World Championships - 6th

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://63.192.157.117/Current/News/98/02/daily021298.html
  2. ^ CBC.CA - Torino 2006
  3. ^ ISU Communication No. 1467PDF

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