Fajfr at 2010 Trophée Eric Bompard |
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| Personal information | |
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| Alternative names | Karl Pfeifer |
| Born | 1943 Brno |
| Residence | Oberstdorf |
Karl Fajfr (born in 1943 in Brno) is a German figure skating coach based in Oberstdorf. He is also a former competitive pair skater who won four silver medals at the Czechoslovak national championships between 1964-1967.
After the Prague Spring in 1968 he moved to Germany. From 1980 he coached in Stuttgart and led his daughter Scarlett to the 1981 German Junior national title. That same year, he coached the pair team of Tina Riegel and Andreas Nischwitz to the World bronze and European silver medals. He also coached Heiko Fischer, a five-time German national champion.
In autumn 1994 an investigation was launched into alleged abuse of some of his students.[1] Fajfr was charged with eleven counts of sexual abuse and two counts of battery. In December 1995, he was sentenced to two years probation, fined 25,000 Deutsche Mark, and given a three-year Berufsverbot (professional disqualification).[2]
He currently coaches in Oberstdorf. His students include: