Ron Kravette

Ron Kravette (born June 17, 1963) is a retired American ice dancer. With partner Suzanne Semanick, he won the bronze medal at the United States Figure Skating Championships in 1989 and 1990. After skating with Elizabeth McLean for a time, he teamed with Amy Webster, and they were national bronze medalists in 1994 and 1995. Kravette also previously skated with partner Colette Huber.

Ron's sister, Aimee Kravette, was also a competitive figure skater.[1]

More recently, Kravette is a skating coach and history teacher at a community college. He had a book, entitled Collapse: How the Fall of the Soviet Union Changed Figure Skating in the United States and the World, published in 2011.

Competitive highlights

GP: Champions Series (Grand Prix)

With Webster

International
Event 92–93 93–94 94–95 95–96 96–97
GP Nations Cup10th
GP Skate America11th
Piruetten4th
Skate Canada9th
National
U.S. Championships4th3rd3rd5th4th
Eastern Sectionals1st1st1st

With McLean

International
Event 1990–91 1991–92
Danse sur Glace de Grenoble2nd
NHK Trophy9th
National
U.S. Championships4th6th
Eastern Sectionals1st

With Semanick

International
Event 1988–89 1989–90
Danse sur Glace de Grenoble2nd
Nations Cup2nd
Skate Canada International1st
Skate Electric3rd
National
U.S. Championships3rd3rd
Eastern Sectionals1st1st

With Huber

National
Event 1984–85 1985–86
U.S. Championships8th J1st J
J = Junior level

References

  1. Elfman, Lois (August 26, 2010). "Kravette plans a book on politics and skating". IceNetwork.com. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.
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