Tom Dickson (figure skater)

Tom Dickson is an American figure skating choreographer, coach, and former competitor. He is the 1980 Nebelhorn Trophy champion, 1982 St. Ivel International bronze medalist, and 1980 U.S. national junior champion.

Career

During his eligible career, Dickson won the U.S. Figure Skating Championships at junior level in 1980; at the senior level, he placed 5th at the 1984 Championships. He won the Nebelhorn Trophy in 1980. After ending his competitive career, Dickson skated with Ice Capades.[1]

Choreography

Dickson started doing skating choreography when his former coach, Carlo Fassi, asked him to work with Chen Lu in 1991. Dickson also coaches at the Broadmoor Skating Club.

He has choreographed for the following skaters:

Dickson also choreographed the "Princess Classics" show for Disney on Ice.[32] He won the USFSA's Paul McGrath Choreographer of the Year award in 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2006.[33][34][35][36]

Personal life

Dickson was born on July 14, 1962. He began playing the oboe when he was ten years old.[37] He married Swedish figure skater Catarina Lindgren in 1986 and their twins, a boy and a girl, were born in the late 1990s.[32]

Results
International
Event 79–80 80–81 81–82 82–83 83–84
Nebelhorn Trophy1st
St. Ivel International3rd
National
U.S. Championships1st J8th7th5th

References
  1. Kisselgoff, Anna (January 22, 1988). "Dance: Ice Capades, Torvill and Dean". The New York Times.
  2. Abbott Archived 2007-06-17 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Chipeur Archived 2007-04-12 at the Wayback Machine
  4. Flatt Archived 2007-02-20 at the Wayback Machine
  5. Honda
  6. Jahnke
  7. Johnson
  8. Kihira
  9. Kim Chae-Hwa
  10. Kim Yuna
  11. McDonough Archived 2008-05-14 at the Wayback Machine
  12. Miller
  13. Miyahara
  14. Mroz
  15. Nagasu
  16. Ota
  17. Pennington
  18. Rippon
  19. Savoie
  20. Sawada
  21. Shiraiwa
  22. Takeda
  23. 2008 Nationals biography Archived 2012-07-17 at the Wayback Machine
  24. Williams-Stewart
  25. Farris
  26. Young
  27. Zawadki
  28. Zhang
  29. Yoshida
  30. Pulkinen
  31. Lee
  32. Burke, David (November 26, 2009). "'Disney on Ice' choreographers have an Olympic pedigree". Quad-City Times. Archived from the original on August 29, 2017.
  33. 2003 Award
  34. 2004 Award
  35. 2006 Award
  36. Dickson answers Kids' Questions
  37. Manley, Allison (February 28, 2010). "Episode #36: Tom Dickson". manleywoman.com.
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