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Iten in 1973 with Swiss television commentator Jan Hiermeyer
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Country represented | Switzerland | ||||||||||||
Born | August 11, 1956 | ||||||||||||
Died | May 18, 2010 Winterthur |
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Medal record
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Karin Iten (August 11, 1956 – May 18, 2010) was a Swiss figure skater. She won the bronze medal at the 1973 European Figure Skating Championships. She died on May 18, 2010 in Winterthur from the effects of diabetes. She was among the earliest skaters to perform the Biellmann spin, which was later named after Denise Bielmann, who popularised the spin.