Michael Seibert (figure skater)
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January 1, 1960 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
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Michael Seibert (born January 1, 1960) is an American figure skating choreographer and former competitive ice dancer. With Judy Blumberg, he is a three-time World bronze medalist (1983–85), the 1980 Skate Canada International champion, the 1981 Skate America champion, and a five-time U.S. national champion (1981–85). They also competed at two Winter Olympics. In 2003, Seibert was one of the winners of the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Choreography.
Seibert was born on January 1, 1960, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. His father was a high school principal.
Seibert moved from Washington, Pennsylvania to Colorado Springs, Colorado around 1978. By the early 1980s, he was living in New York City. He moved to Palm Springs, California in the 2000s but had returned to New York state by 2016.
Although he started skating in the first grade, Seibert began taking formal lessons only at age 13. Seen as too old for single skating, he decided to train in ice dancing. He had one early partnership.
Seibert met Judy Blumberg at the 1977 U.S. Championships in Hartford, Connecticut. They soon tried out successfully but delayed the partnership for a year and a half until they had both relocated to Colorado Springs, Colorado. In 2014, recalling the start of their partnership, Blumberg stated, "I knew this would be the boy I would skate with. You know when you move similar to someone, when your knees work with someone."
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