Yuri
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Just got off the phone with my sibling who trained under Luddy for several years during the 1980s in Wilmington and Newark, Delaware during his golden era, to let me know that he passed away today. I assume there will be many more articles later.
In addition to his coaching career, Luddy won four US National Championships in pairs with Nancy and they won a bronze medal at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley. One of his stories was that he should have been on the plane that crashed and killed the entire 1961 US World Figure Skating team plus coaches/officials and family. As a coach, Luddy was best known for guiding Kitty & Peter Carruthers to a bronze medal as the 1984 Olympics in Sarajevo.
In addition to his coaching career, Luddy won four US National Championships in pairs with Nancy and they won a bronze medal at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley. One of his stories was that he should have been on the plane that crashed and killed the entire 1961 US World Figure Skating team plus coaches/officials and family. As a coach, Luddy was best known for guiding Kitty & Peter Carruthers to a bronze medal as the 1984 Olympics in Sarajevo.
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