Michael Huth (born 2 September 1969) is a German figure skating coach and former competitor for East Germany.

Competitive career

During his competitive career, Huth represented East Germany. He was the 1988 East German national champion and competed at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, where he placed 23rd.

Coaching

Following his retirement from competitive skating, Huth studied sports science and turned to coaching. He coaches in Oberstdorf. His current and former students include

• Anastasia Brandenburg

• Lukas Britschgi (European champion)

• Annette Dytrt

• Liubov Efimenko

• Kai Jagoda

• Carolina Kostner (World, European, and 2014 Olympic bronze medalist)

• Anton Kovalevski

• Davide Lewton Brain

• Sondre Oddvoll Bøe

• Alexia Paganini

• Kimmy Repond

• Ivan Righini

• Jenni Saarinen

• Nicole Schott

• Léa Serna

• Silvio Smalun

• Susanne Stadlmüller

• Jennifer Urban

• Tomáš Verner (European champion)

• Valter Virtanen

• Kristin Wieczorek

• Kornel Witkowski

Huth and his wife organize IceDome, an annual summer training camp in Oberstdorf. 140 skaters from 20 countries took part in 2011.

Personal life

Huth has two children with his wife, Claudia.

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