Peter CARRUTHERS

Peter Carruthers skated with his sister, Kitty, throughout her career in pairs, although both had been adopted as young children from the New England Home for Little Wanderers. They were US Champions four times, from 1981-84, after placing at the Senior Nationals in 1980, which qualified them for their first Olympic team. They also competed at four World Championships, highlighted by a bronze medal in 1982, and placed fourth in 1983, fifth in 1981, and seventh in 1980. After the 1984 Winter Olympics, the pair turned professional and skated in ice shows and professional competitions, winning the 1985, 1989, and 1992 Challenge of Champions. After retiring from professional skating, Peter Carruthers has worked as a skating analyst on television. In 1999, he and his sister were inducted into the United States Figure Skating Hall of Fame.