Patti Gustafson Feeney is an American

United States

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 former pair skater who competed with Pieter Kollen

Pieter Kollen

Pieter Kollen was an American figure skater and coach. In 1962 he won the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in pair skating with partner Dorothyann Nelson, and also placed second in the ice dance competition at the same event...

. Together, they won the bronze medal at the 1963 United States Figure Skating Championships

United States Figure Skating Championships

The United States Figure Skating Championships is figure skating competition held annually to crown the national champions of the United States. The competition is sanctioned by U.S. Figure Skating. In the U.S. skating community, the event is often referred to informally as "Nationals".Skaters...

. They were unable to compete at that year's North American Championships

North American Figure Skating Championships

The North American Figure Skating Championships were a former elite figure skating competition for skaters from the United States and Canada. It was a biennial competition held between 1923 and 1971, with locations alternating between the two countries.Although the event was classified as an...

 because Gustafson injured her foot in training, but she recovered in time to compete at the 1963 World Figure Skating Championships

1963 World Figure Skating Championships

The World Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion....

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Gustafson and Kollen were the first pair team to perform the throw axel, which was invented by their coach Ronald Ludington

Ronald Ludington

Ronald Ludington is an American figure skater and coach. He was born in Boston.-Biography:With his then-wife, Nancy Rouillard Ludington, he won the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in pair skating four times, between 1957 and 1960, after having been the junior national champions in 1956...

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After her competitive career, Gustafson coached skating for 20 years before becoming an ice rink manager in the Dallas, Texas

Dallas, Texas

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 area. She then held a management position with the Ice Skating Institute

Ice Skating Institute

The Ice Skating Institute is a trade association for ice rinks, and also an international governing body for recreational figure skating. It was founded in 1959 in order to promote skating as a recreational activity...

 for 10 years until her retirement in 2007.

Results

Pairs

(with Kollen)

Event	1963
World Championships World Figure Skating Championships The World Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion...	9th
U.S. Championships United States Figure Skating Championships The United States Figure Skating Championships is figure skating competition held annually to crown the national champions of the United States. The competition is sanctioned by U.S. Figure Skating. In the U.S. skating community, the event is often referred to informally as "Nationals".Skaters...	3rd