Peter Cain
Encyclopedia
Peter Christian Cain is an Australia
n pair skater who currently works as a coach. With sister Elizabeth Cain
, he is the 1976 World Junior bronze medalist
and a four-time Australian national champion
. Their highest placement at the World Championships
was 12th in 1977. They competed in the 1980 Winter Olympics
, finishing eleventh. He is the uncle and former coach of Australian national champion Sean Carlow
and father of American skater Ashley Cain
. He currently works as a coach in the Euless, Texas
area.
He is an ISU Technical Specialist for Australia.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n pair skater who currently works as a coach. With sister Elizabeth Cain
Elizabeth Cain
Elizabeth Jane "Liz" Cain is an Australian former pair skater and current figure skating coach. With brother Peter Cain, she is the 1976 World Junior bronze medalist and four time Australian national champion.Their highest placement at the World Figure Skating Championships was 12, in 1977. They...
, he is the 1976 World Junior bronze medalist
World Junior Figure Skating Championships
The World Junior Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which younger figure skaters compete for the title of World Junior Champion...
and a four-time Australian national champion
Australian Figure Skating Championships
The Australian Figure Skating Championships are the figure skating national championships held annually to crown the national champions of Australia. Skaters compete in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies singles, pair skating, and ice dancing...
. Their highest placement at the 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...
was 12th in 1977. They competed in the 1980 Winter Olympics
1980 Winter Olympics
The 1980 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIII Olympic Winter Games, was a multi-sport event which was celebrated from 13 February through 24 February 1980 in Lake Placid, New York, United States of America. This was the second time the Upstate New York village hosted the Games, after 1932...
, finishing eleventh. He is the uncle and former coach of Australian national champion Sean Carlow
Sean Carlow
Sean Carlow is an Australian figure skater. He is the 2006-2007 Australian national champion. He also competed in pairs at the novice level, winning the 2001 novice title with Wafa Asmar....
and father of American skater Ashley Cain
Ashley Cain (figure skater)
Ashley Cain is an American figure skater who competes in single skating and pair skating. With partner Joshua Reagan, she is the 2011 U.S. Junior champion.Her father, Peter Cain, is a former Australian pair skater....
. He currently works as a coach in the Euless, Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
area.
He is an ISU Technical Specialist for Australia.
Results
(with Cain)Event | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 |
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Winter Olympic Games Winter Olympic Games The Winter Olympic Games is a sporting event, which occurs every four years. The first celebration of the Winter Olympics was held in Chamonix, France, in 1924. The original sports were alpine and cross-country skiing, figure skating, ice hockey, Nordic combined, ski jumping and speed skating... |
11th | ||||
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... |
12th | 14th | 13th | 14th | |
World Junior Championships World Junior Figure Skating Championships The World Junior Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which younger figure skaters compete for the title of World Junior Champion... |
3rd | ||||
Australian Championships Australian Figure Skating Championships The Australian Figure Skating Championships are the figure skating national championships held annually to crown the national champions of Australia. Skaters compete in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies singles, pair skating, and ice dancing... |
1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | |
British Championships British Figure Skating Championships The British Figure Skating Championships are a figure skating competition held annually to crown the national champions of the United Kingdom... |
3rd |