Sully Kothman
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Sullivan "Sully" Kothman (born February 26, 1930 in San Antonio, Texas
) was an American
pair skater. After winning the bronze medal with partner Kay Servatius at the 1953, he teamed with Lucille Ash
. He and Ash were twice silver medalists at the U.S. Championships and finished seventh at the 1956 Winter Olympics
.
San Antonio, Texas
San Antonio is the seventh-largest city in the United States of America and the second-largest city within the state of Texas, with a population of 1.33 million. Located in the American Southwest and the south–central part of Texas, the city serves as the seat of Bexar County. In 2011,...
) was an American
United States
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pair skater. After winning the bronze medal with partner Kay Servatius at the 1953, he teamed with Lucille Ash
Lucille Ash
Lucille Mary Ash McClure was an American figure skater who competed in pairs with Sully Kothman. They twice captured the silver medal at the United States Figure Skating Championships and competed at the 1956 Winter Olympics.-Results:-References:*...
. He and Ash were twice silver medalists at the U.S. Championships and finished seventh at the 1956 Winter Olympics
1956 Winter Olympics
The 1956 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VII Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event celebrated in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. This celebration of the Games was held from 26 January to 5 February 1956. Cortina, which had originally been awarded the 1944 Winter Olympics, beat out...
.
Results
(pairs with Ash)| Event | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter Olympics 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... |
7th | ||
| 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... |
8th | 6th | |
| 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 | 2nd | 2nd |