- Pieter Kollen
Pieter Kollen (May 27, 1939 -- August 5, 2007) was an American figure skater and coach. In 1962 he won the
U.S. Figure Skating Championships inpair skating with partnerDorothyann Nelson . They placed 8th at the 1962World Figure Skating Championships . The following season, skating withPatti Gustafson , Kollen placed 3rd at the US Championships and 9th at Worlds.For many years following his own competitive career, Kollen was a coach at the Indiana/World Skating Academy in
Indianapolis, Indiana . He was the inventor of the "K-Pick" -- an innovative skate blade design with the toe pick extended to the side of the blade.References
* [http://www2.indystar.com/cgi-bin/obituaries/index.php?action=show&id=81591 Obituary]
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