Gheorghe Chiper

Gheorghe Chiper (born 8 April 1978) is a Romanian former competitive figure skater. He is a seven-time Romanian national champion and competed at two Olympic Games. He is the first Romanian skater to win a medal on the Grand Prix circuit and the first Romanian to land a quadruple toe loop in competition.

Chiper's figure skating students have achieved numerous national titles and competed in international competitions. Chiper has coached his teammembers to qualify and compete at Junior Grand Prix, Junior World Championships, European Youth Olympic Festivals, Youth Olympic Games, European and World Championships, Grand Prix and Olympic Games 2014 and 2022. Former and current students include Myriam Leuenberger, Moris Pfeiffhofer, Tina Stürzinger, Zoltan Kelemen, Tanja Odermatt, Leon Auspurg, Eveline Brunner, Alexia Paganini, Georgii Pavlov, and Sarina Joos.

In October 2022 Chiper was nominated for the Swiss Olympic Coach Award.

Personal life

Pair skating (with Cristina Fekete) Competition 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 Romanian Championships 3rd 2nd 2nd