Terry Kubicka

Terry Paul Kubicka (born April 3, 1956) is an American retired figure skater who is known as the first American to perform the difficult triple Lutz jump. He is the 1974 Prague Skate champion, 1975 Skate Canada International bronze medalist, and 1976 U.S. national champion. He competed at the 1976 Winter Olympics.

Personal life Terry Kubicka was born on April 3, 1956, in Long Beach, California. Kubicka said that he had landed it in the short program but it was not filmed so he did it again in the long. To the present time, this move is his most important claim to ice skating fame. In comparison, the gold medalist (John Curry) landed only three triple jumps in winning his Olympic gold medal. Indeed, it would not be until 1983 that any skater would land all six different kinds of triple jumps in competition. Brian Boitano accomplished that feat at the World Championships.

After ending his competitive career, Kubicka toured with Ice Capades for three years then left skating to become a veterinarian. In 2005, he returned to skating as a National Technical Specialist.