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Gheorghe Chiper
Chiper at the 2002 Winter Olympics
Personal information
Born (1978-04-08) 8 April 1978 (age 48)
Miercurea Ciuc, Romania
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Figure skating career
CountryRomania
Skating clubSC Miercurea Ciuc
Began skating1983
Retired2006

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.[1]

Figure skating career

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Competitive career

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Chiper competed at three World Junior Championships; his best result was 15th in 1997.

Chiper made his senior World Championships debut in 1998, finishing 16th in the qualifying round. The following season, Chiper won his first senior national title.

In the 2000–01 season, he was coached by Sylvia Holtes in Groningen, Netherlands.[2] In 2001–02, Sandra Schär became his coach in Küsnacht, Switzerland.[3] Chiper competed at his first Olympics in 2002, placing 23rd.

At the 2005 European Championships, Chiper achieved his best European result, 8th.

In winning bronze at the 2005 Trophee Eric Bompard, Chiper became the first Romanian to ever medal on the Grand Prix series.[1] He placed 14th at his second Olympics in Turin, Italy. He competed for the final time at the 2006 World Championships where he also placed 14th, his career-best Worlds result.

Since his competitive retirement, he has worked as a coach in Switzerland.[4]

Coaching career

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Chiper has worked as a figure skating coach in Zurich Switzerland since 2001. In 2009 he co-founded Skate Academy Switzerland GmbH where he works as head-coach overseeing a team of assistant coaches, conditioning staff and choreographers.[5]

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.[6][7][8]

In October 2022 Chiper was nominated for the Swiss Olympic Coach Award.[9]

Personal life

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Chiper was born on 8 April 1978 in Miercurea Ciuc, Romania.[1] He speaks Romanian, Hungarian, English, Dutch, Italian, French and German.[10][11] He is of part-Hungarian descent.[11] In 2000, he married Sandra Schär, with whom he has a daughter, Flora, and a son, Aurel.

Programs

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Season Short program Free skating
2005–06
[1][12]
  • Groove Collection
    by Brigade Mondaine
  • Marrocon
    (modern Gypsy collection)
    choreo. by Sandra Schär
2004–05
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  • Groove Collection
    by Brigade Mondaine
2003–04
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  • Spirit of Morocco
  • The Groove Maker
    by Michel Besson
  • Triangle
  • Saint Luce
    by Lydie Auvray
2002–03
[15]
2001–02
[3][12]
  • El Mostro (Tango)
    by Evan Lurie
2000–01
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Competitive highlights

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Men's singles

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Event[16] 94–95 95–96 96–97 97–98 98–99 99–00 00–01 01–02 02–03 03–04 04–05 05–06
Winter Olympics23rd14th
World Championships31st21st18th17th18th14th
European Championships20th29th15th18th9th9th8th9th
Romanian Championships3rd[17]4th3rd[18]2nd[19]1st[20]1st[21]1st[22]1st[23]1st[24]1st[25]1st[26]
GP Trophée Éric Bompard5th3rd
GP Cup of Russia7th
GP NHK Trophy7th
GP Skate Canada12th
Crystal Skate of Romania2nd1st1st1st1st1st
Finlandia Trophy12th3rd2nd1st
Golden Spin of Zagreb10th7th8th6th1st
Karl Schäfer Memorial4th6th
Nebelhorn Trophy11th17th9th
Ondrej Nepela Trophy11th
Winter Universiade14th
World Junior Championships27th23rd15th

Pair skating (with Cristina Fekete)

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Event 1990–91 1991–92 992–93
Romanian Championships3rd[27] 2nd[28] 2nd[29]

References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 "Gheorghe CHIPER: 2005/2006". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 15 June 2006.
  2. 1 2 "Gheorghe CHIPER: 2000/2001". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 17 April 2001.
  3. 1 2 "Gheorghe CHIPER: 2001/2002". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 11 June 2002.
  4. ↑ Osborne, Magdalena (2008). "Gheorghe Chiper behind the boards". AbsoluteSkating.com. Retrieved December 23, 2010.
  5. ↑ "Skate Academy - Switzerland". Skate Academy - Switzerland. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
  6. ↑ Peking, Nicole Vandenbrouck aus (2022-02-14). "Paganini-Exploit dank Trennung von Lambiel?". Blick (in German). Retrieved 2023-08-19.
  7. ↑ "Biography". www.isuresults.com. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
  8. ↑ "Schweizer kämpfen um Kür-Qualifikation". suedostschweiz.ch (in German). Retrieved 2023-08-19.
  9. ↑ "SWISS ICE SKATING". swissiceskating.ch. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
  10. ↑ Dobor, Helga (2005). ""The only important thing is to improve" - A chat with Gheorge Chiper, Part I". AbsoluteSkating.com. Retrieved February 7, 2011.
  11. 1 2 Dobor, Helga (2005). ""The only important thing is to improve" - A chat with Gheorge Chiper, Part II". AbsoluteSkating.com.
  12. 1 2 "Programs". Official website of Gheorghe Chiper. Archived from the original on 23 April 2016.
  13. ↑ "Gheorghe CHIPER: 2004/2005". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 5 April 2005.
  14. ↑ "Gheorghe CHIPER: 2003/2004". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 18 June 2004.
  15. ↑ "Gheorghe CHIPER: 2002/2003". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 18 June 2003.
  16. ↑ "Gheorghe CHIPER". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 23 April 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
  17. ↑ Levarda, Radu (17 January 1995). "Nationalele de patinaj artistic sub semnul anonimayului" [National Figure Skating Championships under sign of anonymity]. Libertatea (in Romanian). p. 7. Retrieved 9 August 2025 – via Arcanum Newspapers.
  18. ↑ László, Dobos (14 January 1997). "Bedő Noémi a felnőtt bajnok" [Noémi Bedő is the adult champion]. Nargita Népe (in Hungarian). p. 4 – via Arcanum Newspapers.
  19. ↑ Chiper, Gheorghe (27 January 1998). "Campionatele naţionale de patinaj artistic" [National figure skating championships]. Adevărul Harghitei (in Romanian). p. 8a. Retrieved 9 August 2025 – via Arcanum Newspapers.
  20. ↑ "1999 Romanian National Championships". The Figure Skating Corner. Archived from the original on 9 October 2008. Retrieved 9 October 2008.
  21. ↑ "2000 Crystal Skate of Romania". The Figure Skating Corner. Archived from the original on 25 June 2007. Retrieved 25 June 2007.
  22. ↑ "Patinaj" [Skating]. Pro Sport (in Romanian). 19 December 2000. p. 9. Retrieved 19 May 2026 – via Arcanum Newspapers.
  23. ↑ "Gheorghe Chiper – campion naţional şi internaţional al României" [Gheorghe Chiper – national and international champion of Romania]. Adevărul Harghitei (in Romanian). Vol. XIII, no. 2819. 21 November 2001. p. 1. Retrieved 9 August 2025 – via Arcanum Newspapers.
  24. ↑ "Gheorghe Chiper, de neînvins pe oglinda de gheață" [Gheorghe Chiper, unbeatable on the ice]. Cronica Română (in Romanian). 2 December 2002. p. 10. Retrieved 19 May 2026 – via Arcanum Newspapers.
  25. ↑ "Patinaj artistic" [Figure skating]. Adevărul Harghitei (in Romanian). 8 December 2004. p. 2-a. Retrieved 19 May 2026 – via Arcanum Newspapers.
  26. ↑ "Patinaj artistic: Gheorghe Chiper – două titluri" [Figure skating: Gheorghe Chiper – two titles]. Adevărul Harghitei (in Romanian). 8 November 2005. p. 2-a. Retrieved 19 May 2026 – via Arcanum Newspapers.
  27. ↑ "Campionatul national de patinaj artistic" [National figure skating championships]. Adevărul Harghitei (in Romanian). 15 January 1991. p. 4. Retrieved 12 August 2025 – via Arcanum Newspapers.
  28. ↑ Florin, Firica (17 January 1992). "Campionii gheții" [Ice champions]. Tineretul Liber (in Romanian). p. 6. Retrieved 10 August 2025 – via Arcanum Newspapers.
  29. ↑ Popescu, Dan-Claudiu (30 December 1992). "Timişorenii – Artişti ai Gheţii!" [Timișoara – Ice Artists!]. Timișoara (in Romanian). p. 4A. Retrieved 10 August 2025 – via Arcanum Newspapers.
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