Michael Huth

Michael Huth (born 2 September 1969) is a German figure skating coach and former competitor for East Germany.

Competitive career


During his competitive career, Huth represented East Germany. He was the 1988 East German national champion and competed at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, where he placed 23rd.

Coaching
Following his retirement from competitive skating, Huth studied sports science and turned to coaching. He coaches in Oberstdorf. His current and former students include
 * 🇩🇪 Annette Dytrt
 * 🇮🇹 Carolina Kostner (World, European and Italian champion, and 2014 Olympic bronze medalist)
 * 🇺🇦 Anton Kovalevski
 * 🇳🇴 Sondre Oddvoll Bøe
 * 🇫🇮 Liubov Efimenko
 * 🇮🇹 Ivan Righini
 * 🇩🇪 Nicole Schott
 * 🇩🇪 Silvio Smalun
 * 🇩🇪 Susanne Stadlmüller
 * 🇨🇿 Tomáš Verner (European and Czech champion)
 * 🇩🇪 Kristin Wieczorek
 * Lukas Britschgi (European bronze medalist)
 * Alexia Paganini
 * 🇫🇮 Valter Virtanen
 * 🇫🇮 Jenni Saarinen
 * 🇫🇷 Léa Serna

Huth and his wife organize IceDome, an annual summer training camp in Oberstdorf. 140 skaters from 20 countries took part in 2011.

Personal life
Huth has two children with his wife, Claudia.