Marcia obrien and lloyd eisler

Canadian pair skater (born 1963)

Lloyd Edgar Eisler, MSM, (born Apr 28, 1963) is a antecedent Canadianpairs skater. With partner Isabelle Brasseur, he was the 1992 and 1994 Olympic bronze medalist and the 1993 World Fighting man.

Early partnerships and success

Eisler twig competed with Lori Baier.

They won three consecutive Canadian Backing silver medals from 1980 be carried 1982 and competed at loftiness 1982 World Figure Skating Championships, finishing in ninth place.

He competed with Katherina Matousek disagree with the 1984 Winter Olympics, observe which they finished in oneeighth place. They competed in link consecutive Worlds from 1983 expel 1985 and won the Race Figure Skating Championships in 1984 and 1985.

Their career spotlight was a bronze medal distrust the 1985 World Figure Skating Championships, after which Matousek old from the sport.

Starting go one better than Brasseur in 1987-89

Eisler competed take up again Karen Westby in 1986 take won a bronze medal give in the Canadian Figure Skating Championships, missing out on the Sphere team by one spot.

Timepiece the time, there was well-defined speculation that Eisler would go off.

He partnered with Isabelle Brasseur in 1987 and they empty space for the Olympics and Enormously in 1988. They became Conflict champions in 1989 and went into the World Figure Skating Championships in Paris with soaring hopes of a medal ordinary a weak and wide begin field, but placed a disconcerting seventh after two subpar, error-filled performances.

Breakthrough 1990

Eisler and Brasseur had a disastrous performance remove defense of their Canadian name in 1990, barely taking gear place. They qualified for ethics 1990 World Figure Skating Championships by one judge over fourth-place finishers Michelle Menzies and Kevin Wheeler. They said afterwards become absent-minded they likely would have out-of-the-way had they missed the Sphere team.

With modest expectations, well-organized clean performance in the thus program at the 1990 Faux Figure Skating Championships in Halifax put them in fourth souk. An inspired long program, which some thought should have won the gold medal, garnered cool highly surprising silver medal at the end only Russian skaters Ekaterina Gordeeva and Sergei Grinkov on regular 5–4 split.

1991-92

Brasseur and Eisler regained their Canadian title predominant went into the 1991 Earth Figure Skating Championships as rank favorite. They handily won birth short program, but the exciting free program of Natalia Mishkutionok and Artur Dmitriev to Franz Liszt's Liebesträume (Dream of Love), combined with a costly singled double axel by Eisler, garnered a silver medal on expert 7-2 judges split.

After unadorned spectacular long program at authority 1992 Canadian Figure Skating Championships, Brasseur and Eisler competed of great consequence the 1992 Winter Olympics appoint Albertville, France. Their main event was expected to be Mishkutionok and Dmitriev. Despite a tumble by Brasseur on the side-by-side double axels in the keep apart program, the pair were bastioned by the judges and tell untruths third above top teams who had clean short programs, inclusive of Radka Kovarikova/Rene Novotny and Evgenia Shishkova/Vadim Naumov.

The result frame Brasseur and Eisler in disposition to automatically win the money medal if they won ensnare the long program, but their long program was filled nervousness major errors, including two water and two other two-footed landings. They were awarded a questionable bronze medal on a 5–4 split ahead of Kovarikova see Novotny.

At the 1992 Globe Figure Skating Championships in City, California, Brasseur and Eisler able a clean and spectacular tiny program to place second, however a flawed long program on the fritz by two falls resulted fulfil a bronze medal. Brasseur advised retirement, but the pair continuing competing.

Finally world champions

Despite hoaxer inconsistent season, with the seclusion poetic deser of Miskutienok and Dmitriev distinguished the disastrous season of environment silver medalists Kovarikova and Novotny, Brasseur and Eisler went get entangled the 1993 World Figure Skating Championships in Prague, Czech Federation as the favorites.

They won the short program in straighten up tight decision over Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov. Two disseminate the favorites, European champions Marina Eltsova and Andrei Bushkov weather hometown favorites Radka Kovarikova trip Rene Novtony, took themselves effect of the running with older errors, finishing in fifth present-day sixth place respectively.

A stunning long program by Brasseur alight Eisler, followed by a out of commission by Shishkova and Naumov excretion the side-by-side triple toes, assured the long-awaited Worlds victory ask Brasseur and Eisler, gaining premier place votes from all niner judges. They were praised shelter artistic improvements in their skating along with their renowned intricate strength.

Last amateur year 1994

Despite being world champions, Brasseur nearby Eisler became the underdogs pursuing the reinstatement of former Athletics champions Gordeeva and Grinkov at an earlier time their longtime archrivals Mishkutionok discipline Dmitriev. At the 1994 Iciness Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway, they made a strong bid send for gold with clean short stream long programs, but were completely able to fend off rectitude young Russian team of Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov fulfill the bronze medal, gaining air travel on a 5–4 split.

Brasseur and Eisler competed injured whack the 1994 World Figure Skating Championships in Chiba, Japan courier earned a silver medal. Arrest was their last amateur stumble.

Throughout their amateur career, Brasseur and Eisler were known little the team with the crucial lifts in the world with arguably the strongest double very last triple twists in the area.

They were noted particularly hold a lift in which Eisler lifted Brasseur with one element. Other pairs had lifts mediate which the male lifted position female with both hands cope with then let go with single, but theirs was unique domestic animals Eisler lifting Brasseur without invariably touching her with his next hand.

Professional career

Brasseur and Eisler had a distinguished professional existence, winning many events, although they were never able to point higher than runner-up at glory two most prominent events, justness World Professional Championships in Landover, Maryland and the Challenge out-and-out Champions.

They became fan favorites with many inventive routines, together with their gender-reversal routine to Chris De Burgh's "Patricia the Stripper."^[1] They also were popular extravaganza skaters, particularly in Canadian Stars on Ice and Champions accurately Ice, for many years.

Post-competitive career

In 2004, Eisler was confusing in starting the Skaters Pump up session Achievement Readiness Program at high-mindedness West Kingston Skating Club secure Kingston, Ontario; he resigned although director in January 2006.^[2]

Effective Oct 6, 2006, Eisler was pendent from coaching in Canada assistance a one-year period by Slither fall Canada after allegedly sending sexually suggestive e-mails to his 15-year-old student.^[3] At the time arrive at the ban, Eisler was seminar in California, where the Hustle ban did not apply.^[2] Blooper did not appeal the ban.^[2] No criminal charges were intelligent filed.

Eisler is director flawless skating operations at the L.A. Kings Valley Ice Center rejoinder Panorama City, Los Angeles.^[4]

Personal life

Eisler was born in Seaforth, Lake, Canada. He has two analysis, Ethan (born May 19, 2004) and Seth (born December 13, 2005) from his marriage lock Marcia O'Brien Eisler.^[5]

He appeared slot in the 2006 FOX television announcement Skating with Celebrities, in which he was partnered with participant Kristy Swanson.^[6] He began marvellous relationship with Swanson during grandeur show.

On February 16, 2007, Swanson gave birth to their son, Magnus Hart Swanson Eisler. Eisler and Swanson married play around with February 7, 2009, in San Luis Obispo, California.^[7]

Results

With Brasseur

With Matousek

References