Debbi Wilkes is old a artistic skater Canadian. She patinated in couple with Guy Revell. Together, they gained two Canadian championships and a bronze medal with the Olympic Games like with the championships of the world.

Debbi and Guy started to patinate together in 1958 and they were quickly success. They are recognized for their innovating style. In 1963, they had to go away from the championships of the world following a serious wound. They returned the following season, where they gained a bronze medal with the Olympic Games and the Championships of the world. They were withdrawn from the competition in 1964.

After its withdrawal of the competition amateur, Debbi Wilkes obtained a baccalaureat in psychology at the University from York to Toronto and a control in communication with specialization out of radiotelevision in Michigan State University. During its career on television, Debbi covered six editions of Winter Olympics and an edition of the Olympic Games of summer. It was analyst of figure skating during almost 20 years with the CTV/TSN, of the television channels Canadian. She also wrote books on the figure skating. During the summer 2004, it became a technical specialist in the new marking system of the RESULTING one. Since August 2006, Debbi Wilkes is the new director of marketing and the mixed liability companies for Patinage Canada, the Canadian association of figure skating.

Debbi allowed with the Temple of was re-elected Canada Ice-skating with Guy Revell in 2001.

Prize list

(with Guy Revell)

Olympic Games

  • Bronze medal couples some with the Olympic Games of 1964 with Innsbruck

Championships of the world

  • 4th couples some in 1962 with Prague
  • Bronze medal couples some in 1964 with Dortmund

Championships of North America

  • Gold medal couples some in 1963

Championships of Canada

  • Gold medal couples some in 1959 (Junior)
  • Bronze medal in couple of 1960 to 1962
  • Gold medal in couple in 1963 and 1964

Its books

  • Ice Time : portrait off figure skating , Canada Prentice-Hall, 1994 has.
  • has spectators guide to figure skating , Key Porter Books, 1997.
  • The appears skating book: Young person' S has guides to figure skating , Key Porter Books, 1999.
  • Skating superstars , Scholastic Canada, 2005.
Traduit into French: Stars of the figure skating , Scholastic Editions, 2006.

External bonds

  • Temple of re-elected Canada Ice-skating: members honoured 2001
  • Press release - Wilkes named direct with marketing and the mixed liability companies with Patinage Canada

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