Carruthers & Carruthers (USA) - 1984 Sarajevo, Pairs’ Long Program

Sarajevo, YUGOSLAVIA - 1984 Winter Games, Figure Skating, Pairs’ Long Program - Kitty and Peter Carruthers decided to skate conservatively in order to guarantee themselves a medal. As such, they opted not to attempt the throw quadruple Salchow, since they were only successfully landing it 60% of the time. Their decision paid off as they skated clean, which helped them win the Silver Medal.
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