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They finished off the podium at the United States. Championships in January 1979 but their results improved the following season.
They finished off the podium at the United States. Championships in January 1979 but their results improved the following season.
The Carruthers siblings were coached by Ronald Ludington. After winning the International Saint Gervais in late August 1979, the pair went on to take gold at the Nebelhorn Trophy and silver at the 1979 Norton Skate (the inaugural Skate America). They placed second at the 1980 United States. Championships and were assigned to their first Winter Olympics, where they finished fifth.
Following the 1984 Winter Olympics, the Carruthers siblings starred with "Ice Capades" and "Stars on Ice" for twelve years.
They appeared throughout the world in many productions and made for television specials during their twelve-year career as professionals. They were inducted into the United States Figure Skating Hall of Fame in 1999.
After retiring from professional skating, Carruthers worked as a skating analyst for the Fox, American Broadcasting Company, and Entertainment and Sports Programming Network television networks. In 2010, he worked as a daily National Broadcasting Company Olympics skating broadcast analyst on National Broadcasting Company"s Universal Sports network.