Karel Fajfr

Karel Fajfr

Personal information
Alternative names Karl Pfeifer
Born 1943
Brno
Residence Oberstdorf
Former partner Vera Stehlikova

Karl Fajfr (born in 1943 in Brno) is a German figure skating coach based in Oberstdorf and a former pair skater. With former partner Vera Stehlikova, he won four silver medals at the Czechoslovak national championships (1964-1967).

Fajfr moved to Germany after the Prague Spring in 1968. From 1980 he coached in Stuttgart and led his daughter Scarlett to the 1981 German Junior national title. That same year, he coached the pair team of Tina Riegel / Andreas Nischwitz to the World bronze and European silver medals. He also coached Heiko Fischer, a five-time German national champion.

In autumn 1994 an investigation was launched into alleged abuse of some of his students.[1] Fajfr was charged with eleven counts of sexual abuse and two counts of battery.[2] In December 1995, he was sentenced to two years probation, fined 25,000 Deutsche Mark, and given a three-year Berufsverbot (professional disqualification).[3]

Fajfr currently coaches in Oberstdorf. His former students include:

References

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  2. Grasmuck, Armin; Henrich, Klaus (16 December 2006). "Der Skandal-Trainer und die Eis-Prinzessin" (in German). Bild.
  3. Hettrich, Arnulf (5 December 1995). "Fajfr schuldig gesprochen" [Fajfr found guilty] (in German). Die Welt.
  4. "Michal BREZINA". International Skating Union.
  5. "Katharina GIEROK / Florian JUST". International Skating Union.
  6. "Maylin HAUSCH / Daniel WENDE". International Skating Union.
  7. "Annabelle PRÖLSS / Ruben BLOMMAERT". International Skating Union.
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