Uschi Keszler is a former West German

West Germany

West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....

 figure skater and current international figure-skating coach and choreographer.

Uschi Keszler became German champion in 1965. She was forced to end her skating career in 1966, at the age of 17, when she contracted tuberculosis

Tuberculosis

Tuberculosis, MTB, or TB is a common, and in many cases lethal, infectious disease caused by various strains of mycobacteria, usually Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Tuberculosis usually attacks the lungs but can also affect other parts of the body...

, causing her to spend eight months in hospital. She wanted to continue but no physician allowed her to do so.

At the age of 18, Keszler moved to the U.S.

United States

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 and began coaching. She married Aram Boornazian. The couple have a son, Marc. In 1998 Uschi Keszler became a grandmother.

Keszler is known primarily for her work with Canadian skaters Brian Orser

Brian Orser

Brian Ernest Orser, OC is a Canadian retired competitive and professional figure skater. He is the 1984 and 1988 Olympic silver medalist, 1987 World champion and the 1981-1988 Canadian national champion....

, Elvis Stojko

Elvis Stojko

Elvis Stojko, MSC, MSM is a Canadian figure skater. He is a three-time World champion , two-time Olympic silver medalist , and seven-time Canadian champion ....

, and Shae-Lynn Bourne

Shae-Lynn Bourne

Shae-Lynn Bourne, MSC is a Canadian ice dancer. She and partner Victor Kraatz became the first North American ice dancing world champions in 2003. They competed at three Winter Olympic Games, placing 10th at the 1994 Winter Olympics, 4th at the 1998 Winter Olympics, and 4th at the 2002 Winter...

 and Victor Kraatz

Victor Kraatz

Victor Kraatz, MSC is a Canadian figure skater. He and his partner, Shae-Lynn Bourne became the first North American team to win a World Championship in ice dancing in 2003.- Career :...

. She is known for inventing the term "hydroblading

Hydroblading

Hydroblading is a figure skating move in the field in which a skater glides on a deep edge with the body stretched in a very low position, almost horizontal to the ice...

" to refer to skating on deep edges low to the ice, and using it as a training technique.

Keszler works currently at the Ice Works

Ice Works

IceWorks is an ice arena in Aston, Pennsylvania USA, 15 minutes South of downtown Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and 10 minutes North of Wilmington, Delaware. IceWorks Skating Complex opened in October of 1997...

 rink in Aston, Pennsylvania. She survived breast

Breast cancer

Breast cancer is cancer originating from breast tissue, most commonly from the inner lining of milk ducts or the lobules that supply the ducts with milk. Cancers originating from ducts are known as ductal carcinomas; those originating from lobules are known as lobular carcinomas...

 and uterine cancer

Uterine cancer

The term uterine cancer may refer to any of several different types of cancer which occur in the uterus, namely:*Uterine sarcomas: sarcomas of the myometrium, or muscular layer of the uterus, are most commonly leiomyosarcomas.*Endometrial cancer:...

 and founded Uschi Keszler's Pennies-in-Action Cancer Research Fund

Uschi Keszler's Pennies-in-Action Cancer Research Fund

Uschi Keszler's Pennies in Action Cancer Research Fund, holding a full 501 non-profit foundation status, exists to support research for breast cancer curative programs, including preventative vaccines and other biological therapies that do not damage the immune system.- History :This...

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Competitive highlights

Event	1962-63	1963-64	1964-65	1965-66
Winter Olympics Winter Olympic Games The Winter Olympic Games is a sporting event, which occurs every four years. The first celebration of the Winter Olympics was held in Chamonix, France, in 1924. The original sports were alpine and cross-country skiing, figure skating, ice hockey, Nordic combined, ski jumping and speed skating...		24th
World Championships World Figure Skating Championships The World Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion...		15th		11th
European Championships European Figure Skating Championships The European Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition in which figure skaters compete for the title of European Champion...			11th	8th
German Championships German Figure Skating Championships The German Figure Skating Championships are a figure skating national championship held annually to determine the national champions of Germany. Skaters compete in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies singles, pair skating, and ice dancing....	6th	2nd	1st	2nd
Richmond Trophy Richmond Trophy The Richmond Trophy was an international figure skating competition for ladies held annually from 1949 to 1980 at the Richmond ice rink near London. It was the only invitational international competition held on a regular basis in the post-war years...				1st