{{Short description|American figure skater}} {{BLP sources|date=November 2010}} '''Russel S. "Russ" Witherby''' (born February 3, 1962, in Cincinnati, Ohio)<ref name="SR" /> is an American coach and former competitive figure skater. He holds USFS Gold Medals in Dance & Free Dance, as well as International Dances. He competed in ice dance with several partners. Russ is the 1992 US Ice Dance Champion. He and April Sargent Thomas competed in the 1992 Winter Olympics.<ref name="SR">{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/wi/russ-witherby-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418051740/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/wi/russ-witherby-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2020-04-18 |title=Russ Witherby}}</ref> His other partners included Lois Luciani and Susie Wynne.
He is currently coaching at the Philadelphia Skating Club and Humane Society<ref name="PSCHS">{{cite web|url=https://www.pschs.org/coaches/|title=PSCHS Coaches}}</ref> and Wissahickon Skating Club<ref name="WSC">{{cite web|url=https://www.wissskating.com/about/our-instructors/|title=Instructors}}</ref>, where he is the Director of Figure Skating.
==Results== === With Luciani === {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- ! Event ! 1983 ! 1984 ! 1985 ! 1986 |- | align=left | U.S. Championships || 9th || 7th || bgcolor=d1c571 | 4th || bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd |}
=== With Sargent === {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- ! style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=7 align=center | '''International''' |- ! Event ! 1986–87 ! 1987–88 ! 1988–89 ! 1989–90 ! 1990–91 ! 1991–92 |- | align=left | Olympics || || || || || || 11th |- | align=left | Worlds || || 13th || WD || 8th || 9th || 9th |- | align=left | Skate America || || || || bgcolor=silver | 2nd || || |- | align=left | Skate Canada || || || bgcolor=silver | 2nd || || || |- | align=left | Trophée de France || || || || bgcolor=silver | 2nd || || align=center | 4th |- | align=left | NHK Trophy || || || bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd || || || |- | align=left | Nations Cup || || || || || bgcolor=silver | 2nd || bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd |- ! style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=7 align=center | '''National''' |- | align=left | U.S. Champ. || bgcolor=d1c571 | 4th || bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd || bgcolor=silver | 2nd || bgcolor=silver | 2nd || bgcolor=silver | 2nd || bgcolor=gold | 1st |- | colspan=7 align=center | <small> WD = Withdrew </small> |}
=== With Wynne === {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- ! style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=3 align=center | '''International''' |- ! Event ! 1992–1993 ! 1993–1994 |- | align=left | World Championships || 15th || |- | align=left | Trophée de France || || 4th |- | align=left | Piruetten || || 4th |- ! style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=3 align=center | '''National''' |- | align=left | U.S. Championships || bgcolor=silver | 2nd || bgcolor=silver | 2nd |}
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