Karin Iten

Karin Iten (11 August 1956 – 18 May 2010)^[1] was a Swiss figure skater. She won the bronze medal at the 1973 European Figure Skating Championships.^[2] She died on 18 May 2010 in Winterthur from the effects of diabetes.^[3] She was among the earliest skaters to perform the Biellmann spin, which was later named after Denise Biellmann, who popularised the spin.

Karin Iten
Iten in 1973 with Swiss television commentator Jan Hiermeyer
Born	(1956-08-11)11 August 1956
Died	18 May 2010(2010-05-18) (aged 53) Winterthur, Switzerland
Figure skating career
Country	Switzerland
Medal record Representing  Switzerland Figure skating: Ladies' singles European Championships 1973 Cologne Ladies' singles

Results

International
Event	1971–72	1972–73	1973–74	1974–75
World Champ.	12th	6th	5th	21st
European Champ.	15th	3rd	5th	10th
Richmond Trophy		2nd
Prague Skate	3rd	4th
National
Swiss Champ.		1st	1st	1st