Stéphane Lambiel

Stéphane Lambiel is a Swiss former competitive figure skater who now works as a coach and choreographer. Born in Martigny in the canton of Valais in 1985, he won the World Championships twice, in 2005 and 2006, and took the silver medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics. He was also a two-time Grand Prix Final champion, in 2005 and 2007, and won nine Swiss national titles between 2001 and 2010. Lambiel is best known for his spins and is credited with popularizing some spin positions. Unlike most skaters he can spin and jump in both directions, and he is able to land successive double Axels while changing his direction of rotation between each one.