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Gus Lussi is a figure skating coach. He has coached many champions, including Dick Button, Donald Jackson, Ronald Robertson, Ron Luddington, and Dorothy Hamill (during her novice years).

Some of Lussi's students have also become successful coaches, such as Robin Wagner, Evelyn Kramer and Priscilla Hill. Wagner coached Sarah Hughes to the 2002 Olympic title and Sasha Cohen to her first World Championship Medal – a Silver at the 2004 World Figure Skating Championships. Priscilla Hill has coached Johnny Weir to three national titles. Evelyn Kramer is now known as a "spin doctor" and has helped many skater improve their spins. They include Michelle Kwan, Robin Cousins and Caryn Kadavy.

Lussi's skaters are known for their superb spinning technique. Lussi was not a former competitive skater but a ski jumper who applied the theories of that sport to figure skating. He died in 1993.

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