Jacques Gerschwiler

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Jacques Gerschwiler (born September 10, 1898 in Arbon ; † May 4, 2000 in Geneva ) was a Swiss figure skating coach .

Gerschwiler was the brother of figure skating trainer Arnold Gerschwiler and the uncle of the 1947 world champion , Hans Gerschwiler . He trained in London . His students there included Cecilia Colledge , Jeannette Altwegg and Valda Osborn .

Gerschwiler was inducted into the Figure Skating Hall of Fame in 1976 .