Figure skating coach Peter Oppegard, who won the 1988 Olympic pairs bronze medal, is under investigation for allegations of abuse.
Christine Brennan of USA Today reported the U.S. Center for SafeSport is investigating an allegation Oppegard bit a teenage female skater on the arm in 2013 and threw hot water and coffee at skaters during his time coaching at East West Ice Palace in Artesia, California. Oppegard coached at the rink from 2005 to 2018.
Oppegard, 61, was inducted to the U.S. Figure Skating Hall of Fame alongside his longtime skating partner Jill Watson in 2004.