Lloyd Eisler

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Lloyd Edgar Eisler (born on April 28, 1963 in Seaforth, Ontario) is a Canadian pairs figure skater who competed with Katerina Matousek at the 1984 Winter Olympics, and they finished in eighth place. He partnered with Isabelle Brasseur in 1987. They won five Canadian pairs championships, the 1993 World Figure Skating Championships, and they won bronze medals at the 1992 Winter Olympics and the 1994 Winter Olympics. They retired in 2004 and are members of Canada's Sports Hall of Fame. He co-wrote a book, Brasseur & Eisler : To Catch a Dream, in 1996.

More recently, Eisler appeared in the 2006 FOX television program "Skating with Celebrities", partnered with actress Kristy Swanson. They reportedly began an affair while his wife Marcie was eight months pregnant with their second child. Representatives for both Eisler and Swanson have confirmed the couple are dating but deny that the affair began before the Eislers filed formal separation papers in November of 2005. Eisler and Swanson were in Kingston, Ontario in February 2006 to promote and host the annual FebFest event with Jason Priestley, Kirk Muller, Doug Gilmour, Wendel Clark, Paul Coffey, Steve Larmer, Marty McSorley, Shayne Corson, Mark Napier, and Deanna Johnston of . His wife Marcie has resumed using her maiden name and also changed their children's names to her maiden name as well.

In 1994, he and Isabelle Brasseur were awarded the Meritorious Service Medal (civil division).

Competitive highlights

(with Lori Baier)

1982

• World Championships - 9th

(with Matousek)

1983

• World Championships - 10th

1984

• Olympics - 8th
• World Championships - 5th

1985

• World Championships - 3rd

(with Brasseur)

1988

• Olympics - 9th
• World Championships - 7th

1989

• World Championships - 7th

1990

• World Championships - 2nd

1991

• World Championships - 2nd

1992

• Olympics - 3rd
• World Championships - 3rd

1993

• World Championships - 1st

1994

• Olympics - 3rd

References

• Brasseur & Eisler. (1996). Brasseur & Eisler : To Catch a Dream. Macmillan of Canada. ISBN 0771573936.

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