returned to Switzerland for treatment. Her last ISU event was the 1999 Cup of Russia. She sustained an injury after falling on a jump during practice the day before the competition but took three Cortisone injections a day and finished 6th at the event. She later learned she had fractured her spine, resulting in two dislocated discs. Her spinning may also have resulted in subtle concussions. A study is underway to determine whether intensive training of spins may cause concussions. Ruh represented Club des Patineurs de Geneve. She has cited the pair Ekaterina Gordeeva and Sergei Grinkov as the skaters she admired the most while growing up. She is the 2000 and 2001 world professional bronze medalist. Ruh has created over twenty different new spin positions now required at competitions. Following her retirement, Ruh began working as a coach and a spinning coach specialist. On 3 April 2003, she set a world record for the most continuous upright spins on ice (105 revolutions) at the Rockefeller Plaza outdoor skating rink in New York City, beating the previous record of 60 revolutions by British figure skater Neil Wilson. She toured around the world from 2000 to 2006 with Stars on Ice USA and Canada, Champions on Ice, Art on Ice to name a few. She skated for many charities and 9/11 memorial at Madison Square Garden and participated in the 2010 and 2011 iterations of "One Step Closer", a figure skating exhibition to benefit the AIDS Resource Foundation for Children. She is the author of Frozen Teardrop, a memoir published by SelectBooks on November 2011. Programs Competitive highlights GP: Champions Series / Grand Prix References External links LucindaRuh.com - Official website 1979 births Living people Figure skaters from Zürich Swiss emigrants to the United States Swiss female single skaters