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Kristy Sargeant
Born	(1974-01-24)January 24, 1974 (age 51) Red Deer, Alberta, Canada
Height	1.52 m (5 ft 0 in)
Figure skating career
Country	Canada
Partner	Kris Wirtz Colin Epp (until 1992)
Retired	2003
Medal record Representing Canada Pairs'Figure skating Four Continents Championships 1999 Halifax Pairs

Kristy Lee Sargeant-Wirtz (born January 24, 1974) is a Canadian formerpair skater. WithKris Wirtz, she is the 1999Four Continents silver medallist, the1994 Skate Canada International champion, and a two-time Canadian national champion. The pair competed at twoWinter Olympics.

Sargeant competed with Colin Epp early in her career. In 1992, she teamed up withKris Wirtz.

Sargeant/Wirtz made their debut at the 1993Canadian Championships and finished fifth. The following season, they won the national silver medal and were assigned to the1994 Winter Olympics inLillehammer, where they placed tenth. They then finished 11th at the1994 World Championships.

In the 1994–95 season, Sergeant/Wirtz won gold at the1994 Skate Canada International, having placed seventh a year earlier, but dipped to fifth at the Canadian Championships. The next season, they reached the national podium again and finished seventh at their second Worlds. The pair would appear at a total of seven World Championships during their career, placing as high as sixth (1997, 1999).

In 1998, Sargeant/Wirtz won their first national title and were sent to the1998 Winter Olympics inNagano. They placed 12th in their second Olympic appearance. The pair became national champions for the second time in 1999.

Sargeant/Wirtz announced their retirement from competition in 2001.^[1] They work as coaches at the Kitchener-Waterloo Skating Club[1], based inWaterloo, Ontario, Canada.

Sargeant gave birth to her andJason Turner's daughter, Triston, in 1992. She married Kris Wirtz in 1999 and their daughter, Briana, was born in May 2002. Sargeant-Wirtz is the sister ofLisa Sargeant, the 1990 Canadian ladies champion.

(with Kris Wirtz)

• 1974 births
• Canadian female pair skaters
• Olympic figure skaters for Canada
• Figure skaters at the 1994 Winter Olympics
• Figure skaters at the 1998 Winter Olympics
• Living people
• Four Continents Figure Skating Championships medalists
• Sportspeople from Red Deer, Alberta
• 20th-century Canadian sportswomen

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