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1984 Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean skate "Bolero" at Olympics

1982 Worlds Ladies Fig Skate Champs in Copenhagen won by Elaine Zayak (USA)

1979 Theodore Coombs completes 5,193 mile roller skate from LA to New York City and back to Yates Center, Ks

1979 Ted Coombs began a 5,193 mile roller skate from LA to New York City

1979 Ted Coombs begins a 5,193 mile roller skate from LA to New York City

1974 Kristy Sargeant, born in Edmonton, Alberta, ice pairs, 1994 Skate Canada

1969 Kris Wirtz, Red Deer Alberta, ice pairs, 1994 Skate Canada

1962 Donald Jackson of Canada, is 1st to land a triple lutz ice skate jump

1958 U.S. nuclear sub USS Skate remains 31 days under Pole (record)

1957 U.S. launches its 3rd atomic submarine, USS Skate, at Groton, Connecticut

1956 Verhoeven/Nauta/De King/Wijnhout win Dutch 11 city skate

1942 Sietze de Groot wins 8th Dutch 11 city skate (8:44:06)

1929 Karst Leemburg wins Dutch 11 cities skate (11:30)

1912 2nd Dutch 11 city skate (Coen de Koenig wins (11:40)

1909 1st official Dutch 11 city skate (Minne Hoekstra in 13:50)

1884 Levant Richardson patents ball-bearing skate



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