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1998 Olympic figure skater Peggy Fleming undergoes breast cancer surgery

1997 Ice skater Oksana Baiul injured slightly whiled driving intoxicated

1995 Sergei Grinkov, figure skater (Olympic-gold), dies of heart attack at 28

1995 Ice Skater Nancy Kerrigan (25) weds her agent Jerry Solomon (41)

1995 Graham Sharp, ice skater, dies at 77

1994 Mollie Doreen Phillips, British figure skater (Eur-bronze-33), dies at 87

1994 Theo van Scheltinga, skater, dies at 80

1994 Ice skater Tonya Harding sues ex-husband Jeff Gillooly for $42,500

1994 John Curry, English figure skater, Gold Medal 1976 Olympics, dies of AIDS at 44

1994 Tonya Harding's bodyguard, Shawn Eric Eckardt and Derrick Brian Smith arrested and charged with conspiracy in attack of skater Nancy Kerrigan

1994 Ice skater Nancy Kerrigan is attacked by Tonya Harding's bodyguard

1993 Klaas Schenk, Dutch speed skater/coach/father of Ard, dies at 86

1992 Kees [Cornelis] Broekman, speed skater 1952 Olympics silver, dies

1987 Nikolai Guljajev becomes world champion skater

1986 Kurt Browning (Canada) becomes 1st skater to land a quadruple jump

1986 Hein Vergeer becomes world champion skater

1985 Hein Vergeer becomes world champion skater

1982 Natalie Vlandis, Northridge California, pairs skater, & Jered Guzman

1982 Tara Lipinski, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, figure skater, 1997 World Champ

1982 Jessica Joseph, born in Royal Oak, Michigan, dance skater, Butler-1997 National

1981 Jered Guzman, born in Garden Grove, California, pairs skater, & Natalie Vlandis

1981 Naomi Grabow, born in lake Arrowhead, California, pairs skater, & Benjamin Oberman

1981 Shelby Lyons, Oswego, New York, pairs skater, & Wells-1995 Midwest champ

1980 Serena Phillips, Corvallis Ore, figure skater, 1997 Pruetten champ

1980 Danielle Hartsell, Ann Arbor, Michigan, pairs skater, & Steve Hartsell

1980 Margot Contois, Marquette, Michigan, dance skater, & Robert Peal

1980 Ilana Goldfogel, born in Denver, Colorado, pairs skater, & Erik Schulz

1980 Timothy Goebel, born in Evanston, Illinois, figure skater, 1996 National, Jr. champ

1980 Michele Kwan, born in Torrance, California, figure skater, 1994, 1998 Olympics

1980 Brittney McConn, born in Largo, Florida, figure skater, 1997 Eastern Sr champ

1980 Angela Nikodinov, Spartanburg, South Carolina, figure skater, 1997 Pacif Sr champ

1980 Hilbert van der Duim becomes world champion all-round skater

1980 Stephanie Stiegler, born in Santa Monica, California, pairs skater, & Zimmerman

1979 Eve Chalom, born in Detroit, Michigan, dance skater, & Gates--1995 Nat, Jr. champ

1979 Alizah Allen, born in New York City, New York, figure skater, 1997 North Atlantic Sr champ

1979 Sydne Vogel, born in Anchorage, Alaska, figure skater, 1996 NW Pac Sr champ

1979 Jayna Cronin Geneva, New York, dance skater, & Dreger-1997 National-13th

1979 Charles Butler, born in Salt Lake City Utah, dance skater

1978 Amber Corwin, Harbor City California, figure skater, 1997 National Sr - 5th

1978 Naomi Lang, born in Arcata, California, dance skater, & Peter Tchernyshev

1978 Derrick Delmore, Camp Springs, Maryland, fig skater, 1996 Grand Prix champ

1978 Kate Robinson, Peoria, Illinois, dance skater, & Kate Robinson

1978 Jacqie Turner, born in West Covina, California, figure skater, 1997 SW Pacific-2nd

1978 Karen Kwan, Torrance California, figure skater, 1995 Pac Coast Sr champ

1978 Steve Hartsell, born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, pairs skater, & Danielle Hartsell

1977 Oksana Baiul, Ukraine, figure skater 1994 Olympics gold

1977 Tony Goskowicz, born in Wauwautosa, Wisconsin, short track skater 1994 Olympics

1977 Tami Tyler, born in Santa Clara, California, dance skater, & Jonathan Nichols

1977 Nicole Bobeck, Chic, figure skater, U.S. Champ 1995

1977 Jere Michael, Aspen, Colorado, figure skater, 1994 National, Jr. champ

1977 Diane Halber, Torrance, California, fig skater, 1996 National Collegiate champ

1977 Amy D'Entremont, Stoneham Massachusetts, figure skater, 1995 NE, Jr. champ

1977 Lisa Ervin, figure skater, U.S. Nationals-4th-1992

1977 Lisa Bell, Rockford, Illinois, figure skater, 1997 Midwestern Sr champ

1977 Debbie Koegel, Norristown, Pennsylvania, dance skater

1977 Christine Scheels, New Berlin Wis, speed skater 1994 Olympics

1977 Beata Handra, born in San Francisco, California, dance skater, & Sinek-1997 Pac Coast Sr 3rd

1976 John Lee, born in Chicago, Illinois, dance skater, & Julia Bikbova

1976 Chen Lu, China, figure skater, Olympics-Bronze-94

1976 Jonathan Nichols, born in Wilmington, Delaware, dance skater, & Tami Tyler

1976 Michael Weiss, Washington D.C., figure skater, 1997 World Champ-7th

1976 Lindsay Page, Madison, Wisconsin, figure skater, 1997 E Great Lakes Sr-3rd

1976 Shae-Lynn Bourne, Ontario, pairs skater, Bourne and Kraatz

1975 Alexi Komarov, born in Yekaterinburg, Russia, dance skater, & Carr-1995 Pac Champ

1975 Matthew Kessinger, born in Louisville, Kentucky, fig skater, 1995 Gt Lakes, Jr. champ

1975 Dawn Piepenbrink, wildrose Wis, pairs skater, & Nick Castaneda

1975 Mathew Gates, born in Baldock, England, dance skater, & Chalom-1995 Nat, Jr. champ

1975 Kurt Dreger, Ironwood, Michigan, dance skater, & Cronin-1997 National-13th

1975 Trifun Zivanovic, born in Santa Monica, fig skater, 1995 Pac Coast, Jr. champ

1975 Julia Bikbova, born in Kiev, Ukraine, dance skater

1975 Brian Buetsch, born in Rockford, Illinois, figure skater, 1997 Great Lakes Sr champ

1975 Gregory Maddalone, Schenectady, New York, dance skater, & Demkowski

1975 Paul Frey, born in Boston, Massachusetts, dance skater, & Ponte-1995 Eastern, Jr. champ

1974 Benjamin Oberman, born in Denver, Colorado, pairs skater, & Naomi Grabow

1974 Robyn Petroskey, born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, figure skater, 1996 Midwest champ

1974 Kevin Donovan, born in Des Plaines, Illinois, figure skater, 1997 Great Lakes-2nd

1974 Atje Keulen-Deelstra becomes world champ all-round skater

1974 Erik Schulz, Port Huron, Michigan, pairs skater, & Ilana Goldfogel

1973 Erin Moorad, born in Chicago, Illinois, pairs skater, & Richard Gillam

1973 John Zimmerman, Birmingham, Alabama, pairs skater, & Steigler

1973 Brian Smith, Cedar Rapids Iowa, speed skater 1994 Olympics

1973 John Baldwin, Jr., born in Dallas, Texas, figure skater, 1996 SW Pacific Sr champ

1973 Philip Dulebohn, Washington D.C., figure skater, 1997 Eastern Sr - 3rd

1973 Jennifer Darst, Dallas Texas, pairs skater, & Arthur Reid

1973 Damon Allen, born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, figure skater, 1997 Midwestern champ

1972 Oleg Fediukov, born in Moscow, Russia, dance skater, & Debbie Koegel

1972 Kyoko Ina, Tokyo, Japan, figure skater, 1993 North Atlantic Sr champ

1972 David Tamburrino, Saratoga Springs, New York, speed skater 1994 Olympics

1972 Robert Peal, born in Chicago, Illinois, dance skater, & Margot Contois

1972 Arthur Reid, born in Nashville, Tennessee, pairs skater, & Jennifer Darst

1972 Cheryl Demkowski, Syracuse, New York, dance skater, & Gregory Maddalone

1972 Dan Hollander, Royal Oak, Michigan, figure skater, 1996 Great Lakes champ

1972 Ard Schenk becomes world champ skater

1972 Scott Davis, Great Falls Mont, figure skater 1994 Olympics

1971 Amy Peterson, Maplewood, Minnesota, short track skater 1994 Olympics

1971 Todd Eldredge, Chatham Massachusetts, figure skater, 1997 National Sr champ

1971 Michael Chack, Toms River, New Jersey, figure skater, 1997 Pac Coast Sr champ

1971 Kristi Tsuya Yamaguchi, born in Hayward, California, figure skater,Gold Medal 1992 Olympics

1971 Shepherd Clark, born in Atlanta, Georgia, figure skater, 1994, 97 Eastern Sr champ

1971 Peter Tchernyshev, St. Petersburg Russia, dance skater, & Naomi Lang

1971 Elizabeth Punsalan, Syracuse, New York, dance skater, & Swallow, 1994 Olympics

1970 Tonya Harding, born in Portland, Oregon, figure skater, 1994 Olympics/U.S. Champ 1994

1970 Kristin Talbot, Schuylerville, New York, speed skater 1994 Olympics

1970 Brian Wells, Carmel California, pairs skater, & Lyons-1995 Midwest champ

1970 Dawn Ponte, born in Kent, Rhode Island, dance skater, & Frey-1995 Eastern, Jr. champ

1970 Nick Castaneda, Birmingham, Alabama, pairs skater, & Dawn Piepenbrink

1970 Sebastien Britten, Brossard Que, figure skater, 1995 Canadian Champ

1970 Marcus Christensen, born in Toronto Ontario, figure skater, 1995 Canadian-2nd

1970 Atje Keulen-Deelstra becomes world champion all-round ladies skater

1970 Ard Schenk becomes world champion all-round skater

1970 Nathaniel Mills, Evanston, Illinois, speed skater 1994 Olympics

1970 Brendan Eppert, born in St. Louis, Missouri, speed skater 1994 Olympics

1969 Peter Breen, Brockton Massachusetts, dance skater

1969 Nancy Ann Kerrigan, Woburn Massachusetts, figure skater, Olympics-silver-1994

1969 Sonja Henie, figure skater, Gold Medals 1928, 1932, 1936 Olympics, dies at 57

1969 Josee Chouinard, Rosemont Quebec, figure skater, Olympic-9th-1994

1969 Midori Ito, born in Tokyo, Japan, ice skater, Silver Medal 1992 Olympics

1969 Peggy Clasen, born in St. Paul, Minnesota, speed skater 1994 Olympics

1969 Dave Cruikshank, born in Northbrook, Illinois, speed skater 1994 Olympics

1968 Michelle Kline, Circle Pines, Minnesota, speed skater 1994 Olympics

1968 Johann Olav Koss, speed skater, Olympics-3 gold-1994

1968 Randy Bartz, Roseville, Minnesota, short track skater 1994 Olympics

1968 John Coyle, West Bloomfield, Michigan, short track skater 1994 Olympics

1968 Skater Kees Verkerk wins olympic gold in the 1500m

1967 Jason Dungjen, born in Detroit, Michigan, pairs skater, & Kyoko Ina

1967 Kathaleen K Cutone, Olenoridge, New Jersey, fig skater, 1994 Collegiate champ

1967 Brian Wanek, born in Mequon, Wisconsin, speed skater 1994 Olympics

1967 Debi Thomas, U.S., figure skater, 1988 Olympics bronze

1967 Richard Gillam, born in Atlanta, Georgia, pairs skater

1967 Eric Flaim, Pembroke Massachusetts, short track skater 1994 Olympics

1967 Stien Kaiser becomes world champion lady's skater

1967 Kees Verkerk becomes world champ all round skater

1967 Sergei Grinkov, Russian ice skater

1966 Jerod Swallow, Ann Arbor, Michigan, dance skater, & Punsalan-1997 Nationals

1966 Kurt Browning, born in Alberta, figure skater, Olympic-5-1994

1966 Kees Verkerk becomes world champion all-round skater

1965 Caryn Kadavy, Erie, Pennsylvania, figure skater

1965 Katarina Witt, born in Staaken, East Germany, figure skater, Gold Medals 1984, 1988 Olympics

1965 Elizabeth Manley, born in Canada, figure skater, Olympics-Silver-88

1965 Dan Jansen, born in West Allis, Wisconsin, speed skater, Gold Medal 1994 Olympics

1965 Chantal Bailey, Champaign, Illinois, speed skater 1994 Olympics

1965 Elaine Zayak, New Jersey, figure skater, Olympics-6th-1984

1965 Angela Zuckerman, born in St. Louis, Missouri, speed skater 1994 Olympics

1964 Charles Sinek, dance skater, & Beata Handra-1997 Pac Coast Sr 3rd

1964 Andy Gabel, born in Chicago, Illinois, short track skater 1994 Olympics

1964 Marina Tcherkasova, U.S., pairs figure skater 1980 Olympics silver

1964 Paul Wylie, figure skater, Olympic-silver

1964 Bonnie Blair, born in Champaign Illionis, speed skater, 5 Gold Medals 1988, 1992, 1994 Olympics, Bronze Medal 1988 Olympics

1963 Brian Boitano, born in Mountainview, California, figure skater 1988 Olympics gold

1963 Yelena Vodorezova, U.S.S.R., figure skater, Olympic-1976

1963 Dave Besteman, Madison Wis, speed skater 1994 Olympics

1963 Denise Beillmann, born in Switzerland, figure skater, Olympics-4th-1980

1963 Felita Carr, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, dance skater, & Komarov-1995 Pac Champ

1962 Cathy Turner, born in Rochester, New York, short track skater 1994 Olympics gold

1962 Sjoukje Dijkstra becomes world champion figure skater

1961 Brian Orser, Canada, figure skater, Olympics-Silver-88

1961 Karin Enke, born in Dresden, East Germany, speed skater, Gold Medals 1980, 1984 Olympics

1961 Henk van der Grift (Netherlands) becomes world champ all-round skater

1961 Henk van der Grift becomes world champion skater

1961 Marubel Vinaon Owen, figure skater 1932 Olympics silver, dies

1961 Mary Docter, U.S., 3000m speed skater, Olympics-1980, 84, 88, 92

1960 Linda Fratianne, U.S., figure skater 1980 Olympics silver

1960 Linda Fratianne, born in Los Angeles, California, figure skater 1980 Olympics silver

1959 Beth Heiden, born in Madison, Wisconsin, 3000m speed skater 1980 Olympics bronze

1958 Evert van Benthem, Dutch skater, 11 Cities Skating Race, 1985, 86

1958 Scott Scovell Hamilton, born in Toledo, Ohio, ice skater 1984 Olympics gold

1958 Scott Hamilton, born in Toledo, Ohio, figure skater, Gold Medal 1984 Olympics

1958 Christopher Dean, Olympics skater, Torvill and Dean, Gold Medal 1984 Olympics, Bronze Medal 1994 Olympics

1958 Eric Heiden, U.S. speed skater, 1980 Olympics gold

1958 Sergei Shakrai, U.S.S.R., figure skater 1980 Olympics silver

1958 Eric Heiden, born in Madison, Wisconsin, 1/5/10K speed skater, 5 Olympic Gold Medals 1980

1957 Jayne Torvill, England, ice skater, Torvill and Dean, Gold Medal 1984 Olympics, Bronze Medal 1994 Olympics

1957 Robin Cousins, England, figure skater, 1980 Olympics gold

1956 Dorothy Hamill, born in Riverside, Connecticut, figure skater 1976 Olympics gold

1955 Anne Henning, U.S., 500m speed skater, Gold Medal 1972 Olympics

1953 Janet Lynn, ice skater, 1972 Olympics bronze

1951 Leah Poulis Mueller, Berwyn, Illinois, speed skater, 1980 Olympics gold

1951 Beatrix "Trixie" Schuba, Austria, figure skater, Gold Medal 1972 Olympics

1950 Sheila Young Ochowicz, Birmingham, Michigan, speed skater, Olympic-gold/sil-76

1950 Tatyana Averina, U.S.S.R., speed skater 1K, 3K 1976 Olympics gold

1949 Irina Rodnina, U.S.S.R., pairs figure skater, Gold Medal 1972, 1976, 1980 Olympics

1949 John Curry, England, figure skater 1976 Olympics gold

1949 Ludmila Smirnova, U.S.S.R., pairs figure skater 1972 Olympics silver

1949 Scott Allen, USA, skater 1964 Olympics bronze

1948 Andrei Suraikin, U.S.S.R., pairs figure skater 1972 Olympics silver

1948 Peggy Fleming Jenkins, born in San Jose, California, figure skater, Olym-gold-1968

1947 Alexei Ulanov, U.S.S.R., pairs figure skater, Gold Medals 1972, 1976 Olympics

1947 Wolfgang Schwartz, Austria, figure skater, Gold Medal 1968 Olympics

1946 Mary Meyer, U.S., 500m speed skater, Silver Medal 1968 Olympics

1944 Erhard Keller, born in West Germany, 500m speed skater, Gold Medal 1968, 1972 Olympics

1944 Ard Schenk, 500, 1500, 5000k speed skater, Gold Medal 1972 Olympics

1944 Ard Schenk, Holland 1500m, 5K, 10K speed skater, Gold Medal 1972 Olympics

1944 Daniel Morelon, born in France, 1K speed skater, Gold Medals 1968, 1972 Olympics

1943 Jonny Nilsson, Sweden, 10K speed skater 1964 Olympic gold

1942 Kees Verkerk, skater World Champion, 1967, Olympics gold 68

1942 Sjoukje Dijkstra, born in Holland, figure skater 1964 Olympic gold

1942 Hansdjurgen Baumler, Germany, pairs ice skater, Silver Medal 1968 Olympics

1940 Joan Haanappel, figure skater/sports reporter

1940 Alain Calmat, France, figure skater 1964 Olympic silver

1940 Carol Heiss Jenkins, New York City, figure skater, Olympic-gold/silver-56, 60

1939 Lydia Skoblikova, U.S.S.R., speed skater, Olympics-6 gold-1960, 64

1938 Atje Keulen-Deelstra, Holland, speed skater, world champ

1938 Christina Bass-Kaiser, 3K Dutch speed skater, Gold Medal 1972 Olympics

1936 David Jenkins, U.S., figure skater 1960 Olympics gold

1936 Elisabeth Schwartz, Austria, pairs figure skater 1956 Olympics gold

1935 Oleg Alekseyevich Protopopov, Russia, pairs skater, Gold Medals 1964, 1968 Olympics

1935 Ludmila Belousova Protopopov, born in U.S.S.R., pairs skater, Gold Medals 1964, 1968 Olympics

1935 Tenley Albright, born in Boston, Massachusetts, figure skater, Gold Medals 1952, 1956 Olympics

1934 Helga Haase, born in West Germany, 500m speed skater 1960 Olympics gold

1933 Hayes Jenkins, U.S., figure skater 1956 Olympics gold

1933 Knut Johannesen, Norway, 5K/10K speed skater 1964 Olympic gold

1932 Oleg Protopopov, born in Russia, olympic pairs skater, Gold 1964, 68

1931 Yevgeni Grischin, born in U.S.S.R., 500m/1500m speed skater, Gold Medals 1956, 1960 Olympics

1930 Jeanette Altwegg, England, figure skater 1952 Olympics gold

1929 Dick Totten Button, born in Englewood, New Jersey, figure skater, Olympics gold 48, 52

1929 Kenneth Henry, U.S., 500m speed skater 1952 Olympics gold

1928 Barbara Ann Scott, Ottawa, Ontario, figure skater 1948 Olympics gold

1928 Kees [Cornelis] Broekman, Dutch speed skater 1952 Olympics silver

1925 Pierre Baugniet, Belgium, pairs ice skater 1948 Olympics gold

1924 Charles Jewtraw, U.S. 500m skater, takes 1st Winter Olympics gold medal

1923 Hjalmar Andersen, born in Norway, 1500, 5K, 10K speed skater, 1952 Olympics gold

1920 Cecilia Colledge, England, figure skater 1936 Olympics silver

1920 Maxie Herber, Germany, figure skater pairs 1936 Olympics gold

1919 Ake Seyffarth, 10K speed skater, Gold Medal 1948 Olympics

1917 Graham Sharp, ice skater

1912 Sonja Henie, born in Oslo, Norway, ice skater/actress, Gold Medals 1928, 1932, 1936 Olympics

1911 Charles Mathiesen, Norway, 1500m speed skater 1936 Olympics gold

1910 John Shea, U.S., 500m/1500m speed skater 1932 Olympics gold

1907 Mollie Doreen Phillips, British figure skater/judge, Olympics 1932,36

1906 Frank Stack, Canada, speed skater, Olympic-bronze-1932

1905 Ernest Baier, Germany, figure skater 1936 Olympics gold

1905 Coen de Koning becomes world champion all-round skater

1904 Ivar Ballangrud, born in Norway, Olympic speed skater, 4 gold, 2 silver

1902 Pierre Brunet, France, figure skater pair, Gold Medal 1928, 1932 Olympics

1901 Andree Joly Bunet, born in France, figure skater pair, Gold Medal 1928, 1932 Olympics

1900 Charles Jewtraw, U.S., 500m speed skater 1924 Olympics gold

1893 Clas Thunberg, born in Finland, speed skater, Gold Medals 1924, 1928, Olympics

1876 Martin Stixrud, Norway, figure skater, Olympic-bronze-1920


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