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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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