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Cecilia Colledge (born November 1920) was a British figure skater. She was the 1937 World Champion, 1936 Olympic silver medalist, four time British Champion (1935-1938) and three time European Champion (1937-1939). Her rivals were Sonja Henie of Norway and her teammate Megan Taylor. She halted competing in World War II. She turned professional after the war ended and skated in shows. Cecilia won the first postwar championship in 1946 and then the “Open” Professional Championship in 1947 and 1948. For other uses, see November (disambiguation). ... 1920 (MCMXX) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January January 7 - Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. ... Figure skating is an ice skating sporting event where individuals, mixed couples, or groups perform spins, jumps, and other moves on the ice, often to music. ... World Figure Skating Championships: Mens singles winners: 1896 - Gilbert Fuchs, (Germany) 1897 - Gustav Hugel, (Austria) 1898 - Henning Grenander, (Sweden) 1899 - Gustav Hugel, (Austria) 1900 - Gustav Hugel, (Austria) 1901 - Ulrich Salchow, (Sweden) 1902 - Ulrich Salchow, (Sweden) 1903 - Ulrich Salchow, (Sweden) 1904 - Ulrich Salchow, (Sweden) 1905 - Ulrich Salchow, (Sweden) 1906 - Gilbert... The IV Olympic Winter Games were held in the villages of Garmisch and Partenkirchen in Bavaria, Germany. ... A runner carries the Olympic torch The Winter Olympic Games, Winter Olympics for short but more correctly The Olympic Winter Games, are the cold-weather counterpart to the Summer Olympic Games. ... This is the full table of the medal count of the 1936 Winter Olympics. ... The European Figure Skating Championships is an annual event in which figure skaters compete for the title of European Champion. ... Sonja Henie (April 8, 1912-October 12, 1969) was a Norwegian figure skater and actress. ... Combatants Allied Powers Axis Powers Commanders {{{commander1}}} {{{commander2}}} Strength {{{strength1}}} {{{strength2}}} Casualties 17 million military deaths 7 million military deaths World War II, also known as the Second World War, was a mid-20th century conflict that engulfed much of the globe and is accepted as the largest and deadliest...

She was the youngest person to ever compete at the Olympics at age 11 and 3 months. In February 1932, aged 11 years three months, she was placed eighth in the Winter Olympic Games at Lake Placid. Lake Placid is the name of some places in the United States of America: Lake Placid, Florida Lake Placid, New York Lake Placid is also a lake in the state of New York (see Lake Placid (lake)). Lake Placid is also the name of a film. ...

She was the first woman to execute a double jump (a double salchow) and is the inventor of the camel and layback spins.

World Champions in Figure Skating – Ladies Single
1906-1907: Madge Syers-Cave \| 1908-1911: Lily Kronberger \| 1912-1914: Opika von Meray-Horvath \| 1922-1926: Herma Planck-Szabo \| 1927-1936: Sonja Henie \| 1937: Cecilia Colledge \| 1938-1939: Megan Taylor \| 1947-1948: Barbara Ann Scott \| 1949-1950: Alena Ája Vrzáňová \| 1951: Jeanette Altwegg \| 1952: Jaqueline du Bief \| 1953: Tenley Albright \| 1954: Gundi Busch \| 1955: Tenley Albright \| 1956-1960: Carol Heiss \| 1962-1964: Sjoukie Dijkstra \| 1965: Petra Burka \| 1966-1968: Peggy Fleming \| 1969-1970: Gabriele Seyfert \| 1971-1972: Beatrix Schuba \| 1973: Karen Magnussen \| 1974: Christine Errath \| 1975: Dianne de Leeuw \| 1976: Dorothy Hamill \| 1977: Linda Fratianne \| 1978: Anett Pötzsch \| 1979: Linda Fratianne \| 1980: Anett Pötzsch \| 1981: Denise Biellmann \| 1982: Elaine Zayak \| 1983: Rosalynn Sumners \| 1984-1985: Katarina Witt \| 1986: Debi Thomas \| 1987-1988: Katarina Witt \| 1989: Midori Ito \| 1990: Jill Trenary \| 1991-1992: Kristi Yamaguchi \| 1993: Oksana Baiul \| 1994: Yuka Sato \| 1995: Lu Chen \| 1996: Michelle Kwan \| 1997: Tara Lipinski \| 1998: Michelle Kwan \| 1999: Maria Butirskaya \| 2000-2001: Michelle Kwan \| 2002: Irina Slutskaya \| 2003: Michelle Kwan \| 2004: Shizuka Arakawa \| 2005: Irina Slutskaya Florence Madeleine Madge Syers (born Cave) (1881-September 1917) was a British figure skater. ... Sonja Henie (April 8, 1912-October 12, 1969) was a Norwegian figure skater and actress. ... Barbara Ann Scott doing a Stag Jump Barbara Ann Scott (born May 9, 1928 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) is a world and Olympic champion figure skater. ... Alena Ãja VrzÃ¡ÅˆovÃ¡, born May 16, 1931 in Prague, Czechoslovakia is a former Czech figure skater. ... Tenley Emma Albright, M.D. (born July 18, 1935) - at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina dAmpezzo, Italy, became the first American lady to win a figure skating Olympic gold medal. ... Gundi Busch really Gundola Busch (born April 29, 1935 in Milano/Italy) is a German figure skater and the first World champion in Womenâ€™s single representing Germany. ... Tenley Emma Albright, M.D. (born July 18, 1935) - at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina dAmpezzo, Italy, became the first American lady to win a figure skating Olympic gold medal. ... Carol Heiss Jenkins (born January 20, 1940) is an American figure skater. ... Competitive Highlights 1956 Olympics - 12th 1959 World Championships - 3rd 1960 European Championships - 1st Olympics - 2nd World Championships - 2nd 1961 European Championships - 1st 1962 European Championships - 1st World Championships - 1st 1963 European Championships - 1st World Championships - 1st 1964 European Championships - 1st Olympics - 1st World Championships - 1st Categories: ‪Dutch Figure Skaters‬ \| ‪Figure... Petra Burka is a former World Champion Figure Skater and now coach. ... Peggy Fleming (born July 27, 1948 in San Jose, California) is an American figure skater who won an Olympic gold medal in 1968. ... Gabriele (Gaby) Seyfert (born November 23, 1948 in Chemnitz) is a former German figure skater. ... Categories: Austrian figure skaters \| Figure skaters at the 1972 Winter Olympics ... Karen Diane Magnussen (born April 4, 1952) is a Canadian figure skater. ... Christine Errath (born December 29, 1956 in Berlin, Germany) is a German figure skater. ... Dianne de Leeuw (born November 19, 1955 in the USA) is a Dutch figure skater. ... Dorothy Hamill is an American figure skater who was born July 26, 1956 in Chicago, Illinois, Her family moved to Greenwich, Connecticut shortly after she was born, where she spent the rest of her childhood. ... Linda Fratianne (born August 2, 1960) was an American Olympic figure skater, who won four consecutive U.S. Championships (1977-1980). ... Anett PÃ¶tzsch (* June 3, 1960 in Karl-Marx-Stadt (today renamed Chemnitz), Saxony, Germany) is a German figure skater. ... Linda Fratianne (born August 2, 1960) was an American Olympic figure skater, who won four consecutive U.S. Championships (1977-1980). ... Anett PÃ¶tzsch (* June 3, 1960 in Karl-Marx-Stadt (today renamed Chemnitz), Saxony, Germany) is a German figure skater. ... Denise Biellmann (born December 11, 1962) - three-time national Swiss figure skating champion, known for her Biellmann spin. ... Zayak on the podium at the 1982 World Championships. ... Rosalynn Sumners (born April 20, 1964) is an American ladies singles figure skater. ... Katarina Witt is a German figure skater. ... Dr. Debi Thomas (born March 25, 1967) was a figure skater and was the first African American to win a medal at the Winter Olympics. ... Katarina Witt is a German figure skater. ... Midori Ito (ä¼Šè—¤ã¿ã©ã‚Š ItÅ Midori, born August 13, 1969) is a former Japanese figure skater. ... Trenary at the 1990 U.S. Championships. ... Yamaguchi at Stars on Ice - Philadelphia 2004 photo Â© Andrea Hoo Chempinsky. ... Oksana Baiul (ÐžÐºÑÐ°Ð½Ð° Ð‘Ð°ÑŽÐ», born November 16, 1977 in Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine) is a professional figure skater and Olympic gold medalist. ... Yuka Sato (born February 14, 1973 in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese figure skater. ... Lu Chen (Simplified Chinese: é™ˆéœ², pinyin: ChÃ©n LÃ¹) (born 24 November 1976 in Changchun, China) is a Chinese figure skater. ... Michelle Wing Kwan (Chinese: é—œç©ŽçŠ, pinyin:GuÄn YÇngshÄn) (born July 7, 1980) is a Chinese American figure skater who has won 9 U.S. championships, making her one of the most decorated figure skaters in U.S. history. ... Tara Kristen Lipinski (born June 10, 1982 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) of Sugar Land, Texas is an accomplished figure skater and media celebrity. ... Michelle Wing Kwan (Chinese: é—œç©ŽçŠ, pinyin:GuÄn YÇngshÄn) (born July 7, 1980) is a Chinese American figure skater who has won 9 U.S. championships, making her one of the most decorated figure skaters in U.S. history. ... Maria Butirskaya is a Russian figure skater. ... Michelle Wing Kwan (Chinese: é—œç©ŽçŠ, pinyin:GuÄn YÇngshÄn) (born July 7, 1980) is a Chinese American figure skater who has won 9 U.S. championships, making her one of the most decorated figure skaters in U.S. history. ... Irina Slutskaya (ru: Ð˜Ñ€Ð¸Ð½Ð° Ð¡Ð»ÑƒÑ†ÐºÐ°Ñ), born February 9, 1979 in Moscow, Russia is a Russian figure skater. ... Michelle Wing Kwan (Chinese: é—œç©ŽçŠ, pinyin:GuÄn YÇngshÄn) (born July 7, 1980) is a Chinese American figure skater who has won 9 U.S. championships, making her one of the most decorated figure skaters in U.S. history. ... Shizuka Arakawa (è’å· é™é¦™ Arakawa Shizuka, born December 29, 1981) is a Japanese figure skater who won the 2004 World Figure Skating Championship. ... Irina Slutskaya (ru: Ð˜Ñ€Ð¸Ð½Ð° Ð¡Ð»ÑƒÑ†ÐºÐ°Ñ), born February 9, 1979 in Moscow, Russia is a Russian figure skater. ...

European Champions in Figure Skating – Ladies Single
1930: Fritzi Burger \| 1931-1936: Sonja Henie \| 1937-1939: Cecilia Colledge \| 1947-1948: Barbara Ann Scott \| 1949: Eva Pawlik \| 1950: Alena Ája Vrzáňová \| 1951: Jeanette Altwegg \| 1952: Jaqueline du Bief \| 1953-1954: Gundi Busch \| 1955: Hanna Eigel \| 1956: Ingrid Wendl \| 1957: Hanna Eigel \| 1958: Ingrid Wendl \| 1959: Hanna Walter \| 1960-1964: Sjoukie Dijkstra \| 1965-1966: Regine Heitzer \| 1967: Gabriele Seyfert \| 1968: Hana Maškova \| 1969-1970: Gabriele Seyfert \| 1971-1972: Beatrix Schuba \| 1973-1975: Christine Errath \| 1976: Dianne de Leeuw \| 1977-1980: Anett Pötzsch \| 1981: Denise Biellmann \| 1982: Claudia Kristofics-Binder \| 1983-1988: Katarina Witt \| 1989: Claudia Leistner \| 1990: Evelyn Großmann \| 1991-1995: Surya Bonaly \| 1996-1997: Irina Slutskaya \| 1998-1999: Maria Butirskaya \| 2000-2001: Irina Slutskaya \| 2002: Maria Butirskaya \| 2003: Irina Slutskaya \| 2004: Julia Sebestyen \| 2005: Irina Slutskaya Sonja Henie (April 8, 1912-October 12, 1969) was a Norwegian figure skater and actress. ... Barbara Ann Scott doing a Stag Jump Barbara Ann Scott (born May 9, 1928 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) is a world and Olympic champion figure skater. ... Eva Pawlik was a highly rated Austrian female amateur skater in the 1940s. ... Alena Ãja VrzÃ¡ÅˆovÃ¡, born May 16, 1931 in Prague, Czechoslovakia is a former Czech figure skater. ... Gundi Busch really Gundola Busch (born April 29, 1935 in Milano/Italy) is a German figure skater and the first World champion in Womenâ€™s single representing Germany. ... Competitive Highlights 1956 Olympics - 12th 1959 World Championships - 3rd 1960 European Championships - 1st Olympics - 2nd World Championships - 2nd 1961 European Championships - 1st 1962 European Championships - 1st World Championships - 1st 1963 European Championships - 1st World Championships - 1st 1964 European Championships - 1st Olympics - 1st World Championships - 1st Categories: ‪Dutch Figure Skaters‬ \| ‪Figure... Competitive Highlights 1960 Olympics - 7th 1962 World Championships - 3rd 1963 World Championships - 2nd 1964 Olympics - 2nd World Championships - 2nd 1965 European Championships - 1st World Championships - 2nd 1966 European Championships - 1st Categories: ‪Austrian figure skaters‬ \| ‪Figure skaters at the 1960 Winter Olympics‬ \| ‪Figure skaters at the 1964 Winter Olympics‬ ... Gabriele (Gaby) Seyfert (born November 23, 1948 in Chemnitz) is a former German figure skater. ... Competitive Highlights 1964 Olympics - 15th 1967 World Championships - 3rd 1968 European Championships - 1st Olympics - 3rd World Championships - 3rd Categories: \| ... Gabriele (Gaby) Seyfert (born November 23, 1948 in Chemnitz) is a former German figure skater. ... Categories: Austrian figure skaters \| Figure skaters at the 1972 Winter Olympics ... Christine Errath (born December 29, 1956 in Berlin, Germany) is a German figure skater. ... Dianne de Leeuw (born November 19, 1955 in the USA) is a Dutch figure skater. ... Anett PÃ¶tzsch (* June 3, 1960 in Karl-Marx-Stadt (today renamed Chemnitz), Saxony, Germany) is a German figure skater. ... Denise Biellmann (born December 11, 1962) - three-time national Swiss figure skating champion, known for her Biellmann spin. ... Competitive Highlights 1976 Olympics - 16th 1980 Olympics - 7th 1981 World Championships - 3rd 1982 European Championships - 1st World Championships - 3rd Categories: ‪Austrian figure skaters‬ \| ‪Figure skaters at the 1976 Winter Olympics‬ \| ‪Figure skaters at the 1980 Winter Olympics‬ ... Katarina Witt is a German figure skater. ... Claudia Leistner, married Pfrengle, (born April 15, 1965 in Ludwigshafen, Germany) is a German figure skater. ... Evelyn GroÃŸmann (born July 16, 1971 in Dresden, Saxony, East Germany/GDR) is a German figure skater. ... Surya Bonaly Surya Bonaly (born December 15, 1973) is a French professional figure skater, born in Nice, France. ... Irina Slutskaya (ru: Ð˜Ñ€Ð¸Ð½Ð° Ð¡Ð»ÑƒÑ†ÐºÐ°Ñ), born February 9, 1979 in Moscow, Russia is a Russian figure skater. ... Maria Butirskaya is a Russian figure skater. ... Irina Slutskaya (ru: Ð˜Ñ€Ð¸Ð½Ð° Ð¡Ð»ÑƒÑ†ÐºÐ°Ñ), born February 9, 1979 in Moscow, Russia is a Russian figure skater. ... Maria Butirskaya is a Russian figure skater. ... Irina Slutskaya (ru: Ð˜Ñ€Ð¸Ð½Ð° Ð¡Ð»ÑƒÑ†ÐºÐ°Ñ), born February 9, 1979 in Moscow, Russia is a Russian figure skater. ... JÃºlia SebestyÃ©n [] (born May 14, 1981 in Budapest, Hungary) is a Hungarian figure skater and the first lady representing Hungary, who won the gold medal at the Europeans. ... Irina Slutskaya (ru: Ð˜Ñ€Ð¸Ð½Ð° Ð¡Ð»ÑƒÑ†ÐºÐ°Ñ), born February 9, 1979 in Moscow, Russia is a Russian figure skater. ...

Category: Figure skaters at the 1936 Winter Olympics

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Olympische Winterspelen 1924 - 1936 (1955 words)
	Bij het kunstrijden voor dames maakte het publiek kennis met het jongste debutantje dat ooit aan de Olympische Spelen deelnam, dat was Cecilia Colledge ze was amper 11 jaar en 24 dagen oud.
	In Garmisch-Partenkirchen kwam een 15-jarig Engels meisje, Cecilia Colledge, het meesterschap van Sonja Henie bedreigen.
	Colledge nam wel enorme risico's maar ze was niet opgewassen tegen de grote ondervin- ding en het talent van Sonja Henie die haar derde opeenvolgende gouden medaille veroverde in het kunst- schaatsen.

Lake Placid News (772 words)
	Cecilia Colledge huddled near the fireplace at the Golden Arrow after a Sunday morning walk, looking across Mirror Lake and lamenting the loss of the Lake Placid Club that once dominated its eastern shore.
	Along with her mother, Colledge stayed at the Mirror Lake Inn, which was owned by the Wikoff family, but said its hard to piece together her time in the Olympic Village.
	Following her competitive career, Colledge became a coach, and even coached for about a year in Lake Placid in the early 1950s before moving to the Boston area, where she continued to coach and remain active in the sport of figure skating.

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