NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Dorothy Hamill

Dorothy Hamill is an American figure skater who was born on July 26, 1956, in Chicago, Illinois. Her family moved to Greenwich, Connecticut, shortly after she was born, and she spent the rest of her childhood there. She had a brother and a sister. Image File history File links DorothyHamill_pic. ... Image File history File links DorothyHamill_pic. ... 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. ... July 26 is the 207th day (208th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 158 days remaining. ... 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nickname: The Windy City Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Official website: http://egov. ... Greenwich is a town located in Fairfield County, Connecticut. ... Official language(s) English Capital Hartford Largest city Bridgeport Area Ranked 48th - Total 5,549 sq. ...

She first started ice skating when she was eight. She began skating in her grandparent's backyard on the pond. Her ice skates were too big, so her grandmother put stuffing in the toes to make them fit. She asked her mother if she could have lessons so she could learn to skate backwards. Her mother said yes, and Dorothy learned to be a professional. When she was older she won an Olympic gold medal and the world championship in 1976. 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1976 calendar). ...

The U.S. champion from 1974 through 1976, Hamill developed a new move, a camel spin that turns into a sit-spin, which became known as the "Hamill camel." The bobbed hairstyle that she wore during her Olympic performance started a brief fad. 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1974 calendar). ... 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. ... 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. ...

Hamill made her first big breakthrough at the World Championships in 1974 in Munich, Germany. Hamill was in 3rd place after the compulsory figures and the short program. She was set to skate after the German skater whose marks were booed mercilessly while Hamill was already on the ice. Visibly upset, she left the ice and burst into tears. After the crowd calmed down, she returned to the ice and skated a perfect and inspiring program, almost winning the gold medal, but settling for silver behind Christine Errath of East Germany. Hamill again won silver at the World Championships in 1975 at Colorado Springs, Colorado behind Diane Deleeuw of the Netherlands but ahead of Errath. In 1976, Hamill switched boots to be able to skate the compulsory figures better (she had been wearing special boots created by Carlo Fassi that did not seem to be helping her). At the Olympics, Hamill came in second in the figures and then easily won the short and long programs taking the gold medal ahead of Deleeuw and Errath who came in second and third. She also won the world championships that year and then turned professional. Munich: Frauenkirche and Town Hall steeple Munich (German: München pronunciation) is the state capital of the German Bundesland of Bavaria. ... Christine Errath (born December 29, 1956 in Berlin, Germany) is a German figure skater. ... ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... Nickname: The Springs Official website: http://www. ...

She was an Ice Capades headliner from 1977-1984; she bought the financially-strapped Ice Capades in 1993 but sold it to Pat Robertson soon after. The Ice Capades was a traveling entertainment show featuring theatrical performances involving ice skating. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... American religious broadcaster Pat Robertson Marion Gordon Pat Robertson (born March 22, 1930) is an influential televangelist from the United States. ...

A doll was made of her in 1977. She has written her own book, On and Off the Ice. She was married and divorced twice. She was married to Dean Paul Martin (1982 - 1984). Then she was married to Kenneth Forsythe (1987 - 1995). Dorothy had one daughter with Kenneth Forsythe named Alexandra. Dean Paul Martin (November 17, 1951 - March 21, 1987) was an American singer and actor. ...

She is a judge on the 2006 Fox television show Skating With Celebrities. 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Fox Broadcasting Company, usually referred to as just Fox (the company itself prefers the capitalized version FOX), but rarely as FBC, is a television network in the United States. ... Skating with Celebrities is a reality show on the FOX network that began airing on January 18, 2006. ...

Records and Achievements

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. ... The XII Olympic Winter Games were held in 1976 in Innsbruck, Austria. ... 1976 Winter Olympic Games Figure skating Ice dancing was introduced as an Olympic sport in this year // Women Men Pairs Ice Dancing Categories: | ...

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U.S. Figure Skating Championships (list of national champions) The U.S. Figure Skating Championships is an annual event put on by the United States Figure Skating Association. ...

Olympic Champions in Figure Skating – Ladies Single

1908: Madge Syers-Cave | 1920: Magda Julin | 1924: Herma Planck-Szabo | 1928: Sonja Henie | 1932: Sonja Henie | 1936: Sonja Henie | 1948: Barbara Ann Scott | 1952: Jeannette Altwegg | 1956: Tenley Albright | 1960: Carol Heiss | 1964: Sjoukje Dijkstra | 1968: Peggy Fleming | 1972: Beatrix Schuba | 1976: Dorothy Hamill | 1980: Anett Pötzsch | 1984: Katarina Witt | 1988: Katarina Witt | 1992: Kristi Yamaguchi | 1994: Oksana Baiul | 1998: Tara Lipinski | 2002: Sarah Hughes | 2006: Shizuka Arakawa Florence Madeleine Madge Syers (born Cave) (1881-September 1917) was a British figure skater. ... Magda Julin born Mauroy (born July 24, 1894 in France; â€ December 21, 1990 in Stockholm/Sweden) was a Swedish figure skater and Olympic champion 1920 in the Ladies single event. ... Sonja Henie Sonja Henie (April 8, 1912 - October 12, 1969) was a Norwegian figure skater and actress. ... Sonja Henie Sonja Henie (April 8, 1912 - October 12, 1969) was a Norwegian figure skater and actress. ... Sonja Henie 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. ... Jeannette Altwegg (born September 8, 1930 in Liverpool) was an British 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. ... Carol Heiss competes at the 1960 United States Figure Skating Championships Carol Elizabeth Heiss Jenkins (born January 20, 1940 in New York, NY) 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... Peggy Fleming (born July 27, 1948 in San Jose, California) is an American figure skater who won an Olympic gold medal in 1968. ... Beatrix Schuba (born April 15, 1951) was an Austrian figure skater. ... Anett PÃ¶tzsch (* June 3, 1960 in Karl-Marx-Stadt (today renamed Chemnitz), Saxony, Germany) is a German figure skater. ... Katarina Witt (December 3, 1965, Staaken) is a German figure skater, in Germany commonly affectionately called Kati Witt. Won two Olympic Gold Medals for East Germany, first in the 1984 Sarajevo Olympics and the second in 1988 at the Calgary Olympics. ... Katarina Witt (December 3, 1965, Staaken) is a German figure skater, in Germany commonly affectionately called Kati Witt. Won two Olympic Gold Medals for East Germany, first in the 1984 Sarajevo Olympics and the second in 1988 at the Calgary Olympics. ... Kristi Tsuya Yamaguchi (born July 12, 1971) is an American figure skater. ... Oksana Baiul Oksana Baiul (Ukrainian: ), born November 16, 1977 in Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine, is a professional figure skater and Olympic gold medalist. ... Tara Lipinski Tara Kristen Lipinski (born June 10, 1982 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) of Sugar Land, Texas is an accomplished figure skater and media celebrity. ... for the United States District Court judge, see Sarah T. Hughes Sarah Elizabeth Hughes (born May 2, 1985 in Great Neck, New York) was the Olympic gold medalist in womens figure skating in the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah. ... Shizuka Arakawa (è’å· é™é¦™ Arakawa Shizuka, born December 29, 1981) is a Japanese figure skater who won the gold medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Ladies Singles in Turin, Italy on February 23, 2006, and the 2004 World Figure Skating Championship. ...

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: Jacqueline du Bief | 1953: Tenley Albright | 1954: Gundi Busch | 1955: Tenley Albright | 1956-1960: Carol Heiss | 1962-1964: Sjoukje 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 Butyrskaya | 2000-2001: Michelle Kwan | 2002: Irina Slutskaya | 2003: Michelle Kwan | 2004: Shizuka Arakawa | 2005: Irina Slutskaya | 2006: Kimmie Meissner Florence Madeleine Madge Syers (born Cave) (1881-September 1917) was a British figure skater. ... Lily Kronberger was a Hungarian figure skater. ... Sonja Henie Sonja Henie (April 8, 1912 - October 12, 1969) was a Norwegian figure skater and actress. ... Cecilia Colledge (born November 1920) was a British figure skater. ... 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. ... Jacqueline du Bief (born December 4th, 1930) is a French 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 competes at the 1960 United States Figure Skating Championships Carol Elizabeth Heiss Jenkins (born January 20, 1940 in New York, NY) 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. ... Beatrix Schuba (born April 15, 1951) was an Austrian figure skater. ... 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. ... Linda Fratianne (born August 2, 1960 in Los Angeles-Northridge, California, USA) 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 in Los Angeles-Northridge, California, USA) 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 (December 3, 1965, Staaken) is a German figure skater, in Germany commonly affectionately called Kati Witt. Won two Olympic Gold Medals for East Germany, first in the 1984 Sarajevo Olympics and the second in 1988 at the Calgary Olympics. ... 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 (December 3, 1965, Staaken) is a German figure skater, in Germany commonly affectionately called Kati Witt. Won two Olympic Gold Medals for East Germany, first in the 1984 Sarajevo Olympics and the second in 1988 at the Calgary Olympics. ... 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. ... Kristi Tsuya Yamaguchi (born July 12, 1971) is an American figure skater. ... Oksana Baiul Oksana Baiul (Ukrainian: ), 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 (Traditional Chinese:é—œç©ŽçŠ, Simplified Chinese: å…³é¢–çŠ, born July 7, 1980), is an American figure skater and media celebrity who has won nine U.S. championships, five world championships, and two Olympic medals. ... Tara Lipinski 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 (Traditional Chinese:é—œç©ŽçŠ, Simplified Chinese: å…³é¢–çŠ, born July 7, 1980), is an American figure skater and media celebrity who has won nine U.S. championships, five world championships, and two Olympic medals. ... Maria Butirskaya (Russia) Maria Butirskaya (Russian: ) is a Russian figure skater. ... Michelle Wing Kwan (Traditional Chinese:é—œç©ŽçŠ, Simplified Chinese: å…³é¢–çŠ, born July 7, 1980), is an American figure skater and media celebrity who has won nine U.S. championships, five world championships, and two Olympic medals. ... 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 (Traditional Chinese:é—œç©ŽçŠ, Simplified Chinese: å…³é¢–çŠ, born July 7, 1980), is an American figure skater and media celebrity who has won nine U.S. championships, five world championships, and two Olympic medals. ... Shizuka Arakawa (è’å· é™é¦™ Arakawa Shizuka, born December 29, 1981) is a Japanese figure skater who won the gold medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Ladies Singles in Turin, Italy on February 23, 2006, and 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. ... Kimberly Kimmie Claire Meissner (born October 4, 1989 in Towson, Maryland) is an American figure skater and current World Figure Skating Champion (2006). ...

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