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Rosalynn Sumners (born April 20, 1964) is an American ladies' singles figure skater. She was the U.S. National champion in 1982, 1983 and 1984, World champion in 1983, and won a silver medal at the 1984 Winter Olympics (second to Katarina Witt). Subject: The Olympic Rings. ... 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 XIV Olympic Winter Games were held in 1984 in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia. ... April 20 is the 110th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (111th in leap years). ... For the Nintendo 64 emulator, see 1964 (Emulator). ... 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. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 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... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The XIV Olympic Winter Games were held in 1984 in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia. ... Katarina Witt is a German figure skater. ...

Though born in Palo Alto, California, Sumners was raised Edmonds, Washington, learned to skate there, and considered it to be her hometown throughout her skating career. 5th Avenue in Edmonds was renamed "Rosalynn Sumners Boulevard" in 1984 after her Olympic performance. Location Location of Palo Alto within Santa Clara County, California. ... State nickname: The Golden State Official languages English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) Senators Dianne Feinstein (D) Barbara Boxer (D) Area - Total - % water Ranked 3rd 410,000 kmÂ² 4. ... Edmonds is a city located in Snohomish County, Washington. ... State nickname: The Evergreen State Official languages None Capital Olympia Largest city Seattle Governor Christine Gregoire (D) Senators Patty Murray (D) Maria Cantwell (D) Area - Total - % water Ranked 18th 184,824 kmÂ² 6. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Sumners lent three of her world figure skating medals to an Edmonds bank for display in 1984. When she returned to pick them up, the bank had changed ownership, and no one knew where the medals had been stored. They were lost for 20 years, but discovered as unclaimed property in a safe deposit box and returned to Sumners (with a mock "awards" ceremony) by the state of Washington in 2004. 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

On April 24 2004 she married IMG vice president Bob Kain. The abbreviation IMG has at least three meanings: A political organisation: International Marxist Group A leading global talent agency founded by Mark McCormack: originally known as the International Management Group, now abbreviated to IMG An International Medical Graduate Abbreviation for image Tag used in BBCode to place an image This...

1 Records and Achievements
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Records and Achievements

Amateur

World Champion (1983).
Three-time United States National Champion (1982-1984).

Awards

Inducted into the United States Figure Skating Hall of Fame (2001).

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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. ... 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. ...

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	Rosalynn Sumners (born April 20, 1964) is an American ladies' singles figure skater.
	Though born in Palo Alto, California, Sumners was raised Edmonds, Washington, learned to skate there, and considered it to be her hometown throughout her skating career.
	Sumners lent three of her world figure skating medals to an Edmonds bank for display in 1984.

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