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Peggy Gale Fleming [2] (born July 27, 1948) is a retired American figure skater. [3] She is the 1968 Winter Olympic Champion in the ladies' singles, being the only American gold medalist at these Games, and a three-time World Champion (1966–1968) in the same event.
Michelle Wingshan Kwan (born July 7, 1980) is a retired American competitive figure skater and diplomat serving as United States Ambassador to Belize.In figure skating Kwan is a two-time Olympic medalist (silver in 1998, bronze in 2002), a five-time world champion (1996, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003) and a nine-time U.S. champion (1996, 1998–2005).
Pages in category "American female figure skaters" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
Zayak was inducted into the U.S. Figure Skating Hall of Fame in 2003 and the New Jersey Sports Hall of Fame in 2004. In 2013, she was elected into the National Polish-American Sports Hall of Fame. [4] Zayak teaches figure skating at the Ice House in Hackensack, New Jersey, and is a spokeswoman for U.S. Figure Skating.
Debra Janine Thomas (born March 25, 1967) is an American figure skater and physician. She is the 1986 World champion, the 1988 Olympic bronze medalist, and a two-time U.S. national champion. Her rivalry with East Germany 's Katarina Witt at the 1988 Calgary Olympics was known as the Battle of the Carmens .
In 1956, at the Winter Olympics in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, Albright, a 20-year-old pre-med student and veteran of the 1952 Olympics, became the first female American figure skater to win the ...
One of the pair’s top rivals for the world title, German skater Minerva Fabienne Hase, bowed down to the couple after their winning performance. At 24, Hase was a baby when Stellato-Dudek ...
The following is a list of notable figure skaters who have competed in women's singles.These are skaters who have won a gold, silver, or bronze medal at at least one of the following competitions: the Winter Olympics, the World Figure Skating Championships, the European Figure Skating Championships, the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, the Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final, the ...