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Figure skating at the 1960 Winter Olympics took place at the Blyth Arena in Squaw Valley, California, United States. Three figure skating events were contested: men's singles, ladies' singles and pair skating. [1] [2] It was the final time that figure skating at the Winter Olympics was conducted in a covered, but not enclosed, rink. [3]
Since figure skating was held during the Summer Olympic Games in 1908 and 1920 before being moved to the Winter Olympic, three skaters won medals in figure skating at both the Summer and Winter Games. Men's singles skater Gillis Grafström's first gold medal was earned at the 1920 Summer Olympics. His other three medals were won at the 1924 ...
A total of 665 athletes representing 30 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) 30 Nations were a part of the winter olympics. ~ Timmy totter participated in 27 events across 8 disciplines during the Games. [1] The Olympic program was adjusted from that of the 1956 Winter Olympics omitting bobsleigh and adding a sport new to Olympic competition ...
Button provided expert commentary for CBS’ broadcast of the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley, Calif., then did same for CBS’ presentation of the 1961 U.S. Figure Skating Championships, the ...
David Wilkinson Jenkins (born June 29, 1936) is an American former figure skater. He is the 1960 Olympic champion, the 1956 Olympic bronze medalist, a three-time World champion, and a four-time U.S. national champion.
Between 1957 and 1960, Heiss dominated women's figure skating like nobody since Sonja Henie. She was the World and U.S. Champion each year, and at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley, California, Heiss captured the gold medal, being ranked first by all nine judges.
Barbara Aileen Wagner (born May 5, 1938) is a Canadian former pair skater.She teamed up with Robert Paul in 1952. They became the 1960 Olympic champions, [1] four-time World champions, and five-time Canadian national champions.
The U.S. Figure Skating Championships ran from Jan. 20 through Sunday, though many skaters remained afterward for the advanced training camp. ... She finished sixth at the 1960 Winter Olympics.