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[75] [76] She became the first skater in women's singles to win the World Championships the season after winning the Olympic Games since Katarina Witt did so in 1985. [77] Additionally, with this victory, she became the second women's singles skater after Yuna Kim to achieve a Super Slam , meaning she won all major international competitions at ...
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 ...
Karen Diane Magnussen, OC (born April 4, 1952) is a Canadian former competitive figure skater.She is the 1972 Olympic silver medallist and 1973 World champion. [2] [3] She was Canada's Female Athlete of the Year in 1971 and 1972, and was made an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1973.
Trusova was born on 23 June 2004 in Ryazan. [15] She has two younger brothers, Egor and Ivan. [16] Trusova is a dog lover and owns seven of them: a chihuahua named Tina, who often accompanied her to competitions; [17] a husky named Jack; a miniature royal poodle named Lana, which she received at Rostelecom Cup for winning the 2019 World Junior Figure Skating Championships and landing her first ...
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 ...
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 ...
According to figure skating writing and historian Ellyn Kestnbaum, Lynn, along with her contemporary Dorothy Hamill, "evoked associations with natural, outdoorsy wholesomeness" due to their athleticism, speed, freedom of movement, and appearance, which Kestnbaum states were "images that resonated with both conservative and feminist ideologies ...
She is one of only two skaters to defend a ladies' singles Olympic title, the other being Norwegian Sonja Henie. Witt is a four-time World Champion (1984, 1985, 1987, 1988) and two-time World silver medalist (1982, 1986). She won six consecutive European Championships (1983–1988), a feat equalled only by Henie among female skaters. Between ...