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Pages in category "Figure skaters at the 1980 Winter Olympics" The following 83 pages are in this category, out of 83 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Twenty nations sent figure skaters to compete in the events at Lake Placid. ... 143.80: 19 3: Manuela Mager / Uwe Bewersdorff
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 ...
The 1980 Winter Olympics, formally known as the XIII Olympic Winter Games, took place February 13 through 24, 1980 in Lake Placid, New York, United States.A total of 1,072 athletes representing 37 National Olympic Committees took part.
Thomas started skating at age 5 in San Jose. She competed in her first figure skating competition at age 9, finishing in first place. From then on, she was hooked on competitive skating. [4] She attributes most of her success to her mother who sacrificed to drive her over 100 miles a day between home, school, and the ice rink.
The 1980 U.S. Figure Skating Championships took place at The Omni in Atlanta, Georgia. [1] Medals were awarded in three colors: gold (first), silver (second), and bronze (third) in four disciplines – men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing – across three levels: senior, junior, and novice.
Robin John Cousins MBE [3] (born 17 August 1957) is a British former competitive figure skater who was BBC Sports Personality of the Year in 1980. He was the 1980 Olympic champion, the 1980 European champion, a three-time World medalist (1978–1980) and four-time British national champion (1977–1980), winning all of these titles during his amateur career.
After the 1980 season, Fratianne retired from competitive skating and performed in touring shows, including ten years as a lead skater of Disney on Ice. In 1993, she was inducted into the United States Figure Skating Hall of Fame. [6] Fratianne was known for "cementing the importance of triple jumps in [women's] skating."