Long before Mirai Nagasu’s milestone triple axel, U.S. figure skater Carol Heiss made history as the first woman to land a double axel in competition. In 1956, she took silver at the Winter Games in Cortina, Italy — second to American Tenley Albright.
Four years later, at the Olympics in Squaw Valley, California, she brought home the gold.
“It was sort of a whirlwind,” Carol Heiss recalled of her Olympic year, speaking to figure skating podcaster Allison Manley. But she does remember that after getting her medal, it was back to work — just two hours later.
“I was in my...
Four years later, at the Olympics in Squaw Valley, California, she brought home the gold.
“It was sort of a whirlwind,” Carol Heiss recalled of her Olympic year, speaking to figure skating podcaster Allison Manley. But she does remember that after getting her medal, it was back to work — just two hours later.
“I was in my...
- 2/21/2018
- by STEVE DOUGHERTY and Christina Butan
- PEOPLE.com
More than 60 years after she took home America’s first Olympic gold medal in women’s figure skating, Tenley Albright is rinkside at New York City’s Rockefeller Center, gazing at the skaters and marveling at how far her sport has come.
“It’s amazing what these youngsters are doing,” Albright, now 82, tells People of Olympic hopefuls like Team USA’s Nathan Chen, Vincent Zhou and Mirai Nagasu. “The jumps are phenomenal. It’s hard to realize how difficult they are because they make them look easy.”
When she took the Olympic ice in Cortina, Italy in 1956, dressed in a...
“It’s amazing what these youngsters are doing,” Albright, now 82, tells People of Olympic hopefuls like Team USA’s Nathan Chen, Vincent Zhou and Mirai Nagasu. “The jumps are phenomenal. It’s hard to realize how difficult they are because they make them look easy.”
When she took the Olympic ice in Cortina, Italy in 1956, dressed in a...
- 1/31/2018
- by Eileen Finan and STEVE DOUGHERTY
- PEOPLE.com
Want the inside scoop on your favorite figure skaters from Winter Olympics past and present? We’ve got you covered.
People spoke to some of the biggest names in skating for its new special edition, The Best of Olympic Figure Skating.
“I am really bringing out my inner Kristi Yamaguchi here — or at least trying to,” Karen Chen, who will compete at the Olympics for the first time next month in South Korea, tells People.
Both Chen and her hero/mentor Yamaguchi, who brought home gold in 1992, are among the top skaters featured in a new special edition. Inside are interviews scores of skaters,...
People spoke to some of the biggest names in skating for its new special edition, The Best of Olympic Figure Skating.
“I am really bringing out my inner Kristi Yamaguchi here — or at least trying to,” Karen Chen, who will compete at the Olympics for the first time next month in South Korea, tells People.
Both Chen and her hero/mentor Yamaguchi, who brought home gold in 1992, are among the top skaters featured in a new special edition. Inside are interviews scores of skaters,...
- 1/26/2018
- by Christina Butan
- PEOPLE.com
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