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Born April 8, 1912 • Oslo • Norway
Died October 12, 1969 (aged 57) • near Oslo • Norway
Awards And Honors Winter Olympic Games

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Sonja Henie, wearing a fur-trimmed skating outfit and hat, performs a jump on an outdoor ice rink in Oslo, Norway, with houses and snow in the background.
Sonja Henie
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Andrée Brunet
French figure skater
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Pierre Brunet
French figure skater
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Karl Schäfer
Austrian figure skater
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Ivar Ballangrud
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Gillis Grafström
Gillis Grafström
Swedish figure skater
Alysa Liu of the USA performs a spin in a gold costume during the women's single free skating final at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics.
Alysa Liu
American figure skater
“Raspberry twist”
Ilia Malinin
American figure skater
Scott Hamilton
Scott Hamilton
American figure skater
Tara Lipinski smiles at the camera, wearing a sleeveless black and white top with her long blonde hair loose over her shoulders.
Tara Lipinski
American figure skater
Historic champion
Kristi Yamaguchi
American figure skater
A gold medalist
Brian Boitano
American figure skater
Peggy Fleming, 2011
Peggy Fleming
American figure skater
American figure skater Tenley Albright, 1956.
Tenley Albright
American figure skater
Dick Button
Dick Button
American figure skater
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Carol Heiss
American figure skater
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Hayes Alan Jenkins
American figure skater
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David Jenkins
American figure skater
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Birger Ruud
Norwegian ski jumper
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Gilbert Roland
American actor
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Madeline Kahn
American actress

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