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Dorothy Hamill: Skating
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Hamill was born July 26, 1956, in Chicago, Illinois, to Carol (Clough) and Chalmers Hamill. She grew up in Riverside, Connecticut, with her older brother, Sandy, and sister, Marcia. Her father worked as an executive at Pitney Bowes. As a child, Hamill spent a lot of time with her grandparents, Jonsie and Bill Clough. It was on the pond behind their home in Wellesley, Massachusetts, that eight - year - old Hamill strapped on her first pair of skates - a too - big pair of ragged hand - me - downs both of her siblings had worn. They were so big her grandmother had to tuck foam rubber into the toes to make them fit.
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Dorothy Hamill is perhaps America’s best-loved figure skater. Her gold medal at the 1976 Olympic Games cemented her as a fan favorite, and vaulted her into sports legend. TSE can help you bring America’s favorite daughter to your next event with a Dorothy Hamill speaker appearance.
Dorthy Hamill war das jüngste von drei Kindern von Carol und Chalmers Hamill. Sie wuchs in Riverside, Connecticut auf. Mit acht Jahren begann sie mit dem Eiskunstlaufen. Sie trainierte zunächst bei Gus Lussi und später bei Carlo Fassi. Dorothy Hamill wurde 1976 Olympiasiegerin bei den Damen. Sie war die letzte Olympiasiegerin im Eiskunstlaufen ohne Dreifachsprung.
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Under Fassi, Hamill made marked improvements and continued entering international competitions. In 1974, she won her first National championship in the Senior Division at Providence, Rhode Island, repeating in 1975 and 1976. As the 1976 Olympic trials approached, Hamill skated seven to eight hours a day and worked out with a physical trainer six days a week.
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Michelle Kwan, a five-time World champion and nine-time U.S. champion, describes Hamill as a legend. "She is an ice princess," Kwan said. "I don't think there is anyone like her who has been in the sport longer and who has been in the public eye longer. It is hard to say what her place in the sport is because she is still going."
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Hamill was born on July 26, 1956, in Chicago, Illinois (some sources say Riverside, Colorado, or Riverside, Connecticut), the youngest of three children born to Chambers and Carol Hamill. Hamill was raised in Greenwich, Connecticut, where her father was an executive at Pitney Bowes Company.
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