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Biography. Dorothy Hamill captured the Gold Medal at the 1976 Winter Games in Innsbruck, Austria at the age of 19. Overnight, she became one of those rare champions who transcended her sport and captured the country’s imagination. Still, she has said she is most proud of her World Championship title in Gothenburg, Sweden, which followed her ...
Fifth in figures and then 6th in the short after a fall on a flying sit, Dorothy needed to win the free to make the podium. She did just that with more techn...
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Nov 12, 2018 · It’s hard not to recognize legendary figure skater Dorothy Hamill, even 42 years after she twirled and toe-looped her way to back-to-back gold medals at the Winter Olympics and World Championships in 1976 with a move she pioneered: a camel spin followed by a sit spin that’s known as the “Hamill Camel.”. She still sports the short-and ...
Mar 15, 2004 · March 15, 2004 12 AM PT. Baltimore Sun. For many people, it would seem like a dream -- taking a step out over the edge of a chasm and gliding until finally coming to a gentle stop on the other ...
Dorothy Hamill’s 1976 Olympic gold medal and subsequent international touring reinvigorated ice skating in the United States, and brought a level of athleticism to the sport that has become the norm. Despite being the darling of the ice skating world for decades, however, Hamill’s life wasn’t the picture-perfect image seen on television ...
Feb 23, 2018 · At age 19, Dorothy Hamill captivated the world when she won the gold medal at the 1976 winter Olympics in Austria for figure skating — and now she’s hoping to win fans over with her newfound ...
Oct 7, 2008 · Shortly after she was born in Chicago, Dorothy Hamill's family moved to Greenwich, Connecticut--though once she began skating, she was constantly on the road training and competing. She was a three-time United States National Champion (1974-76) and won the World Championship and Olympic Gold Medal in 1976.
