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Elva Clairmont is the author of Dorothy Hamill (3.74 avg rating, 19 ratings, 3 reviews, published 1983)
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I note that, under her maiden name, this appears to be where Elva Clairmont Oglanby, who later became a controversial figure in the lives of Toller Cranston and John Curry, cut her teeth on skater biography.
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- Dorothy Hamill
Hamill's ten years of training and competing before winning the Olympic and World championships in 1976 will be too much skating (and too little of anything else) for anyone but an enthusiast; still, with Clairmont's help, the story is dexterously and becomingly told—with due regard to the costs, for Dorothy and her supportive/supporting ...
- Begins Skating
- Develops The Hamill Camel
- Chronology
- Wins Olympic Gold
- Turns Professional as A Skater
- Awards and Accomplishments
- Buys Ice Capades
- Related Biography: Coach Gustave Lussi
- Further Information
Both Hamill's father and brother skated but were not serious about it. Hamill herself began skating when she was about eight years old. She used her brother's hockey skates that were too big for her until she received a pair of inexpensive skates for Christmas. Hamill taught herself to skate forwards on a local pond, but could not teach herself to ...
By the time Hamill was 12, she was winning major championships. When she was 12, she was the national ladies novice singles championship. Among the highlights of Hamill's program at the championship was her innovation in skating, the so-called "Hamill camel." It was a flying camel that went into a sit-spin. It was developed in 1969, while she was t...
The results were positive. In 1973, Hamill finished fourth in the world ladies singles championships. In 1974 and 1975, Hamill won the U.S. championship for ladies senior singles. Her second victory was impressive, in part because she had an injured foot but still pulled out the win. Hamill still had problems with sensitivity, however. At the 1974 ...
In 1976, Hamill began the year by winning her third consecutive U.S. championships. There was some controversy as some believed the judges scored her generously. Hamill received scores of 5.8 and 5.9 out of 6.0 though she took out the loop and flip jumps of her program. She followed this up with a gold medal performance at the Winter Olympics in In...
After her Olympic win, Hamill became a phenomenon in the United States. Her short bob/wedge hairstyle became extremely popular. To take advantage of her commercial opportunities and pay back her parents for the cost of training (they were in debt because of it), she turned professional. Though she was shy, Hamill appeared in a number of commercials...
Despite her negative experience with the Ice Capades, Hamill continued to appear in touring ice shows. In 1984, she appeared with John Curry and his Ice Dancing company. In the middle of the decade, Hamill also appeared in the Stars on Ice show. She also competed in professional skating championships, winning a number of titles. In 1984 and 1985, s...
In 1993, the Ice Capades was in serious financial trouble. The company had filed for bankruptcy in 1991. Hamill, her husband, and businessman Ben C. Tinsdale, bought the company in 1993. She put it under her own company, Dorothy Hamill International, of which she was president. She told Steve Wulf of Sports Illustrated,"It was breaking my heart to ...
One of Dorothy Hamill's coaches was Gustave Lussi, a Swiss-born skater who trained seven Olympic medallists and 16 world champions, including Dick Button and Scott Hamilton. Lussi was a ski jumper in his native country, and came to the United States in 1915. He established his reputation in ice skating by producing and directing a famous ice show a...
Books
Hickok, Ralph. A Who's Who of Sports Champions: Their Stories and Records. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1995. Johnson, Anne Janette. Great Women in Sports. Detroit: Visible Ink Press, 1996. Layden, Joe. Women in Sports: The Compete Book on the World's Greatest Female Athletes.General Publishing Group, 1997. Malone, John. The Encyclopedia of Figure Skating.Facts on File, Inc., 1998. Porter, David L., editor. Biographical Dictionary of American Sports: Basketball and Other Indoor Sports. N...
Periodicals
Bird, Dennis. "Obituary: Gustave Lussi." The Independent,(July 7, 1993): 22. Brown, Ben et al. "Hamill Revamps Ice Capades." USA Today,(September 24, 1993): 2C. Denlinger, Kenneth. "Loner Hamill Now Has Many New Friends ; A Chance to Pay People Back." Washington Post,(February 2, 1977): F1. "Figure Skating; Hamill Still Skating for Titles." New York Times,(December 27, 1987): section 5, p. 6. Ginsburg, David. "Former Gold Medalist Hamill Copes With Painful Disease." Associated Press State & L...
Other
"Athlete Profile: Dorothy Hamill." US Olympic Team. http://www.usolympicteam.com/athlete_profile/d_hamill.html (January 13, 2003). Sketch by A. Petruso
Jan 1, 1991 · The Elizabeth Manley Story As Told By Elva Clairmont Oglanby Mass Market Paperback – January 1, 1991. by Elizabeth Manley (Author) 5.0 2 ratings. See all formats and editions. Report an issue with this product or seller. Publisher. Stoddart Kids. Publication date. January 1, 1991. ISBN-10. 0773673318. ISBN-13. 978-0773673311. See all details.
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Elva Clairmont photos, including production stills, premiere photos and other event photos, publicity photos, behind-the-scenes, and more.
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