1984 Event Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean skate "Bolero" at Olympics 1982 Event Worlds Ladies Fig Skate Champs in Copenhagen won by Elaine Zayak (USA) 1979 Event Theodore Coombs completes 5,193 mile roller skate from LA to New York City and back to Yates Center, Ks 1979 Event Ted Coombs began a 5,193 mile roller skate from LA to New York City 1979 Event Ted Coombs begins a 5,193 mile roller skate from LA to New York City 1974 Birthday Kristy Sargeant, born in Edmonton, Alberta, ice pairs, 1994 Skate Canada 1969 Birthday Kris Wirtz, Red Deer Alberta, ice pairs, 1994 Skate Canada 1962 Event Donald Jackson of Canada, is 1st to land a triple lutz ice skate jump 1958 Event U.S. nuclear sub USS Skate remains 31 days under Pole (record) 1957 Event U.S. launches its 3rd atomic submarine, USS Skate, at Groton, Connecticut 1956 Event Verhoeven/Nauta/De King/Wijnhout win Dutch 11 city skate 1942 Event Sietze de Groot wins 8th Dutch 11 city skate (8:44:06) 1929 Event Karst Leemburg wins Dutch 11 cities skate (11:30) 1912 Event 2nd Dutch 11 city skate (Coen de Koenig wins (11:40) 1909 Event 1st official Dutch 11 city skate (Minne Hoekstra in 13:50) 1884 Event Levant Richardson patents ball-bearing skate
