1998 Event Olympic figure skater Peggy Fleming undergoes breast cancer surgery 1997 Event Ice skater Oksana Baiul injured slightly whiled driving intoxicated 1995 Death Sergei Grinkov, Russian ice skater, Olympic and World figure skating champion, dies of heart attack at 28 1995 Event Ice Skater Nancy Kerrigan (25) weds her agent Jerry Solomon (41) 1995 Death Graham Sharp, ice skater, dies at 77 1994 Death Mollie Doreen Phillips, British figure skater (Eur-bronze-33), dies at 87 1994 Death Theo van Scheltinga, skater, dies at 80 1994 Event Ice skater Tonya Harding sues ex-husband Jeff Gillooly for $42,500 1994 Death John Curry, English figure skater, Gold Medal 1976 Olympics, dies of AIDS at 44 1994 Event Tonya Harding's bodyguard, Shawn Eric Eckardt and Derrick Brian Smith arrested and charged with conspiracy in attack of skater Nancy Kerrigan 1994 Event Ice skater Nancy Kerrigan is attacked by Tonya Harding's bodyguard 1993 Death Klaas Schenk, Dutch speed skater/coach/father of Ard, dies at 86 1992 Death Kees [Cornelis] Broekman, speed skater 1952 Olympics silver, dies 1987 Event Nikolai Guljajev becomes world champion skater 1986 Event Kurt Browning (Canada) becomes 1st skater to land a quadruple jump 1986 Event Hein Vergeer becomes world champion skater 1985 Birthday Sarah Hughes, born in Great Neck, New York, professional ice skater, 2002 Olympic gold medalist, biography 'Sudden Champion: The Sara Hughes Story' 1985 Event Hein Vergeer becomes world champion skater 1982 Birthday Natalie Vlandis, Northridge California, pairs skater, & Jered Guzman 1982 Birthday Tara Lipinski, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, figure skater, 1997 World Champ 1982 Birthday Jessica Joseph, born in Royal Oak, Michigan, dance skater, Butler-1997 National 1981 Birthday Jered Guzman, born in Garden Grove, California, pairs skater, & Natalie Vlandis 1981 Birthday Naomi Grabow, born in lake Arrowhead, California, pairs skater, & Benjamin Oberman 1981 Birthday Shelby Lyons, Oswego, New York, pairs skater, & Wells-1995 Midwest champ 1980 Birthday Serena Phillips, Corvallis Ore, figure skater, 1997 Pruetten champ 1980 Birthday Danielle Hartsell, Ann Arbor, Michigan, pairs skater, & Steve Hartsell 1980 Birthday Margot Contois, Marquette, Michigan, dance skater, & Robert Peal 1980 Birthday Ilana Goldfogel, born in Denver, Colorado, pairs skater, & Erik Schulz 1980 Birthday Timothy Goebel, born in Evanston, Illinois, figure skater, 1996 National, Jr. champ 1980 Birthday Michele Kwan, born in Torrance, California, figure skater, 1994, 1998 Olympics 1980 Birthday Michelle Kwan, born in Torrance, California, professional figure skater, won nine U.S. championships, five World Championships, two Olympic medals 1980 Birthday Brittney McConn, born in Largo, Florida, figure skater, 1997 Eastern Sr champ 1980 Birthday Angela Nikodinov, Spartanburg, South Carolina, figure skater, 1997 Pacif Sr champ 1980 Event Hilbert van der Duim becomes world champion all-round skater 1980 Birthday Stephanie Stiegler, born in Santa Monica, California, pairs skater, & Zimmerman 1979 Birthday Eve Chalom, born in Detroit, Michigan, dance skater, & Gates--1995 Nat, Jr. champ 1979 Birthday Alizah Allen, born in New York City, New York, figure skater, 1997 North Atlantic Sr champ 1979 Birthday Sydne Vogel, born in Anchorage, Alaska, figure skater, 1996 NW Pac Sr champ 1979 Birthday Jayna Cronin Geneva, New York, dance skater, & Dreger-1997 National-13th 1979 Birthday Charles Butler, born in Salt Lake City Utah, dance skater 1978 Birthday Amber Corwin, Harbor City California, figure skater, 1997 National Sr - 5th 1978 Birthday Naomi Lang, born in Arcata, California, dance skater, & Peter Tchernyshev 1978 Birthday Derrick Delmore, Camp Springs, Maryland, fig skater, 1996 Grand Prix champ 1978 Birthday Kate Robinson, Peoria, Illinois, dance skater, & Kate Robinson 1978 Birthday Jacqie Turner, born in West Covina, California, figure skater, 1997 SW Pacific-2nd 1978 Birthday Karen Kwan, Torrance California, figure skater, 1995 Pac Coast Sr champ 1978 Birthday Steve Hartsell, born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, pairs skater, & Danielle Hartsell 1977 Birthday Oksana Baiul, Ukraine, figure skater 1994 Olympics gold 1977 Birthday Tony Goskowicz, born in Wauwautosa, Wisconsin, short track skater 1994 Olympics 1977 Birthday Tami Tyler, born in Santa Clara, California, dance skater, & Jonathan Nichols 1977 Birthday Nicole Bobeck, Chic, figure skater, U.S. Champ 1995 1977 Birthday Jere Michael, Aspen, Colorado, figure skater, 1994 National, Jr. champ 1977 Birthday Diane Halber, Torrance, California, fig skater, 1996 National Collegiate champ 1977 Birthday Amy D'Entremont, Stoneham Massachusetts, figure skater, 1995 NE, Jr. champ 1977 Birthday Lisa Ervin, figure skater, U.S. Nationals-4th-1992 1977 Birthday Lisa Bell, Rockford, Illinois, figure skater, 1997 Midwestern Sr champ 1977 Birthday Debbie Koegel, Norristown, Pennsylvania, dance skater 1977 Birthday Christine Scheels, New Berlin Wis, speed skater 1994 Olympics 1977 Birthday Beata Handra, born in San Francisco, California, dance skater, & Sinek-1997 Pac Coast Sr 3rd 1976 Birthday John Lee, born in Chicago, Illinois, dance skater, & Julia Bikbova 1976 Birthday Chen Lu, China, figure skater, Olympics-Bronze-94 1976 Birthday Jonathan Nichols, born in Wilmington, Delaware, dance skater, & Tami Tyler 1976 Birthday Michael Weiss, Washington D.C., figure skater, 1997 World Champ-7th 1976 Birthday Lindsay Page, Madison, Wisconsin, figure skater, 1997 E Great Lakes Sr-3rd 1976 Birthday Shae-Lynn Bourne, Ontario, pairs skater, Bourne and Kraatz 1975 Birthday Alexi Komarov, born in Yekaterinburg, Russia, dance skater, & Carr-1995 Pac Champ 1975 Birthday Matthew Kessinger, born in Louisville, Kentucky, fig skater, 1995 Gt Lakes, Jr. champ 1975 Birthday Dawn Piepenbrink, wildrose Wis, pairs skater, & Nick Castaneda 1975 Birthday Mathew Gates, born in Baldock, England, dance skater, & Chalom-1995 Nat, Jr. champ 1975 Birthday Kurt Dreger, Ironwood, Michigan, dance skater, & Cronin-1997 National-13th 1975 Birthday Trifun Zivanovic, born in Santa Monica, fig skater, 1995 Pac Coast, Jr. champ 1975 Birthday Julia Bikbova, born in Kiev, Ukraine, dance skater 1975 Birthday Brian Buetsch, born in Rockford, Illinois, figure skater, 1997 Great Lakes Sr champ 1975 Birthday Gregory Maddalone, Schenectady, New York, dance skater, & Demkowski 1975 Birthday Paul Frey, born in Boston, Massachusetts, dance skater, & Ponte-1995 Eastern, Jr. champ 1974 Birthday Benjamin Oberman, born in Denver, Colorado, pairs skater, & Naomi Grabow 1974 Birthday Robyn Petroskey, born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, figure skater, 1996 Midwest champ 1974 Birthday Kevin Donovan, born in Des Plaines, Illinois, figure skater, 1997 Great Lakes-2nd 1974 Event Atje Keulen-Deelstra becomes world champ all-round skater 1974 Birthday Erik Schulz, Port Huron, Michigan, pairs skater, & Ilana Goldfogel 1973 Birthday Erin Moorad, born in Chicago, Illinois, pairs skater, & Richard Gillam 1973 Birthday John Zimmerman, Birmingham, Alabama, pairs skater, & Steigler 1973 Birthday Brian Smith, Cedar Rapids Iowa, speed skater 1994 Olympics 1973 Birthday John Baldwin, Jr., born in Dallas, Texas, figure skater, 1996 SW Pacific Sr champ 1973 Birthday Philip Dulebohn, Washington D.C., figure skater, 1997 Eastern Sr - 3rd 1973 Birthday Jennifer Darst, Dallas Texas, pairs skater, & Arthur Reid 1973 Birthday Damon Allen, born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, figure skater, 1997 Midwestern champ 1972 Birthday Oleg Fediukov, born in Moscow, Russia, dance skater, & Debbie Koegel 1972 Birthday Kyoko Ina, Tokyo, Japan, figure skater, 1993 North Atlantic Sr champ 1972 Birthday David Tamburrino, Saratoga Springs, New York, speed skater 1994 Olympics 1972 Birthday Robert Peal, born in Chicago, Illinois, dance skater, & Margot Contois 1972 Birthday Arthur Reid, born in Nashville, Tennessee, pairs skater, & Jennifer Darst 1972 Birthday Cheryl Demkowski, Syracuse, New York, dance skater, & Gregory Maddalone 1972 Birthday Dan Hollander, Royal Oak, Michigan, figure skater, 1996 Great Lakes champ 1972 Event Ard Schenk becomes world champ skater 1972 Birthday Scott Davis, Great Falls Mont, figure skater 1994 Olympics 1971 Birthday Amy Peterson, Maplewood, Minnesota, short track skater 1994 Olympics 1971 Birthday Todd Eldredge, Chatham Massachusetts, figure skater, 1997 National Sr champ 1971 Birthday Michael Chack, Toms River, New Jersey, figure skater, 1997 Pac Coast Sr champ 1971 Birthday Kristi Tsuya Yamaguchi, born in Hayward, California, figure skater,Gold Medal 1992 Olympics 1971 Birthday Shepherd Clark, born in Atlanta, Georgia, figure skater, 1994, 97 Eastern Sr champ 1971 Birthday Peter Tchernyshev, St. Petersburg Russia, dance skater, & Naomi Lang 1971 Birthday Elizabeth Punsalan, Syracuse, New York, dance skater, & Swallow, 1994 Olympics 1970 Birthday Tonya Harding, born in Portland, Oregon, figure skater, 1994 Olympics/U.S. Champ 1994 1970 Birthday Kristin Talbot, Schuylerville, New York, speed skater 1994 Olympics 1970 Birthday Brian Wells, Carmel California, pairs skater, & Lyons-1995 Midwest champ 1970 Birthday Dawn Ponte, born in Kent, Rhode Island, dance skater, & Frey-1995 Eastern, Jr. champ 1970 Birthday Nick Castaneda, Birmingham, Alabama, pairs skater, & Dawn Piepenbrink 1970 Birthday Sebastien Britten, Brossard Que, figure skater, 1995 Canadian Champ 1970 Birthday Marcus Christensen, born in Toronto Ontario, figure skater, 1995 Canadian-2nd 1970 Event Atje Keulen-Deelstra becomes world champion all-round ladies skater 1970 Event Ard Schenk becomes world champion all-round skater 1970 Birthday Nathaniel Mills, Evanston, Illinois, speed skater 1994 Olympics 1970 Birthday Brendan Eppert, born in St. Louis, Missouri, speed skater 1994 Olympics 1969 Birthday Peter Breen, Brockton Massachusetts, dance skater 1969 Birthday Nancy Ann Kerrigan, Woburn Massachusetts, figure skater, Olympics-silver-1994 1969 Death Sonja Henie, figure skater, Gold Medals 1928, 1932, 1936 Olympics, dies at 57 1969 Birthday Josee Chouinard, Rosemont Quebec, figure skater, Olympic-9th-1994 1969 Birthday Midori Ito, born in Tokyo, Japan, ice skater, Silver Medal 1992 Olympics 1969 Birthday Peggy Clasen, born in St. Paul, Minnesota, speed skater 1994 Olympics 1969 Birthday Dave Cruikshank, born in Northbrook, Illinois, speed skater 1994 Olympics 1968 Birthday Michelle Kline, Circle Pines, Minnesota, speed skater 1994 Olympics 1968 Birthday Johann Olav Koss, speed skater, Olympics-3 gold-1994 1968 Birthday Randy Bartz, Roseville, Minnesota, short track skater 1994 Olympics 1968 Birthday John Coyle, West Bloomfield, Michigan, short track skater 1994 Olympics 1968 Event Skater Kees Verkerk wins olympic gold in the 1500m 1967 Birthday Kathaleen K Cutone, Olenoridge, New Jersey, fig skater, 1994 Collegiate champ 1967 Birthday Brian Wanek, born in Mequon, Wisconsin, speed skater 1994 Olympics 1967 Birthday Debi Thomas, U.S., figure skater, 1988 Olympics bronze 1967 Birthday Richard Gillam, born in Atlanta, Georgia, pairs skater 1967 Birthday Eric Flaim, Pembroke Massachusetts, short track skater 1994 Olympics 1967 Event Stien Kaiser becomes world champion lady's skater 1967 Event Kees Verkerk becomes world champ all round skater 1967 Birthday Sergei Grinkov, born in Moscow, Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Russian ice skater, Olympic and World figure skating champion 1966 Birthday Jerod Swallow, Ann Arbor, Michigan, dance skater, & Punsalan-1997 Nationals 1966 Birthday Kurt Browning, born in Alberta, figure skater, Olympic-5-1994 1966 Event Kees Verkerk becomes world champion all-round skater 1965 Birthday Caryn Kadavy, Erie, Pennsylvania, figure skater 1965 Birthday Katarina Witt, born in Staaken, East Germany, figure skater, Gold Medals 1984, 1988 Olympics 1965 Birthday Elizabeth Manley, born in Canada, figure skater, Olympics-Silver-88 1965 Birthday Dan Jansen, born in West Allis, Wisconsin, speed skater, Gold Medal 1994 Olympics 1965 Birthday Chantal Bailey, Champaign, Illinois, speed skater 1994 Olympics 1965 Birthday Elaine Zayak, New Jersey, figure skater, Olympics-6th-1984 1965 Birthday Angela Zuckerman, born in St. Louis, Missouri, speed skater 1994 Olympics 1964 Birthday Charles Sinek, dance skater, & Beata Handra-1997 Pac Coast Sr 3rd 1964 Birthday Andy Gabel, born in Chicago, Illinois, short track skater 1994 Olympics 1964 Birthday Marina Tcherkasova, U.S., pairs figure skater 1980 Olympics silver 1964 Birthday Paul Wylie, figure skater, Olympic-silver 1964 Birthday Bonnie Blair, born in Champaign Illionis, speed skater, 5 Gold Medals 1988, 1992, 1994 Olympics, Bronze Medal 1988 Olympics 1963 Birthday Brian Boitano, born in Mountainview, California, figure skater 1988 Olympics gold 1963 Birthday Yelena Vodorezova, U.S.S.R., figure skater, Olympic-1976 1963 Birthday Dave Besteman, Madison Wis, speed skater 1994 Olympics 1963 Birthday Denise Beillmann, born in Switzerland, figure skater, Olympics-4th-1980 1963 Birthday Felita Carr, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, dance skater, & Komarov-1995 Pac Champ 1962 Birthday Cathy Turner, born in Rochester, New York, short track skater 1994 Olympics gold 1962 Event Sjoukje Dijkstra becomes world champion figure skater 1961 Birthday Brian Orser, Canada, figure skater, Olympics-Silver-88 1961 Birthday Karin Enke, born in Dresden, East Germany, speed skater, Gold Medals 1980, 1984 Olympics 1961 Event Henk van der Grift (Netherlands) becomes world champ all-round skater 1961 Event Henk van der Grift becomes world champion skater 1961 Death Marubel Vinaon Owen, figure skater 1932 Olympics silver, dies 1961 Birthday Mary Docter, U.S., 3000m speed skater, Olympics-1980, 84, 88, 92 1960 Birthday Linda Fratianne, U.S., figure skater 1980 Olympics silver 1960 Birthday Linda Fratianne, born in Los Angeles, California, figure skater 1980 Olympics silver 1959 Birthday Beth Heiden, born in Madison, Wisconsin, 3000m speed skater 1980 Olympics bronze 1958 Birthday Evert van Benthem, Dutch skater, 11 Cities Skating Race, 1985, 86 1958 Birthday Scott Scovell Hamilton, born in Toledo, Ohio, ice skater 1984 Olympics gold 1958 Birthday Scott Hamilton, born in Toledo, Ohio, figure skater, Gold Medal 1984 Olympics 1958 Birthday Christopher Dean, Olympics skater, Torvill and Dean, Gold Medal 1984 Olympics, Bronze Medal 1994 Olympics 1958 Birthday Eric Heiden, U.S. speed skater, 1980 Olympics gold 1958 Birthday Sergei Shakrai, U.S.S.R., figure skater 1980 Olympics silver 1958 Birthday Eric Heiden, born in Madison, Wisconsin, 1/5/10K speed skater, 5 Olympic Gold Medals 1980 1957 Birthday Jayne Torvill, England, ice skater, Torvill and Dean, Gold Medal 1984 Olympics, Bronze Medal 1994 Olympics 1957 Birthday Robin Cousins, England, figure skater, 1980 Olympics gold 1956 Birthday Dorothy Hamill, born in Riverside, Connecticut, figure skater 1976 Olympics gold 1955 Birthday Anne Henning, U.S., 500m speed skater, Gold Medal 1972 Olympics 1953 Birthday Janet Lynn, ice skater, 1972 Olympics bronze 1951 Birthday Leah Poulis Mueller, Berwyn, Illinois, speed skater, 1980 Olympics gold 1951 Birthday Beatrix "Trixie" Schuba, Austria, figure skater, Gold Medal 1972 Olympics 1950 Birthday Sheila Young Ochowicz, Birmingham, Michigan, speed skater, Olympic-gold/sil-76 1950 Birthday Tatyana Averina, U.S.S.R., speed skater 1K, 3K 1976 Olympics gold 1949 Birthday Irina Rodnina, U.S.S.R., pairs figure skater, Gold Medal 1972, 1976, 1980 Olympics 1949 Birthday John Curry, England, figure skater 1976 Olympics gold 1949 Birthday Ludmila Smirnova, U.S.S.R., pairs figure skater 1972 Olympics silver 1949 Birthday Scott Allen, USA, skater 1964 Olympics bronze 1948 Birthday Andrei Suraikin, U.S.S.R., pairs figure skater 1972 Olympics silver 1948 Birthday Peggy Fleming Jenkins, born in San Jose, California, figure skater, Olym-gold-1968 1947 Birthday Alexei Ulanov, U.S.S.R., pairs figure skater, Gold Medals 1972, 1976 Olympics 1947 Birthday Wolfgang Schwartz, Austria, figure skater, Gold Medal 1968 Olympics 1946 Birthday Mary Meyer, U.S., 500m speed skater, Silver Medal 1968 Olympics 1944 Birthday Erhard Keller, born in West Germany, 500m speed skater, Gold Medal 1968, 1972 Olympics 1944 Birthday Ard Schenk, 500, 1500, 5000k speed skater, Gold Medal 1972 Olympics 1944 Birthday Ard Schenk, Holland 1500m, 5K, 10K speed skater, Gold Medal 1972 Olympics 1944 Birthday Daniel Morelon, born in France, 1K speed skater, Gold Medals 1968, 1972 Olympics 1943 Birthday Jonny Nilsson, Sweden, 10K speed skater 1964 Olympic gold 1942 Birthday Kees Verkerk, skater World Champion, 1967, Olympics gold 68 1942 Birthday Sjoukje Dijkstra, born in Holland, figure skater 1964 Olympic gold 1942 Birthday Hansdjurgen Baumler, Germany, pairs ice skater, Silver Medal 1968 Olympics 1940 Birthday Joan Haanappel, figure skater/sports reporter 1940 Birthday Alain Calmat, France, figure skater 1964 Olympic silver 1940 Birthday Carol Heiss Jenkins, New York City, figure skater, Olympic-gold/silver-56, 60 1939 Birthday Lydia Skoblikova, U.S.S.R., speed skater, Olympics-6 gold-1960, 64 1938 Birthday Atje Keulen-Deelstra, Holland, speed skater, world champ 1938 Birthday Christina Bass-Kaiser, 3K Dutch speed skater, Gold Medal 1972 Olympics 1936 Birthday David Jenkins, U.S., figure skater 1960 Olympics gold 1936 Birthday Elisabeth Schwartz, Austria, pairs figure skater 1956 Olympics gold 1935 Birthday Oleg Alekseyevich Protopopov, Russia, pairs skater, Gold Medals 1964, 1968 Olympics 1935 Birthday Ludmila Belousova Protopopov, born in U.S.S.R., pairs skater, Gold Medals 1964, 1968 Olympics 1935 Birthday Tenley Albright, born in Boston, Massachusetts, figure skater, Gold Medals 1952, 1956 Olympics 1934 Birthday Helga Haase, born in West Germany, 500m speed skater 1960 Olympics gold 1933 Birthday Hayes Jenkins, U.S., figure skater 1956 Olympics gold 1933 Birthday Knut Johannesen, Norway, 5K/10K speed skater 1964 Olympic gold 1932 Birthday Oleg Protopopov, born in Russia, olympic pairs skater, Gold 1964, 68 1931 Birthday Yevgeni Grischin, born in U.S.S.R., 500m/1500m speed skater, Gold Medals 1956, 1960 Olympics 1930 Birthday Jeanette Altwegg, England, figure skater 1952 Olympics gold 1929 Birthday Dick Totten Button, born in Englewood, New Jersey, figure skater, Olympics gold 48, 52 1929 Birthday Kenneth Henry, U.S., 500m speed skater 1952 Olympics gold 1928 Birthday Barbara Ann Scott, Ottawa, Ontario, figure skater 1948 Olympics gold 1928 Birthday Kees [Cornelis] Broekman, Dutch speed skater 1952 Olympics silver 1925 Birthday Pierre Baugniet, Belgium, pairs ice skater 1948 Olympics gold 1924 Event Charles Jewtraw, U.S. 500m skater, takes 1st Winter Olympics gold medal 1923 Birthday Hjalmar Andersen, born in Norway, 1500, 5K, 10K speed skater, 1952 Olympics gold 1920 Birthday Cecilia Colledge, England, figure skater 1936 Olympics silver 1920 Birthday Maxie Herber, Germany, figure skater pairs 1936 Olympics gold 1919 Birthday Ake Seyffarth, 10K speed skater, Gold Medal 1948 Olympics 1917 Birthday Graham Sharp, ice skater 1912 Birthday Sonja Henie, born in Oslo, Norway, ice skater/actress, Gold Medals 1928, 1932, 1936 Olympics 1911 Birthday Charles Mathiesen, Norway, 1500m speed skater 1936 Olympics gold 1910 Birthday John Shea, U.S., 500m/1500m speed skater 1932 Olympics gold 1907 Birthday Mollie Doreen Phillips, British figure skater/judge, Olympics 1932,36 1906 Birthday Frank Stack, Canada, speed skater, Olympic-bronze-1932 1905 Birthday Ernest Baier, Germany, figure skater 1936 Olympics gold 1905 Event Coen de Koning becomes world champion all-round skater 1904 Birthday Ivar Ballangrud, born in Norway, Olympic speed skater, 4 gold, 2 silver 1902 Birthday Pierre Brunet, France, figure skater pair, Gold Medal 1928, 1932 Olympics 1901 Birthday Andree Joly Bunet, born in France, figure skater pair, Gold Medal 1928, 1932 Olympics 1900 Birthday Charles Jewtraw, U.S., 500m speed skater 1924 Olympics gold 1893 Birthday Clas Thunberg, born in Finland, speed skater, Gold Medals 1924, 1928, Olympics 1876 Birthday Martin Stixrud, Norway, figure skater, Olympic-bronze-1920
