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Peggy Fleming. Peggy, with the spread-eagle, double-axel combo, with the lush, dark hair and diamond blue eyes. She'd won gold in the 1968 Olympics a few years before (in that high-necked...
Peggy Gale Fleming (born July 27, 1948) is an American former figure skater. She is the 1968 Winter Olympic Champion in the ladies' singles, being the only American gold medalist at these Games, and a three-time World Champion (1966–1968) in the same event.
Oct 8, 2007 · In the public's eyes, skater Dorothy Hamill was "America's sweetheart." In 1976, she was the perky 19-year-old with the famous hairdo — "the wedge" — who won an Olympic gold medal for her...
He held the World title in 1969 and 1970, and earned the Olympic and World silver medal in 1968. With Peggy Fleming, Wood helped rebuild U.S. figure skating into national prominence again after the plane crash in 1961. Olympic silver medalist – 1968. Olympian – 1968.
During her time, she revolutionized the sport and left a lasting impact on figure skating history. In this article, we will take a closer look at Peggy Fleming’s career and the golden era she helped create in the world of figure skating.
Apr 2, 2014 · Figure skater Peggy Fleming won the only U.S. gold medal in the 1968 Olympics. Later, she publicly battled breast cancer, beating it with radiation therapy.
Olympic Gold, Grenoble, France – Free Skate. Peggy Fleming’s victory in Grenoble, France was the only US gold medal during the 1968 Olympics. Wearing her iconic chartreuse dress which her mother, Doris, had hand-sewn, she skated across the ice to selections by Tchaikovsky, Saint-Saëns, and Rossini.
