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Figure Skating · Interesting Facts

Chapter 8: Skaters' Stories

10 parts · 10 tests · 100 facts · updated 20 October 2026 · markdown

The people behind the results: married couples and siblings, skating families and coaches, skaters who changed countries or sports, their lives after skating, national firsts, barriers broken and adversity overcome.

8.81Married on the Ice

Husbands and wives who skated together, from the first Olympic pairs to the champions of the 1990s.

Test 1Married couplesTake a test

  1. The bronze went to another married couple, Madge and Edgar Syers.

    Source: Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 1908 Summer Olympics, pairs · recall

  2. They married after winning the 1911 world title.

    Source: Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 1924 Winter Olympics, Pairs · recall

  3. Between their two Olympic titles, of 1928 and 1932.

    Source: Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 1932 Winter Olympics, pairs · recall

  4. They had three children.

    Source: Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 1936 Winter Olympics, pairs · recall

  5. They won bronze; Ron Ludington became a highly respected coach.

    Source: Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 1960 Winter Olympics, Pairs, Mixed · recall

  6. Their daughter was born in 1992.

    Source: Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics, Pairs, Mixed · recall

  7. They took silver at Lillehammer in 1994.

    Source: Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics, Ice Dance, Mixed · recall

  8. After the 1911 world title, 1929, 1941 and 1951.

    Source: Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 1924, 1932, 1936 and 1952 Winter Olympics, pairs · recall

  9. 1973, April 1975, 1976 and 1979, the year Rodnina missed.

    Source: Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 1976 Winter Olympics, Pairs, Mixed; Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 1980 Winter Olympics, Pairs, Mixed · recall

  10. B is 1941; A is the Brunets in 1929, C the Falks in 1951 and D Rodnina and Zaitsev in 1975.

    Source: Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 1932, 1936, 1952 and 1976 Winter Olympics, pairs · applied

8.82Brothers and Sisters

Sibling pairs and skating brothers, from the Pausins to the Shib Sibs.

Test 1SiblingsTake a test

  1. David, the younger, went on to win the title himself in 1960.

    Source: Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 1956 Winter Olympics, Singles, Men · recall

  2. Karol and Peter won the 1950 world title and silver at Oslo in 1952.

    Source: Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 1948 Winter Olympics, pairs; Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 1952 Winter Olympics, pairs · recall

  3. They had been European champions in 1950.

    Source: Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 1956 Winter Olympics, Pairs, Mixed · recall

  4. Always behind Herber and Baier, until the Second World War ended their career.

    Source: Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 1936 Winter Olympics, pairs · recall

  5. The family had fled Czechoslovakia in 1955.

    Source: Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 1960 Winter Olympics, Pairs, Mixed · recall

  6. They had been third at the 1982 Worlds.

    Source: Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 1984 Winter Olympics, Pairs, Mixed · recall

  7. Bronze in the team event and in ice dance; they were nicknamed the 'Shib Sibs'.

    Source: Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics, Ice Dance, Mixed · recall

  8. 1936, 1952, 1984 and 2018.

    Source: Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 1936, 1952, 1984 and 2018 Winter Olympics · recall

  9. The 1948 season, 1950, 1952, then Peter's assault on a photographer in Paris ended their career.

    Source: Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 1948 Winter Olympics, pairs; Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 1952 Winter Olympics, pairs · recall

  10. 1957 to 1959; A is the Kennedys' 1950, B the Jelineks' 1962 and D Hayes Alan Jenkins's 1953-56.

    Source: Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 1960 Winter Olympics, Singles, Men; Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 1960 Winter Olympics, Pairs, Mixed · applied

8.83Skating Families

Fathers who paid, mothers who coached and families that ran through the sport.

Test 1Skating familiesTake a test

  1. He had her train abroad with foreign coaches, notably Hans Gerschwiler.

    Source: Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 1964 Winter Olympics, Singles, Women · recall

  2. Fred Dix had skated at the 1924 and 1928 Games.

    Source: Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 1932 Winter Olympics, women · recall

  3. Wilhelm Henie, a wealthy furrier, also went as her coach.

    Source: Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 1924 Winter Olympics, Ladies · recall

  4. Tatiana Malinina and Roman Skorniakov skated for Uzbekistan at the 1998 and 2002 Games.

    Source: Olympics.com, athlete biography: Ilia Malinin · recall

  5. Gabriella was about nine; Cizeron's father was president of the Clermont Auvergne ice dance club.

    Source: Olympics.com, athlete biography: Gabriella Papadakis · recall

  6. After a divorce she married former Olympic skater Axel Rauschenbach.

    Source: Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 1980 Winter Olympics, Singles, Women · recall

  7. Moskvina coached Valova and Vasilyev, who won gold.

    Source: Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 1984 Winter Olympics, Pairs, Mixed · recall

  8. 1998, 2002, September 2022 and 2024.

    Source: Olympics.com, athlete biography: Ilia Malinin · recall

  9. When Gabriella was about nine, then 2013, 2014 and 2015 in Shanghai.

    Source: Olympics.com, athlete biography: Gabriella Papadakis · recall

  10. C is 2022; A and B are his parents' Games of 1998 and 2002, D his world title of 2024.

    Source: Olympics.com, athlete biography: Ilia Malinin · applied

8.84Coaches and Their Champions

Champions who became coaches, and the coaches behind more than one champion.

Test 1CoachesTake a test

  1. They had declined to defend their title in 1936, in protest at Nazi Germany.

    Source: Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 1932 Winter Olympics, pairs · recall

  2. John Curry and Dorothy Hamill.

    Source: Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 1976 Winter Olympics, Singles, Men; Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 1976 Winter Olympics, Singles, Women · recall

  3. In 1953 and 1954, after placing sixth at the 1952 Olympics.

    Source: Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 1952 Winter Olympics, Men · recall

  4. He withdrew from the amateur ranks two weeks after the Garmisch Olympics.

    Source: Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 1936 Winter Olympics, Men · recall

  5. The two couples trained in Detroit and finished first and second.

    Source: Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Ice Dance, Mixed · recall

  6. He had won the Olympic pairs title himself in 2010, with Shen Xue.

    Source: Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics, Pairs, Mixed · recall

  7. Uno moved his training base to Switzerland.

    Source: Olympics.com, athlete biography: Shoma Uno · recall

  8. 1960, 1976, 2010 and 2014.

    Source: Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 1932, 1976, 2010 and 2014 Winter Olympics · recall

  9. 1952, 1953-54 and 1976.

    Source: Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 1952 Winter Olympics, Men; Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 1976 Winter Olympics, Singles, Men · recall

  10. B is 1976; A is Heiss's gold of 1960, C Kim's of 2010 and D Davis and White's of 2014.

    Source: Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 1976 Winter Olympics, Singles, Men · applied

8.85Skating for a New Country

Skaters who won their medals under a flag they were not born to.

Test 1New countriesTake a test

  1. With a Dutch mother, she used her Dutch citizenship after struggling to make U.S. teams.

    Source: Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 1976 Winter Olympics, Singles, Women · recall

  2. She received U.S. citizenship only weeks before the trials; they won silver.

    Source: Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics, Ice Dance, Mixed · recall

  3. She skated with Stanislav Morozov there.

    Source: Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics, Pairs, Mixed · recall

  4. He was a native of France.

    Source: Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics, Pairs, Mixed · recall

  5. Olympedia notes that she and Savchenko did not skate for their native countries.

    Source: Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics, Pairs, Mixed · recall

  6. She won gold with Gwendal Peizerat.

    Source: Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics, Ice Dance, Mixed · recall

  7. She married the pairs skater Robert Verdun in April 1936.

    Source: Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 1936 Winter Olympics, women · recall

  8. 1936, 1976, 2002 and 2006.

    Source: Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 1936, 1976, 2002 and 2006 Winter Olympics · recall

  9. 2002, 2010, 2014 and 2018, her fifth Games.

    Source: Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics, Pairs, Mixed · recall

  10. France to Germany; A is Savchenko's Ukraine to Germany, C Kavaguti's Japan to Russia, D Anissina's Russia to France.

    Source: Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics, Pairs, Mixed; Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics, Pairs, Mixed · applied

8.86Two Sports, Two Disciplines

Figure skaters who also sprinted, shot, swam or set speed records, and medallists in two disciplines.

Test 1More than one sportTake a test

  1. He ran the 200 and 400 metres.

    Source: Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 1920 Summer Olympics, Pairs, Mixed · recall

  2. He finished fourth in a team event.

    Source: Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 1908 Summer Olympics, Special Figures · recall

  3. Until 2024 he was the only Olympian to combine the two sports.

    Source: Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 1928 Winter Olympics, Men · recall

  4. She bettered the 500 m and 1,000 m world records five times between 1932 and 1934.

    Source: Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 1936 Winter Olympics, women · recall

  5. World and European titles on rollers.

    Source: Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 1952 Winter Olympics, pairs · recall

  6. Syers did it in 1908; Baier won singles silver and pairs gold in 1936.

    Source: Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 1908 Summer Olympics, pairs; Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 1936 Winter Olympics, Men · recall

  7. She had placed fifth in singles at Antwerp in 1920.

    Source: Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 1924 Winter Olympics, Ladies · recall

  8. 1924, 1928 and 1932.

    Source: Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 1928 Winter Olympics, Ladies · recall

  9. 1900 in Paris, 1912 in Stockholm and 1928 in Amsterdam.

    Source: Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 1908, 1920 and 1928 Olympics · recall

  10. C is 1928; A is Bryn's 1900, B Panin's 1912 and D Baier's two medals of 1936.

    Source: Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 1928 Winter Olympics, Men · applied

8.87Life After Skating

Surgeons, lawyers, a minister, a member of parliament and an ISU president.

Test 1After the iceTake a test

  1. She gave priority to her medical studies at Harvard.

    Source: Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 1956 Winter Olympics, Singles, Women · recall

  2. She graduated from Stanford in 1991 and Northwestern Medical School in 1997.

    Source: Olympics.com, athlete biography: Debi Thomas · recall

  3. His brother David had started medical school before winning in 1960.

    Source: Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 1960 Winter Olympics, Singles, Men · recall

  4. She was the newly crowned European champion at Cortina.

    Source: Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 1956 Winter Olympics, Singles, Women · recall

  5. Two judges had ranked him first overall at Innsbruck.

    Source: Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 1964 Winter Olympics, Singles, Men · recall

  6. He and Denise Favart skated for France at St. Moritz.

    Source: Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 1948 Winter Olympics, pairs · recall

  7. Named a public diplomacy ambassador in 2006, she later advised the State Department.

    Source: Olympics.com, athlete biography: Michelle Kwan · recall

  8. 1994, 1996, 2006 and 2011.

    Source: Olympics.com, athlete biography: Michelle Kwan · recall

  9. 1998, 2002, 2003 and 2009, in American studies.

    Source: Olympics.com, athlete biography: Sarah Hughes · recall

  10. C is 2002; A is Albright's gold of 1956, B Calmat's silver of 1964 and D Hughes's degree in 2009.

    Source: Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 1956 Winter Olympics, Singles, Women · applied

8.88Firsts for Their Nation

The medals that were the first of their kind for a country.

Test 1National firstsTake a test

  1. They won the world title in 1933, 1934 and 1935.

    Source: Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 1932 Winter Olympics, pairs · recall

  2. He had been 13th at St. Moritz in 1928.

    Source: Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 1932 Winter Olympics, Men · recall

  3. He won the free skate and took silver behind Ondrej Nepela.

    Source: Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 1972 Winter Olympics, Singles, Men · recall

  4. He skated for the Unified Team, after the break-up of the Soviet Union.

    Source: Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 1992 Winter Olympics, Singles, Men · recall

  5. It also ended a run of Soviet or Russian pairs titles going back to 1964.

    Source: Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics, Pairs, Mixed · recall

  6. He had taken silver in the men's event and the team event at Sochi 2014.

    Source: Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics, Team, Mixed · recall

  7. They won the team event and the pairs.

    Source: Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Pairs, Mixed · recall

  8. 1932, 1972, 1992 and 2010.

    Source: Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 1932, 1972, 1992 and 2010 Winter Olympics · recall

  9. 1988, 2010 and 2018; none came in between.

    Source: Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics, Singles, Women; Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics, Singles, Women · recall

  10. D is 2010; A is Hungary's medal of 1932, B Chetverukhin's of 1972 and C Petrenko's of 1992.

    Source: Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 1932, 1972, 1992 and 2010 Winter Olympics · applied

8.89Breaking Barriers

The first woman to carry a flag, the first to beat men, and other firsts that changed who skates.

Test 1Breaking barriersTake a test

  1. She was 24, the oldest of a very young British team.

    Source: Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 1932 Winter Olympics, women · recall

  2. She had placed second to Ulrich Salchow at the 1902 Worlds.

    Source: Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 1908 Summer Olympics, women · recall

  3. She won five world titles in a row, 1922 to 1926.

    Source: Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 1924 Winter Olympics, Ladies · recall

  4. She won the U.S. and world titles in 1986.

    Source: Olympics.com, athlete biography: Debi Thomas · recall

  5. His parents had moved from China to the United States a decade before he was born.

    Source: Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Singles, Men · recall

  6. He skated with Meagan Duhamel, and they also took pairs bronze.

    Source: Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics, Team, Mixed · recall

  7. She was 15 years and 281 days old.

    Source: Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics, Singles, Women · recall

  8. 1902, 1932, 1986 and 2018.

    Source: Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 1908, 1932 and 2018 Olympics; Olympics.com, Debi Thomas · recall

  9. Before the Games, 12 February and 23 February 2018.

    Source: Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics (men, team, women) · recall

  10. B is 1932; A is Syers's 1902 silver among men, C Thomas's world title of 1986 and D Radford's gold of 2018.

    Source: Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 1932 Winter Olympics, women · applied

8.90Skating Through Adversity

Injuries, illness and loss, and the skaters who still reached the podium.

Test 1Through adversityTake a test

  1. Her father, a surgeon, came to Italy and patched her up; she won gold.

    Source: Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 1956 Winter Olympics, Singles, Women · recall

  2. Her mother died that October; Heiss won gold in 1960.

    Source: Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 1956 Winter Olympics, Singles, Women · recall

  3. The disorder stunted his growth; he won Olympic gold in 1984.

    Source: Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 1984 Winter Olympics, Singles, Men · recall

  4. She had to relearn to walk and talk, then won silver in 1998 and gold in 2002.

    Source: Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics, Pairs, Mixed · recall

  5. She and Zhang Hao still won silver.

    Source: Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics, Pairs, Mixed · recall

  6. Joannie skated, and won bronze with her father watching.

    Source: Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics, Singles, Women · recall

  7. He collapsed during practice in Lake Placid, aged 28, from a heart condition.

    Source: Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics, Pairs, Mixed · recall

  8. 1996, November 1996, 1998 and 2002.

    Source: Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics, Pairs, Mixed; Olympics.com, athlete biography: Elena Berezhnaya · recall

  9. She became the first Canadian woman to win an Olympic singles medal since 1988.

    Source: Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics, Singles, Women · recall

  10. No medal in 1994, silver in 1998 and gold in 2002, after her injury.

    Source: Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics, Pairs, Mixed; Olympics.com, athlete biography: Elena Berezhnaya · applied

Sources

Olympedia event narratives for every Olympic figure skating event, and Olympics.com athlete biographies. Stories reserved for Turning Points (1994, 2002, the 1961 crash, doping, the amateur rule) and facts asked in KT or earlier chapters (Salchow's ISU presidency, the oldest and youngest champions, Belgium's and the Netherlands' golds) are not asked here. Every fact is recorded with its source in docs/FIGURE_SKATING_VERIFIED_FACTS.md.

  • Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 1956 Winter Olympics, Singles, Women5
  • Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics, Pairs, Mixed4
  • Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 1932 Winter Olympics, pairs3
  • Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 1932 Winter Olympics, women3
  • Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 1924 Winter Olympics, Ladies3
  • Olympics.com, athlete biography: Ilia Malinin3
  • Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 1936 Winter Olympics, pairs2
  • Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 1960 Winter Olympics, Pairs, Mixed2
  • Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics, Pairs, Mixed2
  • Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 1948 Winter Olympics, pairs; Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 1952 Winter Olympics, pairs2
  • Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 1984 Winter Olympics, Pairs, Mixed2
  • Olympics.com, athlete biography: Gabriella Papadakis2
  • Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics, Pairs, Mixed2
  • Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 1936 Winter Olympics, women2
  • Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 1928 Winter Olympics, Men2
  • Olympics.com, athlete biography: Debi Thomas2
  • Olympics.com, athlete biography: Michelle Kwan2
  • Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics, Team, Mixed2
  • Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 1932, 1972, 1992 and 2010 Winter Olympics2
  • Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics, Singles, Women2
  • Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics, Pairs, Mixed; Olympics.com, athlete biography: Elena Berezhnaya2
  • Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 1908 Summer Olympics, pairs1
  • Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 1924 Winter Olympics, Pairs1
  • Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics, Ice Dance, Mixed1
  • Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 1924, 1932, 1936 and 1952 Winter Olympics, pairs1
  • Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 1976 Winter Olympics, Pairs, Mixed; Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 1980 Winter Olympics, Pairs, Mixed1
  • Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 1932, 1936, 1952 and 1976 Winter Olympics, pairs1
  • Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 1956 Winter Olympics, Singles, Men1
  • Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 1956 Winter Olympics, Pairs, Mixed1
  • Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics, Ice Dance, Mixed1
  • Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 1936, 1952, 1984 and 2018 Winter Olympics1
  • Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 1960 Winter Olympics, Singles, Men; Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 1960 Winter Olympics, Pairs, Mixed1
  • Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 1964 Winter Olympics, Singles, Women1
  • Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 1980 Winter Olympics, Singles, Women1
  • Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 1976 Winter Olympics, Singles, Men; Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 1976 Winter Olympics, Singles, Women1
  • Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 1952 Winter Olympics, Men1
  • Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 1936 Winter Olympics, Men1
  • Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Ice Dance, Mixed1
  • Olympics.com, athlete biography: Shoma Uno1
  • Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 1932, 1976, 2010 and 2014 Winter Olympics1
  • Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 1952 Winter Olympics, Men; Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 1976 Winter Olympics, Singles, Men1
  • Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 1976 Winter Olympics, Singles, Men1
  • Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 1976 Winter Olympics, Singles, Women1
  • Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics, Ice Dance, Mixed1
  • Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics, Ice Dance, Mixed1
  • Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 1936, 1976, 2002 and 2006 Winter Olympics1
  • Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics, Pairs, Mixed; Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics, Pairs, Mixed1
  • Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 1920 Summer Olympics, Pairs, Mixed1
  • Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 1908 Summer Olympics, Special Figures1
  • Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 1952 Winter Olympics, pairs1
  • Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 1908 Summer Olympics, pairs; Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 1936 Winter Olympics, Men1
  • Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 1928 Winter Olympics, Ladies1
  • Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 1908, 1920 and 1928 Olympics1
  • Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 1960 Winter Olympics, Singles, Men1
  • Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 1964 Winter Olympics, Singles, Men1
  • Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 1948 Winter Olympics, pairs1
  • Olympics.com, athlete biography: Sarah Hughes1
  • Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 1932 Winter Olympics, Men1
  • Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 1972 Winter Olympics, Singles, Men1
  • Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 1992 Winter Olympics, Singles, Men1
  • Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Pairs, Mixed1
  • Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics, Singles, Women; Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics, Singles, Women1
  • Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 1908 Summer Olympics, women1
  • Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Singles, Men1
  • Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics, Singles, Women1
  • Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 1908, 1932 and 2018 Olympics; Olympics.com, Debi Thomas1
  • Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics (men, team, women)1
  • Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 1984 Winter Olympics, Singles, Men1
  • Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics, Pairs, Mixed1
  • Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics, Pairs, Mixed1