US women figure skaters on thin ice Nov 15, 2009
More often than not, the world champion coming into the Games has been an American: Tenley Albright (1956), Carol Heiss (1960), Peggy Fleming (1968), Linda Fratianne (1980), Rosalynn Sumners (1984), Kristi Yamaguchi (1992), Tara Lipinski (1998), and Kwan (2002). More often than not, the lady-in-waiting was a medal contender, too. (Boston Globe)
Drekmeier, Morton to carry Games torch Saturday Aug 1, 2009
It will be carried into AT by Olympic figure-skater Peggy Fleming at about 5:30 p.m., Cribbs said Friday. Leaving the stadium, the torch will ride Caltrain, arriving at 7:17 p.m. at University Avenue, where Drekmeier will take up the relay. (Palo Alto Online, CA)
It's more than athletics: Free concerts, lectures Aug 1, 2009
Sports legends such as ice skater Peggy Fleming and tennis champion Rosie Casals will speak and sign autographs at the sports legend booth. Midway through the Games, on Saturday, Aug. 8, a "Celebration of Athletes" will be held at Stanford's Maples Pavilion. (Palo Alto Online, CA)
Winter sports Jul 10, 2009
In much the same way Peggy Fleming personified a certain style in figure skating, Killy did in skiing. Appearing to an American audience as the archetypal dashing Frenchman, Killy won the downhill, giant slalom and slalom at the 1968 Olympics in Grenoble, in the mountains of his home country. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Mainland junior has Olympic hopes Jun 1, 2009
News - newsjournalonline. MONDAY, JUNE 1, 2009. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
Nominees Announced for 2009 U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame, Presented by Allstate Apr 17, 2009
The charter class of the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame was enshrined in 1983, with such Olympic legends as Cassius Clay, Peggy Fleming, Jesse Owens, Wilma Rudolph, Mark Spitz, and the 1980 "Miracle on Ice" U.S. Olympic Men's Hockey Team. Annual additions continued through 1992, adding Olympic legends such as Bart Conner, Dorothy Hamill, "Sugar Ray" Leonard, Carl Lewis, Greg Louganis, and Mary Lou Retton. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Fans still have hope of saving Berkeley Iceland Mar 22, 2009
Save Berkeley Iceland hopes to run the rink as a nonprofit and raise money through private donations, grants and ice shows performed by Iceland alumni Brian Boitano, Kristi Yamaguchi and Peggy Fleming. "We envision a place where the whole cross-section of Berkeley can come together, have fun and do something healthy, for a low price," said Tom Killilea, director of Save Berkeley Iceland. (San Francisco Chronicle)
VIDEO: Camarra named 2009 Citizen of the Year Feb 20, 2009
Camarra attended the games and was in the audience the night ice skater Peggy Fleming brought home the gold for women s skating. Back in the U.S. after his European jaunt, Camarra finished school and moved to Medford, where his wife was from. (Medford Transcript, MA)
Cool ice-skating rinks in America Feb 7, 2009
Just ask Peggy Fleming. The five-time U.S. Figure Skating Champion and 1968 Olympic Gold Medalist ice-skater says, When I was about 14 years old, Lake Placid, N.Y., was my first exposure to skating outdoors on natural ice. (MSNBC -- Travel)
