Who has won the US figure skating championship gold medal 5 times?

Answer 1

Men - 1) Sherwin Badger - 5 (1920-1924)

2) Roger Turner - 7 (1928-1934)

3) Robin Lee - 5 (1935-1939)

4) Dick Button - 7 (1946-1952)

5) Todd Eldredge - 6 (1990, 1991, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2002) Women - 1) Theresa Weld - 6 (1914, 1920-1924)

2) Maribel Vinson - 9 (1928-1933, 1935-1937)

3) Gretchen Merrill - 5 (1943-1947)

4) Tenley Albright - 5 (1952-1956)

5) Peggy Fleming - 5 (1964-1968)

6) Janet Lynn - 5 (1969-1973)

7) Michelle Kwan - 9 (1996, 1998-2005)

Answer 2

Gillis Grafstrom won gold medals at the 1920, 1924 and 1928 winter Olympics in the mens figure skating.

Sonia Henie won gold medals at the 1928, 1932 and 1936 winter Olympics in the ladies figure skating.

Answer 3

In 1964, US figure skating was still rebuilding after the 1961 plane crash that killed the entire US team as it was on its way to the World Championships in Prague. Worlds were immediately cancelled at word of the accident, the skating world grieved and the US figure skating community was devastated. Peggy Fleming was the first of a new generation of US figure skating stars to emerge after the tragedy. She won the first of 5 consecutive US titles in 1964. The other winners were:

Men's -- Scott Allen

Pairs -- Judy and Jerry Fotheringill (siblings)

Ice Dancing -- Darlene Streich and Charles Fetter

Answer 4

Some of the most medaled American skaters include:

Michelle Kwan

Kristi Yamaguchi

Dick Button

Scott Hamilton

Carol Heiss

Answer 5

Dick Button

NOT! Tenley Albright or Dorothy Hamill

Answer 6

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