history has written it somewhere that the auditorium was the original home to the montreal figure skating club,[any members out there?]i was 4 when my mom carried me around to the outdoor winter carnivals to watch my sister skate.this went on for years as my sis is 71 and i am 63.
well lets hear some stories about the figure skaters that made history.
regards from florida,
stillwell,s does NOT deliver...
thanks maggie...
THANKS for stopping by, I do my best to acknowledge when someone leaves a comment,you do not have to be a member here & everyone is welcome. Ps: This site is monitored but not actively posting on a regular basis. Mostly these are stories & some photos saved from a defunct site known as Verdun Connections which was on MSN Groups initially then on a social network called Multiply.
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wow,
what a surprise, do you have any other photos of the group?mrs. remus was in charge here. gloria was in this number, can,t see the faces.
but for posterity.
thanks so much.
i am new online and am just starting to get up.
hi to all.
carolyn bennett[faddis]
Peggy Fleming was born on July 25, 1948 on a farm outside San Jose, California. Peggy has three sisters. She began figure skating when she was 9 years old. She first competed in the United States Championships in 1962. She is famous because her she represented the United States in the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France and won the Olympic gold medal for Women's figure skating. That was the first time the Olympics were shown in color and on live TV. She was only 19 years old. After the Olympics Peggy turned professional skating with the Ice Capades and appearing on TV specials. She even made commercials! In 1970 she married dermatologist, Dr. Greg Jenkins. The live in California and have two sons, Andy, born in 1977 and Todd, born in 1988. Peggy won five U.S. skating titles, three World championships and one Olympic gold medal. She was inducted to the USFSA Hall of Fame in 1976. In 1999, she was honored by Sports Illustrated as one of seven 20th Century athletes who changed their sport. In 1999, Peggy also became a proud grandmother to her grandson. Peggy is a survivor of breast cancer and still skates today. Steve
Carolyn sorry those pictures are just copy and paste I found on the internet. Steve
a nice present, thanks,my sister did her first solo at mtl. forum in barbara ann scotts last show.
any photos of mtl. figure skating club carnivals.
she is 71.still has her skates from mac neices.she dated a guy from lafluer st. pat keough, maybe sounds familiar.
carolyn.
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