Dorothy Hamill

Dorothy Hamill is a retired American figure skater who won the ladies' singles gold medal at the 1976 Winter Olympics and the 1976 world title. Born in Chicago and raised in Greenwich, Connecticut, she began skating at the age of eight and trained under coaches including Otto Gold and Gustave Lussi, working at rinks in New York City, Lake Placid and Toronto. Her first national success was the novice ladies' title at the U.S. Championships in 1969, and her rise through the national ranks led to her Olympic victory in Innsbruck.