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Dorothy Hamill is a retired American figure skater who won the 1976 Olympic and World titles in ladies' singles. She is known for her athletic style, short and sassy haircut, and Clairol endorsement.
Apr 10, 2024 · Who Is Dorothy Hamill? In 1976, Dorothy Hamill won the gold medal at the Winter Olympic Games in Austria. Shortly after, she earned the World Championship title in Sweden.
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Dorothy Hamill, American figure skater who won the gold medal for women’s figure skating in the 1976 Olympic Winter Games in Innsbruck, Austria. She is also known for her haircut, which was widely imitated, and for a skating spin known as the Hamill camel.
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It has been more than 30 years since a 19-year-old Dorothy Hamill captured America’s heart — and an Olympic gold medal — as the queen of figure skating. Now, she’s finally ready to tell the story...
Dorothy Hamill was born on 26 July 1956 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. She is an actress, known for Romeo and Juliet on Ice (1983), Blades of Glory (2007) and The Nutcracker: A Fantasy on Ice (1984). She has been married to John Alexander MacColl since 21 November 2009.
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Aug 3, 2022 · Learn about the life and career of Dorothy Hamill, the U.S. gold medalist in women's figure skating at the 1976 Winter Olympics. Discover how she became a skating legend, a professional star, a producer, and a breast cancer advocate.
Ice skater Dorothy Hamill’s gold-medal winning performance at Innsbruck 1976 earned her a permanent place in the hearts of her fellow Americans. And almost four decades later her own love affair with the ice remains undimmed.
