Dorothy Hamill

Dorothy Hamill is a name that carries real weight in figure skating for me. Winning both Olympic and World gold in ladies' singles in 1976 is the kind of double that defines a career, and she did it as an American at the height of the sport's popularity. What I find charming is how her influence spilled beyond the rink, right down to the famous wedge haircut that bore her name. A Daytime Emmy and a Connecticut Women's Hall of Fame nod show a life that kept evolving past competition. To me she's a genuine icon of grace under enormous pressure.

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Name (English)

Dorothy Hamill

Name (Japanese)

ドロシー・ハミル

Reading

どろしー・はみる

Born

July 26, 1956 (age 70)

Origin

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Occupation

figure skater

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Leo / Monkey

High school

Greenwich High School

Awards & achievements

• Daytime Emmy Award
• 2007 Connecticut Women's Hall of Fame

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorothy%20Hamill
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%89%E3%83%AD%E3%82%B7%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%8F%E3%83%9F%E3%83%AB
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q262573

Tags

• Illinois
• figure skater

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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