He's not the king of rock & roll, but he was the king of men's figure skating in 1994 & 1995, winning the world title
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Elvis Stojko - Wikipedia  Elvis Stojko, MSC, MSM (born March 22, 1972) is a Canadian figure skater. He is a three-time World champion (1994, 1995, 1997), two-time Olympic ... Stojko began skating at the age of four and won his first trophy when he was six. ... practice for the 1995 Canadian Championships, but was determined to compete anyway.
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Elvis Stojko | The Official Site |  In 1993 at the World Figure Skating Championships he finished second, once ... At the 1994 Winter Olympics at the Hamar Olympic Amphitheatre, he skated well ... for the Canadian Championships in 1995, but was determined to compete anyway. He began his short program but was not able to complete it due to the injury,...
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This Elvis gyrates too, in ice rink LILLEHAMMER, Norway - Collections  Feb 17, 1994 ... Elvis Stojko, an elfin skater who rides dirt bikes and practices the ... The greatest men's figure skating contest begins with today's ... There are two Olympic champions, a world champion and an ... Elvis Stojko really was named after the king of rock 'n' roll. ... HTC But he's not just a one-dimensional skater.
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Articles about Elvis Stojko - tribunedigital-baltimoresun - Collections  The six who will perform in the final group in tomorrow's men's free-skate ... But he is also a compelling artist, whose balletic style is preferred by most of the judges. ... Champion in 1995, runner-up at 1996 world championships and winner of ... and his courage against another generation of would-be figure skating kings.
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Sergei Grinkov (1967 - 1995) Figure skating partner (and husband ...  patinao artstica, patinagem no gelo, ataque cardaco, Katia, figure skaters, ... Born in Moscow, Russia, he was a world class pairs figure ice skater. .... Since then, the estate has drawn hordes of visitors to honor the King of Rock and Roll. ... Sergei Grinkov & Ekaterina Gordeeva, 1988 and 1992 Olympic Pairs Champions.
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Scott Hamilton | American figure skater | Britannica.com  ... world champion and the 1984 Olympic gold medal winner in men's figure skating. ... (born August 28, 1958, Toledo, Ohio, U.S.) American figure skater, who was a ... had not been seen since Henie, won Olympic gold medals at both the 1984 .... or the tracks, women have always excelled at sport, and here we've selected...
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OLYMPICS: FIGURE SKATING; Ice Dancers Struggle To Prove ...  Feb 15, 2002 ... The couples all dance to the same kind of music, which is decided in ... of compulsory moves that judges use to determine the skaters' scores, ... won the silver medal in ice dancing for Russia at the 1994 Olympics ... ''Because of the pairs scandal, maybe the Russians will be afraid to give them high marks.
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Dick Button facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com articles ...  Ranked as one of the greatest figure skaters of all timeperhaps second only to ... In the free skate, Button amazed the audience by performing a double axel jump, requiring two-and-one-half turns in the air. ... in the free skatethe first triple jump of any kind ever completed in competitionand ... Sportscaster and Producer.
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Dick Button wins second Olympic figure skating gold - Feb 21, 1952 ...  On this day in 1952, men's figure skater Dick Button wins his second Olympic gold medal. ... the 1948 Olympics, becoming the first American to ever take home the men's title. After dominating men's figure skating at the 1948 and 1952 Olympics, Button ... On February 21, 1952, at the Olympic Games in Oslo, Norway, Button...
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Kristi Yamaguchi: Figure Skating Olympic Champion and two times ...  Apr 25, 2014 ... She is the 1992 Olympic Champion in ladies' singles. ... As a professional, Kristi toured with Stars on Ice from 1992-2002, won ... several times and was named the Most Influential person in the sport for the 2001-02 seasons. ... In January 2006, she joined all her fellow American Olympic gold medalists for a...
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Gold medalists in 1988, Ekaterina Gordeeva and Sergei Grinkov  Russian Pairs Are Two Good : Figure skating: Gold medalists in 1988, Ekaterina Gordeeva and Sergei Grinkov, win again, with '92 winners second. February 16, 1994|RANDY HARVEY | TIMES STAFF WRITER. HAMAR ... Gordeeva said the Russians will always be strong, but she added that they will have to look over their...
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List of Olympic medalists in figure skating - Wikipedia  Figure skating was first contested as an Olympic sport at the 1908 Summer Olympics, ... Swedish figure skater Gillis Grafstrm (3 gold, 1 silver) and Russian figure skater ... Eleven figure skaters have won three medals: Sonja Henie (Norway) and .... becoming the second female figure skater to win back-to-back Olympic titles.
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Tara Lipinski becomes youngest Olympic figure skating gold medalist  In 1994, at age 12, she won a gold medal at the U.S. Olympic Festival, a junior-level competition. ... At the 1998 Winter Games in Nagano, Lipinski and teammate Michelle Kwan ... Kwan took home the silver medal and China's Chen Lu won the bronze. ... Oksana Baiul from Ukraine won the gold in women's figure skating.).
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Figure Skating - Vintage Sports Autographs  Figure SkatingU.S. Figure Skating Champion 1946-52, World Figure Skating ... Championships 1956-60; U.S. Figure Skating Championships 1957-60; ... Carol Heiss Jenkins autographed this 1956 Tom Paprocki cartoon in February 2010.
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ESPN.com: Eric Heiden was a reluctant hero  Eric Heiden won three straight world championships heading into the 1980 Olympics ... won five individual gold medals in a single Olympics, be it Summer or Winter. ... Gold, the sturdy skater established five Olympic records, including one world mark ... In a sport that requires intense dedication and maturity, Heiden set new...
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Articles about Todd Eldredge - philly-archives - Articles from Philly.com  4 Top Contenders, But Only 3 Medals Elvis Stojko, Todd Eldredge, Ilia Kulik And Alexei Yagudin Want The Men's Figure-skating Gold. February 12, 1998 | By...
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CNN.com - Then & Now: Ekaterina Gordeeva - Jun 19, 2005  Jun 22, 2005 ... In 1995, Olympic gold medalist Ekaterina Gordeeva lost her figure skating ... Ten years later, the athlete still finds comfort on the ice and has ... In 1984, the duo won the Junior World Ice Skating Championships in ... The pair captured the gold medal in their very first Olympic competition, and that same year...
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Aleksandr Gorshkov (figure skater) - Wikipedia  Aleksandr Georgievich Gorshkov is a former ice dancer who competed internationally for the Soviet Union. With partner Lyudmila Pakhomova, he is the 1976 Olympic champion. ... Pakhomova/Gorshkov performed in the ice dancing demonstration event at the ... They won their sixth World title in 1976 in Goteburg, Sweden.
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Figure skating jumps - Wikipedia  Figure skating jumps are an element of three competitive figure skating disciplines  men's .... Most jumps have a natural rotation; that is, the approach and landing curves ... and sometimes one or two quadruple jumps in their free skating programs. ... The Axel jump, named after its originator Axel Paulsen, is an edge jump...
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Speed skating - New World Encyclopedia  Sports such as short track speedskating, inline speedskating, and quad speed ... Long track speed skating enjoys large popularity in the Netherlands, and has also had ... Jaap Eden, the first official world champion. ... in the nearly 100 years since 1909, and before artificial ice was available in 1962, national ..... Dan Jansen.
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Elvis Stojko | The Official Site |  Stojko made his mark on the figure skating world in 1994, beginning with the Canadian ... by doing another triple Axel combination spontaneously) and won the silver medal. ... Stojko suffered a serious ankle injury during practice for the Canadian ... while Ilia Kulik, in third, had a performance that put him out of contention.