famous figure skaters

2004

"quad god"

1970

first American woman to land a triple axel in international competition

1969

victim of an attack by the above's ex-husband

1912

sport and film star with more Olympic and World titles than any other ladies' figure skater

1992

one half of a highly decorated husband-and-wife American ice dance team

1989

the other half

1965

German 2-time Olympic champion regarded as one of the greatest ladies' singles figure skaters of all time

1963

American half of the 1988 Olympics' "Battle of the Brians"

1956

known for her short haircut and a camel spin position bearing her name

1994

the first men's single skater in 66 years since Dick Button to win back-to-back Olympic titles

1990

South Korea skater who never finished off the podium in her competitive career

1973

performed an illegal backflip, landing on 1 foot, at the 1998 Olympics

1948

the only American gold medalist at the 1968 Olympic Games

1994

fan-favorite skater of the 2010s with a popular "lucky ponytail"

1971

both a competitive singles and pairs skater, as well as the first Asian American to win a gold medal in a Winter Olympic competition

1929

the first skater to successfully land the double Axel jump in competition, as well as the first triple of any kind

1877

first figure skating Olympic gold medalist and namesake of one of the six basic jumps

2006

world record holder for the women's short program, free skating, and total scores who was stripped of her Olympic results after a doping scandal at only 15 years old