Famous Skaters

The list Famous Skaters includes Katarina Witt, Tara Lipinski, Apolo Ohno, Tonya Harding and Sasha Cohen. The list consists of 2,940 members.

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Katarina Witt

German figure skater

Overview: Katarina Witt (audio ; born 3 December 1965) is a German actress and retired figure skater.

Date of birth: 3 December 1965

Age: 59

Nationality: German

Occupation: Skating

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 5" (165 cm)

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Figure skaters from Berlin 45T

Recipients of the Patriotic Order of Merit (honor clasp) 122T

Medalists at the 1988 Winter Olympics 205T
2.

Tara Lipinski

American figure skater, television commentator, and actress

Overview: Tara Kristen Lipinski (born June 10, 1982) is an American former competitive figure skater, actress, sports commentator and documentary film producer. A former competitor in women's singles, she is the ...

Date of birth: 10 June 1982

Age: 42

Nationality: American

Occupation: Skating

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 1" (155 cm)

Partner: Todd Kapostasy (Married)

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Catholics from Michigan 113T

Catholics from Pennsylvania 190T

Olympic gold medalists for the United States in figure skating 15T
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Apolo Ohno

Speed skater

Overview: Apolo Anton Ohno (born May 22, 1982) is an American retired short track speed skating competitor and an eight-time medalist (two gold, two silver, four bronze) in the Winter Olympics. Ohno is the most ...

Date of birth: 22 May 1982

Age: 42

Nationality: American

Occupation: Skating

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 8" (173 cm)

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American male short track speed skaters 28T

American autobiographers of Japanese descent 7T

Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in short track speed skating 17T
4.

Tessa Virtue

Ice dancer

Overview: Tessa Jane McCormick Virtue CM (born May 17, 1989) is a retired Canadian ice dancer. With ice dance partner Scott Moir, she is the 2010 and 2018 Olympic champion, the 2014 Olympic silver medallist, a ...

Date of birth: 17 May 1989

Age: 35

Nationality: Canadian

Occupation: Skating

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 5" (165 cm)

Partner: Morgan Rielly (Married)

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Season's world number one figure skaters 31T

Season-end world number one figure skaters 56T

Medalists at the 2018 Winter Olympics 525T
5.

Scott Moir

Figure skater

Overview: Scott Patrick Moir CM OLY ( MOY-ər; born September 2, 1987) is a Canadian retired ice dancer and coach. With ice dance partner Tessa Virtue, he is the 2010 and 2018 Olympic champion, the 2014 Olympic silver ...

Date of birth: 2 September 1987

Age: 37

Nationality: Canadian

Occupation: Skating

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)

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Season's world number one figure skaters 31T

Season-end world number one figure skaters 56T

Medalists at the 2018 Winter Olympics 525T
6.

Tonya Harding

American figure skater

Overview: Tonya Maxene Price (née Harding; born November 12, 1970) is a former American figure skater, retired boxer, and reality television personality. A native of Portland, Oregon, Harding was raised primarily ...

Date of birth: 12 November 1970

Age: 54

Nationality: American

Occupation: Skating

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 2" (157 cm)

Partner: Joseph Jens Price (Married)

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Cheating in sports 18T

People convicted of domestic violence 17T

Victims of domestic abuse 132T
7.

Nancy Kerrigan

American figure skater

Overview: Nancy Ann Kerrigan (born October 13, 1969) is an American former figure skater and actress. She won bronze medals at the 1991 World Championships and the 1992 Winter Olympics, silver medals at the 1992 ...

Date of birth: 13 October 1969

Age: 55

Nationality: American

Occupation: Skating

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 4" (163 cm)

Partner: Jerry Solomon (Married)

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Sportspeople from Greater Boston 768T

Competitors at the 1990 Goodwill Games 351T

Competitors at the 1989 Winter Universiade 25T
8.

Evan Lysacek

American figure skater

Overview: Evan Frank Lysacek (born June 4, 1985) is an American figure skater. He is the 2010 Olympic champion, the 2009 World champion, a two-time (2005, 2007) Four Continents champion, the 2009 Grand Prix Final ...

Date of birth: 4 June 1985

Age: 39

Nationality: American

Occupation: Skating

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 2" (188 cm)

Partner: Dang Bodiratnangkura (Married)

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Season-end world number one figure skaters 56T

Olympic gold medalists for the United States in figure skating 15T

Sportspeople from Naperville, Illinois 63T
9.

Matt Evers

American, Skating

Overview: Matt Evers (born March 16, 1976) is an American pair skater, model and actor. He is the 1998 U.S. Junior champion, and has competed in every season of the ITV series Dancing on Ice.

Date of birth: 16 March 1976

Age: 49

Nationality: American

Occupation: Skating

Gender: Male

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American gay men 311T

American male pair skaters 129T

LGBT people from Minnesota 93T
10.

Meryl Davis

American figure skater

Overview: Meryl Davis (born January 1, 1987) is a former competitive American ice dancer. With partner Charlie White, she is the 2014 Olympic champion, the 2010 Olympic silver medalist, a two-time (2011, 2013) World ...

Date of birth: 1 January 1987

Age: 38

Nationality: American

Occupation: Skating

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 3" (160 cm)

Partner: Fedor Andreyev (Married)

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Season's world number one figure skaters 31T

Season-end world number one figure skaters 56T

University of Michigan College of Literature, Science, and the Arts alumni 520T
11.

Brian Joubert

French figure skater

Overview: Brian Joubert (born 20 September 1984) is a French former competitive figure skater. He is the 2007 World champion, a three-time (2004, 2007 & 2009) European champion, an eight-time (2003–2008, 2011, 2012) ...

Date of birth: 20 September 1984

Age: 40

Nationality: French

Occupation: Skating

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)

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Sportspeople from Poitiers 22T

Figure skaters at the 2014 Winter Olympics 149T

Danse avec les stars 27T
12.

Stephane Lambiel

Swiss figure skater

Overview: Stéphane Lambiel (born 2 April 1985) is a Swiss former competitive figure skater who now works as a coach and choreographer. He is a two-time (2005–2006) World champion, the 2006 Olympic silver medalist ...

Date of birth: 2 April 1985

Age: 40

Nationality: Swiss

Occupation: Skating

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 9" (175 cm)

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Medalists at the 2006 Winter Olympics 454T

World Figure Skating Championships medalists 551T

European Figure Skating Championships medalists 442T
13.

Allison Baver

Short-track speed skater

Overview: Allison Baver was an American short track speed skater. Baver trained with the US permanent winter sports Olympic team, in Salt Lake City, Utah. In the 2005-2006 season, she was ranked third overall ...

Date of birth: 11 August 1980

Age: 44

Nationality: American

Occupation: Skating

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 4" (163 cm)

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21st-century American sportswomen 5,353T

Smeal College of Business alumni 48T

American female short-track speed skaters 30T
14.

Nicole Bobek

American figure skater

Overview: Nicole Bobek (born August 23, 1977) is a retired American figure skater. She is the 1995 U.S. national champion and 1995 World bronze medalist. She also competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics.

Date of birth: 23 August 1977

Age: 47

Nationality: American

Occupation: Skating

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 5" (165 cm)

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Competitors at the 1994 Goodwill Games 320T

World Figure Skating Championships medalists 558T

American female single skaters 205T
15.

Oksana Baiul

Figure skater

Overview: Oksana Serhiyivna Baiul-Farina (Ukrainian: Окса́на Сергі́ївна Баю́л-Фарі́на, Russian: Окса́на Серге́евна Баю́л-Фари́на; born 16 November 1977) is a Ukrainian retired competitive figure skater. She is the ...

Date of birth: 16 November 1977

Age: 47

Nationality: Ukrainian

Occupation: Skating

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 3" (160 cm)

Partner: Carlo J. Farina (Married)

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Ukrainian people of Romanian-Jewish descent 1T

Jewish Ukrainian sportspeople 26T

Former Russian Orthodox Christians 133T
16.

Dorothy Hamill

Figure Skater

Overview: Dorothy Stuart Hamill (born July 26, 1956) is a retired American figure skater. She is the 1976 Olympic champion and 1976 World champion in ladies' singles.

Date of birth: 26 July 1956

Age: 68

Nationality: American

Occupation: Skating

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 5" (165 cm)

Partner: John MacColl (Married)

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Colorado Academy alumni 6T

Olympic gold medalists for the United States in figure skating 15T

Medalists at the 1976 Winter Olympics 169T
17.

Jill Trenary

Figure skater

Overview: Jill Ann Trenary (born August 1, 1968) is an American figure skater. She is the 1990 World champion and a three-time U.S. national champion. She was inducted to the United States Figure Skating Hall of ...

Date of birth: 1 August 1968

Age: 56

Nationality: American

Occupation: Skating

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 4" (163 cm)

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Competitors at the 1990 Goodwill Games 351T

Goodwill Games medalists in figure skating 52T

Sportspeople from Colorado Springs, Colorado 119T
18.

Sonja Henie

Norwegian figure skater and motion picture actress

Overview: Sonja Henie (8 April 1912 – 12 October 1969) was a Norwegian figure skater and film star. She was a three-time Olympic champion (1928, 1932, 1936) in women's singles, a ten-time World champion (1927–1936) ...

Date of birth: 8 April 1912

Date of death: 12 October 1969

Age: 57 (age at death)

Nationality: Norwegian

Occupation: Skating

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 1" (155 cm)

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Norwegian female pair skaters 8T

Medalists at the 1928 Winter Olympics 86T

Medalists at the 1932 Winter Olympics 93T
19.

JoJo Starbuck

American figure skater

Overview: Alicia "JoJo" Starbuck (born February 14, 1951, Birmingham, Alabama), is an American figure skater. With partner Kenneth Shelley, she is a three-time United States pair skating champion (1970–72) and ...

Date of birth: 14 February 1951

Age: 74

Nationality: American

Occupation: Skating

Gender: Female

Partner: Jeffrey J. Gertler (Married)

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American female pair skaters 125T

Sportspeople from Downey, California 52T

Sportspeople from Birmingham, Alabama 390T
20.

Tanith Belbin

American ice dancer

Overview: Tanith Jessica Louise Belbin White (born July 11, 1984) is a Canadian-American ice dancer and Olympic program host for NBC Sports. Though born in Canada, she holds dual citizenship and has competed for ...

Date of birth: 11 July 1984

Age: 40

Nationality: Canadian

Occupation: Skating

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 6" (168 cm)

Partner: Charlie White (Married)

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Competitors at the 2001 Goodwill Games 345T

Olympic silver medalists for the United States in figure skating 20T

Sportspeople from Kingston, Ontario 147T