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  Peggy Fleming - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Peggy Gale Fleming (born July 27, 1948 in San Jose, California) is an American figure skater who won an Olympic gold medal in 1968.
In 1961, when Fleming was 12 years old, her coach William Kipp was killed in the crash of Sabena Flight 548 along with the rest of the United States team while en route to the 1961 World Figure Skating Championships.
She would be forced to define her own style in figure skating, a style that would lead to five U.S. titles, three World titles and the Gold Medal in the 1968 Olympics in Grenoble, France.
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 Peggy Fleming - MSN Encarta
Peggy Fleming, born in 1948, American figure skater, winner of the women's figure skating gold medal at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France.
Fleming later toured in professional ice skating shows and was noted for her figure skating specials on television.
Fleming won the national title at the 1964 United States Figure Skating Championships; it was the first of her five consecutive national titles.
encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761578080/Peggy_Fleming.html   (258 words)

  
 Peggy Fleming -- Speakers-Network
Peggy Fleming was eleven years old and her coach was one of those killed.
Fleming has been invited to the White House by four different administrations, and in 1980, was the first skater ever invited to perform there.
Fleming has always regarded her place in sports history as an honor, and from this perspective she has made her career choices.
www.speakers-network.com /speakers/speaker.asp?id=108   (508 words)

  
 Peggy Fleming   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Peggy Fleming (born July 25, 1948) was an American figure skater who won an Olympic gold medal in 1968.
Fleming, Peggy G. This document is a biography of figure skater Peggy Fleming.
Swingin' Chicks of the '60s: Peggy Fleming The career of this athlete, her influence on sport, how she exemplified the 1960s.
www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/article-Peggy_Fleming.html   (1517 words)

  
 USATODAY.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Peggy Fleming skated her way to five US titles, three world titles and a gold medal in the 1968 Olympics.
Talk to Peggy Fleming about her world on ice as well as her newest project "Go for the Goal", an educational campaign created to focus public attention on the dangers of high cholesterol as a risk factor for heart disease.
Peggy Fleming: They are judged on the merits, but it's hard for the judge because they have to leave room and come up with their marks in a split second.
www.usatoday.com /community/chat/2002-01-31-fleming.htm   (1192 words)

  
 ESPN Classic - Fleming launched modern era of figure skating
Peggy first donned a pair of figure skates at nine when her father took the family to a rink.
By the time Fleming was 15, Carol Heiss Jenkins, an Olympic gold medalist in figure skating, predicted on ABC that Fleming had the jumps and the power to win the 1968 Olympics.
In 1980, Fleming was the first figure skater ever invited to perform at the White House, and in 1986 she was asked to perform at the national celebration to unveil the Statue of Liberty in New York City.
espn.go.com /classic/biography/s/Fleming_Peggy.html   (1370 words)

  
 St. James Encyclopedia of Pop Culture: Peggy Fleming
Peggy Gale Fleming was born July 27, 1948 in San Jose, California, the second of four daughters.
The Fleming family was often short on cash, and one summer, the entire family camped out in Oregon while her father worked; the girls never suspected they were homeless because they were enjoying their adventure.
Doris Fleming pushed her daughter to excel, providing an A to Z support system for the young skater: making all her costumes, driving her to practices, grilling her coaches on Peggy's progress, and generally stage-managing her career.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_g1epc/is_bio/ai_2419200404   (352 words)

  
 Peggy Fleming - Story
Peggy had no way of knowing then that she would soon shoulder much of the responsibility for keeping the sport of figure skating alive in this country.
That image, televised by satellite, of a young woman in a chartreuse dress fulfilling her dream as a nation watched, was the beginning of a long and mutually satisfying relationship with television.
Since 1981, Peggy's career as an on air analyst for ABC Sports has taken her to national, world, and Olympic competitions, and she continues to provide warm and knowledgeable commentary to an ever - growing audience.
www.peggyfleming.net /story.html   (923 words)

  
 ESPN.com - Fleming dazzled the judges and the nation
When Peggy Fleming glided onto the ice in Grenoble's Stade de Glace on Feb. 19, 1968, the crowd greeted her with wild applause and ABC's cameras -- beaming signals live and in color -- embraced her graceful image in a way that would become familiar to viewers over the next few decades.
Fleming, the U.S. champion from 1964 to 1968 and the world champion from 1966-68, was the clear favorite as the free-skating program began, and the 21 skaters who preceded her on to the ice didn't change that.
Fleming turned pro shortly after the Olympics, and six months after winning the gold, she starred in an Emmy Award-winning TV special, and went on to make four more TV specials.
sports.espn.go.com /oly/winter02/gen/feature?id=1307976   (447 words)

  
 Peggy Fleming
Peggy Fleming won her gold medal for figure skating in Grenoble, France on February 10, 1968.
Peggy was treated with radiation therapy and is on her way to recovery.
Peggy's battle with breast cancer has brought new attention to breast cancer research efforts and early detection, topics which Peggy addresses with her audience.
www.se-speakers.com /survivors/p_fleming.htm   (641 words)

  
 Unique Lives & Experiences Speakers - Peggy Fleming   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Peggy Fleming created an image of style and grace as a figure skater that would carry her to five U.S. Titles, three World Titles, and in 1968 to an Olympic gold medal.
In 1994, for its 40th anniversary issue, Sports Illustrated named Peggy one of "40 for the Ages - 40 Individuals who have most significantly altered or elevated the world of sports in the last 40 years." She was the only figure skater chosen, as well as one of only four women named to the list.
Peggy's recent battle with breast cancer brought new attention to breast cancer research efforts and early detection, topics which Peggy addresses with her audience.
www.cincinnati.com /uniquelives/peggy_fleming.html   (204 words)

  
 eFootage - Searchable Film Clips Archive
Peggy Fleming and Richard Harris stroll a path on a green lawn, sit and chat, walk a path flanked by tall green hedges and a CU of a smiling Richard Harris relaxing in the garden.
Young Peggy Fleming as a beginner skater, as a teenager performing, at 12 taking a spill and performing on the ice, and again as a young teenager performing flawlessly.
Peggy Fleming in a mod jumpsuit go-go dancing on ice skates in front of op art screens and a shot of her ice skating.
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 University of Chicago Hospitals: Olympic skater Peggy Fleming to speak at University of Chicago Hospitals cancer ...
Referring to battling cancer as "another Olympics, a life Olympics," Fleming decided to share her experience with the public so that other women would be strengthened and encouraged.
In 1994, for its 40th anniversary issue, Sports Illustrated named Fleming one of "40 For the Ages--40 individuals who have most significantly altered or elevated the world of sports in the last 40 years." She was the only figure skater, as well as one of only four women included.
Fleming has been invited to the White House by four different administrations and was the first skater ever invited to perform there.
www.uchospitals.edu /news/1999/19990606-csd99.php   (568 words)

  
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That's exactly what she is. In the 1968 winter games, America got their first taste of Peggy Fleming.
Peggy won gold for her free style program.
Peggy Fleming is a role model for young women, because she over came great tragedy and heartbreak to great triumph.
pblmm.k12.ca.us /projects/discrimination/Women/special/peggyflem.html   (207 words)

  
 Colorado Springs Sports Corporation
One of the most celebrated athletes the sport of figure skating has ever known, Peggy Fleming adopted Colorado Springs as her hometown in 1965 when she moved to the Pikes Peak region to train with legendary coach Carlo Fassi.
Fleming concluded her competitive career in the late 1960s, and has since remained active in the sport of figure skating as a performer in numerous television specials and as a commentator for ABC Sports.
A recipient of numerous honors, Fleming is a member of the United States Olympic Hall of Fame and the United States Figure Skating Association Hall of Fame.
www.thesportscorp.org /events/09200hof_fleming.htm   (201 words)

  
 INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE - ATHLETES
Peggy Fleming came from a family that sacrificed greatly to allow her to pursue her love for figure skating.
Her mother designed and sewed all of her costumes and her father relocated the family twice to find better training for his daughter.
Fleming, who had placed sixth at the 1964 Olympics, built up a huge lead after the compulsory figures and easily won the first-place votes of all nine judges.
www.olympic.org /uk/athletes/heroes/bio_uk.asp?PAR_I_ID=70262   (115 words)

  
 The Olympic Series DVD - Peggy Fleming DVD
Her 20 years as an on air analyst for ABC Sports have taken her to national, world, and Olympic competitions, and she continues to provide warm and knowledgeable commentary to an ever - growing audience.
Peggy has always regarded her place in sports history as an honor and from this perspective she has made her career choices.
Peggy is also a proud grandmother to two grandsons.
www.olympicseries.com /peggyfleming.htm   (760 words)

  
 NationMaster.com - Encyclopedia: Peggy Fleming
Figure skating is an ice skating sporting event where individuals, mixed couples, or groups perform spins, jumps, and other moves on the ice, often to music.
In 1961, when Fleming was 11 years old, her coach William Kipp was killed in the crash of Sabena Flight 548 along with the rest of the United States team while en route to the 1961 World Figure Skating Championships.
Fleming, Peggy Gale, born in 1948, American figure skater, winner of the women's figure skating gold medal at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Peggy-Fleming   (2365 words)

  
 Women's Sports Foundation ATHLETES
Peggy was the only US Gold medalist in 1968 at Grenoble, France.
In 1964 at age 15 Peggy won the U.S. National Senior Ladies Figure Skating Championship and became the youngest ever to qualify for the Olympic Games held in Innsbruck, Austria, that year.
In 1981, Peggy was inducted into the International Women's Sports Hall of Fame.
www.womenssportsfoundation.org /cgi-bin/iowa/athletes/record.html?record=283   (96 words)

  
 HickokSports.com - Biography - Peggy Fleming
Fleming started skating competitively when she was eleven.
The 5-foot-3, 109-pound Fleming won five consecutive U. championships, from 1964 through 1968, and she was the world champion three years in a row, from 1966 through 1968.
Fleming later did figure skating commentary for ABC television.
www.hickoksports.com /biograph/flemingpeg.shtml   (231 words)

  
 Peggy fleming - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 Fleming, Peggy on Encyclopedia.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Peggy Fleming Re-laces Her Skates for Os-Cal(R) Calcium Supplements.
Olympic Skater Peggy Fleming Celebrates 57th Birthday with Launch of Victories Rose' for Research; Fleming Jenkins Vineyards and Winery Creates Victories Rose' to Raise Funds for Breast Cancer Research.
Peggy Fleming Receives 13th Vince Lombardi Award of Excellence; Olympic Gold Medalist and Cancer Survivor Honored at Annual Black Tie Ball.
www.encyclopedia.com /html/F/FlemingP1.asp   (362 words)

  
 University of Chicago Hospitals: Olympic skater Peggy Fleming to speak at University of Chicago Hospitals cancer ...
University of Chicago Hospitals: Olympic skater Peggy Fleming to speak at University of Chicago Hospitals cancer survivors celebration, June 6
Peggy Fleming, renowned figure skater, winner of the Gold Medal in the 1968 winter Olympics, and breast cancer survivor, will be the keynote speaker for the University of Chicago Hospitals' 10th annual Cancer Survivors Day celebration on Sunday, June 6, 1999.
Fleming, 50, is one of 8 million cancer survivors in the United States.
www.uchospitals.edu /news/1999/19990606-csd99.html   (568 words)

  
 peggy fleming desnuda   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
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peggy fleming made her executive-producing debut in the thriller, Descuido, Mas Fotos, Mas Videos, Famosa Desnuda, Foto Famosa Desnuda, Fotos Desnuda, Video in which she also starred opposite actor/recording artist Ice-T. peggy fleming's additional feature credits include the Imagine Entertainment/Universal Pictures' feature, "Fear," directed by James Foley.
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