1.  Tenley Albright

2010.1.14

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Tenley Emma Albright, M.D. became the first American female skater to win a figure skating Olympic gold medal, at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. She also won the U.S. Championships 5 times, from 1952 to 1956; was World Champion in 1953 and 1955; and had been the silver medalist at the 1952 Winter Olympics. Albright retired from competitive skating after the 1956 season. Unlike most elite-level skaters, she never skated professionally.

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