2014 Vanity Fair article on Sonja Henie

[Icey]

You have to have an image of yourself,” says Peggy Fleming, the 1968 Olympic gold medalist. “She had style and artistry and athleticism, but most important, I think, at the beginning and back in that era, she had guts. She had the guts to follow her thoughts—to follow the image that she had of herself.”

http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2014/02/sonja-henie-ice-skating-queen

 

[Mathman]

She was one of a kind, that's for sure.

Thanks for the post.

 

[Sam-Skwantch]

What a good read!! What a character. We're really lucky to be a part of a sport with such a rich history and countless stories of personal/world triumphs.

 

[pointyourtoe]

Was it true that she was a nazi sympathizer?

 

[Olympia]

Was it true that she was a nazi sympathizer?

I just looked on Wikipedia, where it says that apparently she was acquainted with Hitler and his circle from the 1930s on. During the war, which she spent in the U.S. making films, she carefully avoided any public statements against Hitler or in support of the anti-German Norwegian resistance forces. I would imagine she didn't go so far as to make any statements actually voicing support for Hitler. Around that time, after all, she became a naturalized American citizen.

 

[RiceSkate]

Sonja Henie's life should be made into a movie

 

[Icey]

Sonja Henie's life should be made into a movie

I agree and asked in another thread why a film bio had never been made. Her life had so many theatrical and dramatic elements. The end reads like a play or movie script:
dying in her husband's arms as she was flying to Oslo.

 

[sky_fly20]

an overrated hollywood ice princess
her only contribution is popularizing skirts for ladies figure skating
Colledge is the true legend !!

Henie belongs with the overrated skaters like Torvil / Dean, non compete triple jumper Witt
the double twists of Gordeeva / Grinkov, obnoxious poster boy Yagudin, etc.

 

[Icey]

an overrated hollywood ice princess
her only contribution is popularizing skirts for ladies figure skating
Colledge is the true legend !!

Henie belongs with the overrated skaters like Torvil / Dean, non compete triple jumper Witt
the double twists of Gordeeva / Grinkov, obnoxious poster boy Yagudin, etc.

You left off "white boots". lol


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDLVM-Hjzwc

 

[moviechick]

A biopic would probably have to whitewash her Nazi connection.

 

[Icey]

A biopic would probably have to whitewash her Nazi connection.

That probably would not be done today.

 

[moviechick]

That probably would not be done today.

Hence why she has no biopic. It'd be controversial either way.

 

[jenaj]

Sonja Henie's life should be made into a movie

And Hollywood blond Gracie Gold could play her!

 

[UnsaneLily87]

Utterly fascinating. What a character.