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- Mar 4, 2004
I am going to appeal to some older fans or historians on this one. I was 12 at the time of the 76 Olympics-so I am no expert- but that is when I really became a fan. I have always wished that more books were written about the earlier skaters now. That would be an auto-buy for me. (I know there were a few chapters in Beverly Smith and Christine Brennan-but I want more!)
I have a fondness for Dorothy Hamill-maybe it's because she was the first skater who really interested me first-hand. As far as males go-I liked what I have seen of Toller-really dramatic and interesting. I would love to be able to see some footage of Dick Button; but I imagine that not much was filmed in his era yet (the events weren't really televised until the 1960s, I think)
Does anyone have any anecdotes or opinions about the earlier skaters?
I have a fondness for Dorothy Hamill-maybe it's because she was the first skater who really interested me first-hand. As far as males go-I liked what I have seen of Toller-really dramatic and interesting. I would love to be able to see some footage of Dick Button; but I imagine that not much was filmed in his era yet (the events weren't really televised until the 1960s, I think)
Does anyone have any anecdotes or opinions about the earlier skaters?