Yvonne Dowlen defies her 87 years, and credits ice skating every day to keeping her young. INSIDE EDITION caught up with the graceful grandmother.
Here is the video:
http://on.aol.com/video/87-year-old-ice-skater-proves-age-is-just-a-number-517653856
And here is the story that accompanies it:
http://www.insideedition.com/headlines/5714-staying-young-at-87-through-ice-skating
I just did a search for more stories about Yvonne, and there are quite a few out there.
Here is a story on the US Figure Skating website from 2007, when Yvonne competed in the U.S. Adult Figure Skating Championships – Master Junior Ladies IV & V competition as an 81 year-old!
http://www.usfigureskating.org/event_story.asp?id=38373
Yvonne finished 5th out of the 5 competitors. But, fair play to her!
Incidentally, Yvonne's 44-year-old daughter also competed that year, but in the Master Senior Ladies III & IV competition. Sherry finished 3rd out of 6 competitors (well, it was really out of 5, as one competitor withdrew).
Here are the protocols:
http://www.usfigureskating.org/content/events/200607/usadultchamps/ladies-details.pdf
Also, here is a video that was recorded around the same time. Apologies that this is a link to a video on Facebook, but I cannot find the same video elsewhere.
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=529995483733592
Finally, here is another video of Yvonne:
http://vimeo.com/45203461
I am totally in awe! I’m 60 years younger than Yvonne, and I know that I couldn’t do what she does!!!
CaroLiza_fan
Here is the video:
http://on.aol.com/video/87-year-old-ice-skater-proves-age-is-just-a-number-517653856
And here is the story that accompanies it:
http://www.insideedition.com/headlines/5714-staying-young-at-87-through-ice-skating
I just did a search for more stories about Yvonne, and there are quite a few out there.
Here is a story on the US Figure Skating website from 2007, when Yvonne competed in the U.S. Adult Figure Skating Championships – Master Junior Ladies IV & V competition as an 81 year-old!
http://www.usfigureskating.org/event_story.asp?id=38373
Yvonne finished 5th out of the 5 competitors. But, fair play to her!
Incidentally, Yvonne's 44-year-old daughter also competed that year, but in the Master Senior Ladies III & IV competition. Sherry finished 3rd out of 6 competitors (well, it was really out of 5, as one competitor withdrew).
Here are the protocols:
http://www.usfigureskating.org/content/events/200607/usadultchamps/ladies-details.pdf
Also, here is a video that was recorded around the same time. Apologies that this is a link to a video on Facebook, but I cannot find the same video elsewhere.
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=529995483733592
Finally, here is another video of Yvonne:
http://vimeo.com/45203461
I am totally in awe! I’m 60 years younger than Yvonne, and I know that I couldn’t do what she does!!!
CaroLiza_fan