tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387050766907671577.post8391148891081819129..comments2024-03-27T00:19:55.641-07:00Comments on Aunt Joyce's Ice Cream Stand: Remembering The 1961 US World Figure Skating TeamOlympicEffecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11708554152461551887noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387050766907671577.post-25504056986276843192011-02-15T22:57:10.090-08:002011-02-15T22:57:10.090-08:00I have read on several sites that Dudley Richard&#...I have read on several sites that Dudley Richard's best friend said that Dudley told him he and Maribel were going to announce their engagement after Worlds. I believe I saw an old tribute video where Ron Ludington said 'Maribel was very much in love with Dudley, and Dudley was very much in love with Maribel'.Margaret Tudorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05551293692637692904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387050766907671577.post-45843582998634280592011-02-15T19:13:46.038-08:002011-02-15T19:13:46.038-08:00Thanks, AJ, for answering my question about Frank ...Thanks, AJ, for answering my question about Frank Carroll. Again, love this post and the videos and looking forward to watching "Rise" on Thursday.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387050766907671577.post-77799701361742820992011-02-15T18:58:54.678-08:002011-02-15T18:58:54.678-08:00Carol Heiss was the first woman to land double axe...Carol Heiss was the first woman to land double axels in competition. She did it when she was a young teen playing understudy to Tenley Albright. Tenley eventually followed suit. Still Dick Button, the first skater to land the jump, has said in interviews that Barbara Ann Scott was landing them with regularity in practice and only left them out of her competitive routine at the '48 Olympics because it was not as high as her other jumps. They were both jumping pioneers at their time and in fact she could match him jump for jump in 1948. <br /><br />Peggy and Janet's double axels were huge compared to most of the girls skating today. Never any doubt about cheating with them.<br /><br />Speaking if jumping pioneers, check this out.<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2unFSmlNjI<br /><br />It wasn't landed in actual competition until 20 years later (and with much lesser quality I might add).ramonfan08https://www.blogger.com/profile/02907898507749454478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387050766907671577.post-8818502813426652482011-02-15T16:48:15.784-08:002011-02-15T16:48:15.784-08:00Wow. Had never heard of Michelson, and I had no id...Wow. Had never heard of Michelson, and I had no idea any ladies were landing 2a at that time--though I suppose if Janet Lynn was landing 3ts in the early 70s the 2a must have become more common through the 60s?JenBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02424601308294810255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387050766907671577.post-65119860136001414342011-02-15T16:13:14.923-08:002011-02-15T16:13:14.923-08:00Maribel coached Frank, but was very controlling ab...Maribel coached Frank, but was very controlling about his life.OlympicEffecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11708554152461551887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387050766907671577.post-91495612984879147622011-02-15T16:09:34.559-08:002011-02-15T16:09:34.559-08:00Is Maribel the mother of Frank Carroll? Sorry if ...Is Maribel the mother of Frank Carroll? Sorry if this is a naive question. I got that impression from this sentence and a couple other phrases in the piece. Thanks for a great post. Watching the old videos shows such a difference between skating then and today.<br /><br />"Maribel Vinson Owen was a controlling mother who demanded that her children value her education. Maribel was furious with Frank Carroll for entering Hollywood and not immediately entering Harvard."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387050766907671577.post-32030911149360252082011-02-15T13:10:43.831-08:002011-02-15T13:10:43.831-08:00Wish you didn't mention that carroll coached a...Wish you didn't mention that carroll coached a gold medalist because it brings to mind lysacek of course and that is a bad thing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387050766907671577.post-31947537936490919382011-02-15T12:40:35.830-08:002011-02-15T12:40:35.830-08:00do you have the fluff piece they did at nationals ...do you have the fluff piece they did at nationals in 2001. you tube removed it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387050766907671577.post-79652905449112451482011-02-15T11:56:43.854-08:002011-02-15T11:56:43.854-08:00The Boston Globe ran a long story about the 1961 t...The Boston Globe ran a long story about the 1961 team back in 2000, which is well worth reading. It suggests that Owen and Richards were a couple and were going to announce their engagement after Worlds. <br /><br />http://www.boston.com/sports/packages/usfigureskating/stories/122900_shattered_dreams.htm.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387050766907671577.post-87513928366988796432011-02-15T11:44:36.514-08:002011-02-15T11:44:36.514-08:00Does anyone else have the ridiculous book on the 1...Does anyone else have the ridiculous book on the 1961 World Team with imaginary conversations among the passengers on the flight?<br /><br />I believe Maribel Owen and Dudley Richards were engaged, but I haven't been able to confirm that fact from any online sources. I'm not certain if it is fact or something believed by the author of 'Frozen In Time.'OlympicEffecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11708554152461551887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387050766907671577.post-21168041777834300362011-02-15T11:43:22.111-08:002011-02-15T11:43:22.111-08:00That is correct.That is correct.OlympicEffecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11708554152461551887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387050766907671577.post-42519816301486733982011-02-15T11:41:08.712-08:002011-02-15T11:41:08.712-08:00Thank you, AJ, for keeping this post almost entire...Thank you, AJ, for keeping this post almost entirely about the 1961 team. They deserve to be remembered not just as other skaters' inspiration but for what they accomplished on their own.<br /><br />If I'm not mistaken, Diane Sherbloom had teamed up with Larry Pierce just weeks before Nationals, because his partner had been injured. <br /><br />On a less serious note, SI cover curse is well known, not just for skaters and gymnasts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com