Lorna Dyer(born July 3, 1945) is an Americanice dancer.With partnerJohn Carrell,she is the 1967U.S. national champion.[1]They are the 1967World silver medalistsand 1965–1966 World bronze medalists.[2]
| Lorna Dyer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Lorna Dyer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | July 3, 1945 Seattle, Washington | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Figure skating career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country |  United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Partner | John Carrell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Jean Westwood | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Skating club | Broadmoor SC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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After retiring from competitive skating, Lorna graduated from the University of Washington with a degree in Biology and married Jerry Watts. Lorna taught high school science for over 30 years, and was the Washington State Outstanding Biology Teacher of the year and was a candidate for the 1985 NASA Teacher in Space. She spent summer breaks in Sun Valley, Idaho teaching skating. In 1980, she wrote "Ice Dancing Illustrated", an instructional book of technical information for dance compulsories learned from coach Jean Westwood. She is retired and resides in Santa Fe, New Mexico with her husband.[3]
Results
edit(withKing Cole)
| Event | 1962 |
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| U.S. Championships | 3rd |
(withJohn Carrell)
| Event | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 |
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| World Championships | 8th | 5th | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd |
| North American Championships | 1st | 1st | |||
| U.S. Championships | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st |
References
edit- ^"Past U.S. Champions - Senior"(PDF).Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 2012-02-09.(123KiB)
- ^"ISU Official Results: World Figure Skating Championships - Dance"(PDF).Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 2018-09-29.Retrieved2009-03-09.
- ^"Skate Guard: Science Meets Art: The Lorna Dyer and John Carrell Story".
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