Jill Sawyer
American figure skater
Jill Sawyer | |
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Born | 1962 or 1963 |
Figure skating career | |
Country | United States |
Retired | 1979 |
Jill Sawyer aka Hotdog Sawyer is an American former competitive figure skater from Chagrin Falls, Ohio.[1] She is the 1978 World Junior champion[2] and the 1978 Prague Skate champion.
Sawyer trained in Tacoma, Washington, coached by Kathy Casey.[1] As a 14-year-old, Sawyer drew attention for her ability to land the triple lutz, then a rare jump in ladies' singles.[1]
In 1978, Sawyer won gold at the World Junior Championships and Prague Skate. She ceased competing soon after.
Competitive highlights
International | |||
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Event | 1976–77 | 1977–78 | 1978–79 |
World Junior Championships | 1st | ||
Prague Skate | 1st | ||
National | |||
U.S. Championships | 1st N. | 1st J. | 6th |
Levels: N. = Novice; J. = Junior |
References
- ^ a b c Bruce, Jeannette (February 14, 1977). "Great, Big Wonderful Whirl". Sports Illustrated (Vault).
- ^ "World Junior Figure Skating Championships: Ladies" (PDF). International Skating Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2013.
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- 1976:
Suzie Brasher
- 1977:
Carolyn Skoczen
- 1978:
Jill Sawyer
- 1979:
Elaine Zayak
- 1980:
Rosalynn Sumners
- 1981:
Tiffany Chin
- 1982:
Janina Wirth
- 1983:
Simone Koch
- 1984:
Karin Hendschke
- 1985:
Tatiana Andreeva
- 1986:
Natalia Gorbenko
- 1987:
Cindy Bortz
- 1988:
Kristi Yamaguchi
- 1989:
Jessica Mills
- 1990:
Yuka Sato
- 1991:
Surya Bonaly
- 1992:
Laëtitia Hubert
- 1993:
Kumiko Koiwai
- 1994:
Michelle Kwan
- 1995:
Irina Slutskaya
- 1996:
Elena Ivanova
- 1997:
Sydne Vogel
- 1998:
Julia Soldatova
- 1999:
Daria Timoshenko
- 2000:
Jennifer Kirk
- 2001:
Kristina Oblasova
- 2002:
Ann McDonough
- 2003:
Yukina Ota
- 2004:
Miki Ando
- 2005:
Mao Asada
- 2006:
Yuna Kim
- 2007:
Caroline Zhang
- 2008:
Rachael Flatt
- 2009:
Alena Leonova
- 2010:
Kanako Murakami
- 2011:
Adelina Sotnikova
- 2012:
Yulia Lipnitskaya
- 2013:
Elena Radionova
- 2014:
Elena Radionova
- 2015:
Evgenia Medvedeva
- 2016:
Marin Honda
- 2017:
Alina Zagitova
- 2018:
Alexandra Trusova
- 2019:
Alexandra Trusova
- 2020:
Kamila Valieva
- 2022:
Isabeau Levito
- 2023:
Mao Shimada
- 2024:
Mao Shimada
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