Dorothy Hamill is one of the most popular and richest Figure Skater who was born on July 26, 1956 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Enchanting ice skater who won an Olympic gold medal in the singles competition in 1976. She also won gold at the 1976 World Championships and took silver metals in both 1974 and 1975.
She and fellow American figure skater Tara Lipinski both brought home Olympic gold.
Hamill first started skating in early 1965 at the age of 8, taking once-a-week group lessons. She became more serious about the sport the next season, taking regular private lessons and passing her preliminary and first figure test before the seasonal rink closed in March. She would wake early in the morning to go to the rink for practice at 4:30 am. Hamill was first coached by Otto Gold and Gustave Lussi. Ice time was limited in her area, so she eventually began training at Sky Rink in New York City, staying overnight in the city with friends when possible. In the summers, Hamill trained in Lake Placid, New York and later in Toronto with her coach at the time, Sonya Dunfield. During her career, her father would spend up to $20,000 a year on her skating expenses, including skating lessons, travel, living expenses, and costumes.
Hamill’s first national success came in 1969, when she won the novice ladies’ title at the U.S. Championships at the age of 12. Later that spring, Hamill was invited to perform in Madison Square Garden with the exhibition tour (in later years known as Champions on Ice) that followed the 1969 World Figure Skating Championships. She placed second at the junior level at the 1970 Championships, and made her senior debut in 1971. The U.S. Figure Skating Association arranged for her to be coached by Carlo Fassi when she began to compete internationally.
She married and divorced both actor Dean Paul Martin and Kenneth Forsythe, then married John MacColl in 2009. She and Kenneth had a daughter named Alexandra.
