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Photos of Figure Skating Legend Maribel Vinson Owen

Maribel Vinson Owen Photo Gallery

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Figure skating legend and coach Maribel Vinson Owen won the U.S. ladies title in figure skating nine times.

Owen and her two daughters, Laurence and "Little Maribel," were in the plane crash that killed the entire 1961 U.S. Figure Skating Team. Laurence Owen had just won the U.S. Ladies title and her older sister, Maribel Y. Owen, had won the pairs event with partner Dudley Richards. In 2011, they were featured in the figure skating movie RISE that told the story of that tragedy.

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Maribel Vinson Owen - January 1, 1930Maribel Vinson Owen 1930Pair Skaters George Hill and Maribel Vinson - February 28, 1931Pair Skaters George Hill and Maribel Vinson - February 28, 1931Maribel Vinson OwenCoach Maribel Vinson Owen US Pair Skating Champions George Hill and Maribel Vinson With Mr. Turner - February 28, 1931US Pair Skating Champions George Hill and Maribel Vinson With Mr. Turner
The Owen Family Loved Figure Skating: Laurence Owen, Maribel Vinson Owen, and Marbiel Y. OwenThe Owen Family Loved to SkateMaribel Vinson 1928 OlympicsMaribel Vinson Competes at the 1928 OlympicsMaribel Vinson Owen In 1931Maribel Vinson Owen In 1931Laurence Owen and Maribel Y. Owen - January 19, 1961Laurence Owen and Maribel Y. Owen -

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