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Surya Bonaly and Jack Courtney

May 22, 2009

French skating champion, Surya Bonaly, is remembered for her exotic ice skating costumes and for being the first female to attempt a quadruple jump.
Surya Bonaly and Jack Courtney

Surya Bonaly and Jack Courtney

Photo by JO ANN Schneider Farris
Those in the "ice skating world" may not know that 1975 and 1976 U.S. National Pairs Bronze Medalist, Jack Courtney, was a champion roller skater before he switched to ice. What is remarkable about Courtney's record is, that in 1968, he won roller worlds in BOTH SINGLES and PAIRS! He also won the U.S. Senior men's title in singles in roller skating five times and the national senior pair title was won by Jack and his partner Sheryl Trueman Courtney four times.

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