Janet writes the following about this photo:
"I have always cherished this photo of Edi Scholden and myself. It was taken when I was ten years old and the Ice Follies owners sent me to the Broadmoor to train with Edi. Edi was killed in the plane crash with the 1961 U.S. World Team."
Janet and Edi Scholden
From Jo Ann Schneider Farris, About.com
Edi Scholden, a top figure skating coach, died in a tragic plane crash that took the lives of the entire U.S. Figure Skating Team in 1961.
From the Janet Champion Photo Collection
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The Janet Champion Story - By Jo Ann Schneider Farris, on IceNetwork.com
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