sonja henie

     

In 1938, at age 25, she became the youngest person made a Knight First Class of the Order of St. Olav

Trivia about sonja henie

  • She won gold at the 1928, 1932 & 1936 Winter Olympics & also has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
  • She became the women's world figure-skating champ at age 14 & held the title for 10 straight years
  • This Norwegian won the women's figure skating gold medal in 1928, 1932 & 1936
  • The career of this 1930s Norwegian figure skater was damaged by a photo of her shaking hands with Adolf Hitler
  • (Hi, I'm Tara Lipinski ["World Class Skater"]) In 1998 I broke a 70-year-old record when I replaced her as the youngest Olympic figure skating champ ever
  • As the world figure skating champion from 1927 to 1936, she must have put on quite an act
  • In the '20s & '30s this "Norwegian Doll" was the "Queen of the Ice" & a "Symphony on Silver Skates"

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