Barbara Ann Scott
Barbara Ann Scott (May 9, 1928 – September 30, 2012) was a Canadian figure skater. Scott was born in Ottawa, Ontario. She was a champion in the 1948 Winter Olympics, a two-time World Champion and a four time Canadian national champion. She was known as "Canada's Sweetheart" when she returned. Admirers greeted her as she returned from the 1948 Olympic games, and March 9th was then declared Barbara Ann Scott Day. In that very same skating season, she dominated North American, European, and World championships, and did this all at a young age.
She was the only Canadian to win the Olympic ladies' singles gold medal, the first North American to win three major titles in one year and the only Canadian to win a European Championship. Long after her victory, sixty-one years later, Scott carried the Olympic torch into the chamber before the 2010 Vancouver Olympic games. Two months later, she carried the Olympic flag along with seven other Canadians into the Opening Ceremonies.
Barbara was a great figure skater. It is an honor to be able to carry both the Olympic torch and the Olympic flag. She was known well by all of the people in Ottawa, Ontario, where she was born. Barbara was truly a wonderful figure skater for Canada in ladies’ singles (skating by themselves).
Scott died on September 30, 2012 at her home in Fernandina Beach, Amelia Island, Florida at age 84.[1] A local arena was named after her in Nepean, Ontario, as part of the Pinecrest Recreation Centre.[2][3]
Barbara Ann Scott Media
Barbara Ann Scott - Dec 1947
Opening Ceremony of the XXI Olympic Winter Games - Left to right carrying the flag, Betty Fox, Jacques Villeneuve, Anne Murray, Bobby Orr, Donald Sutherland, Barbara Ann Scott-King, Lt. Gen. Romeo Dallaire, Julie Payette.
Barbara Ann Scott Star on Canada's Walk of Fame
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Notes
- ↑ "Barbara Ann Scott King". Your Life Moments (Canada). Retrieved 12 September 2016.
- ↑ "Pinecrest Recreation Centre". Ottawa.ca. Archived from the original on 2014-01-03. Retrieved 2014-02-18.
- ↑ Arenamaps.com. "Barbara Ann Scott Arena". ArenaMaps.com. Archived from the original on 2014-02-03. Retrieved 2014-02-18.
References
- "Barbara Ann Scott." Almanac of Famous People. Gale, 2011. Biography in Context. Web. 1 Apr. 2014.
- "A shared history." Maclean's. 10 Mar. 2014: n/a. eLibrary. Web. 24 Mar. 2014.*
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