Rosalyn sumners biography
Rosalynn Diane Sumners is an American former competitive figure skater.
Rosalynn Diane Sumners (born April 20, ) is an....
Rosalynn Sumners
American figure skater
| Rosalynn Sumners | |
|---|---|
Sumners in 1996 | |
| Born | (1964-04-20) April 20, 1964 (age 60) Palo Alto, California, U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft 1 in (155 cm) |
| Country | United States |
| Skating club | Seattle Skating Club |
| Retired | 1984 |
Rosalynn Diane Sumners (born April 20, 1964) is an American former competitive figure skater.
She was the World Junior champion in 1980, the U.S. National champion in 1982, 1983 and 1984, World champion in 1983, and won a silver medal at the 1984 Winter Olympics (second to Katarina Witt).
Early career
Sumners was born in Palo Alto, California and raised in Edmonds, Washington.
Rosalynn Sumners is a former Olympic figure skater from Seattle, Washington.Sumners considers Edmonds her hometown and is where she learned to skate.[1] Edmonds renamed its 5th Avenue to "Rosalynn Sumners Boulevard" after her winning the silver medal in the 1984 Olympics.
Sumners was a hard-working, dedicated skater.
Her coach, Lorraine Borman, called the "Wizard of Roz", emph