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Dorothy Hamill

Chronology

1956	Born in Chicago, Illinois
c. 1964	Begins learning to skate
1969	Develops Hamill camel
1970	Drops out of school to focus on training
1976	Competes and wins in the Winter Olympics; retires from amateur figure skating; becomes professional figure skater
1976-78	Skates professionally with the Ice Capades
1982	Marries Dean Martin, Jr., on June 8
1983	Appears in television ice version of Romeo and Juliet, later winning an Emmy Award
1984	Divorces Dean Martin, Jr.
1987	Marries Kenneth Forsythe in March
1988	Gives birth to daughter Alexandra
1993	Purchases the Ice Capades
1994	Skates as Cinderella in the Ice Capades show Cinderella Frozen in Time ; sells Ice Capades to International Entertainment, Inc.; briefly retires as professional skater
1995	Skates in the Legends of Figure Skating
1996	Skates in the Hershey's Kisses Figure Skating Challenge; files for bankruptcy
2000	Skates in the first Winter Goodwill Games; skates with Champions on Ice