Last spring Sonja Henie stopped skating in tournaments to skate in the cinema and last week’s winner, heir to Miss Henie’s title, was an English girl who may hold it just as long.

Feb. 18 1924 — Theresa Weld Blanchard wins her sixth and final U.S. figure skating championship. Sherwin Badger captures his fifth straight and final men’s title. 1928 — Sonja Henie, 15… ...

U.S. Olympic Speedskater Eric Heiden is shown in action winning the 1500 meters speedkating event Feb. 21, 1980 at Lake Placid, N.Y. Heiden and figure skater Sonja Henie were voted the top male ...

Bonnie (Bonita) A. Olson, 68, died peacefully at her home in Reno, Nevada surrounded by her loving family on February 3, 2025. Bonnie was born March 6, 1956 to Marvin and LuVerne (Kapp) Dockter of ...

On March 6, 1952, before a packed ice skating show at the 5th Regiment Armory, a newly constructed wooden grandstand splintered and collapsed, plunging hundreds of spectators more than 15 feet to t… ...

Discover showtimes, read reviews, watch trailers, find streaming options, and see where to watch I Miss Sonia Henie (1971). Explore cast details and learn more on Moviefone.

On the streets of her native Oslo, Sonja Henie causes almost as much of a stir as King Haakon. In the U. S., where she has been developed into a Hollywood cinemactress in the two years since she ...

Sonja Henie, blonde Norwegian ... Until shortly before her death, Miss Henie had remained socially active and continued to direct the activities of the $3.5 million art museum she and her husband ...

As an 11-year-old in Oklahoma, Roy Blakey became mesmerized by the brilliance of the Olympic figure skating champion Sonja Henie when he watched her 1941 film, “Sun Valley Serenade.”. One ...

She considered him to be “a treasure trove of figure skating history” who was always sharing stories about “Olympic champions like Sonja Henie and American greats like Maribel Vincent [sic ...

Sonja Henie programs have sold for $15 to $50, but jewelry appraisal papers, being rarer, may be worth more. A museum or Hall of Fame may be interested in your collection.