Sonja Henie, Female Fred Astaire on Ice

Norwegian Sonja Henie won 10 world championships and 3 consecutive Olympic gold medals out of 4 appearances.
Her first gold was won during the 1928 Winter Games in Switzerland, also known as the 2nd Olympic Winter Games and was considered the first true Winter Games as it was not in conjunction with a Summer Games.
Henie was the youngest woman to win a gold medal. She held on to that title for 70 years until US Figure Skater Tara Lipinski won during the 1998 Nagano Games.
The other 2 golds she won was when she came to defend it in the 1932 Winter …read more