An excellent video documentary directed and produced by Edvard Hambro is entitled Sonja Henie: Queen of the Ice (1993). Her jumps and spins seem ridiculously easy compared to the athletic feats of contemporary figure skaters. She incorporated 19 different spins into her programs, and she could spin nearly 80 revolutions. Henie died in her sleep on an ambulance plane that was taking her from Paris to Oslo to see a specialist. [1], Henie began skating at the age of 5. A male cast member from the Hollywood Ice Review had warmer memories of Henie in a 1996 interview in Films in Review. In her revised 1954 biography,[9] she states that no Norwegian judge was in the panel for the 1936 Olympicsas she was entitled to as a Norwegian. After the success of her first film, One in a Million (1936), Henie's position was assured and she became increasingly demanding in her business dealings with Zanuck. Miss. In addition to appearing in Hollywood films, she toured North America with her own professional shows, thus amassing a great deal of personal wealth and by popularizing the ice show, opened up professional skating opportunities for other lesser-known figure skaters.[5]. Plain Dealer (January 16, 2002). NEW HOPE, PA. John R. Walsh, who toured professionally as the figure-skating partner of Olympic champion Sonja Henie, died Thursday from complications following a stroke. Second Fiddle displays Sonja [Henie] as Trudi Hovland, a schoolmarm of Bergen, Minn. who is called to Hollywood because her local swain has sent her photograph to Consolidated Pictures Corp., which has been looking high & low for just such a heroine. Skating as a Sport Time (July 17, 1939): 51-54. In 1940 the pair offered the ballet-on-ice Les Sylphides, which was so successful that they began to produce reviews throughout the year at the Center Theatre in New York City. Henie famously asserted that she wanted to do for skating what Fred Astaire had done for dancing on film. Henie opened up opportunities for figure skaters to use their skills to earn a living. In 1941 Henie, who was twice married to U.S. citizens, herself became a citizen of the United States. Now I arrive at the Garden at 6:45 and I never stop until 11:10. New York Times (October 13, 1969). the world performing in ice shows and landed many lucrative endorsement American figure skater Let us know if you have suggestions to improve this article (requires login). As a wealthy celebrity, she moved in the same social circles as royalty and heads of state and made Hitler's acquaintance as a matter of course. ." Henie won the first of an unprecedented ten consecutive World Figure Skating Championships in 1927 at the age of fourteen. Jimmy believes that, as the new star, she can be used to bolster the publicity value of Roger Maxwell (Rudy Vallee), a crooner on the studio pay roll whose self-esteem is more impressive than his newsworthiness. To get the attention of film executives, Henie's father leased Hollywood's Polar Palace for two performances in May 1936. Sporting News (February 14, 1994): S21. However, she made a triumphant return to Norway with the Holiday on Ice tour in 1953 and 1955. Henie broke off her arrangement with Wirtz in 1950 and for the next three seasons produced her own tours under the name "Sonja Henie Ice Revue". During the latter part of her competitive career she was coached primarily by the American Howard Nicholson in London. The pretty, blond skater stood out among the competitors in a white silk and ermine skating dress that had a short skirt. After that Henie could be seen in other ice shows and on television specials. During World War 2 her connections to the Nazis caused a 2023 . She defended her Olympic titles in 1932 and in 1936, and her world titles annually until 1936. She was a three-time Olympic champion (1928, 1932, 1936) in women's singles, a ten-time World champion (19271936) and a six-time European champion (19311936). Miss Henie, ill for the past nine months, died aboard an ambulance plane from Paris to her native Oslo, only minutes before landing. During her amateur skating career, she performed often in Germany and was a favorite of German audiences and of Hitler personally. She made one film each with RKO and Universal in the following years, and in 1958 appeared in Hello London, which was only released in England. Knisley, Michael. She won the first of 10 consecutive world skating titles at Oslo in 1927, captivating the crowd with her ballet style, a white silk and ermine costume and short skirt and a dimpled smile. Get the day's top news with our Today's Headlines newsletter, sent every weekday morning. What Shows Have Been Renewed or Canceled? A bubbly, smiling figure in her performances, she was in fact a fierce competitor who wanted nothing to do with her rivals. ." Sonja Henie. The daughter of a fur wholesaler in Norway, Sonja Henie received her first pair of ice skates when she was six. Jimmy Sutton (Tyrone Power), the press agent sent to Bergen to fetch her, at first treats her merely as Entry No. She did try to make a film series at her own expense; a series that would serve as a travelogue to several cities. She was to have danced to "Lara's Theme" from Doctor Zhivago. No other skater before or since has dominated the sport as thoroughly as Henie did between 1927 and 1936. John Axe, Collectible Sonja Henie (1979), includes covers and programs of some of the revues, in addition to brief text and photographs of dolls and skates. The Onstads gave Norway an art museum and 250 of their paintings in August 1968. In addition to her acting Sonja toured "Even on the podium after the Olympics, there were no kisses, no handshakes, not even a word." [3] She also won six consecutive European championships from 1931 to 1936. Honorary Colonel and Godmother of the 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, For a time, Sonja Henie's picture adorned the tail of a, This page was last edited on 23 April 2023, at 13:57. . Sonja Henie (8 April 1912 12 October 1969) was a Norwegian figure skater and film star. Henie characterized her skating as very dangerous, but others said that because she almost never fell she did not know how to do it without hurting herself. At the height of her acting career, she was one of the highest-paid stars in Hollywood and starred in a series of box-office hits, including Thin Ice (1937), Happy Landing, My Lucky Star (1938), Second Fiddle (1939) and Sun Valley Serenade (1941). OSLO, Oct. 12 (AP)--Sonja Henie, ice-skating queen and film star, died tonight on an ambulance plane flying from Paris to Oslo. Refer to each styles convention regarding the best way to format page numbers and retrieval dates. Her final two Hollywood films, released in 1945 by RKO and in 1948 by Universal, no longer enthralled postwar audiences, who preferred more sophisticated scripts. She was a three-time Olympic Champion (1928, 1932, 1936) in Ladies' Singles, a ten-time World Champion (1927-1936) and a six-time European Champion (1931-1936). Her medal record consisted of Norwegian national championships from 1922 to 1934, 6 European titles (19311936), 10 world titles (192736), and 3 gold medals in the Winter Olympic Games of 1928, 1932, and 1936. Throughout the 1940s, Henie and Wirtz produced lavish musical ice skating extravaganzas at Rockefeller Center's Center Theatre attracting millions of ticket buyers. As the first and only ice-skating film star, Henie is a show business phenomenon comparable only to the swimmer Esther Williams , who appeared in romantic comedies in the late 1940s. April 08, 1912 Died October 12, 1969 Cause of Death Leukemia Biography Read More Winner of the Olympic Gold medal in figure skating an impressive three times in a row (1928, 1932, 1936), Henie came to Twentieth Century-Fox shortly after her last win and was built up as a popular star. The former NCIS star shared the heartbreaking news Saturday that his younger brother Will Weatherly died on Thursday, April 20. Zanuck first cast Henie in One in a Million (1936), which also starred Don Ameche, Adolphe Menjou, and the Ritz Brothers. won her first ice-skating competition. Henie tried to break the musical comedy mould with the anti-Nazi film Everything Happens at Night (1939) and It's a Pleasure (1945), a skating variation of the often-told A Star Is Born tale about alcoholic-star-in-decline-helps-newcomer-up. Barbara Ann Scott, who became a Canadian heroine at 19 when she won figure skating gold at the 1948 Winter Olympics, succeeding Norway's Sonja Henie as the premier women's skater in a sport . 27 Apr. She also had numerous lucrative endorsement contracts, and deals to market skates, clothing, jewelry, dolls, and other merchandise branded with her name. At 14 she was the Norwegian Best Answer. Henie went on to win first of her three Olympic gold medals the following year, becoming one of the youngest figure skating Olympic champions. Wilhelm Henie had been a one-time World Cycling Champion and the Henie children were encouraged to take up a variety of sports at a young age. the age of 57. [8] However, a subsequent South American tour in 1956 was a disaster. skating even more. Her wealth allowed her to maintain a home in Hollywood, a villa in Norway, and an apartment in Lausanne, Switzerland, and to invest in impressionist and expressionist paintings. At the height of the Great Depression she had become an international star with enough clout that she could announce that she planned to be in motion pictures. While her ice show numbers were still worth watching, the film received few distributors and poor reviews, ending her film career. It made the most of Henie's smiling, energetic persona and her dimpled beauty in a story about an Olympic hopeful. deals. Besides, I can't quite imagine my doing the hula in the Olympics.". Plot. A surprised panel of judges awarded her third place in the free style portion of the competition, but her poor showing on the compulsory figures lowered her score dramatically. Henie's unprecedented three Olympic gold medals have not been matched by any ladies' single skater since, nor have her achievements as ten-time consecutive World champion. From the Archives: Don Ameche, Dapper Film Star, Dies at 85, From the Archives: Andy Warhol, Pioneer of 60s Pop Art, Dies, From the Archives: Jazz Great Thelonious Monk Dies, From the Archives: Armand Hammer Dies; Billionaire, Art Patron, From the Archives: Buster Crabbe, Athlete, Hero of Serials, Dies. Although critics complained about her acting skills and thick To allow for a rigorous training schedule, Henie's parents took her out of school, hired a private tutor, and gave her ballet lessons in London during the summer. Topping. Henie was not judged to be responsible for the incident, but she decided not to hold any more arena-style shows. This was particularly true in Norway after World War II, where her status as one of the most admired Norwegians of all time was threatened by criticisms that she had not contributed to war relief efforts. Wirtz also acted as Henie's financial advisor. Rap singer [18] She died of the disease at age 57 in 1969 in an ambulance plane flight from Paris to Oslo. It was an ill-advised decision to set herself up in competition with Wirtz, whose shows now featured the new Olympic champion Barbara Ann Scott. They also made her wealthy. For a time she had her own company, Sonja Henie's Hollywood Ice Revue, but an unfortunate bleacher collapse at one of her shows caused the venture to fold. 27 Apr. She also lit the entire performance with a dazzling, dimpled smile. forced her to retire. Three-quarters of a century later, in 2010 . Besides, I can't quite imagine my doing the hula in the Olympics." "Sonja Henie [citation needed], Henie became a naturalized citizen of the United States in 1940. 8 April 1912 in Oslo, Norway; d. 12 October 1969 on a Paris-to-Oslo plane flight), champion figure skater who won three consecutive Olympic gold medals and most Norwegian, European, and world figure skating championships. While Irina Slutskaya of Russia has held the record for most European titles among ladies' skaters since 2006, Henie still retains the record of most consecutive titles, sharing it with Katarina Witt of Eastern Germany/Germany (19831988). In 1923 she became the senior national champion of Norway. Dressed in a white velvet, bell-skirted dress designed by her mother, Henie won over Austria's Herma Planck-Szabo. Commenting on the difference between skating in her shows and in competition, Miss Henie once said: "When I was in championship competition I was on the ice for exactly four minutes. Henie was drinking heavily at that time and could no longer keep up with the demands of touring, and this marked her retirement from skating. Henie was married three times, to Dan Topping (19401946), Winthrop Gardiner Jr. (19491956),[16] and the Norwegian shipping magnate and art patron Niels Onstad (19561969). The experience inspired her to introduce choreographic design in her free skating program, an innovation that helped her win an Olympic gold medal in 1928 at St. Moritz, Switzerland. Her husband, Neils Onstad, a Norwegian shipowner, said she "just slept away" halfway through the two-hour flight. It was also noted in Queen of Ice, Queen of Shadows that before the war started the Henies had visited with Adolf Hitler and that during a 1936 show in Berlin she had given him the Nazi salute and said "Heil, Hitler.". Now I arrive at the Garden at 6:45 and I never stop until 11:10. He hopped on a train, reached Chicago the next day, rushed to her hotel, and sharpened the skates with a hand stone--a few minutes work. With Sonja Henie, Jack Oakie, Cesar Romero, Carole Landis. "I want to do with skates (in the movies) what Fred Astaire is doing with dancing," she said. Norden, a Nobel Prize winner, was supposedly murdered by the Gestapo, but is rumoured to be in hiding and writing anonymous dispatches advocating world peace. At age seven Henie learned to skate from her elder and only brother, Leif. She grew up in a Most online reference entries and articles do not have page numbers. Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives, Thematic Series: Sports Figures. Retrieved April 27, 2023 from Encyclopedia.com: https://www.encyclopedia.com/sports/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/henie-sonja. When live television began to cut into the film industry, Henie stopped making movies and returned to traveling ice shows. In 1936, Sonja Henie of Norway won her third consecutive gold medal in women's figure skating without ever having rotated more than once in the air. She is mentioned by Ty Webb, Chevy Chases character in Caddyshack, as a possible but unavailable substitute for Rodney Dangerfields character (Al Czervik) in the final golf wager round before Michael OKeefes Danny Noonan is chosen. During sixteen years of touring she earned something in the range of $10 million and her movies probably netted her more than $25 million. advertisement Another measure of her worth is that in 1940 her legs were insured by Lloyds of London for $5,000 per week. But Henie will be best remembered for putting skating above the personal and political. She appeared in the film Thin Ice and was rated in a Motion Picture Herald poll as the eighth most popular film star of the year. Henie was also successful in Hollywood. [7] She did not make the final list however. She had already delighted in dancing, and--with her brother Leif giving her her first lessons--enjoyed [3] While still a girl, Henie had decided that she wanted to move to California and become a movie star when her competitive days were over, without considering that her strong accent might hinder her acting ambitions. After the hotel opens, Nora's uncle faces financial ruin and her romance hits a snag in the form of . 12 Oct 1969 (aged 57) Oslo, Oslo kommune, Oslo fylke, Norway. But Henie did not stop there. Sun Valley Serenade (1941), with John Payne and Glenn Miller and His Orchestra, received three Academy Award nominations for best cinematography, best music, and best song ("Chattanooga Choo Choo"), but her two releases in 1942 and 1943 marked the end of her contract with Twentieth CenturyFox. Her husband did not trust French doctors, so he flew her unconscious body to Dr Moe in Oslo. He was 85. She also planned to become a Hollywood actress and to accomplish on screen for ice-skating what Fred Astaire had done for dancing. [citation needed] She then placed eighth in a field of eight at the 1924 Winter Olympics, at the age of eleven. At 14 she was the Norwegian Skating Champion. champion in 1927 and the following year she won an Olympic gold medal. Having turned professional after her Olympic triumph in 1936, Henie toured Europe and the Americas as the star of the Hollywood Ice Revue, and for a time (195152) she acted as producer of her ice shows. At the age of ten she Encyclopedia.com. Sonja Henie's Night, an exhibition that played before and during the intermission of ice hockey games at Madison Square Garden during March 1936, was a success. Walsh also . She was 57. "Nobody hit me in the leg or tried to shoot me, but there were some likenesses to what's happening now." During her competitive career, Henie traveled widely and worked with a variety of foreign coaches. She competed in the 1924 Winter The early start was seen as a disadvantage, with the audience not yet whipped into a clapping frenzy and the judges known to become freer with their higher marks as the event proceeded. It would later house all of Henie's skating memorabilia. Henie was the greatest of all women figure skaters from the 1920s to the 1940s, and perhaps of the entire twentieth century. [2], Kestnbaum argues that although Henie's skating was "athletic and powerful for her day",[2] she purposively added elements,such as using the toepicks of her skates to run or pose on the ice, in movements similar to the use of pointe technique in ballet, that undercut her power and athleticism. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Elizabeth Ann Family (1) Spouse Niels Onstad ( 6 June 1956 - 12 October 1969) (her death) Winthrop Gardner ( 15 September 1949 - 14 May 1956) (divorced) Henie-Onstad museum. When Geoffrey and Ken track Norden to a small village in the Swiss Alps, they soon find themselves competing over the affections of beautiful Louise (Henie), who has a deeper connection to the missing Nobel laureate than the reporters realize. In recognition of her skating and other athletic accomplishments, she became the first woman to receive a medal from the Norwegian government for versatility and achievement in sports. (b. She died a year later at age fifty-seven. . The couple moved From Wikipedia: Sonja Henie (8 April 1912 - 12 October 1969) was a Norwegian figure skater and film star. In She already had considerable experience as an exhibition skater, having been a soloist for the New York Skating Club's production Land of the Midnight Sun at Madison Square Garden in 1930. Complaints by Austrian skaters would result in new rules allowing only one judge per country for each event. (April 27, 2023). 1948- Scott, Paula Pyzik "Henie, Sonja Her brother, Leif Henie, coauthored Queen of Ice, Queen of Shadows: The Unsuspected Life of Sonja Henie (1985), in which he discussed her violent temper. Miss Henie was an exacting star. He died of Tularmia (Rabbit . That https://www.encyclopedia.com/sports/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/henie-sonja, Scott, Paula Pyzik "Henie, Sonja She had become an American citizen in 1941. Frogner Stadium was the site of the 1927 Women's World Figure Skating Championship. Entertainment Weekly (February 11, 1994): 62. Kestnbaum states that although toe steps are used as "occassional couterpoints to the legato flow of skating movement", she argues that Henie might have overused these steps, calling them "mincing and ineffective". About Sonja Henie. She died on October 12, 1969 at On 15 September 1949 she married Winthrop Gardiner, Jr., a business executive; he divorced her on 14 May 1956 for "desertion and mental cruelty." ed. In 1921, at Oslo's Frogner Stadium, Henie competed in and won Norway's highest junior level of competition. An obituary is in the New York Times (13 Oct. 1969). Henie incorporated ballet movements into her skating; she had taken ballet lessons from the age of five and was influenced by ballerina Anna Pavlova. ." Over the next decade Miss Henie won Olympic titles at St. Moritz, Switzerland (1928), at Lake Placid (1932), and at Garmisch-Partenkirchen in Bavaria (1936). Her performance, skating "at home" in Norway's Frogner Stadium, earned her the first of ten consecutive world figure skating titles (and the distinction of being the youngest world champion until Tara Lipinski edged her out in 1997 by a margin of thirty-two days). 436. As a child, Henie enjoyed advantages that greatly contributed to her success as a skater. These honors were the result of talent, intensive training, and an interest in doing something different from other skaters. Therefore, its best to use Encyclopedia.com citations as a starting point before checking the style against your school or publications requirements and the most-recent information available at these sites: http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/tools_citationguide.html. She made seventeen performances in nine cities and earned phenomenal box office returns. Because Norway did not yet have indoor ice rinks, she traveled around Europe to train throughout the year and benefit from the best instructors. "Tormented by a rival who was cold as ice." Her passion for performing turned her into a huge financial and popular success among athletes. Through her live ice shows and a series of Hollywood movies, Henie enlarged the audience for figure skating and transformed it into a thrilling entertainment. "Sonja Henie Modern figure skating is deeply indebted to Sonja Henie (1912-1969), one of the greatest athletes of this century. She broke with her manager in 1951, and began producing shows on her own, but gave them up after a block of seats at a Baltimore armory collapsed before a show in March, 1952, injuring more than 250 people. After retiring This was more than a day's pay for Steve Turocy, who at age eighty-two remembered having to settle for a $3.30 seat because the others were sold out. Her husband chartered a plane to convey her from Paris to Oslo to see her doctor, but she died onboard in her sleep. Loveland continued, "she seems to float, like something in gossamer wings, but anyone tempted to drift off into an ethereal realm is brought back by a pair of very shapely limbs, which move with the smoothness of running water and the strength of youth." Sonja Henie (8 April 1912 - 12 October 1969) was a Norwegian figure skater and film star. His daughter began studying ballet at age five and would be active in skiing, swimming, and horseback riding. Ted Scott ( John Payne) is a band pianist whose publicity manager decides that, for good press, the band should adopt a foreign refugee. She became a United States citizen in 1941. Sonja Henie, (born April 8, 1912, Kristiania , Norwaydied October 12, 1969, in an airplane en route to Oslo), Norwegian-born American world champion figure skater and Olympic gold medalist who went on to achieve success as a professional ice-skater and as a motion-picture actress. Once Henie began serious training as a figure skater, her formal schooling ended. She'd parlayed 10 world championships and three Olympic gold medals into an enormously. . Notable Sports Figures. The collapse of a section of bleachers during a show in Baltimore, Maryland in 1952 compounded the tour's legal and financial woes. In 1927, she won her first world figure skating championship in Oslo, and retained the title for the next nine years. Wintertime: Directed by John Brahm. He named Henie as the instigator. The intensity of Henie's commitment to skating was further intensified after competing in the first winter Olympics, in Chamonix, France, in 1924. She studied in Oslo together with Martin Stixrud and Erna Andersen who was her competitor and skate club member.[17]. Through the years, her shows and later art exhibitions drew the attention of such people as Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon and Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden and she met with them. Henie's connections with Adolf Hitler and other high-ranking Nazi officials made her the subject of controversy before, during, and after World War II. [29], Not to be confused with American basketball player, After the war, Henie was mindful that many of her countrymen considered her to be a, 1936 European Figure Skating Championships, "Cecilia Colledge: Champion figure skater", "AFI's 100 Years 100 Stars America's Greatest Legends", "Nektet pne festspill hvis Flagstad skulle synge", "International Women's Sports Hall of Fame", "Sonja Henie Joins 508th Regt. At the time this was a brave departure from convention, and audiences loved it. She had also performed for European royalty and presented a skating version of Pavlova's "Dying Swan" that was first seen in Milan, Italy in 1933. She was 55, her. After the 1936 World Figure Skating Championships, Henie gave up her amateur status and took up a career as a professional performer in acting and live shows. Our editors will review what youve submitted and determine whether to revise the article. Miss Henie had been suffering from leukemia for the last nine months. Critic Roy Hemming enthused about the film when it was among seven video releases made at the time of the 1994 Olympics. Likewise, her films are still enjoyable, but their style and that of her skating is dated. 1. Public interest in Henie has fueled continued debate about her off-ice and off-screen behavior. She organized her own ice shows, which became immensely popular throughout the world. She appeared on several television shows in the next few years, including a one- hour special of her own. Sonja Henie was born on April 8, 1912 in Oslo, Norway. Birthday: April 8, 1912. decided to become a US citizen and supported the USO in their efforts. Short skirts and choreography were unknown in figure skating before Henie introduced them in the late 1920s. [13], Her innovative skating techniques and glamorous demeanor transformed the sport permanently and confirmed its acceptance as a legitimate sport in the Winter Olympics. Subsequently, she appeared on television several times, including her own one-hour special. Her death in Los Angeles, California on October 12, 1969, robbed the skating world of one of its brightest stars. In addition to her film career at Fox from 1936 to 1943, Henie formed a business arrangement with Arthur Wirtz, who produced her touring ice shows under the name of "Hollywood Ice Revue". Beginning in 1927, at just 14 years old, figure skater Sonja Henie glided onto the world stage and dominated the icenot only revolutionizing her sport with 10 consecutive world championships. As a result, the image of the figure skater was linked to "the image of the glamorous movie star",[15] within the conventions of film and stage musicals of the 1930s. Her third and final marriage was to fellow Norwegian Niels Onstad, a shipping magnate, on 9 June 1956. When their daughter showed a special passion for skating at about age six, which she began under the instruction of her brother Leif, they provided her with whatever training she required. The result of her first entry into the national championship at Frogner, in 1922, was to win second place. She continued to perform As a girl Henie also was a nationally ranked tennis player, and a skilled swimmer and equestrienne. Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives, Thematic Series: Sports Figures. Weatherly did not disclose his brother's cause of death as he paid emotional tribute alongside a throwback photo of himself and Will playing on the beach as children. During a career that spanned the 1920s, '30s, '40s, and '50s, the Norwegian skater made major contributions to women's figure skating, which would help propel the sport into the prominence it now enjoys as a dazzling, physically-challenging, personality-filled field. Henie secured the subsequent nine consecutive world titles, fostering suspicion among the Austrians, who complained that three of the five judges had been Norwegians; soon each country would be allowed only one judge per event. and easily eclipsed the earnings of any other star athlete, male or female. Eight Sonja Henie movies crossed the $100 million domestic gross mark. Get a Britannica Premium subscription and gain access to exclusive content. plummeted when a photo of her with Adolphe Hitler was published. In January 1930, after additional success in winning Norway's skating doubles championship three times, she impressed her first New York City audience of 15,000 at the amateur Ice Carnival exhibition at Madison Square Garden. Theatergoers of the era certainly were thrilled with Henie and their introduction to figure skating. at Graumann's Chinese Theatre. Hjordis Olsen, an amateur skater at a private club, drilled Henie in mastering the mandatory school figures. Paris and London were mentioned, but only Hello London (1958) was made with her own backing, co-starring Michael Wilding and special guest star Stanley Holloway. Private tutors were hired to educate her while she concentrated on her skating. "Henie skates with speed, grace, and eye-boggling abandon through four big numbers," he noted in Entertainment Weekly. When she returned the following year, she secured the women's national championship title and, as part of her record-making legacy, would come back the subsequent six years to retain that title. [3][19] She is buried with Onstad in Oslo on the hilltop overlooking the Henie Onstad Art Centre. There, Henie won her second gold medal in figure skating, with 2,302.5 points. On a hilltop overlooking the Henie-Onstad Museum. Following the success of Thin Ice, Henie showed her growing business savvy by getting Twentieth Century-Fox to renegotiate her contract.
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