Turner, Cathy

Turner, Cathy

▪ American speed skater
in full  Cathy Ann Turner , married name  Bostley 
born April 10, 1962, Rochester, New York, U.S.

      American short-track speed skater who came out of retirement to capture a gold medal at the sport's Olympic debut (1992). Known for her aggressive style of skating, she defended her title in 1994.

      Turner began speed skating as a child, specializing in the fast-paced short-track version of the sport, and by 1979 she was the U.S. national champion. A year later, struggling with burn-out, she retired from competitive skating to try her luck as a professional pop singer and composer under the stage name Nikki Newland.

      After an eight-year layoff, Turner returned to the ice in 1988 and four years later made the U.S. Olympic team. When short-track made its debut at the Winter Games in Albertville, France, Turner won the 500-metre race by only 0.04 second and helped the U.S. capture the silver in the 3,000-metre relay. She briefly skated professionally with the Ice Capades but came out of retirement again in 1994 to compete at the Games in Lillehammer, Norway, where she took the gold medal in the 500-metre event in the Olympic record time of 45.98 sec and led the U.S. to a bronze in the 3,000-metre relay.

      Turner's brash manner and highly aggressive style on the ice, especially in the tight turns common to short-track racing, was often criticized by other competitors. At the world championships in 1991, her preliminary heat had to be restarted several times because of accidents. In Lillehammer, she won the 500-metre final amid allegations of bumping her opponent, and she was officially disqualified in a semifinal heat of the 1,000-metre event.

* * *


Universalium. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужно сделать НИР?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Cathy Turner — Cathie Turner (* 4. Oktober 1962 in Rochester, New York) ist eine frühere US amerikanische Shorttrack Läuferin. Cathie Turner betrieb Eisschnelllauf seit ihrer Jugend. Recht früh beendete sie jedoch zunächst ihre Karriere, und kehrte erst nach… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Cathy Turner — Cathy Ann Turner (born April 10, 1962, Rochester, New York) is an American short track speed skater, who won gold medals at the 1992 Winter Olympics and 1994 Winter Olympics.Turner was the American short track champion in 1979, but failed to make …   Wikipedia

  • Cathy Wilkes — (born 1966) is an artist from Northern Ireland, [http://www.nourbakhsch.de/kuenstler/index.php?show=vita kuenstler=14 lang=eng Cathy Wilkes ] , Galerie Giti Nourbakhsch. Retrieved 14 May 2008.] who makes installations. She is a 2008 Turner Prize… …   Wikipedia

  • Turner Fenton Secondary School — Turner Fenton Primary School Address 7935 Kennedy Road South Brampton, Ontario, L6W 0A2, Canada Information School board P33l Dis …   Wikipedia

  • Cathy Wilcox — (born 1963) is an Australian cartoonist and children‘s book illustrator, best known for her work as a cartoonist for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age newspapers. She has also twice won the Australian Children’s Book Council’s ‘Picture Book… …   Wikipedia

  • Cathy de Monchaux — (born 1960) is a British sculptor.de Monchaux was born in London. She studied first at the Camberwell School of Art (1980 1983), and later at Goldsmiths College in London (1985 1987). [cite web|url=http://www.artnet.com/artist/11978/cathy de… …   Wikipedia

  • Turner Prize — Prix Turner Cet article fait partie de la série Art contemporain Artistes …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Turner-Preis — Tate Britain Der Turner Prize ist ein nach dem Maler J. M. W. Turner benannter britischer Kunstpreis, der alljährlich an einen Künstler, der jünger als 50 ist, verliehen wird. Der Preis wurde erstmals 1984 verliehen und ist mit £40.000 (£25.000… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Turner Preis — Tate Britain Der Turner Prize ist ein nach dem Maler J. M. W. Turner benannter britischer Kunstpreis, der alljährlich an einen Künstler, der jünger als 50 ist, verliehen wird. Der Preis wurde erstmals 1984 verliehen und ist mit £40.000 (£25.000… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Turner Prize — Tate Britain Der Turner Prize (dt.: Turner Preis) ist ein nach dem Maler J. M. W. Turner benannter britischer Kunstpreis, der alljährlich an einen Künstler, der jünger als 50 Jahre ist, verliehen wird. Der Preis wurde erstmals 1984 verliehen und… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”