Lisa-Marie Allen (born September 16, 1960 in Glendale, California)[1] is an American former figure skater. In 1979, she won gold at the inaugural Skate America (then titled Norton Skate).[2] She is also the 1978 Skate Canada International champion, 1975 Nebelhorn Trophy champion, 1979 NHK Trophy Silver Medalist, and a four-time U.S. national medalist (three silver, one bronze). She competed at the 1980 Winter Olympics, placing fifth.
Lisa-Marie Allen | |
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 Allen circa 1980 | |
| Born | September 16, 1960 Glendale, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Figure skater |
After retiring from amateur competition, Allen became the World Professional champion in 1990 and American Open Professional champion in 1997. She was the assistant choreographer for the feature film Blades of Glory (as well as making a cameo appearance) and assistant choreographer for the opening and closing ceremonies of the Salt Lake Olympic Games.
Results
edit| International | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 75–76 | 76–77 | 77–78 | 78–79 | 79–80 | 80–81 |
| Winter Olympics | 5th | |||||
| World Champ. | 7th | 6th | 7th | |||
| NHK Trophy | 2nd | |||||
| Skate America | 1st | |||||
| Skate Canada | 2nd | 1st | ||||
| Nebelhorn Trophy | 1st | |||||
| Prague Skate | 2nd | |||||
| National | ||||||
| U.S. Championships | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | ||
References
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Lisa-Marie Allen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved April 22, 2015.
- ^ Thomson, Candus (November 10, 2009). "Stars remember how Skate America began". Baltimore Sun. Archived from the original on March 12, 2014.
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