Episode #62: Carol Heiss Jenkins, Part 1

DECEMBER 2012
An interview with Carol Heiss Jenkins, the 1960 Olympic Gold Medalist for ladies figure skating, as well as the Silver medalist in the 1956 Olympics, a 5 time World Champion, and of course US National Champion. In Part 1, she takes us through her early days of skating all the way through the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley, with details about what it was like studying with famous coach Pierre Brunet, and how she developed those axels going in both directions. 1 hour, 14 minutes, 58 seconds.