Lorna Dyer

Lorna Dyer
Full nameLorna Dyer
Born (1945-07-03) July 3, 1945 (age 79)
Seattle, Washington
Figure skating career
Country United States
PartnerJohn Carrell
CoachJean Westwood
Skating clubBroadmoor SC
Medal record
Figure skating
Ice dancing
Representing the  United States
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1967 Vienna Ice dancing
Bronze medal – third place 1966 Davos Ice dancing
Bronze medal – third place 1965 Colorado Springs Ice dancing
North American Championships
Gold medal – first place 1967 Montreal Ice dancing
Gold medal – first place 1965 Rochester Ice dancing

Lorna Dyer (born July 3, 1945) is an American ice dancer. With partner John Carrell, she is the 1967 U.S. national champion.[1] They are the 1967 World silver medalists and 1965–1966 World bronze medalists.[2]

After retiring from competitive skating, Lorna graduated from the University of Washington with a degree in Biology and married Jerry Watts. Lorna taught high school science for over 30 years, and was the Washington State Outstanding Biology Teacher of the year and was a candidate for the 1985 NASA Teacher in Space. She spent summer breaks in Sun Valley, Idaho teaching skating. In 1980, she wrote "Ice Dancing Illustrated", an instructional book of technical information for dance compulsories learned from coach Jean Westwood. She is retired and resides in Santa Fe, New Mexico with her husband.[3]

Results

(with King Cole)

Event 1962
U.S. Championships 3rd

(with John Carrell)

Event 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967
World Championships 8th 5th 3rd 3rd 2nd
North American Championships 1st 1st
U.S. Championships 3rd 3rd 2nd 2nd 1st

References

  1. ^ "Past U.S. Champions - Senior" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-02-09. (123 KiB)
  2. ^ "ISU Official Results: World Figure Skating Championships - Dance" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-09-29. Retrieved 2009-03-09.
  3. ^ "Skate Guard: Science Meets Art: The Lorna Dyer and John Carrell Story".


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