The two-time World Champion and pioneer for women's figure skating has died at the age of 84. She had a remarkable skating story, including a daring escape from an oppressive Czechoslovakian government after she won the 1950 World Championships at age 18. She eventually moved to New York, and only returned to her native Prague 40 years later.
She was the first women to do a 2lutz in competition, and she invented the back camel layover position that is a big scorer in today's system. She toured with the Ice Capades, Ice Follies and ran Wollman Rink.
Here's a wonderful tribute video compiled by Ice Theater of New York to honor her in 2005.
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