PEGGY FLEMMING

[FSWer]

Say, I heard she's already 71. What is she doing now?

 

[Laura4]

She recently did an "office challenge" video for the U.S. Figure Skating Instagram account. She looks terrific!

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[FSWer]

She surely doesn't look 71 in that video. She's good.

 

[all_empty]

Such is such a class act.

If you want to watch one of her best performances, check out her FS from the 1968 Nationals

Peggy Fleming - 1968 U.S. Figure Skating Championships - Long Program

Music: Symphony No. 6 Pathétique by Tchaikovsky, La Traviata by Verdi, Samson and Delilah by Saint-Saëns, The Thieving Magpie by Rossini

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It's pretty much flawless (her Olympics freeskate had a few errors) and filled with intricate transitions, hops, and steps throughout.

She had a level of polish and precision that I don't think even Michelle Kwan was able to match (although Michelle was exceptional).

 

[Bellanca]

Peggy set the standard that is often imitated, never duplicated. No one can quite get there, though many have tried. Their efforts never match the original. She's really one of a kind. ?

 

[Jot the Dot Dot]

Peggy has always been a class act, as a skater, as a breast cancer survivor, as a lady.