WEST PALM BEACH, FL – Retired figure skater and Olympic gold medalist Dorothy Hamill was the keynote speaker at the 10th annual A Woman’s Journey health conference and luncheon on Monday, January 26, 2017. The event was hosted by Johns Hopkins Medicine and took place at the Palm Beach County Convention Center, 650 Okeechobee Boulevard, West Palm Beach, FL 33401. Source: Palm Beach Daily News ... Read More

Each Olympics seems to produce a handful of stars that will remain popular for years to come, one of whom is almost certainly Dorothy Hamill,  the Olympic gold medalist in figure skating. However, few Olympians have enjoyed the enduring popularity of Dorothy Hamill.

Dorothy Hamill, Olympic Gold medalist and breast cancer survivor,  is a popular  speaker today.

As a 19-year old, Hamill won the Gold Medal at the 1976 Winter Games in Innsbruck, Austria. In so doing, she joined other figure skaters such as Peggy Fleming and Kristi Yamaguchi as American icons.

After the Olympics, Hamill turned professional. She skated with many productions, including eight years with Ice Capades. She had four ABC television prime time specials produced in her honor and produced and starred in her own touring productions of “Cinderella – Frozen In Time”, “Hansel, Gretel, the Witch and the Cat”, and “Nutcracker On Ice”. She won an Emmy for her starring role in “Romeo and Juliet.” ... Read More