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3 unusual facts about Cathy Turner


Cathy Turner

Turner retired from competitive skating after the 1992 Games to star with the Ice Capades as a singer and skater in the "Made In America" tour, but then returned yet again for the 1994 Games.

She won another gold in the 500 meters in a controversial race in which silver medalist Zhang Yanmei accused Turner of grabbing her leg as Turner passed her, however, the judges did not see it that way.

Turner was disqualified from the 1000-meter race when accused of impeding a South Korean skater Kim So-Hee in a heat.



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