1966
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Closeup portrait of Peggy Fleming on November 3, 1966. Photo by Jerry Cooke
1968
Figure skater Peggy Fleming competing in the Olympics in 1968. Photo by Art Rickerby
1968
Figure skater Peggy Fleming competing in the Olympics in 1968. Photo by Art Rickerby
1968
Figure skater Peggy Fleming competing in the Olympics in 1968. Photo by Art Rickerby
1969
Peggy Fleming at the the Dick Cavett Show on May 21, 1969. Photo by Walt Disney Television
1980
Figure Skater Peggy Fleming of the United States competes in a figure skating competition circa 1980. Photo by Focus on Sport
1980
Figure Skater Peggy Fleming of the United States competes in a figure skating competition circa 1980. Photo by Focus on Sport
1982
Copenhagen, Denmark
Peggy Flemming at the 1982 World Figure Skating Championships finals. Photo by Walt Disney Television
1989
the Armory in New York City, New York, United States
Socialite Blaine Trump, journalist Kathleen Sullivan and athlete Peggy Fleming attend 'Skating For Charity' Benefit Gala on November 6, 1989 at the Armory in New York City. Photo by Ron Galella, Ltd.
2002
Rice-Eccles Olympic Stadium, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
United States gold medalist Peggy Fleming (R) and Scott Hamilton carry the Olympic torch at the Opening Ceremony of the Salt Lake City Winter Olympic Games at the Rice-Eccles Olympic Stadium on February 8, 2002 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Photo by Jed Jacobsohn
2006
1401 Clark Ave, St. Louis, MO 63103, United States
1984 U.S. Olympic Figure Skating gold medalist, Scott Hamilton, 1976 gold medalist, Dorothy Hamill, and 1968 gold medalist, Peggy Flemming pose for photographers after they are honored at the 2006 State Farm U.S. Figure Championships at the Savvis Center on January 14, 2006 in St. Louis, Missouri. Photo by Matthew Stockman
2006
Beverly Hilton Hotel, Beverly Hills, California, United States
Tennis player Maria Sharapova and figure skater Peggy Fleming pose backstage at the inaugural The Billies presented by The Women's Sports Foundation at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on April 20, 2006 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter
2010
Vancouver, Canada
Evan Lysacek of the United States poses with figure skating great Peggy Fleming at the USA House after winning the men's figure skating Olympic gold medal on February 18, 2010 in Vancouver, Canada. Photo by Christopher Polk
2011
Best Buy Theater, New York City, United States
(L-R) Evan Lysacek, Scott Hamilton, Dorothy Hamill, Brian Boitano and Peggy Fleming attend the New York premiere of "RISE" at Best Buy Theater on February 17, 2011 in New York City. Photo by Joe Kohen
2011
Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina, United States
Paul Wylie and Peggy Fleming read the names of the members of the 1961 US Figure Skating Team killed in a plane crash who were inducted into the US Figure Skating Hall of Fame during the U.S. Figure Skating Championships at the Greensboro Coliseum on January 28, 2011 in Greensboro, North Carolina. Photo by Matthew Stockman
2011
Caesars Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Peggy Fleming is honored with a Caesars Tribute II award during the press conference for The Caesars Tribute II: A Salute to the Ladies of the Ice at Caesars Hotel & Casino on December 2, 2011 in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Photo by Mike Stobe
2011
Best Buy Theater, New York City, United States
Figure Skaters Michelle Kwan (L) and Peggy Fleming attend the New York premiere of "RISE" at Best Buy Theater on February 17, 2011 in New York City. Photo by Larry Busacca
2014
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Peggy Fleming is introduced during the Smucker's Skating Spectacular following the Prudential U.S. Figure Skating Championships at TD Garden on January 12, 2014 in Boston, Massachusetts. Photo by Matthew Stockman
2017
Nashville, Tennessee, United States
(L-R) Olympic Iceskaters Peggy Fleming, Scott Hamilton and singer-songwriter Sheryl Crow attend the second annual "An Evening Of Scott Hamilton & Friends" hosted by Scott Hamilton to benefit The Scott Hamilton CARES Foundation on November 19, 2017 in Nashville, Tennessee. Photo by Rick Diamond
2018
SAP Center, San Jose, California, United States
Peggy Fleming acknowledges the crowd after receiving a portrait from US Figure Skating during the 2018 Prudential U.S. Figure Skating Championships at the SAP Center on January 3, 2018 in San Jose, California. Photo by Matthew Stockman
Peggy Fleming, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, swaps smiles with her coach, Carlo Fassi, after coming off the ice 1/20 after winning the Senior Ladies Free Skating competition.
1966
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Closeup portrait of Peggy Fleming on November 3, 1966. Photo by Jerry Cooke
1968
Figure skater Peggy Fleming competing in the Olympics in 1968. Photo by Art Rickerby
1968
Figure skater Peggy Fleming competing in the Olympics in 1968. Photo by Art Rickerby
1968
Figure skater Peggy Fleming competing in the Olympics in 1968. Photo by Art Rickerby
1969
Peggy Fleming at the the Dick Cavett Show on May 21, 1969. Photo by Walt Disney Television
1980
Figure Skater Peggy Fleming of the United States competes in a figure skating competition circa 1980. Photo by Focus on Sport
1980
Figure Skater Peggy Fleming of the United States competes in a figure skating competition circa 1980. Photo by Focus on Sport
1982
Copenhagen, Denmark
Peggy Flemming at the 1982 World Figure Skating Championships finals. Photo by Walt Disney Television
1989
the Armory in New York City, New York, United States
Socialite Blaine Trump, journalist Kathleen Sullivan and athlete Peggy Fleming attend 'Skating For Charity' Benefit Gala on November 6, 1989 at the Armory in New York City. Photo by Ron Galella, Ltd.
2002
Rice-Eccles Olympic Stadium, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
United States gold medalist Peggy Fleming (R) and Scott Hamilton carry the Olympic torch at the Opening Ceremony of the Salt Lake City Winter Olympic Games at the Rice-Eccles Olympic Stadium on February 8, 2002 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Photo by Jed Jacobsohn
2006
1401 Clark Ave, St. Louis, MO 63103, United States
1984 U.S. Olympic Figure Skating gold medalist, Scott Hamilton, 1976 gold medalist, Dorothy Hamill, and 1968 gold medalist, Peggy Flemming pose for photographers after they are honored at the 2006 State Farm U.S. Figure Championships at the Savvis Center on January 14, 2006 in St. Louis, Missouri. Photo by Matthew Stockman
2006
Beverly Hilton Hotel, Beverly Hills, California, United States
Tennis player Maria Sharapova and figure skater Peggy Fleming pose backstage at the inaugural The Billies presented by The Women's Sports Foundation at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on April 20, 2006 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter
2010
Vancouver, Canada
Evan Lysacek of the United States poses with figure skating great Peggy Fleming at the USA House after winning the men's figure skating Olympic gold medal on February 18, 2010 in Vancouver, Canada. Photo by Christopher Polk
2011
Best Buy Theater, New York City, United States
(L-R) Evan Lysacek, Scott Hamilton, Dorothy Hamill, Brian Boitano and Peggy Fleming attend the New York premiere of "RISE" at Best Buy Theater on February 17, 2011 in New York City. Photo by Joe Kohen
2011
Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina, United States
Paul Wylie and Peggy Fleming read the names of the members of the 1961 US Figure Skating Team killed in a plane crash who were inducted into the US Figure Skating Hall of Fame during the U.S. Figure Skating Championships at the Greensboro Coliseum on January 28, 2011 in Greensboro, North Carolina. Photo by Matthew Stockman
2011
Caesars Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Peggy Fleming is honored with a Caesars Tribute II award during the press conference for The Caesars Tribute II: A Salute to the Ladies of the Ice at Caesars Hotel & Casino on December 2, 2011 in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Photo by Mike Stobe
2011
Best Buy Theater, New York City, United States
Figure Skaters Michelle Kwan (L) and Peggy Fleming attend the New York premiere of "RISE" at Best Buy Theater on February 17, 2011 in New York City. Photo by Larry Busacca
2014
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Peggy Fleming is introduced during the Smucker's Skating Spectacular following the Prudential U.S. Figure Skating Championships at TD Garden on January 12, 2014 in Boston, Massachusetts. Photo by Matthew Stockman
2017
Nashville, Tennessee, United States
(L-R) Olympic Iceskaters Peggy Fleming, Scott Hamilton and singer-songwriter Sheryl Crow attend the second annual "An Evening Of Scott Hamilton & Friends" hosted by Scott Hamilton to benefit The Scott Hamilton CARES Foundation on November 19, 2017 in Nashville, Tennessee. Photo by Rick Diamond
2018
SAP Center, San Jose, California, United States
Peggy Fleming acknowledges the crowd after receiving a portrait from US Figure Skating during the 2018 Prudential U.S. Figure Skating Championships at the SAP Center on January 3, 2018 in San Jose, California. Photo by Matthew Stockman
Peggy Fleming, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, swaps smiles with her coach, Carlo Fassi, after coming off the ice 1/20 after winning the Senior Ladies Free Skating competition.
Peggy Fleming at the 1968 Olympics on a 1983 Paraguayan stamp.
(In all of her roles - athlete, wife, mother, role model, ...)
In all of her roles - athlete, wife, mother, role model, and cancer survivor - Olympic gold medalist Peggy Fleming has relied upon the discipline she cultivated as a young skater. Now in this intimate memoir, she eloquently reveals her fascinating life story and shares her secrets to serenity and success.
https://www.amazon.com/Long-Program-Skating-Toward-Victories/dp/0671038869/?tag=2022091-20
1999
commentator figure skater author
Peggy Gale Fleming was born on July 27, 1948 in San Jose, California, United States. She is a daughter of Albert Eugene Fleming, a newspaper journalist, and Doris Elizabeth Fleming. Peggy has three sisters: Janice, Maxine, and Cathy Fleming.
In the beginning of 1966, Peggy Gale Fleming attended Colorado College.
Peggy Grace Fleming began ice skating when she was nine years old and became serious about being a competitive figure skater when she was eleven. Her coach was William Kipp. He died in 1961 when the entire United States world figure skating team and coaches were killed in a plane crash on the way to the world figure skating championships. At the 1968 Olympics, Fleming was coached by Carlo Fassi who was also the coach of 1976 Olympic Figure Skating Champion, Dorothy Hamill.
Before moving to Colorado Springs, she was coached by John A.W. Nicks who took on many of William Kipp's students after the 1961 plane crash that took the lives of the United States figure skating team and their coaches. Her unusual style led to five United States titles, three World titles and the gold medal in the 1968 Olympics in Grenoble, France.
After retiring from amateur competitive figure skating in 1968, Fleming skated as a guest star with Ice Follies. She also appeared in television specials and performed in front of four different United States Presidents. After retiring from amateur competitive figure skating in 1968, Fleming skated as a guest star with Ice Follies. She also appeared in television specials and performed in front of four different United States Presidents. Since 1981, she has been a skating commentator for ABC Sports.
She was featured in numerous television specials, including "Here's Peggy Fleming" (1968, which also featured legendary dancer Gene Kelly) "Fire on Ice: Champions of American Figure Skating" (2001), "Christmas on Ice" (1990), "Skates of Gold" (1994) and "A Skater's Tribute to Broadway" (1998). Her 1971 television special "Peggy Fleming at Sun Valley," which included an appearance by Olympic skier Jean-Claude Killy, won Emmy awards for director Sterling Johnson and cinematographer Bob Collins. In 1983, she shared a co-starring role with Toller Cranston and Robin Cousins in Radio City Music Hall’s "Ice," a theatrical dance spectacle of three dozen skaters and a 45-piece orchestra.
She and her husband owned and ran the Fleming Jenkins Vineyards and Winery in California. The winery produced close to 2,000 cases of wine a year with names as "Choreography" a Bordeaux style blend from Napa Valley and a "Victories Rose" from the San Francisco Bay Syrah. Profits from the "Victories Rosé" went towards charities that supported research towards breast cancer. The winery was closed in 2011.
Peggy Gale Fleming has had a long-term impact on the sport of skating and is known for her combination of style and athletic ability. While she was active, she was known for her seemingly effortless performances, combining balletic grace with the era's most difficult leaps.
In 1994 she was featured in Sports Illustrated as one of the world's most important athletes of the day. She was invited to the White House twice. In 1980, she was the first skater ever invited to perform at the White House, and her appearances and performances inspired generations of United States women skaters. Fleming holds five United States titles, three world titles, Olympic gold medal. She was enducted into United States Olympic Hall of Fame.
(In all of her roles - athlete, wife, mother, role model, ...)
1999Peggy Gale Fleming is a breast cancer activist who recommends not procrastinating and advocates for early detection.
Quotations: "The first thing is to love your sport. Never do it to please someone else. It has to be yours."
Physical Characteristics: Peggy Gale Fleming has a height of 5 feet 4 inches (1.63 m). She weighs around 110 lbs (50 kg). In 1998 Fleming was diagnosed with breast cancer and had a lumpectomy and radiation treatment, and became cancer-free.
On June 13, 1970 Peggy Gale Fleming married Greg Jenkins, a dermatologist. They have two children: Andrew Thomas Jenkins and Todd Jenkins.
Carlo Fassi was a coach of Peggy Fleming.
William Kipp was Peggy Fleming's coach prior to his death. He died in the plane crash that killed the entire United States skating team in 1961.
Peggy Fleming was a popular commentator for ABC Sports, often working with fellow Olympic champ Dick Button.
