Barbara Roles
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| Olympic medal record | |||
| Women's Figure Skating | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Bronze | 1960 Squaw Valley | Singles | |
Barbara Ann Roles Williams (born April 6, 1941 in San Mateo, California) is an American former figure skater who currently works as a coach. She won the bronze medal at the 1960 Winter Olympics, then retired and had a child. She was asked to come out of retirement after the Sabena Flight 548 crashed and killed the entire 1961 US Figure Skating Team.[1] Roles complied and won the gold medal at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in 1962 making her the first skater[citation needed] to win a gold medal in novice, junior and senior nationals. She held this title alone until Kimmie Meisner (who skates at the same rink where Roles Williams coaches[citation needed]) did the same thing when she won national seniors in 2007.
She later took up coaching; her pupils have included Lisa-Marie Allen, Wendy Burge , Nicole Bobek, Brian Pockar and Vikki DeVries-Chrysler. She is also the step mother[citation needed] and former coach of U.S. skater Scott Williams. She currently coaches Geoffry Varner.
[edit] Competitive highlights
| Event/Season | 1959 | 1960 | 1962 |
| U.S. Championships | 3rd | 2nd | 1st |
| World Championships | 5th | 3rd | 5th |
| Winter Olympics | - | 3rd | - |
[edit] References
- ^ Nichols, Nikki. Frozen in Time: The Enduring Legacy of the 1961 U.S. Figure Skating Team. Emmis Books, 2006. ISBN 1-57860-260-2.
