Where does Carol Heiss live?

New York City, U.S. Carol Elizabeth Heiss Jenkins (born January 20, 1940) is an American former figure skater and actress.

Does Carol Heiss have children?

She has been married to Hayes Jenkins since April 30, 1960. They have three children.

How old is Carol Heiss?

82 years (January 20, 1940)Carol Heiss / Age

Who is Carol Heiss married to?

champion Hayes Jenkins
In February 1960, Carol Heiss won the Olympic gold medal and, two months later, married 1956 Olympic champion Hayes Jenkins. Earlier this year, the couple from Westlake, Ohio, celebrated diamond anniversaries.

Is Carol Heiss Jenkins still coaching?

Today, both Jenkinses—Hayes, 84, and David, 81 — have retired, but Heiss, 77, still coaches. Some of her past students include Timothy Goebel (bronze at 2002 Games), Tonia Kwiatkowski (1996 silver at U.S. Nationals) and Miki Ando, a Japanese national champion.

Who is Carol Lane?

World and Olympic Games figure skating coach and choreographer Carol Lane has more than three decades of experience to draw from in her role as analyst for CBC/Radio Canada’s figure skating coverage.

Who did Carol Heiss coach?

She was coached by Pierre Brunet. Heiss first came to national prominence in 1951, when she was U.S. Novice Ladies’ Champion at age 11. She won the U.S. Junior Ladies title in 1952, and then moved up to the senior level in 1953.

Is Carol Heiss still coaching?

The whole family is featured in PEOPLE’s new special issue The Best of Olympic Figure Skating. Today, both Jenkinses—Hayes, 84, and David, 81 — have retired, but Heiss, 77, still coaches.

What happened to the 1961 figure skating team?

On Feb. 15, 1961, a commercial aircraft carrying all 18 members of the U.S. figure skating team, who were headed to a competition in Prague, crashed near the Brussels airport, killing everyone on board. Six coaches were also on the plane, along with four officials and six of the group’s family members.

How old is Carol Jenkins?

Carol Elizabeth Heiss Jenkins (born January 20, 1940) is an American former figure skater and actress. Competing in ladies’ singles, she became the 1960 Olympic champion, the 1956 Olympic silver medalist, and a five-time World champion (1956–1960).

Carol Heiss was born on January 20, 1940, in New York City, and grew up in Ozone Park, Queens. Her younger sister and brother, Nancy Heiss and Bruce Heiss, were also elite figure skating competitors.

What happened to Carol Heiss’mother?

But her mother, Marie Heiss, was quite ill with cancer at the time, and before her death in October 1956, she asked Carol to win a gold medal for her. Between 1957 and 1960, Heiss dominated women’s figure skating like nobody since Sonja Henie.

Who are Carol Heiss’former students?

In the late 1970s, she began coaching several skaters in Lakewood, Ohio. Her former students include Timothy Goebel, Tonia Kwiatkowski and Miki Ando. Carol Heiss was born on January 20, 1940, in New York City, and grew up in Ozone Park, Queens.