Carole Ormaca
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Carole Anne Ormaca Butler (born June 2, 1936 in Fresno, California
) was an American
pair skater who competed with Robin Greiner
. The duo won the gold medal at the United States Figure Skating Championships
four straight times, beginning in 1953. They also placed fourth at the World Figure Skating Championships
three times and finished in fifth place at the 1956 Winter Olympic Games.
)
Fresno, California
Fresno is a city in central California, United States, the county seat of Fresno County. As of the 2010 census, the city's population was 510,365, making it the fifth largest city in California, the largest inland city in California, and the 34th largest in the nation...
) was an American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
pair skater who competed with Robin Greiner
Robin Greiner
Robert Lewis "Robin" Greiner was an American pair skater who competed with Carole Ormaca. The duo won the gold medal at the United States Figure Skating Championships four straight times, beginning in 1953...
. The duo won the gold medal at the United States Figure Skating Championships
United States Figure Skating Championships
The United States Figure Skating Championships is figure skating competition held annually to crown the national champions of the United States. The competition is sanctioned by U.S. Figure Skating. In the U.S. skating community, the event is often referred to informally as "Nationals".Skaters...
four straight times, beginning in 1953. They also placed fourth at the World Figure Skating Championships
World Figure Skating Championships
The World Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion...
three times and finished in fifth place at the 1956 Winter Olympic Games.
Results
(pairs with Robin GreinerRobin Greiner
Robert Lewis "Robin" Greiner was an American pair skater who competed with Carole Ormaca. The duo won the gold medal at the United States Figure Skating Championships four straight times, beginning in 1953...
)
| Event | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winter Olympic Games Winter Olympic Games The Winter Olympic Games is a sporting event, which occurs every four years. The first celebration of the Winter Olympics was held in Chamonix, France, in 1924. The original sports were alpine and cross-country skiing, figure skating, ice hockey, Nordic combined, ski jumping and speed skating... |
5th | |||
| World Championships World Figure Skating Championships The World Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion... |
4th | 4th | 4th | |
| North American Championships North American Figure Skating Championships The North American Figure Skating Championships were a former elite figure skating competition for skaters from the United States and Canada. It was a biennial competition held between 1923 and 1971, with locations alternating between the two countries.Although the event was classified as an... |
2nd | 2nd | ||
| U.S. Championships United States Figure Skating Championships The United States Figure Skating Championships is figure skating competition held annually to crown the national champions of the United States. The competition is sanctioned by U.S. Figure Skating. In the U.S. skating community, the event is often referred to informally as "Nationals".Skaters... |
1st | 1st | 1st | 1st |