James Grogan was an American

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 figure skater. He won the bronze medal at the 1952 Oslo Olympics

1952 Winter Olympics

The 1952 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VI Olympic Winter Games, took place in Oslo, Norway, from 14 to 25 February 1952. Discussions about Oslo hosting the Winter Olympic Games began as early as 1935; the city wanted to host the 1948 Games, but World War II made that impossible...

. He won four silver medals 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...

 and 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...

. During his competitive career, he was coached by Edi Scholdan

Edi Scholdan

Edi Scholdan was a figure skater and figure skating coach.Scholdan was born in Vienna and, as a competitor, represented Austria at the 1933 World Figure Skating Championships. However, he became better known as a coach; he worked at the Broadmoor Skating Club in Colorado Springs, Colorado...

 at the Broadmoor World Arena

Broadmoor World Arena

The Broadmoor World Arena was a pioneering skating rink and hockey arena located at the Broadmoor Resort & Spa in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Originally an outdoor riding academy, the building was enclosed and converted to an ice arena which opened in January 1938...

 in Colorado Springs, Colorado

Colorado Springs, Colorado

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.

After turning professional, he performed in Arthur Wirtz's Hollywood Ice Revue, with Sonja Henie

Sonja Henie

Sonja Henie was a Norwegian figure skater and film star. She was a three-time Olympic Champion in Ladies Singles, a ten-time World Champion and a six-time European Champion . Henie won more Olympic and World titles than any other ladies figure skater...

's European tour, and later in Ice Capades

Ice Capades

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 before taking up coaching. He founded a skating school at Squaw Valley

Squaw Valley

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 and coached at the Ice Castle International Training Center in Lake Arrowhead, California

Lake Arrowhead, California

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 for many years. He was inducted into the U.S. Figure Skating Association Hall of Fame in 1991.

Grogan was married to 1960 Olympic pair champion Barbara Wagner

Barbara Wagner

Barbara Aileen Wagner is a former Canadian pair skater who competed with Robert Paul. The couple captured five Canadian titles and four world titles, and capped their career by winning the gold medal at the 1960 Winter Olympics.After her competitive career, she married fellow skater James Grogan...

, but they later divorced. He died suddenly of multiple organ failure in July, 2000.

Competitive highlights

Event	1947	1948	1949	1950	1951	1952	1953	1954
Winter Olympics 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...		6th				3rd
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...		5th	4th		2nd	2nd	2nd	2nd
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		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...	3rd	2nd	2nd		2nd	2nd