Magdalena Cecilia Colledge was a British figure skater.
21 Facts About Cecilia Colledge
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Cecilia Colledge's father, Lionel, was a surgeon researching the treatment of throat cancer, and her mother, Margaret, the daughter of Admiral John Brackenbury.
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Cecilia Colledge had one sibling, a brother named Maule who served in the Royal Air Force and died during World War II.
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Cecilia Colledge died on 12 April 2008 at Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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Cecilia Colledge began skating after watching the 1928 World Championships, which were held in London.
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At the event, Cecilia Colledge was inspired by the performances of Sonja Henie and Maribel Vinson, who won gold and silver respectively.
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Gerschwiler was a former gymnastics teacher; according to Cecilia Colledge, he was "very progressive in his ideas".
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Cecilia Colledge stated that since she was his youngest pupil, he tested his theories on her.
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Cecilia Colledge directed her to take ballet lessons, as well as "stretch" lessons from Miss Lee, an acrobatics instructor and former circus performer.
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Cecilia Colledge won the silver medal at the 1933 European Championships.
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Cecilia Colledge won her first British national title in 1935.
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Cecilia Colledge won the bronze medal at the 1935 European Championships and the silver medal at the 1935 World Championships.
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At the 1936 European Championships, Cecilia Colledge landed a double salchow jump, becoming the first woman to perform a double jump in competition.
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The draw for the free skating [then] came under suspicion after Henie landed the plum position of skating last, while Cecilia Colledge had to perform second of the 26 competitors.
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Cecilia Colledge won her first European title at the 1937 European Championships and her first World title at the 1937 World Championships.
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Cecilia Colledge drove an ambulance in the Motor Transport Corps during the London Blitz.
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Cecilia Colledge moved to the United States in 1951 and became a coach in Boston.
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Cecilia Colledge coached at the Skating Club of Boston between 1952 and 1977.
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Cecilia Colledge was inducted into the World Figure Skating Hall of Fame in 1980.
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At the 1936 European Championships, Cecilia Colledge became the first female skater to land a two rotation jump in competition when she landed a double salchow.
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Cecilia Colledge invented the one-foot Axel jump, which is known as the Colledge.