1. Elizabeth Manley is the 1988 Olympic silver medallist, the 1988 World silver medalist and a three-time Canadian national champion.
11 Facts About Elizabeth Manley
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Elizabeth Manley is the fourth child and only daughter in her family.
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Elizabeth Manley's mother invested time and money in her daughter's figure skating career.
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Elizabeth Manley won the bronze medal at the 1982 World Junior Championships in Oberstdorf, Germany.
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Elizabeth Manley finished off the podium at the Canadian Championships and briefly dropped out of the sport, but resumed her skating career after Peter Dunfield and Sonya Dunfield agreed to coach her in Ontario.
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Elizabeth Manley competed at the 1984 Winter Olympics, placing 13th, and the World Championships between 1984 and 1987.
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Elizabeth Manley performed in ice shows and television specials, and competed in professional events, for a number of years afterwards, being notable for her unusually imaginative programs.
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Finally, after several months, Elizabeth Manley replied in January 1991, put skates on Stevens, and taught him how to skate.
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Elizabeth Manley starred as Red Riding Hood in CBC's 1992 television film The Trial of Red Riding Hood which premiered on the Disney Channel two years later.
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Elizabeth Manley is a spokesperson for mental health issues due to her own battle with depression, which began before the 1984 Olympics.
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Elizabeth Manley's mother died from ovarian cancer in July 2008 and her father died of Alzheimer's disease in 2010.