Maribel Yerxa Owen was an American figure skater.
14 Facts About Maribel Owen
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Maribel Owen was the daughter of skaters Maribel Vinson and Guy Owen and the sister of 1961 US Ladies' Champion Laurence Owen.
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Maribel Owen started out with figure skates that had double runners to provide greater balance for a beginning skater.
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That same year, Maribel Owen persuaded the United States Figure Skating Association to schedule the US Figure Skating Championships ahead of the World Figure Skating Championships rather than to continue selecting team members based on their performance in competition during the previous year.
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Maribel Owen said this would enable the United States to select competitors for the world competition who would be in top physical condition at the time they competed.
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Maribel Owen was deeply upset and cried when Foster told her that he planned to retire from skating just before the world competition to attend medical school.
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Maribel Owen was a senior at Boston University, where she was majoring in sociology and anthropology.
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Maribel Owen was a member of Sigma Kappa sorority at Boston University.
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Owen was close to her mother, though Maribel Vinson Owen was a demanding coach who set high expectations for both her daughters.
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The younger Maribel Owen, who was more reserved than her mother and younger sister, sometimes felt overshadowed by Laurence.
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The younger Maribel Owen experienced significant stress from the pressures of her skating career and her university studies, which caused her to lose weight and develop a bleeding ulcer.
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Maribel Owen continued with her grueling schedule despite her pain.
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Maribel Owen was interred next to her mother and sister in Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge.
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On January 28,2011, Maribel Owen was inducted into the United States Figure Skating Hall of Fame along with the entire 1961 World Team.