Rory Flack was born on April 28,1969 and is a professional African American Figure Skater and former competitor.
32 Facts About Rory Flack
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Rory Flack is the first African American woman to perform a back flip on the ice and in 1994 she became the first African American woman to win the US Open Professional Figure Skating Championships.
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Rory Flack is very well known for her signature Russian splits.
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Rory Flack is the daughter of Dorothy Jackson and William Flack, and is the niece of Roberta Flack.
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Rory Flack has two sons, Rendell Burghart, born 28 September 1993, and Remington Burghart, born 17 January 1997.
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Fairbanks inspired Flack to continue skating after wanting to stop at an early age due to racism.
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Two years later, Debi Thomas, Bobby Beauchamp and Rory Flack skated to three medals at the US National Championships.
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In 1986, Rory Flack won the junior bronze medal at the US Championships.
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Rory Flack competed internationally, winning the silver medal at the 1987 Grand Prix International St Gervais.
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Rory Flack retired from competitive skating in the winter of 1991.
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Rory Flack became a Competitive World Professional, 1991 and 1994 US Open Professional Champion, the 2002 American Open Artistic Champion and competed for Team USA in the 2006 CBS Ice Wars.
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In 1991, Rory Flack started her career as a professional figure skater.
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Rory Flack moved from California to Cincinnati and skated in the production Broadway on Ice.
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Rory Flack choreographed a routine, auditioned, and was selected for a solo spot.
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Rory Flack heard from fellow skaters about an open professional competition, the US Open Challenge Cup.
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Rory Flack had a close childhood friend Doug Mattis who taught her to do a back flip on ice, making her first black women in the world with this ability.
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In 1992, while starring in Ice Capades, Rory Flack took time off from the tour to compete at the US Open.
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In September 1993, Rory Flack gave birth to her first son, Rendell.
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In 1994, Rory Flack was invited to join The Nutcracker on Ice.
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Rory Flack co-starred as the Sugar Plum Fairy alongside Olympic champions Oksana Baiul and Brian Boitano.
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Rory Flack entered the US Open, where the reigning world champion Yuka Sato planned to compete.
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Rory Flack continued to perform on national and world television in professional competitions and shows in her free time.
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In 2001, Rory Flack appeared with Aretha Franklin, choreographing one production number and two solos for the event.
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One week later, Rory Flack accepted the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Women's Sports Foundation on behalf of Mabel Fairbanks.
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Rory Flack appeared as the headliner and had guest artist Savion Glover, Kenny Gambel and Howard Hewitt.
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In 2003, Rory Flack launched her revised production of "Soul Spectacular On Ice", known as "Ebony On Ice", in Florida and Washington, DC, with sold-out performances at the Lincoln Theater.
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Later the same year, Rory Flack appeared as a guest star in Ray Charles' last performance, A Tribute to Ray Charles on Ice at the Staples Arena in Los Angeles, California.
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In 2004, Rory Flack was an assistant choreographer for a television production of A Tribute to Earth Wind and Fire on Ice.
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Rory Flack was the lead choreographer for two production numbers, two personal solos and a number for Brian Boitano and Brian Orser.
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Rory Flack skated in the last aired professional skating championships, Ice Wars USA Versus the World.
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Rory Flack began working with a team of doctors on the east coast while living in Utah, then relocated to Philadelphia in the spring of 2013.
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Later that summer Rory Flack took over the choreography department in Wright's absence for his illness.