American figure skater
Robin Huntington Lee (December 2, 1919 in Saint Paul, Minnesota – October 8, 1997 in Minneapolis ) was an American figure skater . He was the 1935-1939 U.S. national champion . At age 12, he became the youngest skater to win the junior national title.[ 1] At the 1935 United States Figure Skating Championships , at the age of 15,[ 2] [ 3] he became the first and, as of 2008, the only skater to defeat a seven time national champion in the United States.
Lee represented the United States at the 1936 Winter Olympics , where he placed 12th. He was selected to compete at the 1940 Winter Olympics , which were canceled due to World War II .[ 1] During the War, Lee served in the U.S. Navy .[ 4] After the War, Lee skated professionally in ice shows and worked as a coach.[ 1]
Lee was inducted into the U.S. Figure Skating Hall of Fame in 1995. He attended Erasmus Hall High School .[ 3]
The Robin Lee Midwest Open is a USFS sanctioned competition held each year in the summer by Lee's home club, the Figure Skating Club of Minneapolis , named in his honor.[ 5]
Competitive highlights
References
^ a b c "Robin Lee, 77, Figure Skating Champion" . New York Times . October 14, 1997. Retrieved October 29, 2009 .
^ "Sport: Figures in Chicago" . TIME . February 22, 1937. Archived from the original on December 31, 2008. Retrieved October 29, 2009 .
^ a b "Sport: Snow & Ice" . TIME . February 18, 1935. Archived from the original on October 9, 2009. Retrieved October 29, 2009 .
^ "Skating Expert With Ice Cycles Is Ex-Champion" . Spokane Daily Chronicle . April 22, 1946. Retrieved October 29, 2009 .
^ "Robin Lee Competition" . Figure Skating Club of Minneapolis . Retrieved 10 January 2017 .