Sport: Fine Figures

In 1930 the world's figure-skating championships were held in the U. S. for the first time. From Norway to defend her itle came dimpled 17-year-old Champion Sonja Henie, who gave an exhibition oi kating in Manhattan's Madison Square Garden the likes of which New Yorkers had never seen. In 1932 she came again—for the Winter Olympic Games—and regained for a series of charity ice carnival n a dozen U. S. cities. Every pig-ta led girl who saw her swirling in a fairy-like froth of marabou dreamed that some day she might skate like Sonja...

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