Ever since she won the Olympic figure-skating championship in 1948 and turned professional, Ottawa-born Barbara Ann Scott has seen her career dogged by a delicate but unanswered question: Is she as good an exhibition skater as Sonja Henie? Last week it looked as though the question might soon be answered. Entrepreneur Arthur M. Wirtz dropped Sonja from his Hollywood Ice Revue and signed up Barbara Ann instead.
In Chicago, Wirtz said he replaced Sonja, who had been on his payroll for 15 years, because she repeatedly delayed signing a new contract. Barbara Ann, Canada's favorite, will...
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