Countdown Question #1

Q:    Who was the first skater in history to successfully land a quad-triple-triple jump sequence in competition?
A:    Russian Evgeni Plushenko

        Winner: Jennifer Stewart, member of the Line Creek Figure Skating Club

Countdown Question #2

Q:    Figure Skating debuted in which Olympic games?
A:    1908 Olympic Summer Games in London

        Winner: Royan Berry, member of the St. Joseph Figure Skating Club

Countdown Question #3

Q:    Which female skater won five US National Championships, but never won an Olympic Gold medal?
A:    Janet Lynn

        Winner: Jocelyn Cholquist

Countdown Question #4

Q:    Which female skater was the first to perform a triple axel in in competition?
A:    Midori Ito (She performed the first triple axel successfully in 1988 at the Aichi Perfecture Championships.)

        Winner: Becky Main

Countdown Question #5

Q:    What woman was the only US athlete to win a Gold Medal in the 1968 Olympic Games?
A:    Peggy Fleming

        Winner: Lori Osborne

Countdown Question #6

Q:   What year did the US Men's Singles accomplish a medal sweep?
A:    1956

        Winner: Karen Schmidt

Countdown Question #7

Q:   The first Winter Olympic Games were held in what year and where?
A:    1924 in Chamonix

        Winner: Kim Brown

Countdown Question #8

Q:   Which female skater is the only one to win three Olympic Medals?
A:    Sonya Henie

        Winner:

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