Theresa Weld
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Theresa ("Tee") Weld Blanchard (August 21, 1893 – March 12, 1978) was an American figure skater who competed in the disciplines of single skating and pair skating. Her pairs partner was Nathaniel Niles.[1] She has been called the "grande dame" of American figure skating.[2] According to figure skating historian James R. Hines, she earned 32 medals in her career, "was a voice of encouragement to several generations of skaters, and was of assistance to many coaches".[2]
As a singles skater, she won the gold medal at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships six times and competed three times in the Olympics, capturing a bronze medal in 1920.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". She came in first place in women's singles at three of the five regional championships held in the U.S. prior to and immediately after World War I.[2] She was the first North American to win a medal at the Olympics.[3] With Niles, she won the national pairs title nine times and also participated in the Olympics three times.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". After her marriage in 1920, she competed under her married name.[2]
Blanchard was also the long-time volunteer editor of the United States Figure Skating Association's official publication, Skating magazine; first jointly with Niles from the magazine's founding in 1923, and then as sole editor after his death in 1931, until 1963.[2] The magazine was originally published from her home. Her long competitive career gave her many contacts throughout the skating world. She also served as the first chair of the association's Professionals Committee from 1937 to 1947.
Results
Singles career
| Event | 1914 | 1918 | 1920 | 1921 | 1922 | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Games | 3rd | 4th | 10th | ||||||||
| North American Championships | 1st | 3rd | |||||||||
| U.S. Championships | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd |
Pairs career
(with Niles)
| Event | 1914 | 1918 | 1920 | 1921 | 1922 | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 | 1930 | 1932 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Games | 4th | 6th | 9th | |||||||||||
| World Championships | 7th | 6th | 8th | |||||||||||
| North American Championships | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | ||||||||||
| U.S. Championships | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 2nd |
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- 1893 births
- 1978 deaths
- Sportspeople from Brookline, Massachusetts
- American female single skaters
- American female pair skaters
- Figure skaters at the 1920 Summer Olympics
- Figure skaters at the 1924 Winter Olympics
- Figure skaters at the 1928 Winter Olympics
- Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in figure skating
- Olympic medalists in figure skating
- Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics
- 20th-century American sportswomen