Lisa-Marie Allen

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Lisa-Marie Allen
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Allen circa 1980
Born (1960-09-16) September 16, 1960 (age 64)
OccupationFigure skater

Lisa-Marie Allen (born September 16, 1960 in Glendale, California) [1] is an American former figure skater. In 1979, she won gold at the inaugural Skate America (then titled Norton Skate). [2] She is also the 1978 Skate Canada International champion, 1975 Nebelhorn Trophy champion, 1979 NHK Trophy Silver Medalist, and a four-time U.S. national medalist (three silver, one bronze). She competed at the 1980 Winter Olympics, placing fifth.

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After retiring from amateur competition, Allen became the World Professional champion in 1990 and American Open Professional champion in 1997. She was the assistant choreographer for the feature film Blades of Glory (as well as making a cameo appearance) and assistant choreographer for the opening and closing ceremonies of the Salt Lake Olympic Games.

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International
Event75–7676–7777–7878–7979–8080–81
Winter Olympics 5th
World Champ. 7th6th7th
NHK Trophy 2nd
Skate America 1st
Skate Canada 2nd1st
Nebelhorn Trophy 1st
Prague Skate 2nd
National
U.S. Championships 2nd2nd2nd3rd

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References

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  2. Thomson, Candus (November 10, 2009). "Stars remember how Skate America began". Baltimore Sun. Archived from the original on March 12, 2014.