Rory Flack

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Rory Flack
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Flack at the 2007 Nurnberg Gala
Full nameEllen "Rory" Flack
Born (1969-04-28) April 28, 1969 (age 55)
Belleville, Illinois
Hometown San Diego, California
Figure skating career
CountryFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Skating clubColor of Ice Academy
Retired1991 (competitive skating)

Rory Flack (born April 28, 1969) is a professional figure skater and former competitor. She is the first African American woman to perform a back flip on the ice in 1991. In 1994 she became the first African-American woman to win the US Open Professional Figure Skating Championships.[ citation needed ]

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Personal life

Rory Flack was born in Belleville, Illinois. She is the daughter of Dorothy Jackson and William Flack, and is the niece of Roberta Flack. [1] Raised in Phoenix, Arizona, until the age of 10, then until she was 21 in San Diego, California, she later resided for 15 years in Wasilla, Alaska. [2] She was married to 8X Austrian National Champion & 1992 Olympian Ralph Burghart from 1992 to 2007, [2] [3] with whom she has two sons, Rendell Burghart, born September 28, 1993, and Remington Burghart, born January 17, 1997. Rendell played tennis for Eastern Washington University and Graduated on the Deans List majoring in Film. Remington is a 2011 United States National Juvenile Bronze Pairs Medalist. [2] and competed 2017 to COVID-19 Internationally for club ESI-Skating, SkateAustria International Competitive Team.

Flack married Roi Mitchell Sr. on April 6, 2015, in Washington, D.C. [4]

Skating career

Flack began skating at the age of five. When she was 13, she met the pioneer for African Americans in figure skating, Mabel Fairbanks. Fairbanks inspired Flack to continue skating after wanting to stop at an early age due to racism. [5]

Results

International
Event1985–861986–871987–88
Grand Prix International St. Gervais 2nd
National
U.S. Championships 3rd J12th15th
Pacific Coast Sectionals 1st J
J = Junior level

References

  1. ↑ Deliso, Meredith (February 24, 2025). "Roberta Flack, enduring songstress, dies at the age of 88". ABC News . Retrieved February 27, 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 Elfman, Lois (July 2, 2009). "Rory Flack-Burghart takes life on the road". IceNetwork.com .
  3. ↑ Conklin, Mike (December 10, 1992). "Watch for the movie: Want a sports story with show biz..." Chicago Tribune .
  4. ↑ Boone, Rick (April 6, 2015). "Couple gets married in the middle of street of busy DC intersection". fox5dc.com.
  5. ↑ Hayes, Marcus (January 9, 1998). "They're Working Hard To Cut Through Ice Ceiling". Philadelphia Daily News. Archived from the original on December 18, 2014.
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