Catherine Louise Machado (April 20, 1936 – September 14, 2021) was an American

figure skater Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform on figure skates on ice. It was the first winter sport to be included in the Olympic Games, when contested at the 1908 Olympics in London. The Olympic disciplines are m ...

. She was born in

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. She was a two-time

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bronze medalist. In 1956, Machado became the first Latina to represent the United States at a Winter Olympics. After the 1956 World Championships, she turned professional. She was inducted into the

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in 2005.

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1936 births 2021 deaths American female single skaters Figure skaters at the 1956 Winter Olympics Olympic figure skaters for the United States Sportspeople from Santa Monica, California 21st-century American women {{US-figure-skating-bio-stub