Tracey Damigella-Lohse (born 1969) is an American former competitive

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, with its introduction occurring at the 1908 Olympics in London. The Olympic d ...

. As a

single skater Single skating is a discipline of figure skating in which male and female skaters compete individually. Men's singles and women's singles are governed by the International Skating Union (ISU). Figure skating is the oldest winter sport contested ...

, she is the 1985 Grand Prix International St. Gervais champion, 1987

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champion, 1985

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silver medalist, and 1986 U.S. national pewter medalist.

Personal life

Tracey Damigella was born 1969 and grew up in

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, the daughter of Marion and Frank Damigella. She was raised with three siblings – Gail, Robert, and Toni. Her sister, Toni, competed in women's singles luge at the 1984 Winter Olympics. Damigella has a daughter, Sofia Goddard (born in 1999), with Scott Goddard, a marble granite contractor whom she married in April 1994 in

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. Now known as Damigella-Lohse, she resides in

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Career

Damigella began learning to skate at the Polar Palace in

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, Florida. She represented the United States in ladies' singles for most of her career. In February 1985, she won the junior silver medal at the U.S. Championships, finishing second to

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. Internationally, she won gold medals at the 1985 Grand Prix International St. Gervais champion and 1987

. She was awarded silver at the 1985

and the pewter medal at the 1986 U.S. Championships. Based mainly at the Lighthouse Point Ice Skating Arena in Florida, she also took lessons from

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for five years at the Broadmoor World Arena in

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. Her skating expenses, nearly $50,000 a year, were covered mainly by her parents who sold a house in Boston and a motel in South Florida. Damigella won the ladies' title at the

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in the 1989–90 season, but never appeared for Australia internationally. In the summer of 1991, she and Doug Williams began a

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partnership, training in

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. The two represented the United States at the 1992 NHK Trophy and

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. In

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's 1994 made-for-TV movie ''Tonya and Nancy: The Inside Story'', Damigella served as the skating double for

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, who played

Nancy Kerrigan Nancy Ann Kerrigan (born October 13, 1969) is an American former figure skating, figure skater. She won bronze medals at the 1991 World Figure Skating Championships, 1991 World Championships and the Figure skating at the 1992 Winter Olympics, 19 ...

. She has worked as a skating coach at the Sunrise Ice Skating Center and Pines Ice Arena in

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Programs

Competitive highlights

Pairs with Williams

Ladies' singles

References

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