Lorna Dyer Explained

Lorna Dyer
Fullname:Lorna Dyer
Birth Date:3 July 1945
Birth Place:Seattle, Washington
Partner:John Carrell
Coach:Jean Westwood
Skating Club:Broadmoor SC

Lorna Dyer (born July 3, 1945) is an American ice dancer. With partner John Carrell, she is the 1967 U.S. national champion.[1] They are the 1967 World silver medalists and 1965 - 1966 World bronze medalists.[2]

After retiring from competitive skating, Lorna graduated from the University of Washington with a degree in Biology and married Jerry Watts. Lorna taught high school science for over 30 years, and was the Washington State Outstanding Biology Teacher of the year and was a candidate for the 1985 NASA Teacher in Space. She spent summer breaks in Sun Valley, Idaho teaching skating. In 1980, she wrote "Ice Dancing Illustrated", an instructional book of technical information for dance compulsories learned from coach Jean Westwood. She is retired and resides in Santa Fe, New Mexico with her husband.[3]

Results

(with King Cole)

(with John Carrell)

Event19631964196519661967
8th 5th 3rd 3rd 2nd
1st 1st
3rd 3rd 2nd 2nd 1st

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Past U.S. Champions - Senior . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120209010047/http://www.xcelenergycenter.com/uploads/assets/saintpaul2008/news/Past%20U.S.%20Champions.pdf . 2012-02-09 .  
  2. Web site: ISU Official Results: World Figure Skating Championships - Dance . 2009-03-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180929231327/http://www.sportcentric.com/vsite/vfile/page/fileurl/0,11040,4844-148237-165453-56218-0-file,00.pdf . 2018-09-29 . dead .
  3. Web site: Skate Guard: Science Meets Art: The Lorna Dyer and John Carrell Story.