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‘Quad King’ Goebel elected to U.S. Figure Skating HOF

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Press Release:

https://youtu.be/JOkBDqqkRfM

Olympians Holmes, Fox & Dalley also to be inducted at 2019 GEICO U.S. Figure Skating Championships

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado (December 12, 2018) - Olympic bronze medalist Timothy Goebel, two-time World medalist Julie Lynn Holmes and seven-time U.S. medalists Carol Fox and Richard Dalley have been elected to the U.S. Figure Skating Hall of Fame.

Their inductions will be held Jan. 26 at Detroit’s Little Caesar’s Arena during the 2019 GEICO U.S. Figure Skating Championships.

“It is an honor to welcome Julie Lynn Holmes, Timothy Goebel and Carol Fox and Richard Dalley to the U.S. Figure Skating Hall of Fame Class of 2019,” nominating committee chair Larry Mondschein said. “Their figure skating contributions at the Olympic level are exceptional, with all of them achieving a top-five finish. What is especially noteworthy about our newest members is that they continue to contribute to our sport as coaches, officials, club volunteers and team leaders. We owe them a debt of gratitude for what they have done and continue to do for our sport.”

Goebel won the bronze medal on home ice at the 2002 Salt Lake City Games. He is a two-time World silver medalist (2002-03) and six-time U.S. medalist, including gold at the 2001 U.S. Championships. At the 1998 ISU Junior Series Final (now Junior Grand Prix Final), Goebel became the first person to land a quad Salchow, the first to land a quad Salchow in combination (quad Salchow-double toe), and the first American to land a quad combination. The feat was so unexpected at the junior level that it took the ISU nearly a month to ratify the jumps. At 1999 Skate America, Goebel became the first to land three quads in a program, cementing the nickname “Quad King.” Goebel continues to serve on U.S. Figure Skating committees and is a board member at The Skating Club of New York and Figure Skating in Harlem.

A strong compulsory figure skater, Holmes is a four-time U.S. silver medalist (1969-72) and two-time World medalist (1971 silver, 1970 bronze). After placing fourth in the 1972 Olympic Winter Games in Sapporo, Japan, Holmes joined Ice Capades and was a principal skater through 1975. Following Holmes’ last tour, she joined the skating cast of the “Donny & Marie” TV series for three seasons. She has been involved in figure skating for almost 65 years as a skater, coach and national technical specialist.

The ice dance team of Fox and Dalley earned medals in nine of their 10 U.S. Championships, including five silver and two bronze at the senior level (1978-84). The five-time World Team members also earned medals in all but one of their international and professional events. After finishing fifth at the 1984 Olympics, Fox and Dalley were featured performers of the Ice Capades from 1984-89. Dalley has served U.S. Figure Skating and the U.S. Olympic Committee in multiple roles and is an ISU judge and national technical specialist. Fox served on the Adult Skating Committee and has been coaching since 1990.
 
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He should’ve been Silver in SLC. :slink:

About time! All hail the original Quad King! He really did see where the sport was going before most others had even figured out what was happening when the quad-wave broke.
 

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According to USFS article in 2006 when he announced his retirement, he had landed 76 quads in his career
 
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Tim Goebel had the bad timing of rising to his peak just when Yagudin and Plushenko wrapped up the skating world as their own.

I always felt that Goebel was one of the triumphs of choreographer Lori Nichol's body of work. Goebel's first coach, the great Carol Heiss, taught him everything he needed to know about athletic technique, but he was stiff as a board on the presentation mark. Nichol whipped him into shape. Although he was not John Curry or Robin Cousins, still by the time of his American in Paris free program at the 2002 Olympics, he could hold his own with winning style.

An outstanding young man in his post-skating life, too. Congratulations and three cheers!
 
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He should’ve been Silver in SLC. :slink:

About time! All hail the original Quad King! He really did see where the sport was going before most others had even figured out what was happening when the quad-wave broke.

No need to slink. He arguably should have gotten silver, and under the existing system, probably would have (maybe even gold if the judges didn't leave a huge PCS gap between him and the Russians).

Congrats to him! :clap:
 
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Well-deserved for Julie Lynn Holmes, too. She competed in the era when Janet Lynn (Nowicki) was America's sweetheart. Holmes was better at figures and in fact usually did better than Lynn at international competitions. But the sublimely graceful free-skater Janet Lynn was always favored by U.S. judges and pushed hard by the USFSA. Julie Holmes could never catch a break at U.S. Nationals, and this led to a couple of controversial victories for Janet Lynn.

Holmes was probably the strongest U.S. lady who never won a world or Olympic title (aside from Janet Lynn herself ;) ).
 
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Goebel was so consistent. I think he would get higher pcs now, because they reward clean skates. I always liked him. :)
 
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And a big shout-out to my homies Carole Fox (Yipsilanti, Michigan) and Richard Dalley (Detroit). They medalled at U.S. Nationals seven straight years. They also won gold medals at Skate Canada and NHK more than a decade before there was such a thing as the Grand Prix.

Here is their Paso Doble OD at the 1984 Olympics. (They got fifth overall, but they couldn't quite catch Torvill and Dean's Bolero at that competition.)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIfUNMjh718

(Ignore the storm warning from Channel 6. :) )
 
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Congrats to Tim & all of the HOF inductees!

I loved Tim's "An American in Paris" program (and his "American Pie" exhibition one). :cheer:
 

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It's about time for all these skaters to be recognized by the U. S. Figure Skating Hall of Fame. Since other posters have mostly commented on the merits of Holmes and Goebel, I'll add my comments about Fox and Dalley too. They were a terrific team just in the shadow Blumberg and Siebert, so it's remarkable they received the achievements they did since TPTB weren't ready for two outstanding US dance teams at the same time. F/D also had a few wonderful professional programs.
 
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