Really? This is the first I ever heard that... granted I was living in Europe a couple of decades ago, so that could be why I'm clueless to that tidbit.
Could be....I guess I just never saw her as America's sweetheart. She always appeared homely and sad (and not in reference to her attack).
I see Mary Lou Retton and Meg Ryan- types, etc as America's sweethearts from decades ago... again..I wasn't living in the states at the time, so I may have missed a lot of the sweethearty things about NK.
Just another possibility: Kristi Yamaguchi is the 1992 Olympic Champion in ladies' singles, and won two World Figure Skating Championships in 1991 and 1992 and a U.S. Figure Skating Championships in 1992. She turned pro after that and is married to Bret Hedican, a retired professional hockey player.
I could see this being Nancy Kerrigan....when the Tonya Harding attack happened she gained TONS of sympathy as the good little girl attacked by the bad girl...hence America's Sweetheart...
Chris Everett Llyod?
ReplyDeleteChris Evert was Americas sweetheart.
ReplyDeleteamerican's sweetheart? Mary Lou Retton? LOL!!!
ReplyDelete*** America's
ReplyDeleteI think she's married to Greg Norman now maybe.
ReplyDeleteNancy Kerrigan !
ReplyDeleteChris Evert, not Mary Lou
ReplyDeleteReally? This is the first I ever heard that... granted I was living in Europe a couple of decades ago, so that could be why I'm clueless to that tidbit.
ReplyDeleteNo, not Nancy.... she was just a dorky girl who happened to have a crazy opponent. /grin
ReplyDeleteShe fits the time line exactly though- her 2 silver medals were in '94 Olympics (I think she was considered a sweetheart though? tons of endorsements
ReplyDeleteNope..they split years ago. she isn't married.
ReplyDeleteCould be....I guess I just never saw her as America's sweetheart. She always appeared homely and sad (and not in reference to her attack).
ReplyDeleteI see Mary Lou Retton and Meg Ryan- types, etc as America's sweethearts from decades ago... again..I wasn't living in the states at the time, so I may have missed a lot of the sweethearty things about NK.
@glue...homely kinda describes her lol. ..or "girl next door-ish," well say:)
ReplyDeleteYep, vs. Martina Navratilova she sure was. Women's tennis was just getting popular because of those 2. But my answer was wrong anyway.
ReplyDeleteNot Chris. She was America's sweetheart in the late 60/s and throughout the 70's. That is more than a couple of decades ago.
ReplyDeleteOn Mary Lou's Wikipedia page, her nickname is listed as, yes, you guessed it, "America's Sweetheart"......
ReplyDeleteShannon Miller. She cheated on husband #1 too.
ReplyDeleteMichelle Kwan was world champion 20 years ago.
ReplyDeleteJust another possibility: Kristi Yamaguchi is the 1992 Olympic Champion in ladies' singles, and won two World Figure Skating Championships in 1991 and 1992 and a U.S. Figure Skating Championships in 1992. She turned pro after that and is married to Bret Hedican, a retired professional hockey player.
ReplyDeleteDorothy Hamill?
ReplyDeleteLet's toss Dorothy Hamill in there, too.
ReplyDeleteChris Evert is currently single. Divorced Greg Norman in 2009.
ReplyDeleteI could see this being Nancy Kerrigan....when the Tonya Harding attack happened she gained TONS of sympathy as the good little girl attacked by the bad girl...hence America's Sweetheart...
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