permanent commemoration to honor her Oct 11, 2007
Tenley Albright skates back to Newton - Newton, MA - Newton TAB ... Tenley Albright skates back to Newton ... Geraci is determined to make sure Tenley Albright s name is not forgotten. (Allston Brighton TAB, MA)
Torch relay caught in political crosswinds May 8, 2007
Emily Hughes, who'll enroll as a freshman in September, joins a list of more than a dozen Olympic figure skaters with Harvard connections, most notably gold medalists Dick Button, Tenley Albright, and Hayes A. Jenkins. Hughes, who'll train out of the Skating Club of Boston with coaches Mark Mitchell and Peter Johansson, was accepted everywhere she applied, including five Ivies. (Boston Globe)
Depending on your view, fun or Games Feb 26, 2006
" Hah. Bill Johnson was never able to capitalize on his Olympic victory, and that hardly makes him unique. He did not have that needed je ne sais quoi that makes a successful Olympian marketable. Skiers seldom do.They do get paid for medals these days, you know. Tenley Albright came home with just her gold medal in 1956, many rounds of congratulations and perhaps a chance to wave at Ed Sullivan from the audience after winning in figure skating, but Sasha Cohen gets $15,000 for her silver and she... (Boston Globe)
Countdown to the Winter Olympics: Lions of winter Feb 8, 2006
She lived up to the expectations with a victory that owed much to her almost faultless compulsory figures, which kept her in gold medal position ahead of Tenley Albright, of the United States, and the exotic Jacqueline du Bief, of France, even though she could only place fourth in the subsequent free-skating. A year after her Oslo triumph, Altwegg was awarded the Olympic diploma of merit "for having refused many professional offers in order to devote herself to underprivileged children". (The Independent, UK)
Bound for Games with one bold move Jan 15, 2006
They are Tenley Albright (1956), Brian Boitano (1988), Dick Button (1948, 1952), Peggy Fleming (1968), Dorothy Hamill (1976), Scott Hamilton (1984), Carol Heiss (1960), Sarah Hughes (2002), David Jenkins (1960), Hayes Alan Jenkins (1956), Tara Lipinski (1998), and Kristi Yamaguchi (1992). Local skater. (Philly.com -- Sports)
