Trivia

American former figure skater.

She was the first American woman to land a triple Axel in competition, a feat she achieved at the 1991 U.S. Figure Skating Championships, where she also won the gold medal.

She dropped out of David Douglas High School during her sophomore year in order to focus on her skating career. She did eventually earned a General Educational Development Certificate in 1988.

She is the daughter of Lavona Faye (Brown) and Albert Gordon Harding. Her father was from Oregon. Her mother was from Oklahoma. Her paternal grandfather was born in New Brunswick, Canada; her roots include English, Scottish, Irish, and German.