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JEWISH AMERICAN ICE DANCER AND PARTNER WINS GOLD AT SOCHI…….

 

Mazel Tov!

H/T: Lori Lowenthal Marcus

Jewish American Ice Dancer and Partner Win Gold at Sochi

Although there are some quibbles as to Charlie White’s Jewish bona fides, most Jewish media referred to the Olympic gold medalist as one of our own.

By: Lori Lowenthal Marcus Published:

February 18th, 2014

On Monday, Feb. 17, 2014, Charlie White (center) and Meryl Davis (right) won the USA's first gold medal for ice dancing.

 

On Monday, Feb. 17, 2014, Charlie White (center) and Meryl Davis (right) won the USA’s first gold medal for ice dancing.

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The first Americans to win a gold medal in ice dancing at an Olympics includes a Jewish American male college student from Michigan, Charlie White, 26. The two were the first Americans to win not only a gold in ice dancing, but in any kind of pairing of ice skaters, including figure skating pairs.

White, and his long-time partner of 16 years, Meryl Davis, won the gold medal on Monday, Feb. 17. The two have been dancing together since 1997. In 2009 and 2010, Davis and White were the U. S. ice dancing champions.

The pairs’ coach and choreographer, Igor Shpiland, is a Russian Jew.

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