![]() Once Henie began serious training as a figure skater, her formal schooling ended. As a girl Henie also was a nationally ranked tennis player, and a skilled swimmer and equestrienne. Henie initially showed talent at skiing, then followed her older brother, Leif, to take up figure skating. Wilhelm Henie had been a one-time World Cycling Champion and the Henie children were encouraged to take up a variety of sports at a young age. In addition to the income from the fur business, both of Henie's parents had inherited wealth. Henie was born in 1912 in Kristiania (now Oslo) Norway she was the only daughter of Wilhelm Henie (1872–1937), a prosperous Norwegian furrier, and his wife, Selma Lochmann-Nielsen (1888–1961). She is one of only two skaters to defend a ladies' singles Olympic title, the other being Katarina Witt, and her six European titles has only been matched by Witt.Īt the height of her acting career, she was one of the highest-paid stars in Hollywood and starred in a series of box-office hits, including Thin Ice (1937), Happy Landing, My Lucky Star (1938), Second Fiddle (1939) and Sun Valley Serenade (1941). Henie has won more Olympic and World titles than any other ladies' figure skater. She was a three-time Olympic champion ( 1928, 1932, 1936) in women's singles, a ten-time World champion (1927–1936) and a six-time European champion (1931–1936). Sonja Henie (8 April 1912 – 12 October 1969) was a Norwegian figure skater and film star.
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