Artefacts

Pleasure skates signed by Sonja HENIE (NOR), three time figure skating Olympic champion, 1928-1936.

Physical description

Pair of women skates with woolen lining, size 6, with an inscription “They Go Like Lightning”. Original box with a quotation by Sonja Henie.

Created

Created: Nestor Johnson, USA

Symbolized

Symbolically represented: Sonja HENIE (08.04.1912)

Materials

metal, leather

Colors

white, blue, silver

Dimension

24 x 8.5 x 30 cm, 625 g

Literature

Conner, Floyd. Les jeux olympiques : 600 victoires incroyables, records insolites, hasards étranges, destins inimaginables, coups tordus, sports improbables, loosers magnifiques et autres bizarreries.... Le Rheu : La Maison d'Edition, 2010. 217. ISBN 978–236–026–0027. The Treasures of the Olympic Winter Games / texts by Martha Macintosh. London: Carlton Books, 2009.

Type of item

Sport equipment -> skates

Reference number

76029

Ensemble

Keywords

Norway Female Figure skating

Notes

Ice skates belonging to Sonja HENIE (NOR), three-time Olympic figure skating champion between 1928 and 1936 A figure skating champion and actress, Sonja HENIE was a celebrity in the 1930s. She was the first female skater to integrate choreography into her performance. She introduced a short skirt and white skates to the sport, and these are still very fashionable today.