Every four years the Olympic Games produce a new group of champions, but only rarely does one of these champions transcend their sport to completely capture our imaginations.

Such was the case when nineteen year old figure skater Dorothy Hamill won her Gold Medal at the 1976 Winter Games in Innsbruck, Austria. Her interpretation of music, fluid skating and infectious charm led all nine judges to unanimously vote her the winner.

More than any other figure skater, and indeed, as much as any American athlete, Dorothy Hamill has influenced our culture. Her world famous "wedge" hairstyle started a fashion craze that Life magazine called "one of the most important fashion statements of the last 50 years."