Nancy Irene Rouillard (

married name When a person (traditionally the wife in many cultures) assumes the family name of their spouse, in some countries that name replaces the person's previous surname, which in the case of the wife is called the maiden name ("birth name" is also used ...

s: Ludington, Graham, born July 25, 1939) is an American former pair skater.

Personal life

Rouillard was born in

Stoneham, Massachusetts Stoneham ( ) is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, nine miles (14.5 km) north of downtown Boston. Its population was 23,244 at the 2020 census. Its proximity to major highways and public transportation offer convenient access to Bos ...

. She has been married twice, once to pairs partner

Ronald Ludington Ronald Ludington (September 4, 1934 – May 14, 2020) was an American figure skating coach and pair skater. With Nancy Rouillard Ludington, he was the 1960 Olympic bronze medalist, 1959 World bronze medalist, and a four-time U.S. national cham ...

in 1957 and the second time to Frank Graham. She lives in Maine and featured on "Bill Green's Maine" on February 15, 2014.

Career

She began competing with

in 1956 and she won her first national title under her maiden name. She changed her name professionally after she married Ludington in 1957. The Ludingtons went on to win the bronze medal at the

1960 Winter Olympics The 1960 Winter Olympics (officially the VIII Olympic Winter Games and also known as Squaw Valley 1960) were a winter multi-sport event held from February 18 to 28, 1960, at the Squaw Valley Resort (now known as Palisades Tahoe) in Squaw Vall ...

. They also won the U.S. national title between 1957 and 1960, after having been the junior national champions in 1956. They are also the 1959 World bronze medalists.

Results

(pairs with

)

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ludington, Nancy 1939 births Living people People from Stoneham, Massachusetts Sportspeople from Middlesex County, Massachusetts American female pair skaters Figure skaters at the 1960 Winter Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in figure skating Olympic medalists in figure skating World Figure Skating Championships medalists Medalists at the 1960 Winter Olympics 21st-century American women 20th-century American women