Pauline Blodgett Watson (April 13, 1919 - November 12, 2018) was an American
figure skater, and a member of
Boston
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Skating Club.
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, ''Lewiston Evening Journal
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'', December 26, 1935, p. 8, retrieved 2010-11-21[Boston Girl Wins Figure Skate Toga]
, ''Pittsburgh Press
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'', February 10, 1935, retrieved 2010-11-21 She competed in both singles, winning the US junior title in 1934,
and pairs, with partner
Roger Turner, with whom she won the US junior pairs title in 1934, and finished runners up in the senior pairs in 1936.
Watson grew up in
Brookline, Massachusetts and owned a dress shop there for 30 years. In 1943 she married
Robert B. Watson.
Results
Ladies' singles
Pairs
(with Turner)
References
1919 births
2018 deaths
American female single skaters
American female pair skaters
21st-century American women
Sportspeople from Brookline, Massachusetts
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