Sandi Sue Sweitzer (born September 16, 1946) is an American former

figure skater Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform on figure skates on ice. It was the first winter sport to be included in the Olympic Games, when contested at the 1908 Olympics in London. The Olympic disciplines are me ...

who competed in pairs with Roy Wagelein. They won the silver medal at the 1968 U.S. Championships and competed at the

1968 Winter Olympics The 1968 Winter Olympics, officially known as the X Olympic Winter Games (french: Les Xes Jeux olympiques d'hiver), were a winter multi-sport event held from 6 to 18 February 1968 in Grenoble, France. Thirty-seven countries participated. Frenchm ...

Personal life

Sweitzer was born on September 16, 1946, in

Santa Monica, California Santa Monica (; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Santa Mónica'') is a city in Los Angeles County, California, Los Angeles County, situated along Santa Monica Bay on California's South Coast (California), South Coast. Santa Monica's 2020 United Sta ...

. She married Roy Wagelein following the 1968 Olympics and the two had a daughter, Kristia, before divorcing.

Career

Sweitzer was a member of the Pickwick Center Skating Club. She teamed up with Wagelein ahead of the 1967–68 season. Sweitzer/Wagelein were awarded the silver medal at the 1968 U.S. Championships, having finished second to Cynthia Kauffman /

Ronald Kauffman Ronald Lee "Ronnie" Kauffman (born December 25, 1946, in Seattle, Washington) is an American pair skater. With sister Cynthia Kauffman, he is a four-time (1966–1969) U.S. national champion and a three-time (1966–1968) World bronze medalist ...

. They were included in the U.S. team to the

in Grenoble, France. The pair placed 8th in the short program, 6th in the free skate, and 7th overall at the Olympics. Making their final competitive appearance, they placed 8th at the 1968 World Championships in

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, Switzerland. After retiring from competition, Sweitzer/Wagelein performed with the West Company of the

Ice Capades The Ice Capades were traveling entertainment shows featuring theatrical ice skating performances. Shows often featured former Winter Olympic Games, Olympic and United States Figure Skating Championships, US National Champion figure skating, figur ...

for seven years.

Results

;With Wagelein

References

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