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| Rory Flack | |
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 Flack at the 2007 Nurnberg Gala | |
| Full name | Ellen "Rory" Flack |
| Born | (1969-04-28)April 28, 1969 (age 55) Belleville, Illinois |
| Hometown | San Diego, California |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country |  United States |
| Skating club | Color of Ice Academy |
| Retired | 1991 (competitive skating) |
Rory Flack (born April 28, 1969) is a professional figure skater and former competitor. She is the first African American woman to perform a back flip on the ice in 1991. In 1994 she became the first African-American woman to win the US Open Professional Figure Skating Championships.[citation needed]
Rory Flack was born inBelleville, Illinois. She is the daughter of Dorothy Jackson and William Flack, and is the niece ofRoberta Flack.[1] Raised inPhoenix, Arizona, until the age of 10, then until she was 21 inSan Diego, California, she later resided for 15 years inWasilla, Alaska.[2] She was married to 8X Austrian National Champion & 1992 OlympianRalph Burghart from 1992 to 2007,[2][3] with whom she has two sons,Rendell Burghart, born September 28, 1993, andRemington Burghart, born January 17, 1997. Rendell played tennis forEastern Washington University and Graduated on the Deans List majoring in Film. Remington is a2011 United States National Juvenile Bronze Pairs Medalist.[2] and competed 2017 to COVID-19 Internationally for clubESI-Skating,SkateAustria International Competitive Team.
Flack married Roi Mitchell Sr. on April 6, 2015, inWashington, D.C.[4]
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Flack began skating at the age of five. When she was 13, she met the pioneer for African Americans in figure skating,Mabel Fairbanks. Fairbanks inspired Flack to continue skating after wanting to stop at an early age due to racism.[5]
| International | |||
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| Event | 1985–86 | 1986–87 | 1987–88 |
| Grand Prix International St. Gervais | 2nd | ||
| National | |||
| U.S. Championships | 3rd J | 12th | 15th |
| Pacific Coast Sectionals | 1st J | ||
| J = Junior level | |||
