Cathy Turner

Personal information
Born	Cathy Ann Turner April 10, 1962 (1962-04-10) (age 63) Rochester, New York, U.S.
Medal record Women'sshort track speed skating Representingthe United States Olympic Games 1992 Albertville 500 m 1994 Lillehammer 500 m 1992 Albertville 3000 m relay 1994 Lillehammer 3000 m relay

Cathy Ann Turner (born April 10, 1962, inRochester, New York) is an Americanshort track speed skater, who won gold medals at the1992 Winter Olympics and1994 Winter Olympics.

Turner was the American short-track champion in 1979, but short-trak speed skating was not then an Olympic discipline, and in 1980 she left skating to pursue a career as a singer. She sang in bands, shows and then began writing her own songs. She became a studio singer and songwriter under the stage name Nikki Newland. After short-track was exhibited at the1988 Winter Olympics she decided to return to the sport. "^[1] After nine years away from her sports,^[1] she resumed training. She qualified for the Albertville Olympics, where she won the500-meter short track race and was a member of the silver medal-winning 3000-meter relay team.^[2]

Turner retired from competitive skating after the 1992 Games to star with theIce Capades as a singer and skater in the "Made In America" tour, but then returned yet again for the 1994 Games. She won another gold in the 500 meters in a controversial race in which silver medalistZhang Yanmei accused Turner of grabbing her leg as Turner passed her, however, the judges did not see it that way. Turner was disqualified from the 1000-meter race when accused of impeding a South Korean skaterKim So-hee in a heat.^[3] She took a bronze in the 3000-meter team relay. Turner then placed fifth in the 3000-meter relay at the1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano.

Turner now lives inParma, New York and works as a Database Administrator at Paychex Inc.,^[4] a motivational speaker, and a product spokesperson. She has also been a skating commentator forESPN. Turner holds a bachelor's degree in computer science fromNorthern Michigan University, and is a contributor to the bookAwaken The Olympian Within, among others.

• Leigh Montville, "Fire on Ice",Sports Illustrated, March 7, 1994

• US Olympic Committee profile
• Jim Kelley, "Turner out to clear her name", Sports Illustrated, Feb. 17, 1998
• Regina Marcazzo, "Cathy Turner Speaks Out for Mental Health", Networking magazine, Sept. 2000
• Cathy Turner self-profile, US Olympic Committee site
• Britannica Online article

• Living people
• 1962 births
• American female short-track speed skaters
• Olympic gold medalists for the United States in short-track speed skating
• Olympic silver medalists for the United States in short-track speed skating
• Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in short-track speed skating
• Short-track speed skaters at the 1992 Winter Olympics
• Short-track speed skaters at the 1994 Winter Olympics
• Short-track speed skaters at the 1998 Winter Olympics
• Medalists at the 1992 Winter Olympics
• Medalists at the 1994 Winter Olympics
• American color commentators
• Northern Michigan University alumni
• People from Parma, New York
• Sportspeople from Rochester, New York
• 20th-century American sportswomen

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