Peggy Fleming Looks Back At Her Olympic Gold Medal 50 Years Later | TODAY

Continuing a special Olympic edition of our series “Where Are They Now?” NBC’s Anne Thompson catches up with Peggy Fleming, whose gold medal win 50 years ago lifted the U.S. figure skating program. Fleming says she was “terrified” and says she regrets that the performance wasn’t her “skate of a lifetime” - but it was good enough to launch her into a long and illustrious career.
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Peggy Fleming Looks Back At Her Olympic Gold Medal 50 Years Later | TODAY

[@glennhart3634]

Peggy Fleming is still GORGEOUS at age 70! Everyone should look that good at that age!

[@charlenefrazier2577]

My favorite skater of all time. Such grace. Ballet on ice.

[@patsyowens3108]

Peggy Fleming is, and always has been, a beautiful human being - so gracious and caring made her a role model for the young women to follow.

[@adrianna24sings]

What an incredible woman. One of the best female ice skaters of all time and yet so down to earth and genuine. Peggy deserved every bit of her success. A ballerina on ice, so very talented and very inspiring. Superstar iconic Peggy Fleming!!!

[@user-ht5rw9oi3m]

И кроме всего прочего, всей жизнью доказала, что она достойный, уважаемый человек. В отличие от некоторых других, всем известных спортсменов, которые, покинув спорт ничего больше в жизни не достигли и не представляли из себя как заметная личность, а иногда еще и с возрастом просто испортили себе биографию от недалёкого ума.

[@whatwouldaudreyhepburndo4260]

I was an Ice follies chorus girl and had the pleasure of skating with Peggy in a few exclusive productions , she was beautiful, humble lady inside and out! ....She is a true American Idol /Icon.

[@larciabella]

After the tragedy which took all of our top skaters,Peggy lifted herself and the whole of American skating out of the ashes like a Phoenix!Beautiful lady.

[@kidpagronprimsank05]

@I. Wynn Wynn plane crashed in 1961. Search Sabena flight 548 or watch Rise document

[@dearmaria4654]

she has accomplished so many great things on ice and the sport. she looks beautiful and happy. Such a legend. I'm always fascinated by people who did so much in their lives to be remembered by.

[@mike1950gm]

Peggy Fleming was the most high class skater ever !

[@barbaralemere5183]

Peggy's artistry set the bar very high for all of the American women who came after her.

[@eigen1255]

I feel like Sasha Cohen was very balletic in a similar way. Peggy is legendary, of course. Her 1968 Olympic gold winning performances are still beautiful and impressive to watch even today.

[@blessOTMA]

Love, Peggy. Thank you for posting.

[@samh.6886]

Are you for real, cindy, or are you just an internet troll?

[@harleyjules8828]

Lovely person and lovely skater.

[@officialmelpeachey]

who will be the next Peggy Fleming? come one no one will ever touch Peggy Fleming skating Peggy will ever be the greatest ever

[@baritonebynight]

Two generations before you used to say "who will be the next Sonja Heine, no one will ever touch Sonja Henie". Everyone has their favorites, and its a matter of opinion. For me...the greatest of them all was Tonya Harding....the most exciting skater of all time.

[@kathy_lin]

Y.U.N.A. K.I.M.

[@danlivni2097]

Dorothy Hamill

[@peterwilliams1363]

Peggy love yr commentating during the Winter Olympics. You still looks Gorgeous.. you

[@SEFYH]

Peggy looks AMAZING after all these years!!!!

[@gynandroidhead]

70 years young here

[@craigsmith157]

She's 70? Holy cow. She's looks like she's in her 50s.

[@dr.wilfriedhitzler1885]

Really a fine film and a good gift for people on earth, more or less interested in skating.

[@danlivni2097]

Just looked it up Peggy is 70. She looks great for 70

[@jc6594]

Happy 70th Birthday Peggy Fleming

[@harleyjules8828]

Peggy is 70 give her a break. She looks fine.

[@soniquecat4745]

Is actually looks very good for 70. I'd guess she is in her 50s.

[@PaintMyTaint]

@@soniquecat4745 She looks like someone in her 70s with a bunch of work done to try to look like she's in her 50s.

[@Person-mh6xq]

Jay Zee that wasn’t necessary.

[@MistressGlowWorm]

Her husband is a dermatologist. I’m sure she is getting excellent care and advice.

[@ericjoonyi]

Kyla SDL but it’s true...

[@dr.wilfriedhitzler1885]

Peggy, Jean-Claude and Grenoble.....that matches ever

[@familyentertainmenttelevis8327]

Great

[@rachelgarber1423]

The gold standard of artistry

[@user-fz5tl7hy6d]

She was so beautiful in young age

[@chiemekanwaogwugwu9995]

She still is!

[@Ronizetti]

Asking "Who will be the next Peggy Fleming"!? ... I think not ... Now, one might ask who's the next Dorothy (* the TRUE American Gold standard *) ... Peggy's mom, Doris, however was a gem - very generous and kind

[@KenCostlow]

My first crush.

[@craigsmith157]

Dorothy Hamil's role model was Peggy Fleming.

[@User-eeeseresekkiya]

"Thank Japan for the colonization of Korea" Please fire an announcer who said!

[@cynthiacorcoran9389]

I'm only world champion Olympic skater. Since last generation untill skating ended in the late sixtys because of what you did.

[@MasterJediDude]

It's clear that she's had a facelift in the past, because her mouth is stretched and her eyebrows are raised. And looking back at old pictures, it's also obvious that she had a nose-job and some work on her teeth (very likely capped).

[@ScSdSeUbi]

All nations possessing nuclear weapons will say that the United States is a very important military example for its own nuclear transformation. So I think the United States would appreciate North Korea's view of the United States as a role model.

[@baritonebynight]

What the heck does this have to do with Peggy Fleming's 1968 gold metal?!?!?

[@socaldude9789]

Probably a Russian bot

[@dolcevitausa]

Great skater but what have you done to your face? She looks like Caitlin Jenner...not good.

[@versed57]

She looks like Bruce Jenner or he looks like her!

[@2dasimmons]

WHAT is it today with folk wearing all this long scraggly hair? Women with thin too long hair, men with horrible beards and too long hair, children with wild hair. TOO MUCH.

[@Ronizetti]

2dasimmons - Agreed! ... and SURELY the Today show could have supplied a makeup artist!? - I don't particularly care for Peggy but even I felt bad for her to be exposed so brutally on camera

[@2dasimmons]

You're right! Totally AGREED.

[@DeepSeas..]

Ronizetti Huh? I thought she looked great. Do you know how old she is?

[@soniquecat4745]

She looks good considering how old she is and her hair looks nice. If she likes it that way, so it be.

[@SassyBratt1]

She got old and lumpy on us! Dang lady can't you sleep upside down so your face goes the other way?

[@PinkSwan114]

SassyBratt1 Lets see what you look like at age 70.

[@MegaBpop]

SassyBratt1 that was harsh. It is shame how ppl judge others based on their outside beauty and not see what that person did for the sport.