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Henie

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Hen·ie  (hn), Sonja 1912-1969.
Norwegian-born figure skater who was largely responsible for making ice skating a popular competitive sport. She won Olympic gold medals in 1928, 1932, and 1936 and ten consecutive world championships (1927-1936).


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If she wins the gold in today's free skate, she will match the six titles of Sonja Henie and Katarina Witt.
Clara and the boy who leads the rebellion break out into the land of snow, where they do a Sonja Henie ice-skating dance--lots of fur-trimmed skirts.
The ballet's snow scene becomes a skating party (respired By Sonja Henie movies), its kingdom of sweets becomes a funny but sickly-sweet Busby Berkeley Sweetieland of false values, and the whole tension of the show has to do with the feelings of orphaned children who, especially at Christmastime, are outsiders looking in.
 
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