However, the marriage didn't last long and they were divorced in June 1984. Dorothy Hamill flys in the air as she does her routine. Hamill celebrates the 25th anniversary of winning her gold medal.

Within a few months, Hamill, then around 8 years old, had gotten her own skates for Christmas and was making regular trips to Playland, in Rye, N.Y., which was the closest rink she could get to.