Lorna Dyer

Lorna Dyer (born July 3, 1945) is an American ice dancer. With partner John Carrell, she is the 1967 U.S. national champion.^[1] They are the 1967 World silver medalists and 1965–1966 World bronze medalists.^[2]

Lorna Dyer
Full name	Lorna Dyer
Born	(1945-07-03) July 3, 1945 (age 79) Seattle, Washington
Figure skating career
Country	United States
Partner	John Carrell
Coach	Jean Westwood
Skating club	Broadmoor SC
Medal record Figure skating Ice dancing Representing the  United States World Championships 1967 Vienna Ice dancing 1966 Davos Ice dancing 1965 Colorado Springs Ice dancing North American Championships 1967 Montreal Ice dancing 1965 Rochester Ice dancing

After retiring from competitive skating, Lorna graduated from the University of Washington with a degree in Biology and married Jerry Watts. Lorna taught high school science for over 30 years, and was the Washington State Outstanding Biology Teacher of the year and was a candidate for the 1985 NASA Teacher in Space. She spent summer breaks in Sun Valley, Idaho teaching skating. In 1980, she wrote "Ice Dancing Illustrated", an instructional book of technical information for dance compulsories learned from coach Jean Westwood. She is retired and resides in Santa Fe, New Mexico with her husband.^[3]

Results

(with King Cole)

Event	1962
U.S. Championships	3rd

(with John Carrell)

Event	1963	1964	1965	1966	1967
World Championships	8th	5th	3rd	3rd	2nd
North American Championships			1st		1st
U.S. Championships	3rd	3rd	2nd	2nd	1st

References

1. "Past U.S. Champions - Senior" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-02-09. (123 KiB)
2. "ISU Official Results: World Figure Skating Championships - Dance" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-09-29. Retrieved 2009-03-09.
3. "Skate Guard: Science Meets Art: The Lorna Dyer and John Carrell Story".