Nancy Blackwell-Grieder

Erie, Colo., resident Nancy Blackwell-Grieder (Psych) competed in the inaugural World Figures Championship in Lake Placid, N.Y., Aug. 28-29, finishing in eighth place among a strong field of former national champions and Olympians. As one of the inaugural competitors, she was inducted into the World Figures Hall of Fame and ranked eighth in the world. Figures skating, once a compulsory part of national, international and Olympic skating, involves carving specific patterns into the ice. Figures are seeing a resurgent interest in figure skaters worldwide. Nancy teaches figure skating at two ice rinks.