Ronald Robertson (figure skater)
Ronald Frederick " Ronnie " Robertson ( born September 25, 1937 in Brackenridge, Pennsylvania, † February 4, 2000 in Fountain Valley, California ) was an American figure skater, who started in a single run.
He was born in 1955 and 1956 Vice World Champion behind compatriot Hayes Alan Jenkins. Also at the Olympic Games in 1956, he landed behind Jenkins and won the silver medal. In the 1955 World Cup, he showed a triple Salchow was the first figure skater. After a scandal at the U.S. Championships in 1956, he ended the competitive sports and signed a two -year contract with the figure skating show Ice Capades, which earned him a hundred thousand dollars.
In the 1950s, he had a relationship with Tab Hunter, who also helped him to finance his amateur career. Robertson was not uncommon even on television, such as on the Ed Sullivan Show in 1957.