Kim Alletson
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Patricia Kim Alletson |
| Born | June 30, 1958 Brockville, Ontario, Canada |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Discipline | Women's singles |
| Skating club | Minto Skating Club |
| Retired | 1978 |
Patricia Kim Alletson (born June 30, 1958 in Brockville, Ontario) is a Canadian former competitive figure skater. She is the 1977 Skate Canada International champion, the 1973 Grand Prix International St. Gervais bronze medallist, and a two-time (1975, 1976) Canadian national silver medallist. She represented Canada at the 1976 Winter Olympics.
Career
[edit]Alletson won the junior women's title at the 1974 Canadian Championships.[1]
At the 1975 Canadian Championships, Alletson landed a triple Salchow jump and won the silver medal. She was selected for the 1975 World Championships based on her placement; she said she had been so focused on doing well at the Canadian Championships that she hadn't though about competing at the World Championships.[2] At the World Championships, she performed good doubles but fell on her triple Salchow attempt, and she finished 12th overall.[3]
The next year, Alletson won a second silver medal at the Canadian Championships.[4] She was selected for the 1976 Winter Olympics, where she placed 14th.[5] She again placed 12th at the 1976 World Championships.[6]
Alletson competed at the 1976 Skate Canada International. She placed second in the compulsory figures, then fell to third place after the short program, where she fell into the boards. In the free skate, she drew the last program of the night and performed well, which led her to rise to first to win the competition.[7] At the Canadian Championships, she won the bronze medal and was not selected for the 1977 World Championships team.[8]
In the 1977–1978 season, Alletson was bothered by inflamed tendons in her knee. Though doctors advised her to rest it, she continued skating because she wanted to compete at the 1978 Canadian Championships and did not have a bye to miss the divisional championships to qualify. She received a cortisone shot before the Canadian Championships, but at practice, her knee collapsed while attempting a triple Salchow. Unable to lift her leg, she was helped off the ice and taken to the hospital. Because of her injury, she withdrew from the competition.[8] Later that year, it was announced she had retired due to her knee injury.[9]
Competitive highlights
[edit]| International[10][6] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 71–72 | 72–73 | 73–74 | 74–75 | 75–76 | 76–77 |
| Olympics | 14th | |||||
| Worlds | 12th | 12th | ||||
| Skate Canada | 1st | |||||
| St. Gervais | 3rd | 4th | ||||
| Nebelhorn Trophy | 6th | |||||
| National[4] | ||||||
| Canadian Champ. | 2nd N | 2nd J | 1st J | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd |
| Levels: N. = Novice; J. = Junior | ||||||
References
[edit]- ↑ Loeser, Frank (April 1974). "'74 Canadians" (PDF). Skating. Vol. 51, no. 4. pp. 36–41. ISSN 0037-6132. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 3, 2025. Retrieved April 23, 2025.
- ↑ McNeil, Al (February 3, 1975). "Cranston, Nightingale Defend Skating Titles". Winnipeg Free Press Newspaper. p. 40.
- ↑ "Reigning champion dethroned in unique move". Medicine Hat News. March 8, 1975. p. 16.
- 1 2 "Canadian National Championships Medallists" (PDF). Skate Canada. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 20, 2009.
- ↑ "Kim Alletson". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020.
- 1 2 "Skate Canada Results Book - Volume 2 - 1974 - current" (PDF). Skate Canada. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 20, 2009.
- ↑ Bagley, Betty Ann (January 1977). "Skate Canada 1976" (PDF). Skating. Vol. 54, no. 1. pp. 12–15, 52. ISSN 0037-6132. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 4, 2025. Retrieved April 23, 2025.
- 1 2 "Alletson forced out when knee collapses". The Globe and Mail. January 31, 1978. p. 32. Retrieved May 16, 2026.
- ↑ "Lack of competition doesn't bother Debbie". The Globe and Mail. December 4, 1978. pp. S.12. Retrieved May 16, 2026.
- ↑ "Skate Canada Results Book - Volume 1 - 1896 - 1973" (PDF). Skate Canada. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 22, 2010.
External links
[edit]- Kim Alletson at Team Canada
- Kim Alletson at Olympedia
- Kim Alletson at InterSportStats
