Barbara Roles
Barbara Ann Roles (married names: Pursley, Williams, born April 6, 1941)[1] is an American former figure skater who currently works as a coach.Roles was asked to come out of retirement following the crash of Sabena Flight 548, which killed the entire 1961 U.S. figure skating team.[3][5] She complied and won the gold medal at the 1962 U.S. Championships, making her the first skater[citation needed] to win U.S. national titles on the novice, junior and senior levels.Roles returned to competition in an attempt to qualify for the 1964 Winter Olympics, but placed fifth at the national championships and failed to make the team.[4] Her pupils have included Lisa-Marie Allen, Wendy Burge, Nicole Bobek, Brian Pockar, Vikki DeVries, Geoffry Varner, and Scott Williams.