Herma Szabo
Herma Szabo (22 February 1902 – 7 May 1986) was an Austrian figure skater who competed in ladies' singles and pairs.She competed as a figure skater under different surnames, which include von Szabó, Plank-Szabo, Planck-Szabo, Jarosz-Szabo and Jaross-Szabo.At the Olympics, she helped modernize ladies's figure skating by wearing a skirt cut above the knee.She is one of four women to have won the World title five times, the others being Sonja Henie, Carol Heiss, and Michelle Kwan.[citation needed] Despite the bitter end to her career, Szabo was inducted into the World Figure Skating Hall of Fame in 1982.
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