Newton native and Olympic gold medalist Dr. Tenley Albright is heading to Milan to compete in the Winter Olympics.
She is celebrating the 70th anniversary of her historic gold medal. Additionally, in 1952, Albright won a silver medal.
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Four years later, she became the first American woman to win a gold medal in figure skating.
Massport and Delta hosted a special boarding celebration for the doctor.
She told Boston 25 that 70 years later, she still feels like a member of Team America.
“I always feel like I’m skating with them because I remember that feeling,” Dr. Albright said. “I’m tired of looking at them because jumping with them is tiring, but I love it!”
After leaving the Olympics, Dr. Albright graduated from Harvard Medical School and later became a surgeon.
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