Judy Schwomeyer is an American

United States

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 ice dancer and actress. As a figure skater, she competed with partner James Sladky

James Sladky

James Sladky is an American ice dancer. He competed with partner Judy Schwomeyer. They were five time U.S. national champions. They are the 1970 World silver medalists and the 1969 & 1971-1972 World bronze medalists....

. They were five time (1968–1972) U.S. national champions

United States Figure Skating Championships

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. They are the 1970 World silver medalists

World Figure Skating Championships

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 and the 1969 & 1971-1972 World bronze medalists.

With coach Ron Ludington, Schwomeyer & Sladky created the Yankee Polka compulsory dance. They first performed it as a competitive program in 1969.

Following their retirement from competitive skating, Schwomeyer & Sladky skated professionally. Schwomeyer also became an actress. She is the muppeteer of Alice Snuffleupagus in Sesame Street

Sesame Street

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 and portrayed Snoopy

Snoopy

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 in Jingle All the Way

Jingle All the Way

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.

She and Sladky later married and were divorced 19 years later. They were inducted into the United States Figure Skating Hall of Fame

United States Figure Skating Hall of Fame

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 in 1991.

Dance competition record

Event	1966	1967	1968	1969	1970	1971	1972
World Championships World Figure Skating Championships The World Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion...		8th	4th	3rd	2nd	3rd	3rd
North American Championships North American Figure Skating Championships The North American Figure Skating Championships were a former elite figure skating competition for skaters from the United States and Canada. It was a biennial competition held between 1923 and 1971, with locations alternating between the two countries.Although the event was classified as an...		3rd		2nd		1st
U.S. Championships United States Figure Skating Championships The United States Figure Skating Championships is figure skating competition held annually to crown the national champions of the United States. The competition is sanctioned by U.S. Figure Skating. In the U.S. skating community, the event is often referred to informally as "Nationals".Skaters...	6th	3rd	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st

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