Phoebe Mills
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Phoebe Mills (born November 2, 1972, in Northfield, Illinois) is an American attorney and Olympic medalist who has been active in the sports of artistic gymnastics, diving, speed skating and snowboarding.
Personal life
Before becoming a gymnast, Mills was a record-holding competitive
Mills attended
Gymnastics
Mills was coached by
1988 was Mills' breakout year. She won every meet she entered, including the U.S. Nationals, the American Cup, the Mardi Gras Invitational and the International Mixed Pairs, was named the United States Olympic Committee's Gymnast of the Year and was nominated for the prestigious James E. Sullivan Award. She also placed first at the U.S. Olympic Trials, easily earning a spot on the American squad for the 1988 Olympics in Seoul.
Mills emerged as the U.S. team's most successful gymnast at the Olympics, leading the team to a fourth-place finish. While she finished a modest fifteenth place in the all-around (due to a fall on balance beam), she also qualified for three event finals, more than any other member of the team. She won a bronze medal on the
Mills continued to compete in early 1989, but retired later that year, due in part to the effects of
Diving
After retiring from gymnastics, Mills became involved with competitive diving, specializing in the 10-meter platform event. She joined the diving team at the University of Miami in Florida, where she won the Big East Conference for three years. She also competed in national diving events, participating in the 1993 Olympic Festival and the U.S. Diving Championships. Mills retired from diving after graduation.
Snowboarding
Most recently, Mills has been involved with the sport of snowboarding. She has acted as a snowboarding coach and instructor, working with the U.S. junior national team. Mills served as a judge at the 2014 Sochi Olympic Games.[5]
References
- ^ Neff, Craig. "HARDLY TINY IN TALENT". SI.com. Retrieved 2018-02-03.
- ^ ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2018-02-03.
- ^ Russo, Ric (February 17, 1991). "MILLS PLUNGES INTO DIVING AFTER OLYMPICS". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved January 28, 2023 – via orlandosentinel.com.
- ^ Ginnetti, Toni (1987-08-19). "Legal 'masking' drug found in test samples". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on 2018-02-04. Retrieved 2018-02-03.
- ^ Zaccardi, Nick (October 31, 2013). "U.S. Olympic gymnast to be snowboarding judge at Sochi Olympics". NBC Sports. Archived from the original on 2014-09-03. Retrieved 2014-02-09.
External links
- Phoebe Mills at the International Gymnastics Federation
- Phoebe Mills at Olympics.com
- Phoebe Mills at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Phoebe Mills at Gymn Forum
- Whatever Happened to Phoebe Mills? (gymn.ca) at the Wayback Machine (archived June 5, 2010)
- "Catching up with Phoebe Mills." International Gymnast magazine, 2000 at the Wayback Machine (archived March 17, 2006)
- USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame profile at the Wayback Machine (archived December 15, 2005)