Robyn Perry
{{Short description|Canadian figure skater (born 1975)}}
Robyn Ainsworth (born Robyn Perry in 1975) is a former figure skater who lit the Olympic Flame, as a 12-year-old schoolgirl, in the opening ceremony for the 1988 Winter Olympics.{{cite news|url=http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/story.html?id=5a0bba15-0e6b-491a-81d6-2cf9b149b6d2|title=1988 Olympic sweetheart Robyn Perry is all grown up|date=February 9, 2008|publisher=Vancouver Sun|accessdate=15 December 2009|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107150302/http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/story.html?id=5a0bba15-0e6b-491a-81d6-2cf9b149b6d2|archivedate=7 November 2012}}
Biography
On February 13, 1988, she was the final runner in the Olympic torch relay and was chosen to ignite the giant cauldron at McMahon Stadium, kicking off the Calgary Winter Olympics. Downhill skier Ken Read and speed skater Cathy Priestner handed off the torch to her. During the ascent, Perry had to yell to one of the athletes to get out of her way.{{cite web|url=http://www.vancouver2010.com/more-2010-information/olympic-torch-relay/about-the-olympic-torch-relay/torchbearers/past-torchbearers/|title=Past Torchbearers|publisher=vancouver2010.com|accessdate=3 January 2010}}
In an interview with the 2010 Winter Olympics website, Perry stated that she had many amazing experiences because of this. Perry now directs We Care Home Health Services in North Calgary.
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External links
- {{YouTube|R59okOy4lA8|1988 Robyn Perry OLYMPIC FLAME Canada}}
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{{succession box | title=Final Olympic torchbearer| before=Rafer Johnson | after= Chung Sun-Man, Sohn Mi-Chung, & Kim Won-Tak| years=Calgary 1988}}
{{succession box | title=Final Winter Olympic torchbearer| before=Sanda Dubravčić | after= Michel Platini & François-Cyrille Grange| years=Calgary 1988}}
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