Linda Carbonetto, married names: Engel, Villella[1] (born April 12, 1949)[1] is a Canadian former competitive figure skater. She is the 1969 Canadian national champion and competed at the 1968 Winter Olympics. She was born in New York City and raised in Ontario.
| Linda Carbonetto | |||||||||||||||
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| Other names | Linda Villella Linda Engel | ||||||||||||||
| Born | April 12, 1949 New York City, US | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.59 m (5 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Figure skating career | |||||||||||||||
| Country | Canada | ||||||||||||||
| Skating club | Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club Blenheim FSC | ||||||||||||||
| Retired | 1969 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Carbonetto turned professional in 1970 and toured professionally with Ice Capades. She serves as the School Director for the Miami City Ballet. Her second husband is Edward Villella. She was also married to Peter Engel for a time.
Competitive highlights
edit| International | |||||
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| Event | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 |
| Winter Olympics | 13th | ||||
| World Championships | 13th | 6th | |||
| North American Champ. | 3rd | ||||
| National | |||||
| Canadian Champ. | 3rd J. | 2nd | 1st | ||
| J. = Junior level | |||||
References
edit- ^ a b "Linda Carbonetto". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
- "Skate Canada Results Book - Volume 1 - 1896 - 1973" (PDF). Skate Canada. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-11-22.
- "Canadian National Championships Medallists" (PDF). Skate Canada. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-09-20.
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