Sydne Vogel shocked the figure skating world, defeating two Russians at the 1997 World Junior Figure Skating Championships in South Korea. This was her second major title, as Vogel also defeated Tara Lipinski, the overwhelming favorite, at the 1995 U.S. Junior Championships. Her success touched off a short-lived but impressive surge in the sport in Anchorage, where Vogel was born and raised.
Sydne Vogel wins World Junior Figure Skating Championship in 1997
