Former figure skater and Olympic champion Sjoukje Dijkstra has died at age 82 at her home in Someren, her daughter Katja Kossmayer announced on Facebook. Dijkstra, born in Akkrum in Friesland, became a sporting legend for earning the Netherlands its first ever Winter Olympics gold in 1964. Sjoukje Dijkstra’s great competitor in the sport was Joan Haanappel who had gained four national titles in a row. But Dijkstra won in 1959 and continued to come into her own, going on Read this story
