What year was the skating partner of the first Native American female athlete to participate in the Winter Olympics born?
Naomi Lang Naomi Lang (born December 18, 1978) is an American ice dancer. With skating partner Peter Tchernyshev, she is a two-time (2000 and 2002) Four Continents champion, a five-time (1999–2003) U.S. national champion, and competed at the 2002 Olympic Winter Games. Lang is the first Native American female athlete to participate in the Winter Olympics.
Linda Ann Ward Linda Ann Ward (born May 24, 1947 in Puslinch, Ontario) is a Canadian former pair skater. With partner Neil Carpenter, she won a bronze medal at the Canadian Figure Skating Championships in 1963, captured a silver the following year, and competed at the 1964 Winter Olympics.