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A Short History of Harry Osborne Colson
Osborne Colson started skating at the Toronto Skating Club
in the 1920s and was Canadian Senior Men’s Champion in
1936 and 1937. He starred in the 1939 skating film ‘Ice Follies’
with James Stewart and Joan Crawford and performed in the
Ice Follies touring show in the early 1940s.
Mr. Colson has been coaching since 1946 and was inducted
into Skate Canada’s Hall of Fame in 1995 in the coach category.
Over the years thousands of skaters have benefited from his
innovative and artistic teaching style including national
champions Don Laws (USA) and Karen Preston (Canada), as
well as 2005 Canadian Junior Champion Patrick Chan, and
choreographer Sara Kawahara. He also worked with Canada’s
first Olympic Champion and two-time World Champion
Barbara Ann Scott and World Champion, Don Jackson. He
was still coaching at age 90 and spending up to 11 hours a day
on the ice.
Osborne Colson passed away July 14, 2006 in Toronto. He
was 90 years old. |
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