Cheryl Peake

Cheryl Amanda McGehee (née Peake; 30 March 1966 – 12 June 2013) was a British pair skater. With her skating partner, Andrew Naylor, she was a six-time British national champion. The pair finished 12th at the 1988 Winter Olympics.[1] Other notable results for the pair included fifth-place finishes at the European Figure Skating Championships in 1987 and 1989, and a ninth place at the 1987 World Championships.

Cheryl Peake
Full nameCheryl Amanda McGehee
BornCheryl Amanda Peake
(1966-03-30)30 March 1966
West Bromwich, England, United Kingdom
Died12 June 2013(2013-06-12) (aged 47)
Hollywood, Florida, U.S.
Height5 ft 1 in (155 cm)
Figure skating career
Country Great Britain
PartnerAndrew Naylor
Retired1992

After retiring from amateur competition in 1992, Peake skated with Dorothy Hamill's "Cinderella... Frozen in Time" tour, from 1992 to 1995; she also appeared in the 1994 TV special.[2] She later worked as a skating coach in the United States and had two sons.[3]

Peake died on 12 June 2013 in Hollywood, Florida.[3]

Peake and Naylor results
International
Event 85–86 86–87 87–88 88–89 89–90 90–91 91–92
Winter Olympics12th
World Champ.12th9th12th11th13th
European Champ.10th5th8th5th8th8th9th
Inter. de Paris4th
Skate America7th9th8th
Skate Canada8th4th
National
British Champ.1st1st1st1st1st1st

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Cheryl Peake". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
  2. "Dorothy Hamill's Ice Capades: Cinderella... Frozen in Time (1994)". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
  3. "Sad news - Cheryl Amanda McGehee (Peake)". National Ice Skating Association. 14 June 2013. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)


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