Polly Blodgett

Pauline Blodgett Watson (April 13, 1919 - November 12, 2018)[1] was an American figure skater, and a member of Boston Skating Club.[2][3] She competed in both singles, winning the US junior title in 1934,[3] and pairs, with partner Roger Turner, with whom she won the US junior pairs title in 1934,[4] and finished runners up in the senior pairs in 1936.

Watson grew up in Brookline, Massachusetts and owned a dress shop there for 30 years. In 1943 she married Robert B. Watson.[5]

Results

Ladies' singles
Event 1937 1938
U.S. Championships2nd[6]3rd[6]

Pairs

(with Turner)

Event 1936
U.S. Championships2nd

References
  1. "PAULINE BLODGETT WATSON". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  2. "Skaters Seek Title", Lewiston Evening Journal, December 26, 1935, p. 8, retrieved 2010-11-21
  3. "Boston Girl Wins Figure Skate Toga", Pittsburgh Press, February 10, 1935, retrieved 2010-11-21
  4. "R. F. Turner, Polly Blodgett Win Junior Pair Skate Title", Chicago Daily Tribune, March 11, 1934, p. 1
  5. Pave, Marvin (May 19, 2013). "Polly Watson returns to Beaver Country Day". The Boston Globe.
  6. "Sport: Five Little Pretenders", Time, March 7, 1938, retrieved 2010-11-21
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