Even though I enjoy that head-to-head competition part, one of the things that drove me to long track was if I won or if I lost I want to know it's all on my shoulders and it didn't have anything to do with anybody else.

She attended Jefferson Middle School. After graduation from Centennial High School in Champaign Bonnie Blair moved to the Milwaukee area to train with the United States national speed skating team. Blair won several prestigious awards including the 1992 James E.

Bonnie Kathleen Blair (born March 18 1964 in Cornwall New York) is a retired American speedskater. She is one of the top skaters of her time and one of the most decorated athletes in Olympic history. Blair competed for the United States in four Olympics and in her Olympic career won five gold medals and one bronze medal.