Sunday, August 22, 2010

'Coach' has mentored generations of figure roller skaters -- many champions

'Coach' has mentored generations of figure roller skaters -- many champions
Published August 22, 2010 in the Commercial Appeal

Ask Coach Caroline Mirelli how long she has been roller skating, and she'll reply, "Forever." She turned 80 in February and learned to skate when she was 9, so "forever" translates into 71 years.

In her skating skirt, hat and leopard-print skates, Mirelli looks like she could easily skate another 71 years or more.

Mirelli, who lives in Whitehaven, enjoyed a bit of fame in the late '40s and early '50s as a part of the professional Skating Vanities show. "It was a 'Holiday on Ice' type of show with skaters and other acts like vaudeville, ballet and a person who walked on a giant wooden ball," she says. The Vanities performed all over Europe for audiences that included the queen of England, and even had an audience with the pope...(Read more)

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