Now a 61-year-old grandmother of 3, she competed in women’s figure skating in the 1964 games and finished 6th. It was at the 1968 games in Grenoble where she won the gold medal. She was in Vancouver this week watching the current women compete.

Peggy was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1998. Calling her battle a ”life Olympics,” she has overcome the disease and is now a breast cancer activist. She lives with her husband in the Bay Area and owns Fleming Jenkins Vineyards and Winery.

Peggy Fleming at the 1968 Winter Olympics.

Peggy Fleming today

Speed skater Dan Jansen was favored to win a gold medal  in the 1988 Calgary Olympics when he fell. Jansen’s sister, Jane, had died of cancer on the very day of her brother’s race. The world watched and hoped four years later in Albertville, but he failed to reach the medal podium. Finally, at Lillehammer in 1994, Jansen won the gold.
He now does a lot of television work and is calling the races for NBC  in Vancouver.” He makes his home with wife, Karen and his children in North Carolina and owns an orthopedic rehabilitation company. He also created the Dan Jansen Foundation in memory of his sister, with the purpose of fighting leukemia.

Dan Jansen won his first gold medal at the 1994 Olympics in the 1000 meter speed skating competition.

Dan Jansen today

Eric Heiden became a household name when he won 5 gold medals in speed skating at the Winter Games in Lake Placid, New York in 1980. Until Apolo Ohno broke his 30-year Olympic record in Vancouver, he was most decorated American man in Winter Olympics history.

He lives Park City, Utah, with his wife, who is also an orthopedic surgeon, and two children. He is the team doctor for U. S. Speedskating.

Eric Heiden at the Olympics in 1980.

Eric Heiden today

On February 22, 1980, team captain and forward Mike Eruzione led the U.S. Men’s hockey team to upset the heavily-favored Soviet Union 4-3 in the Olympic semifinal before beating Finland for the gold medal. The Soviet game has since been considered one of the most memorable events in the history of American sports and has been dubbed the “Miracle on Ice.”

He now works at Boston University. His current title is “director of special outreach.” His job description involves fund-raising and alumni relations on behalf of the school and its athletic department. When he’s not at BU, he’s traveling, sometimes for BU and sometimes on his own, doing motivational speaking, meeting people, and playing in celebrity golf tournaments.

The "Miracle on Ice" Win

Mike Eruzione Now

Michelle Kwan won the Silver Medal in Ladies’ Figure Skating in Nagano and the Bronze in Salt Lake City. She also won nine US and five World Championship titles. She made a brief attempt at a comeback in 2006, but numerous injuries sidelined the star and signified the end of her competitive skating career.

Michelle recently began her master’s degree in international relations at Tufts University. She also serves as an envoy for public diplomacy for the US government.

Michelle Kwan Then and Now

Remember speed skater Bonnie Blair? She has 5 gold medals and one bronze from 3 Olympics:  Calgary in 1988, Albertville in 1992, and Lillehammer in 1994 in long-track speedskating.
Blair and her husband David Cruikshank, who speedskated in four Olympics, live outside Milwaukee with their two children. She does some motivational speaking and serves on the board of U.S. Speedskating.
While attending the Olympic Games in Vancouver with her family, she autographed a chalk mural honoring 19 winter athletes in the US Olympic Hall of Fame.

Bonnie Blair with her two gold medals from the 1992 Olympics.

Bonnie Blair looks at her image on U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame Tribute at USA House in Vancouver.

You might not know his name, but you know his favorite cereal! He is Mikey the Freckled-faced kid from those Life cereal commericals!

In 1971, Life Cereal started an ad campaign starring three young brothers (The Gilchrist brothers). The now classic TV spots (which ran from 1972 through 1987) featured the oldest brother saying “He likes it! Hey, Mikey!” once they discovered that picky Mikey liked the cereal.

The three Gilchrist brothers are now successfully employed: John as an advertising executive; Michael as a labor negotiator, and Tommy as an account executive. (Thanks to tvacre.com for this info).

Check out the infamous commercial here.

He likes it! Hey Mikey!

Remember “Goonies,” that kid’s adventure movie from 1985 produced by Steven Spielberg? It also starred Sean Astin, Corey Feldman, and Josh Brolin. Jeff Cohen played Chunk, the overweight, clumsy kid who was always making up stories. As an undergrad at UC Berkeley, he ran for student office on a “Chunk for President” platform and amused students by doing the Truffle Shuffle at football games.

He is now an entertainment lawyer and was recently named one of the top 35 entertainment executives under 35 years old by The Hollywood Reporter.

Jeff Cohen as "Chunk"

Jeff Cohen Today

Peter Tork, best known as a member of The Monkees, celebrates his 68th birthday tomorrow. He was a musician before landing the role on the TV show and came up through the Greenwich Village folk scene of the 1960’s. He’s had a few TV roles here and there and has been part of The Monkees reunions on and off throughout the years. His latest band is called Shoe Suede Blues and they have a new CD called “Cambria Hotel.”

Peter Tork as a Monkee

Peter Tork today

Possibly the most famous intern in history, we all remember the Lewinsky/Clinton affair. After testifying about the affair and making the rounds on the news shows, she moved the NYC for a few years. She then moved to London where she earned a master’s degree in social psychology from the London School of Economics. She was also recently interviewed for a new book called THE DEATH OF AMERICAN VIRTUE: CLINTON V. STARR by Ken Gormley.

Monica Lewinsky in 1995

Monica Lewinsky Today