Following the Games, Hamill became a marketing sensation when her hairdo, a distinctive wedge cut, made a fashion statement. Millions of young girls copied her 'do, which looked like a bowl haircut.

Feb. 13, 1976 - Before Dorothy Hamill took to the ice for her freestyle routine at the Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, ... Hamill's signature haircut was the work of stylist Yusuke Suga.

From the cover It seems as if we’ve known her forever: the Olympic gold medal, the wedge haircut, the sweet smile telegraphing a message that life couldn’t be better for Dorothy Hamill. But ...

The figure skater Dorothy Hamill checks her hair before performing at an exhibition in 1977. Her famous “wedge” hairstyle, with short hair at the nape of the neck and longer layers near the ...

New York stylist Suga did Hamill’s hair, but the vogue seems traceable back to Vidal Sassoon's London salon where it was named the Wedge in 1974. Actually, it is an update of the '60s Sassoon ...

Hamill, still wearing the wedge haircut she popularized in 1976, remains so fresh-faced and petite that she never strains credibility as Clara, the little girl who travels to fantastic dreamlands ...

Power hairstyles through the ages. November 23, 2015: 6:50 AM ET . Dorothy Hamill . ... 'The Hamill wedge became a major hair style trend after she won the gold in 1976.' ...

Hamill sported her trademark wedge haircut during that time, which became was popular with American girls, and a Dorothy Hamill doll soon followed the ensuing year.