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James Disbrow was president of the United States Figure Skating Association from 1998 to 2000. The United States Figure Skating Association, also known as the USFSA or U.S. Figure Skating, is the national sport governing body for figure skating in the United States. ...
Disbrow had polio as a child and started skating to strengthen his legs. He won the silver medal in the junior men's division at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in 1966, and also competed in pairs at the national level with partner Katie Walker. He was coached by David and Rita Lowery; they became his adopted family. Scott Hamilton, who also trained with the Lowerys at the time, later cited Disbrow as one of his childhood role models. Poliomyelitis (polio), or infantile paralysis, is a viral paralytic disease. ...
The U.S. Figure Skating Championships is an annual event put on by the United States Figure Skating Association. ...
Scott Scovell Hamilton (born August 28, 1958 in Toledo, Ohio) is an American figure skater and Olympic gold medalist known for his originality and engaging on-ice personalities. ...
Following his competitive skating career, Disbrow spent two years touring with Holiday on Ice. Later, he became a skating judge. He was chairman of the USFSA's International Committee during the Tonya Harding scandal at the time of the 1994 Winter Olympics, and served as the US figure skating team leader at the 1998 Winter Olympics and the chairman of the organizing committee for the 1998 World Figure Skating Championships in Minneapolis, Minnesota before his election to the USFSA presidency. Holiday on Ice is a touring ice show currently produced by Joop van den Endes Stage Holding Entertainment Group. ...
Tonya Harding performs a triple axel jump at the 1991 U.S. Figure Skating Championships. ...
The XVII Olympic Winter Games were held in 1994 in Lillehammer, Norway. ...
The XVIII Olympic Winter Games were held in 1998 in Nagano, Japan. ...
The World Figure Skating Championships is an annual event sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion. ...
Nickname: City of Lakes Motto: En Avant Location in Hennepin County and the state of Minnesota. ...
In 1982, Disbrow founded the Buffalo Wild Wings restaurant chain and served as its president and CEO until 1997. Buffalo Wild Wings Grill & Bar (NASDAQ: BWLD) (also commonly referred to as B-Dubs) is a sports bar and restaurant franchise in the United States that is best-known for its buffalo wings. ...
Disbrow died of brain cancer at the age of 54 on October 16, 2002. He had been diagnosed with the disease shortly after his election to the USFSA presidency in 1998. A brain tumor is any mass created by an abnormal and uncontrolled growth of cells either found in the brain (neurons, glial cells, epithelial cells, myelin producing cells, etc. ...
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