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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. Image File history File links Scott-Hamilton-Golf. ... Figure skating is an ice skating sporting event where individuals, mixed couples, or groups perform spins, jumps, and other moves on the ice, often to music. ... The 1984 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIV Olympic Winter Games, were held in 1984 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia. ... August 28 is the 240th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (241st in leap years), with 125 days remaining. ... 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nickname: The Glass City Location in the state of Ohio Country United States State Ohio County Lucas Mayor Carty Finkbeiner (D) Area - City 217. ... Official language(s) None Capital Columbus Largest city Columbus Largest metro area Cleveland Area Ranked 34th - Total 44,825 sq mi (116,096 kmÂ²) - Width 220 miles (355 km) - Length 220 miles (355 km) - % water 8. ... Figure skating is an ice skating sporting event where individuals, mixed couples, or groups perform spins, jumps, and other moves on the ice, often to music. ... The five Olympic rings were designed in 1913, adopted in 1914 and debuted at the Games at Antwerp, 1920. ...

Childhood

Hamilton was adopted at the age of six weeks by Ernest S. Hamilton and Dorothy McIntosh of Bowling Green, Ohio. He has two siblings, older sister Susan and younger brother Steven (also adopted). When Scott was two years old he contracted a mysterious illness that caused him to stop growing. After numerous tests and several wrong diagnoses (including a diagnosis of cystic fibrosis that gave him just six months to live), the disease began to correct itself. His family Physician sent him to Boston Children's hospital to see a Dr. Shwachman. Sources are unable to verify if he was actually diagnosed by Dr. Shwachman as having Shwachman-Diamond syndrome, (for disease information, see http://www.shwachmandiamondamerica.org) It is said that a special diet and exercise cured the problem. However, he grew to only 5-foot-2½ and he weighed only 108 pounds during his peak skating years. Bowling Green is the county seat of Wood CountyGR6, Ohio. ... Shwachman-Diamond syndrome (SDS) is a rare congenital disorder characterized by exocrine pancreatic insufficiency, bone marrow dysfunction, skeletal abnormalities, and short stature. ...

He was now passionate about his skating and at age 13 began training with Pierre Brunet, a former Olympic champion. In 1976, however, he was almost forced to quit skating because the cost of training was too high, and he enrolled in college. However, Helen and Frank McLoraine stepped in to provide financial support for Hamilton to continue his training. Pierre Brunet (June 28, 1902â€“July 27, 1991) was a figure skater who competed for France. ...

Career

In 1980 Hamilton finished third in the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, earning him a place on the U.S. Olympic team. He finished in fifth place at the 1980 Winter Olympics, where he also had the honor of carrying the American flag in the opening ceremony. In 1981 he won gold in the World Figure Skating Championships. He won gold again in 1982 and 1983 at the U.S. and World Championships, and won the gold medal at the 1984 Winter Olympics. He won that year's World Championships and then turned professional in April 1984. The U.S. Figure Skating Championships is an annual event put on by the United States Figure Skating Association. ... The 1980 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIII Olympic Winter Games, were held in 1980 in Lake Placid, New York, United States of America. ... 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. ... The 1984 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIV Olympic Winter Games, were held in 1984 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia. ...

After turning professionaly, Hamilton toured with Ice Capades for two years, and then created "Scott Hamilton's American Tour", which later was renamed Stars on Ice. He co-founded, co-produced and performed in Stars on Ice for fifteen years before retiring from the tour in 2001 (though he still returns for occasional guest performances). Image File history File links Scott-Hamilton-Stars-on-Ice. ... Image File history File links Scott-Hamilton-Stars-on-Ice. ... Stars on Ice is a touring figure skating show produced by IMG. It was originally conceived in 1986 as a vehicle for IMG client Scott Hamilton, who had been released from his contract with Ice Capades. ... The Ice Capades was a traveling entertainment show featuring theatrical performances involving ice skating. ... Stars on Ice is a touring figure skating show produced by IMG. It was originally conceived in 1986 as a vehicle for IMG client Scott Hamilton, who had been released from his contract with Ice Capades. ...

He has been awarded numerous skating honors, including being the first solo male figure skater to be awarded the Jacques Farvat Award (in 1988). In 1990 he was inducted into the United States Olympic Hall of Fame. The United States Olympic Hall of Fame is an honor roll of the top American Olympic athletes. ...

Hamilton was a skating commentator for CBS television for many years, beginning in 1985. He has also worked for NBC television. In 2006 he was the host of the FOX television program "Skating with Celebrities". CBS (an abbreviation for Columbia Broadcasting System, its former legal name) is one of the largest television networks, and formerly one of the largest radio networks, in the United States. ... NBC, (Formerly an acronym for the National Broadcasting Company until 2004), is an American television and radio network based in New York Citys Rockefeller Center. ... The Fox Broadcasting Company, usually referred to as just Fox (the company itself prefers the capitalized version FOX), is a television network in the United States. ... Skating with Celebrities is a reality show on the FOX network that began airing on January 18, 2006. ...

Competitive highlights

The U.S. Figure Skating Championships is an annual event put on by the United States Figure Skating Association. ... 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. ... An athlete carries the Olympic torch The Winter Olympic Games or the Olympic Winter Games, are a winter multi-sport event held every four years. ...

Personal

In 1990, as the Make-A-Wish Foundation honored its 10th birthday, Scott Hamilton was recognized as the Foundation's first ever "Celebrity Wish Granter of the Year". In 1997 Hamilton had a much-much-publicized battle with testicular cancer. He made a return to skating after his treatment and his story was featured in magazines and on television. It was also announced on November 12, 2004 that Hamilton had a benign brain tumor, which was treated at the Cleveland Clinic. Make-A-Wish Foundation The Make-A-Wish Foundation is a non-profit organisation that grants wishes to children with life threatening illnesses. ... Testicular cancer is a type of cancer that develops in the testicles, a part of the male reproductive system. ... November 12 is the 316th day of the year (317th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 49 days remaining. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Cleveland Clinic is a prominent health care center in Cleveland, Ohio, founded in 1921 by four prominent physicians, now with approximately 1,600 staff physicians providing for 2 million outpatient visits and 50,000 hospital admissions per year. ...

On November 14, 2002 he married Tracie Robinson, a nutritionist. The couple has one child, Aidan McIntosh (born September 16, 2003). They live in Franklin, Tennessee, after moving there from Los Angeles.[1] November 14 is the 318th day of the year (319th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 47 days remaining until the end of the year. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... September 16 is the 259th day of the year (260th in leap years). ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Franklin is a city in Williamson County, Tennessee, USA. The population was 41,842 at the 2000 census. ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area City 1,290. ...

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Olympic champions in figure skating – Men's singles

1908: Ulrich Salchow | 1920: Gillis Grafström | 1924: Gillis Grafström | 1928: Gillis Grafström | 1932: Karl Schäfer | 1936: Karl Schäfer | 1948: Dick Button | 1952: Dick Button | 1956: Hayes Alan Jenkins | 1960: David Jenkins | 1964: Manfred Schnelldorfer | 1968: Wolfgang Schwarz | 1972: Ondrej Nepela | 1976: John Curry | 1980: Robin Cousins | 1984: Scott Hamilton | 1988: Brian Boitano | 1992: Viktor Petrenko | 1994: Alexei Urmanov | 1998: Ilia Kulik | 2002: Alexei Yagudin | 2006: Evgeni Plushenko Karl Emil Julius Ulrich Salchow (August 7, 1877-April 19, 1949) was a Swedish figure skater, who dominated the sport in the first decade of the 20th century. ... Gillis GrafstrÃ¶m (born June 7, 1893 in Stockholm, Sweden; â€ April 14, 1938 in Potsdam, Germany) was a Swedish figure skater. ... Gillis GrafstrÃ¶m (born June 7, 1893 in Stockholm, Sweden; â€ April 14, 1938 in Potsdam, Germany) was a Swedish figure skater. ... Gillis GrafstrÃ¶m (born June 7, 1893 in Stockholm, Sweden; â€ April 14, 1938 in Potsdam, Germany) was a Swedish figure skater. ... Karl SchÃ¤fer (born May 17, 1909 in Vienna, Austria; â€ April 23, 1976 in Vienna, Austria) was an Austrian figure skater and Olympic champion. ... Karl SchÃ¤fer (born May 17, 1909 in Vienna, Austria; â€ April 23, 1976 in Vienna, Austria) was an Austrian figure skater and Olympic champion. ... Richard Dick Button (born July 18, 1929 in Englewood, New Jersey) is an American former figure skater and current television analyst. ... Richard Dick Button (born July 18, 1929 in Englewood, New Jersey) is an American former figure skater and current television analyst. ... American figure skater Hayes Alan Jenkins was born March 23, 1933. ... David Jenkins was born on June 29, 1936, and is the brother of figure skater Hayes Alan Jenkins. ... Manfred Schnelldorfer (*2 May 1943 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany) is a german figure skater, world and Olympic champion. ... Wolfgang Schwarz was an Austrian figure skater who won the gold medal at the 1968 Winter Olympics. ... Ondrej Nepela (January 22, 1951 - February 2, 1989) was a Slovak figure skater who competed for Czechoslovakia in the late 60s and early 70s. ... John Curry John Curry (born 9 September 1949 in Birmingham, England, died 15 April 1994 in Binton) was a British figure skater who won the Olympic and World Championships in 1976. ... Robin Cousins was a British figure skater who won a gold medal at the 1980 Winter Olympics. ... This article or section seems not to be written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopaedia entry. ... Viktor Petrenko (born June 17, 1969 in Odessa, Ukraine) was the 1992 World and Olympic champion in figure skating. ... Alexei Urmanov is a Russian figure skater who participated in the 1992 and 1994 Winter Olympics. ... Ilia Alexandrovich Kulik (born May 23, 1977 in Moscow, Russia) is an Olympic figure skating champion. ... Alexei Konstantinovich Yagudin (born March 18, 1980 in Saint Petersburg, Russia) is an Olympic Champion (2002), a four-time World Champion and a three-time European Champion in figure skating. ... Evgeni Viktorovich Plushenko, (Russian: ) (b. ...

World champions in figure skating – Men's singles

1896: Gilbert Fuchs | 1897: Gustav Hügel | 1898: Henning Grenander | 1899-1900: Gustav Hügel | 1901-1905: Ulrich Salchow | 1906: Gilbert Fuchs | 1907-1911: Ulrich Salchow | 1912-1913: Fritz Kachler | 1914: Gosta Sandahl | 1922: Gillis Grafström | 1923: Fritz Kachler | 1924: Gillis Grafström | 1925-1928: Willy Böckl | 1929: Gillis Grafström | 1930-1936: Karl Schäfer | 1937-1938: Felix Kaspar | 1939: Graham Sharp | 1947: Hans Gerschwiler | 1948-1952: Richard Button | 1953-1956: Hayes Alan Jenkins | 1957-1959: David Jenkins | 1960: Alain Giletti | 1962: Donald Jackson | 1963: Donald McPherson | 1964: Manfred Schnelldorfer | 1965: Alain Calmat | 1966-1968: Emmerich Danzer | 1969-1970: Tim Wood | 1971-1973: Ondrej Nepela | 1974: Jan Hoffmann | 1975: Sergey Volkov | 1976: John Curry | 1977: Vladimir Kovalev | 1978: Charles Tickner | 1979: Vladimir Kovalev | 1980: Jan Hoffmann | 1981-1984: Scott Hamilton | 1985: Alexander Fadeev | 1986: Brian Boitano | 1987: Brian Orser | 1988: Brian Boitano | 1989-1991: Kurt Browning | 1992: Viktor Petrenko | 1993: Kurt Browning | 1994-1995: Elvis Stojko | 1996: Todd Eldredge | 1997: Elvis Stojko | 1998-2000: Alexei Yagudin | 2001: Evgeni Plushenko | 2002: Alexei Yagudin | 2003-2004: Evgeni Plushenko | 2005-2006: Stéphane Lambiel Gilbert Fuchs (* 1871 in Graz, Austria; â€ 1952 in Germany) was a German figure skater and the first world champion in figure skating. ... Karl Emil Julius Ulrich Salchow (August 7, 1877-April 19, 1949) was a Swedish figure skater, who dominated the sport in the first decade of the 20th century. ... Gilbert Fuchs (* 1871 in Graz, Austria; â€ 1952 in Germany) was a German figure skater and the first world champion in figure skating. ... Karl Emil Julius Ulrich Salchow (August 7, 1877-April 19, 1949) was a Swedish figure skater, who dominated the sport in the first decade of the 20th century. ... Three time World Figure Skating champion (1912,1913 and 1923) Fritz Kachler, was born in Vienna, Austria. ... Gillis GrafstrÃ¶m (born June 7, 1893 in Stockholm, Sweden; â€ April 14, 1938 in Potsdam, Germany) was a Swedish figure skater. ... Three time World Figure Skating champion (1912,1913 and 1923) Fritz Kachler, was born in Vienna, Austria. ... Gillis GrafstrÃ¶m (born June 7, 1893 in Stockholm, Sweden; â€ April 14, 1938 in Potsdam, Germany) was a Swedish figure skater. ... Willy Boeckl (born 1896; died 1975) was an Austrian figure skater. ... Gillis GrafstrÃ¶m (born June 7, 1893 in Stockholm, Sweden; â€ April 14, 1938 in Potsdam, Germany) was a Swedish figure skater. ... Karl SchÃ¤fer (born May 17, 1909 in Vienna, Austria; â€ April 23, 1976 in Vienna, Austria) was an Austrian figure skater and Olympic champion. ... Felix Kaspar (born January 14, 1915 in Vienna, Austria; â€ December 5, 2003 in Bradenton, Florida, USA) was an Austrian figure skate and twice World champion. ... Hans Gerschwiler (born June 20, 1920 in Switzerland) was a Swiss figure skater. ... Richard Dick Button (born July 18, 1929 in Englewood, New Jersey) is an American former figure skater and current television analyst. ... American figure skater Hayes Alan Jenkins was born March 23, 1933. ... David Jenkins was born on June 29, 1936, and is the brother of figure skater Hayes Alan Jenkins. ... Alain Giletti (born November 9, 1939) was a French figure skater. ... Donald Jackson was a Canadian figure skater. ... Donald McPherson was a Canadian figure skater. ... Manfred Schnelldorfer (*2 May 1943 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany) is a german figure skater, world and Olympic champion. ... Alain Calmat (born August 31st, 1940) is a French former figure skater, a surgeon and a politician. ... Emmerich Danzer (born March 15, 1944 in Vienna, Austria) was an Austrian figure skater and multiple European- and World Champion. ... Competitive Highlights 1968 Olympics - 2nd World Championships - 2nd 1969 World Championships - 1st 1970 World Championships - 1st Categories: ‪American figure skaters‬ | ‪Figure skaters at the 1968 Winter Olympics‬ ... Ondrej Nepela (January 22, 1951 - February 2, 1989) was a Slovak figure skater who competed for Czechoslovakia in the late 60s and early 70s. ... Jan Hoffmann (*26 October 1955 in Dresden) is a German figure skater, two-time World Champion and silver medallist at the 1980 Winter Olympics. ... Sergey Nikolayevich Volkov (Russian: ) (b. ... John Curry John Curry (born 9 September 1949 in Birmingham, England, died 15 April 1994 in Binton) was a British figure skater who won the Olympic and World Championships in 1976. ... Vladimir Kovalev (3. ... American figure skater Charles Tickner won the gold medal at the 1978 World Figure Skating Championships. ... Vladimir Kovalev (3. ... Jan Hoffmann (*26 October 1955 in Dresden) is a German figure skater, two-time World Champion and silver medallist at the 1980 Winter Olympics. ... Alexander Fadeev (Russian: ÐÐ»ÐµÐºÑÐ°Ð½Ð´Ñ€ Ð¤Ð°Ð´ÐµÐµÐ²) (born January 4, 1964 in Kasan, Soviet Union (Russia)) is a World Champion Russian figure skater. ... This article or section seems not to be written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopaedia entry. ... Orser carrying the Canadian flag at the opening ceremony of the 1988 Winter Olympics Brian Orser OC (born December 18, 1961 in Belleville, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian figure skater. ... This article or section seems not to be written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopaedia entry. ... Browning skates during the 2000 Stars on Ice tour Kurt Browning (born June 18, 1966) is a prominent Canadian figure skater who was extremely popular during the late 1980s and 1990s. ... Viktor Petrenko (born June 17, 1969 in Odessa, Ukraine) was the 1992 World and Olympic champion in figure skating. ... Browning skates during the 2000 Stars on Ice tour Kurt Browning (born June 18, 1966) is a prominent Canadian figure skater who was extremely popular during the late 1980s and 1990s. ... Elvis Stojko M.S.C., M.S.M. (born March 22, 1972 in Newmarket, Ontario) is a Canadian figure skating world champion. ... Todd James Eldredge (born August 28, 1971 in Chatham, Massachusetts) is an American figure skater. ... Elvis Stojko M.S.C., M.S.M. (born March 22, 1972 in Newmarket, Ontario) is a Canadian figure skating world champion. ... Alexei Konstantinovich Yagudin (born March 18, 1980 in Saint Petersburg, Russia) is an Olympic Champion (2002), a four-time World Champion and a three-time European Champion in figure skating. ... Evgeni Viktorovich Plushenko, (Russian: ) (b. ... Alexei Konstantinovich Yagudin (born March 18, 1980 in Saint Petersburg, Russia) is an Olympic Champion (2002), a four-time World Champion and a three-time European Champion in figure skating. ... Evgeni Viktorovich Plushenko, (Russian: ) (b. ... StÃ©phane Lambiel (born April 2, 1985 in Martigny, Switzerland) is a Swiss figure skater, known for his creative and beautiful spins. ...

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