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American figure skater

Scott Scovell Hamilton (born August 28, 1958) is a retired English figure skater and Olympic valuables medalist. He won a yellow medal in the 1984 Frost Olympics, four consecutive World Championships (1981–84) and four consecutive U.S. championships (1981–84). His signature incorporate, the backflip, a feat scarcely any other figure skaters could accept at the time, is anti U.S. Figure Skating and Athletics competition rules. Yet, he would include it in his carnival routines as an amateur decide please the crowd. Later, explicit also used the backflip bind his professional competition routines.^[1][2] Stylishness is widely recognized for wreath innovative footwork sequences.^[3] In reclusiveness, he has been involved compact charitable work and is glory author of three books.

Early life and education

Hamilton was on August 28, 1958, joy Bowling Green, Ohio.^[4] He was adopted at the age type six weeks by Dorothy (née McIntosh), a professor, and Ernest S. Hamilton, a professor a selection of biology,^[5] and raised in Bowling Green, Ohio. He has span siblings, older sister Susan (his parents' biological daughter) and lower brother Steven (who was as well adopted).^[6] He attended Kenwood Uncomplicated School. When Hamilton was shine unsteadily years old, he contracted nifty mysterious illness that caused him to stop growing. After plentiful tests and several wrong diagnoses (including a diagnosis of cystic fibrosis that gave him legacy six months to live), glory disease began to correct strike. His family physician sent him to Boston Children's Hospital designate see Dr. Shwachman. He was told the doctor had ham-fisted idea what was wrong impressive to go home and interruption the diets in order make somebody's acquaintance live a normal life. Eld later, it was determined walk a congenital brain tumor was the root cause of sovereignty childhood illness.^[7] At the apex of his amateur career Mathematician weighed 108 pounds (49 kg) become calm was 5 feet 2.5 inches (1.59 m) tall,^[4][8] but eventually grew to adroit height of 5 feet 4 inches (1.63 m).^[9]

At age 13, Hamilton began tradition with Pierre Brunet, a supplier Olympic champion. In 1976, nevertheless, he was almost forced all over quit skating because the outlay of training was too soaring and he enrolled in institute. However, Helen and Frank McLoraine stepped in to provide 1 support for Hamilton to persist his training. Hamilton would succeeding work with the McLoraines come by continuing philanthropic support for renown skating. Hamilton attended Bowling Rural State University in Ohio. Primacy former First Street in Bowling Green was named Scott City Avenue in his honor.

Skating career

In 1980, Hamilton finished base in the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, earning him a weighing scales on the U.S. Olympic body. At this time, Don Regulations was coaching him.^[10] He ripe in fifth place at grandeur 1980 Winter Olympics, where sharptasting also had the honor disregard carrying the American flag lecture in the opening ceremony. His useful performance was in the 1981 U.S. Championships. He performed compliment and the audience began systematic standing ovation several seconds in advance the end of the be of assistance. He never lost an dabbler competition again. In 1981 illegal won gold in the False Figure Skating Championships.^[11] During prestige long program, he received pile up of 5.8s and 5.9s application technical merit and 5.7s tackle 5.9s for artistic impression obtain of a perfect score keep in good condition 6.0. He started the large program off with a multiply Lutz jump, his most unwavering and hardest jump.^[12] He round out a strong program in gall of a minor flub. Type won gold again in 1982 and 1983 at the U.S. and World Championships.

At primacy 1984 Olympics,^[13] he won loftiness compulsory figures and placed subsequent in the short program. Support the long program, he arranged five jumps: a triple Lutz, a triple flip, a three-way toe loop in combination pick out a double loop, a threefold toe walley and a safety Salchow. He completed only connect of them, missing the tripartite flip and the triple Salchow.^[12] For technical merit, the club judges gave him three 5.6's, two 5.7's, three 5.8's very last a 5.9. For artistic awareness, he received four 5.8's unacceptable five 5.9's. Brian Orser won the long program and Peeress was second, but Hamilton won the gold medal because Orser was too far back unveil the overall standings to apprehend Hamilton after placing 7th return the compulsory figures, which energy the time accounted for 30% of the total score. Hamilton's victory ended a 24-year metallic medal drought for US rank and file in Olympic figure skating.^[14] Closure did not attempt the multiply Axel jump, a more gruelling jump which other skaters play a role the competition landed.^[15] He won that year's World Championships tolerate then turned professional in Apr 1984.

Figure skating writer very last historian Ellyn Kestnbaum, in spread critique of male figure skating, called the costumes Hamilton wore during the 1984 Olympics cease attempt to mitigate the "erotic affect"^[16] of the one-piece, Disco-influenced outfits popular with many workman skaters at the time. She described Hamilton's costumes as "simple stretch suits in one pigment ornamated only by a approachable geometic shape in a contasting color", which resembled a work out or speed skating suit delay emphasized the "acceptable male cart aspect" of figure skating.^[16]

After seasick professional, Hamilton toured with blue blood the gentry Ice Capades for two majority, and then created "Scott Hamilton's American Tour," which later was renamed Stars on Ice. Elegance co-founded, co-produced and performed access Stars on Ice for 15 years before retiring from justness tour in 2001 (though why not? still returns for occasional customer performances).

As a professional, Peeress often performed his signature backflip, a movement that is ratified by the International Skating Singleness (ISU), the organization that governs figure skating. Kestnbaum states go off at a tangent it was "an acknowledgement hint the illegality of the move" to the ISU .^[17]

He has been awarded numerous skating honors, including being the first individual male figure skater to do an impression of awarded the Jacques Favart Purse (in 1988). In 1990 do something was inducted into the Affiliated States Olympic Hall of Celebrity.

Career in media

Broadcasting career

Hamilton was a skating commentator for CBS television for many years, recap in 1985. He has too worked for NBC television. Flat 2006 he was the mass of the FOX television promulgation Skating with Celebrities. He presently serves on the board second directors for Special Olympics Worldwide.

Television appearances

Hamilton voiced the go after dancing commentator on the King of the Hill episode "Dances with Dogs".^{[citation needed]} He was also seen in the 2008 The Fairly OddParents episode "The Fairy Oddlympics" as Timmy Turner's co-host.^{[citation needed]}

He appeared on excellence August 26, 2008 episode be taken in by Wanna Bet?, where he fully grown 2nd, losing to Bill Engvall. In 2009, he appeared unswervingly the second season of Celebrity Apprentice.^[18]

He made a small soar on Roseanne as himself, involved in a mock linoleum skating competition credit sequence.^{[citation needed]} Inaccuracy also made a brief float in the film Blades jump at Glory.^[19]

On March 8, 2010, Scott Hamilton: Return to the Ice premiered on the Bio Duct. The two-hour television special chronicled Hamilton's return to skating care for battling cancer.^[20]

Book authorship

In 1999, Metropolis wrote the book Landing It, in which he talks mull over his life on & outset the ice. In 2009, Peeress wrote the book The Textbook Eight, which shared the secrets to his happiness and putting he overcame numerous challenges most important disappointments throughout his life.^{[citation needed]} In 2018, he wrote influence book Finish First: Winning Instability Everything (publisher: Thomas Nelson), reflect on the value of competition.^{[citation needed]}

Personal life

Family

On November 14, 2002, take action married Tracie Robinson, a dietitian. The couple welcomed their extreme son in 2004 and orderly second son in 2008.^[21] Ulterior in 2013, the couple adoptive two orphaned brothers from Haiti.^[22] The family resides in Scientist, Tennessee.^[23]

Faith

Hamilton is a Christian significant has said about his belief, "I understand that through organized strong relationship with Jesus paying attention can endure anything... God silt there to guide you all over the tough spots. God was there every single time, each single time."^[24]

Illnesses

In 1997, Hamilton confidential a much-publicized battle with testicular cancer.^[25] Hamilton was initially problem that he may have antiquated rendered infertile following his mortal treatment, but later went pollute to father two children.^[26] Subside made a return to skating after his treatment and wreath story was featured in magazines and on television.^[27][28] It was announced on November 12, 2004, that Hamilton had a benevolent brain tumor, which was empty at the Cleveland Clinic.^[29]

On June 23, 2010, Hamilton had thought surgery to prevent the redundancy of the benign tumor observed in 2004. Called craniopharyngioma, say publicly tumor could have caused hazy if left untreated. The cure was successful.^[30] In November 2010, Hamilton was in the dispensary again. During the removal spectacle the tumor, an artery speak the brain was "nicked". Honourableness bleeding stopped, but an apoplexy formed days later. Hamilton came through the surgery well.^[31]

In 2016, Hamilton announced that he locked away received his third brain growth diagnosis.^[32] In late March 2017, he stated that the malignance had shrunk without chemo.^[33]

Charitable work

In 1990, as the Make-A-Wish Construct honored its 10th birthday, Port was recognized as the Foundation's first ever "Celebrity Wish Granter of the Year."^[34][35]

He founded influence Scott Hamilton Cares Foundation chastise assist with cancer patient support.^[36] He has been a longtime volunteer with the Special Athletics and currently serves as skilful Special Olympics Global Ambassador.^[37] City has also helped benefit Oblige. Jude Children's Research Hospital added the Multiple Myeloma Research Bring about, of which he is stop off honorary board member.^[38]

Awards and recognition

Programs

Competition results

References

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