![]() ![]() Yet competition is in fact a good thing because it’s about working toward excellence. We’ve bought into the belief that it is unfair to participants to rank performance. ![]() But it seems competition has gotten a bad rap these days. Go for the win! Achieve excellence and be better than you’ve ever been! In his years as a professional ice-skater, Olympic Gold Medalist Scott Hamilton learned to embrace the mind-set of working hard to "beat" the competition. (Go for the win! Achieve excellence and be better than you.) In 2010 Bio Channel premiered a television special about the life of Hamilton, Scott Hamilton: Return to the Ice. He currently serves on the Board of Directors for Special Olympics International. In 2006 he was the host of the FOX television program Skating with Celebrities. In 2001 Hamilton retired from the highly successful Stars on Ice. Hamilton also competed in World Professional Championships, and in 1987 began an alternate career on television as a figure skating analyst for CBS. Shortly thereafter, he announced his plans to skate professionally with Ice Capades, and two years later he cofounded Stars on Ice, a highly successful touring company. Though struggling with his short and long programs, he won the 1984 Olympic Gold Medal with a combined score that included the compulsory competition, putting him ahead of his closest competitor, Brian Orser. He is credited with redirecting the sport of figure skating away from fashion and toward athleticism.īy the time Hamilton reached the Sarajevo Olympics, he'd won the United States and World Championships every year as of 1981 and would go on to win 15 consecutive championships by 1984. In 1980, he was elected by his fellow athletes to carry the American flag in the opening ceremonies at the Olympic Games in Lake Placid, New York, a tribute to his ability to overcome a number of obstacles to take part in the games. Hamilton quickly won several important championships, including the Norton Skate Championships (which later became Skate America), and the National Figure Skating Championship. Helen and Frank McLoraine stepped in to provide financial support for Hamilton to continue his training. But a year later, Dorothy Hamilton died of cancer seemingly propelled by her memory, Scott Hamilton returned to figure skating with a drive to succeed. In 1976 Hamilton left the ice, citing the financial burden to his parents. Scott Scovell Hamilton began his career in the world of figure skating at the age of 13, trained by former Olympic champion Pierre Brunet. ![]()
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