Scott HAMILTON
"COMPETITION. IT’S NOT SO MUCH GOING HEAD-TO-HEAD AND TRYING TO DEFEAT SOMEBODY,” SCOTT HAMILTON SAYS. “IT’S PUTTING YOURSELF OUT THERE AND GETTING THE FEEDBACK YOU NEED TO GET WHERE YOU WANT TO BE. WITHOUT THAT YOU'RE FLYING BLIND.”
Hamilton is no stranger to competition. At the height of his career he had placed first in every World Figure Skating Championship competition between 1981 and 1984. His charismatic routines captured the hearts of American viewers, thanks to his intricate footwork—the backflips!—and technical prowess. His skating skills and obvious sense of joy on the ice made him one of the greatest showmen in figure skating history. (He created Stars on Ice, after all.) He took home a gold medal at the 1984 Sarajevo Winter Olympics and turned professional the year after.
But while fans (and history)
