About Scott Hamilton

The most recognized male figure skating star in the world, Scott Hamilton has won 70 titles, awards and honors including an Emmy Award nomination, induction into the United States Olympic Hall of Fame and a privileged member of the World Figure Skating Hall of Fame. He captured the attention of the world 25 years ago with his Olympic Gold medal performances in Sarajevo and since has shared his love and enthusiasm for the sport as a commentator, performer and best-selling author. He further inspires others as a speaker, philanthropist and cancer and brain tumor survivor. Most recently, Hamilton released his new inspirational book The Great Eight and signed on to be part of Season 8, The Celebrity Apprentice on NBC. Scott Hamiltons biography is among the most inspiring in the history of sports. His remarkable courage, determination and dignity have made him a champion in the truest sense of the word. In the 1996-97 figure skating season, Scott Hamilton began what would have been a standard twelve months filled with numerous professional competitions, network television specials and touring the country in Stars On Ice, a production Hamilton conceived and co-founded. However, an unexpected event interrupted this routine and forever changed his life, and eventually would change the life of many others. On March 18, 1997, Scott Hamilton was diagnosed with testicular cancer. The only disability in life is a bad attitude, he said. I feel 100% confident that I can overcome this disease an d be back on the ice within a few months. And, after twelve weeks of successful chemotherapy treatments followed by an equally successful surgery to treat his cancer, and just six weeks of recuperation, that is exactly what he did. But he didnt stop here. Scott Hamilton then turned his experience with cancer into an opportunity to help others with cancer and is now a lifetime spokesperson for the Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Institute and the founder of the Scott Hamilton CARES Initiative, the Cancer Alliance for Research, Education and Survivorship. Through CARES, Scott champions the 4th Angel Mentoring Program, promotes ChemoCare.com and helps raise money for breakthrough cancer research. It is Sco tts vision to eradicate cancer within his lifetime, and his mission remains to help find strategies to improve the quality of life for individuals with cancer. Beyond his CARES Initiative, Scott Hamilton is actively involved in a wide variety of charitable events, including those for the Make-A-Wish Foundation, Special Olympics, Athletes Against Drugs, Target House and the Pediatric Aids Foundation. When he has free time, he enjoys playing golf. Scott calls Nashville, Tennessee home with his wife Tracy, and their two children Aidan and Maxx.

Scott Hamilton (figure skater)

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Scott Hamilton

Hamilton performs during a Stars on Ice show, April 2002

Personal information

Country represented

United States

Born

August 28, 1958 (age 55)

Residence

Tennessee

Former coach

Don Laws, Carlo Fassi,Pierre Brunet

Skating club

Philadelphia SC & HS

Retired

1984

Medal record[show]

Scott Scovell Hamilton (born August 28, 1958) is an American figure skater and Olympic gold medalist. He won four consecutive U.S. championships (19811984), four consecutive World Championships (19811984) and a gold medal in the 1984 Olympics. His "signature move" was a backflip, a feat that few other figure skaters could perform. Even though it generally earned him no extra points, he would make sure to include it in his routine in order to please his fans.
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1 Childhood 2 Skating career 3 Television appearances 4 Results 5 Awards 6 Personal life

6.1 Political Views

7 Further reading 8 References 9 External links

Childhood[edit]
Hamilton was born in Ohio.[1] He was adopted at the age of six weeks by Dorothy (ne McIntosh), a professor and Ernest S. Hamilton, a professor of biology,[2] and raised in Bowling Green, Ohio. He has two siblings, older sister Susan (his parents' biological daughter) and younger brother Steven (who was also adopted). [3] He attended Kenwood Elementary School. 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. It is said that a special diet and exercise cured the problem. At the peak of his amateur career Hamilton weighed 108 pounds (49 kg) and was 5 feet 2.5 inches (1.59 m) tall,[1][4] but eventually grew to a height of 5 feet 4 inches (1.63 m).[5]

At age 13 he 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. Hamilton would later work with the McLoraines in continuing philanthropic support for figure skating. Scott attended Bowling Green State University in Ohio.

Skating career[edit]
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. His breakthrough performance was in the 1981 U.S. Championships. He performed flawlessly and the audience was at a standing ovation several seconds before the end of the performance. He never lost an amateur competition again. 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.

Hamilton's final performance on the Stars on Ice tour

After turning professional, 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). He has been awarded numerous skating honors, including being the first solo male figure skater to be awarded the Jacques Favart Award (in 1988). In 1990 he was inducted into the United States Olympic Hall of Fame. 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." He currently serves on the Board of Directors for Special Olympics International.

Television appearances[edit]
Hamilton voiced the dog dancing commentator on the King of the Hill episode "Dances with Dogs". He was also seen in The Fairly OddParents episode "The Fairy Oddlympics" as Timmy Turner's cohost He appeared on the August 26, 2008 episode of Wanna Bet?, where he finished 2nd, losing to Bill Engvall. In 2009, he appeared in the second season of Celebrity Apprentice.[6] He made a small appearance on Roseanne as himself, participating in a mock linoleum skating competition credit sequence. He also made a brief appearance in "Blades of Glory." On March 8, 2010, "Scott Hamilton: Return to the Ice" premiered on the Bio Channel. The two-hour television special chronicled Scott's return to skating after battling cancer.[7]

Results[edit]
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Winter Olympics

5th

1st

World Championships

11th

5th

1st

1st

1st

1st

U.S. Championships

3rd

4th

3rd

1st

1st

1st

1st

Skate America

1st

1st

1st

Skate Canada International

1st

NHK Trophy

4th

1st

Nebelhorn Trophy

2nd

Awards[edit]

1985 Hamilton was presented the 1984 Most Courageous Athlete Award by the Philadelphia Sports Writers Association.[8]

1996 - Hamilton was presented the United States Sports Academy's Mildred "Babe" Didrikson Zaharias Courage Award in recognition of his courageous action in overcoming adversity to excel in sport.[9]

1996 - Hamilton received the Academy of Achievement Golden Plate Award

Personal life[edit]
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 1993, the Associated Press released results of a national sports study in which Hamilton ranked as one of the top eight most popular athletes in America, ranking far ahead of big-name sports stars such as Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Troy Aikman, Dan Marino, Wayne Gretzky, Joe Montana, and Nolan Ryan.[10] In 1997 Hamilton had a 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. On November 14, 2002, he married Tracie Robinson, a nutritionist. The couple had two sons, Aidan McIntosh Hamilton (born September 13, 2003) and Maxx Thomas Hamilton (born January 21, 2008),[11] and a dog named Boogie.[12] The family resides in Franklin, Tennessee. They are members of the Church of Christ.[13] It was announced on November 12, 2004, that Hamilton had a benign brain tumor, which was treated at the Cleveland Clinic.[14] He has also helped benefit St. Jude's Children's Hospital and theMultiple Myeloma Research Foundation where he is an honorary board member.[15] In August 1st, 2008, he played himself in "The Fairly Oddlympics", an episode of "The Fairly OddParents" In 2009, Hamilton wrote the book, The Great Eight, which shared the secrets to his happiness and how he overcame numerous challenges and disappointments throughout his life. On June 23, 2010, Hamilton went into brain surgery to prevent the recurrence of the benign tumor discovered in 2004. Called craniopharyngioma, the tumor could have caused blindness if left untreated. On June 25, 2010 it was reported that Hamilton was resting comfortably in the hospital and was "Doing great" [16] In November 2010 Scott was in the hospital again, reported "People Magazine". Apparently in the removal of the benign tumor in June, an artery in the brain was "nicked". They stopped the bleeding but an aneurysm formed days later. Scott came through the surgery well, reported the article.
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Political Views[edit]
In 2012, Hamilton made public appearances in support of the presidential campaign of Republican Mitt Romney.[18]

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BRET HAMILTON
Fitness Trainer
Bret Hamilton is a two-time graduate from George Fox University. After earning his BS in Exercise Science, he returned to school to earn his Masters in teaching, with a focus on physical and health education. Upon graduating he immediately began pursuing a career as a fitness coach and hasnt looked back since. In addition to his degrees, Bret is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist, HKC kettlebell instructor,Functional Movement Screen instructor, certified TRX instructor, and he also holds a personal training certification from the American College of Sports Medicine. Growing up, Bret was very active and athletics became a big passion of his. He participated in martial arts for nine years, earning his black belt in 2002. In high school and in college, Bret participated in track and field as well as soccer, winning the state soccer title in 2003 and winning the conference championship in the 2oom dash and multiple berths to the OSAA 4A state track meet.

A series of injuries early in college successfully derailed his athletic career for the better part of five years, but close work with a physical therapist helped him to learn to move better, and eventually, reclaim his passions and become stronger than he ever was before. What once was a personal passion for athletics and performance became a passion

for helping people better their lives through fitness. Bret wants his testimony to inspire others who have dreams of living a healthy, active, pain-free life.