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That's what amateur skating is about, technical expertise, and it should always stay that way.

Brian Boitano

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Brian Boitano
Age: 61
Born: 1963
Born: October 22
Actor
Chef
Figure Skater
Mountain View
California
Brian Anthony Boitano
Amateur
Skating
Expertise
Technical
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Sasha gets a raw deal from the press. She makes one mistake in her program and people rip her for not pulling it off when it counts. But she never falls apart. She never just completely folds and misses everything. Usually it's just one mistake.
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Kat and I were in our 20s when we won in '88. Our personalities were already established. We were ready to move on to a life of professional skating.
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First and foremost I am an American athlete and I am proud to live in a country that encourages diversity, openness and tolerance.
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Plus the public's attention span is so short right now, if a skater doesn't strike while the iron is hot... well it's not like people will forget you, but they just won't care anymore.
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As an athlete, I hope we can remain focused on the Olympic spirit which celebrates achievement in sport by peoples of all nations.
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I have to consider my greatest accomplishments winning the Olympics because everything that Ive done after that is really because of the Olympics.
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If I had never won a single medal, I'd still be skating in a rink somewhere. There wouldn't be an audience or camera flashes or autograph seekers, but I'd still be skating.
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