During his time, he became the first male skater to dominate the Olympic Games by winning gold successively between 1922 and 1928. Donald Jackson's name isn't well-known outside of the figure skating world, but he's a legend within it. Since 2018, he has appeared on the ITV series Dancing on Ice. But figure skating has always provided an athletic arena for gay men, even if most historically waited to come out publicly after their Olympic career came to a close. Team USA's representation was the second most at the Games, while the . Paulsen managed to perform it while wearing speed skates and was inducted into the World Figure Skating Hall of Fame in 1976. Olympic Silver and Bronze medallist. But he never mentioned being gay until he started playing hockey for the Toronto Gay Hockey Association, where he started literally wearing that part of his identity on his sleeve, something he discussed with The Hockey Newsin 2012. Featuring Olympic medalists, openly gay skaters, and more, this list has them all! The Axel jump is the first multirotational jump and the only one in which the skater takes off facing forward. John Ferguson "Jack" Page (27 March 1900 14 February 1947) was a British figure skater who competed in the 1924 Winter Olympics and in the 1928 Winter Olympics. Toller Cranston wasn't known for his skill in this area, so his scores in competition didn't do his performance as a skater justice. His report,[18] which included quotes from Curry that were candid about his sexuality, was published 24 hours after the victory made headline news. He would go on to be an illustrator and designer before dying of a heart attack in 2015, according to The Globe and Mail. His signature move is a backflip, a feat that few other figure skaters could perform and which is against U.S. In addition to the dozens of medals and championships he won, he was one of the few skaters of his time to routinely perform backflips on ice. Instead, he went to Sochi as a broadcaster for NBC.Rob McCall, Canada, Ice DancingThe Canadian ice dancer teamed up with skating partner Tracy Wilson in 1981 and competed with her at the 1984 and 1988 Olympics. Guignard and Fabbri edge out Fear and Gibson at European Championships. Stojko also has an icerink named after him in his hometown of Richmond Hill. He died from AIDS complications in 1994.Ronald Robertson, USA, Men's SinglesThe American dancer won silver at the 1956 at Cortina d'Ampezzo, and also won silver twice at the World Championships. Scott Hamilton is one of the most memorable male figure skaters to date. List Gallery Activity English male single skaters 12Tformat_list_bulleted expand_more Steven Cousins Edgar Syers Paul Robinson (figure skater) Haig Oundjian Nathan Chen miraculously won a gold medal in the men's singles event.. With the Winter Olympics behind us and the ISU World Championships underway, male figure skaters have been at . He won his first national title at age 12, and was Britain's junior-level champion by age 14. Had he been scheduled to compete that year, he would have died along with the rest of the team. When he did, he discovered he was a clockwise skater, spinning and jumping in the opposite direction from most competitors. JavaScript is disabled. In 1924 he finished fifth in the singles event. I have a very soft spot for Terry Gannon, even though he ends up repeating things we already know about the skaters (my guess is that he's being told by NBC to do that). Belinda Noonan. Needless to say, it was a good call. The two were contenders for gold heading into the 1980 games before Gardner tore his thigh in practice, according to People. Curry confirmed he was gay at a press conference in Innsbruck the same evening. Nepela, though, would die in 1989 at the age of 38. Five-time World Champion. The Canadian skater has more medals than we can count, and his skating was always a pleasure to watch. They then finished fifth at the 1948 Winter Olympics and sixth at that year's World Championships. [6] In the same year he was the flag bearer at the Winter Olympics for Great Britain[7] and was voted BBC Sports Personality of the Year in 1976. The pair was the first team of Americans to win the world ice dancing title, and the first Americans to win the Olympic title, too. They are the first American ice dancers to win the World title, as well as the first Americans to win the Olympic title. The American dancer won silver at the 1956 at Cortina d'Ampezzo, and also won silver twice at the World Championships. In the free skate, he attempted a quadruple Salchow. He became the first Japanese man to win an Olympic gold medal in figure skating at the 2014 Winter Games. Fassi coached Curry to European, World, and Olympic titles in 1976. The Canadian skater represented his nation at the 1980 Olympics in Lake Placid. It was a massive crowd-pleaser, along with his entrancing footwork choreography. BIS TV. And in a century-old sport that was largely European until. For his achievements, the Spanish government awarded him the Gold Medal of the Royal Order of Sports Merit. Mikaela Shiffrin, alpine skiing Nathan Chen, figure skating Chloe Kim, snowboarding Jessie Diggins, cross country skiing Jason Brown, figure skating Vincent Zhou, figure skating Alysa. Jason Briggs (born 21 November 1971 in Sutton-in-Ashfield) is a former British pair skater. They are: Karen Chen, Nathan Chen, Madison Chock, Mirai Nagasu . As a kid, figure skating wasn't his first passion. Colin Taylforth (born 16 September 1953 in Liverpool) is a former pair skater who represented Great Britain. While he briefly attempted a comeback afterward, he announced his retirement from competition in 2013 and did not compete in the National Championships or vie for a spot in the 2014 Olympics. They won another bronze at the 1937 World Championships. He later married Erika Susman and began an on-ice partnership with his new wife. Despite the lack of toe picks, he instinctively began trying to dance on ice. After he learned that he would no longer be on NBC's main broadcasting crew, he said, "there was a sadness for . His rivalry with another Brian, Brian Boitano, turned the 1988 Olympic games into a so-called "Battle of the Brians.". [9][10] His performance is known to have garnered the highest score ever given during the era of the 6.0 scoring in figure skating. But he kept his sexuality a private matter until 2014, when the United States sent a delegation to Russia made up of high-profile gay athletes. Skaters would later say McCall's homosexuality had been an open secret within the sport. List of famous male figure skaters, listed by their level of prominence with photos when available. He retired from competition in 2006 and is now a data analyst at Google. As a singles skater, he won the bronze medal at the 1899 World Championships. These famous ice dancing couples are from all over the world. His dreams were cut short in the summer of 2018 when he was killed by two armed robbers who were trying to steal the mirrors of his car. In his 1978 biography, Curry is clear that if he were to do it over, his choice would have been in favour of ballet due to its highly defined structure which was a basis for his ability to jump and spin in either direction thanks to his command of a true center line understanding. He had severe hearing loss at birth, but surgery successfully restored the majority of his hearing before his first birthday. The only other skater for his nation, as it happens, is his sister Loena, but unlike some other famous skating siblings these two will both compete in individual events. DANIEL JANIN, AFP/Getty Images. He would go on to a world-class coaching career. The qualifying competition for the 2022 Olympic Winter Games is, as always, Nebelhorn Trophy, which will take place Sep. 22-25, 2021, in Oberstdorf, Germany. He even attempted quadruple jumps that most people considered to be an impossible feat. As it turns out, this was the biggest stroke of luck imaginable. Beijing 2022 16 Dec 21. But a decade later, he would succumb to AIDS at age 32 as the disease took a particular toll on Canadian skaters, as reported by People. He went on to win the European championship nine times and invented a jump in which he took off on a back inside edge and landed on the back outside edge of his other foot. Todd Eldredge learned to skate when he was 5 years old. Historic figure skaters have worked hard to become the best that they can be, so if you're a male aspiring to be a figure skater then the people below should give you inspiration. He also now works as a choreographer for other competitive skaters. Figure skating derives its name from the patterns (or figures) skaters make on the ice, an element that was a major part of the sport until recently. Figure Junior Worlds Skater's Announced! "I never felt like I needed to before, so whether people figured it out if I was gay or not, I had to make it official, why I had to come out publicly.". With partner Caitlin Yankowskas, he is the 2015 Challenge Cup silver medalist and 2015 British national champion. "I never felt like I needed to before, so whether people figured it out if I was gay or not, I had to make it official, why I had to come out publicly. Alexei Yagudin would never have learned to skate if it hadn't been for his mom, Zoya, who signed him up for classes to improve his health. He took to it like a fish to water, becoming such an accomplished skater that he won the United States Olympic Committee's Sportsman of the Year award in 2010 and was inducted into the U.S. 1. Tragically, their success was cut short when Grinkov died of a sudden heart attack during practice in Lake Placid, New York. He toyed with becoming an actor, appearing in two episodes of "Little House on the Prairie" and a few TV commercials. Love Tanith's (& Charlie's) commentary & major kudos to Mark Hanretty. She is the diamond. Charles Allen "Charlie" White Jr. (born October 24, 1987) is an American ice dancer. Responsive Menu. Brian Orser was a competitive Canadian figure skater with a lengthy medal record. There are four separate national senior titles being competed for - men's, women's, pairs and ice dance. John Anthony Curry, OBE (9 September 1949 15 April 1994)[2] was a British figure skater. As he grew more serious about skating, his family relocated so he could join the Detroit Skating Club in Michigan. Sergei Mikhailovich Grinkov didn't always have a promising figure skating career. Photo by Paul Popper/Popperfoto. Official medical reports list cancer of the lymph nodes as his cause of death, but he often gets listed among athletes who died of AIDS-related complications.Johnny Weir, USA, Men's SinglesThe American skater represented the United States in both the 2006 games in Torino and the 2010 games in Vancouver, respectively finishing in fifth and sixth place overall. To a world-class coaching career quadruple Salchow biggest stroke of luck imaginable 's had... 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