Scott Hamilton's Biography
- Scott Hamilton grew up in Ohio, the adopted son of Ernest and Dorothy Hamilton. His father was a professor of biology and his mother was a teacher who became a counselor at university.
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Scott Hamilton had a mystery disease that meant that he stopped growing when he was an infant. Scott Hamilton later claimed: "I found skating and it got me through that illness."
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In 1976 Scott Hamilton won the National Junior Championship. It would be one of many titles including winning the Olympic Gold medal in men's ice skating in 1984.
- Like Kristi Yamaguchi, Scott Hamilton was trained by Mabel Fairbanks amongst others.
- After retiring as a skater, Scott Hamilton won plaudits as a commentator and as co-founder, producer and one of the stars of "Stars on Ice".
- As well as his medical problems as a youngster Scott Hamilton has also had to overcome health problems in his adult life. In 1997, he was diagnosed with testicular cancer. In 2004 a large tumour was found in his brain.
- Scott Hamilton has written an autobiography entitled Landing It and another book, The Great Eight.
- In Celebrity Apprentice in 2009, Scott Hamilton played for the charity, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation. Scott was the second candidate to be fired from Celebrity Apprentice.
- Scott Hamilton and his wife Tracie married in 2002.
