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Scott Hamilton, The Olympian Who Beat the Odds

Scott Hamilton, The Olympian Who Beat the Odds

A cancer survivor tops the podium

Dec 24, 2022
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Scott Hamilton performing at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo where he became the first American male figure skater to win gold after a 24-year drought.

In 1984, Scott Hamilton became the first American male figure skater to win gold after a 24-year national drought.

His triumph at the Winter Olympics in Sarajevo was the culmination of a skating caree…

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