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Scott Scovell Hamilton (born August 28, 1958) is
an United States|American figure skater and
Olympic Games|Olympic gold medalist known for his
originality and engaging on-ice personalities.

==Childhood==

He was adopted at the age of six weeks by Ernest
and Dorothy Hamilton of Bowling Green, Ohio.  He
has two siblings, older sister Susan and younger
brother Steven (also adopted).
When Scott was just two years old he contracted a
mysterious illness that caused him to stop
growing.  After numerous tests and several false
diagnoses (including a diagnosis of cystic
fibrosis that gave the boy just six months to
live), the disease began to correct itself.  It
was never properly diagnosed and it is not known
what corrected it; whether it was the latest of
multiple diets his doctors had suggested or
whether it was all the vigorous exercise he was
suddenly getting from taking up figure skating. 
Whatever the cause, he began to grow again
(although he never grew very tall).

He was now passionate about his skating and at age
13 began training with Pierre Brunet, a former
Olympic champion. In 1976, however, he was forced
to quit skating and enroll in college due to
financial difficulties. However, an anonymous
couple stepped in to provide financial support for
Scott to continue his training.

==Career==

In 1980 Scott finished third in the U.S. Figure
Skating Championships, earning him a place on the
US 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. 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
in the 1984 Winter Olympics took home the gold
medal. He won the 1984 World Championships and
then turned professional in April 1984. 

After turning professional Scott 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 the occasional guest performance). 

He has been awarded numerous skating honors,
including being the first solo male figure skater
to be awarded the Jacques Farvat 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.

==Personal==

In 1997 Scott 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.  It was also
announced on November 12, 2004 that Scott has a
benign brain tumor, which was treated at the
Cleveland Clinic.

On 14 November 2002 he married Tracie Robinson, a
nutritionist. The couple have one child, Aidan
McIntosh (born 16 September 2003).