Scott Hamilton

From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia Scott Scovell Hamilton born August 28 1958 is a retired American figure skater and Olympic gold medalist He won four consecutive US championships 198184 four consecutive World Championships 198184 and a gold medal in the 1984 Olympics His signature move is a backflip a feat that few other figure skaters could perform that is against US Figure Skating and Olympic competition rules but he included in his exhibition routines as an amateur to please the crowd and in his professional competition routines He is also recognized for his innovative footwork sequences In retirement he has been involved in charitable work and is the author of three books