I was wrong. Wikipedia lists several others. A bunch of them came out publicly years after they'd retired from skating, and they'd never been hugely famous to begin with (like, Olympic bronze or something pretty cool like that, but not really a media favorite so didn't get much attention), so it wasn't really big headlines when they came out. [link]
This is not funny. This... this is a morality tale about the evils of sake.
Simon ,'Objects In Space'
Natter 72: We Were Unprepared for This
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Hil R. - Dec 19, 2013 10:40:56 am PST #15014 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Sophia Brooks - Dec 19, 2013 10:43:47 am PST #15015 of 30000
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
Out of all those people, I only recognize Randy Gardner, Brian Boitano, and Johnny Weir.
juliana - Dec 19, 2013 10:44:38 am PST #15016 of 30000
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
So I'm designing this show; spent 10 hours on Mon hanging and focusing; spent the last two days in tech (all outside of the day job) and a couple of hours ago I got a call telling me that the show is cancelled. I have to go strike everything today.
Oof, that sucks. I'm sorry.
Jesse - Dec 19, 2013 10:47:22 am PST #15017 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Yikes, aurelia. That sucks for all involved.
Both of my officemates have left for the year! Party at my place!!
...OK, maybe not.
Hil R. - Dec 19, 2013 10:51:24 am PST #15018 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Out of all those people, I only recognize Randy Gardner, Brian Boitano, and Johnny Weir.
The only other ones that I'd expect people who aren't skating geeks to maybe recognize are John Curry (1976 Olympic champion) and Brian Orser (the other half of the Battle of the Brians.)
With one exception, everyone on the list is American, Canadian, or British. The one exception is Ondrej Nepala, and it seems like he never really spoke about being gay publicly, but Toller Cranston revealed it in his autobiography.
aurelia - Dec 19, 2013 10:59:06 am PST #15019 of 30000
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
Wow, aurelia. Will you get paid? What happened?
That was my first question. Yes I'll be paid.
Cass - Dec 19, 2013 11:11:25 am PST #15020 of 30000
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
I watched a documentary about escalators getting built and they didn't show the installation of the monster but I'm still pretty sure.
It's a monster. It shies from the limelight.
Boitano said for years that it was nobody's business and had nothing to do with skating.
Seeing as how I was miffed when a person I work with got overly questioning about whether I was married, ever been married or had kids, I kinda understand how it's shouldn't be a question you *have* to answer because of your job.
But I am glad he's stated it publicly given Sochi.
Fred Pete - Dec 19, 2013 11:12:11 am PST #15021 of 30000
Ann, that's a ferret.
Out of all those people, I only recognize Randy Gardner, Brian Boitano, and Johnny Weir.
Do we have to keep Johnny Weir?
Hil R. - Dec 19, 2013 11:15:04 am PST #15022 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Rudy Galindo was a perpetual almost-but-not-quite-medalist from about 1988 to 1996. He was always just a fun skater to watch. Then, in case anyone had any doubt about his sexuality, started doing this routine to a Village People medley in pro tours. [link]
Theodosia - Dec 19, 2013 11:47:03 am PST #15023 of 30000
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
The Porter Square escalator that has been referenced here really is a killer, in that there was an actual fatality caused by it a few years back.
OK, so it needed a couple of ingredients like a rider so drunk he passed out on the way up, a hoodie string that got sucked in, and nobody around to cut him loose before he strangled.
The moral, kids, is don't drink and escalate.