It takes years of intense training and hours of practice to become an elite figure skater. The world falls in love with these dedicated athletes every four years when the Winter Olympics puts them on the grandest stage. Many figure skating speakers maintain a great image years after their time on the ice is over. Their status as some of the most popular athletes in America makes them among the most-requested for corporate groups, charities, universities, and other organizations.
Brian Boitano 1988 Olympic Champion
Brian Boitano is a former professional figure skater who represented the United States in variousinternational competitions. Early inhis amateur career Boitano won many competitions, including abronze... Read More
Charlie White Ice Skater and Ice Dancer
Charlie White is one of the most decorated American ice dancers in history of the sport. Beginning skating at the age of 5, Whites coach transitioned him to ice dancing by 7 and in 1997 he was paired... Read More
Derek Parra Olympic Speedskating Gold Medalist
Derek Parra made history in 2002 when he became the first Mexican-American speed skater to compete in, and medal, in the Olympic Games. His gold and silver medal winning performances in the 1500... Read More
Evan Lysacek Olympic Figure Skating Champion
Evan Lysacek is an American figure skater. Lysacek began skating at eight years old and originally wanted to play hockey. In 1996, Lysacek won the U.S. national title at the juvenile level. The follow... Read More
Katarina Witt German Figure Skater
Katarina Witt won two gold medals in figure skating at the 1984 Sarajevo Olympics and 1988 Calgary Olympics. Witt was born in East Germany, which is today part of Berlin. She began figure skating at a... Read More
Meryl Davis Ice Dancing World Champion
Meryl Davis is a three-time Olympic medalist, four-time World Championships medalist, five-time Four Continents Championships medalist, six-time Grand Prix Final medalist, and eight-tine United States... Read More
Nancy Kerrigan Olympic Figure Skater
Nancy Kerrigan made a career for herself from figure skating. She began to skate when she was six years old at a local rink. In the next few years she developed her skills on the ice and by the time s... Read More
Oksana Baiul First Ukraine Olympic Champion
Oksana Baiul is a former figure skater. Growing up, Baiul took an interest in ballet, but her grandmother did not think she was thin enough, so she took Baiul to skating lessons. Before the 1993 World... Read More
Jamie Sale 2002 Olympic Pairs Figure Skating Gold Medalist
Jamie Sale captured the hearts and minds of a generation of figure skating fans at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah. She and her partner David Pelletier skated to a tie for gold in the... Read More
Peter Vidmar Two-Time Olympic Gymnastics Gold Medalist
Peter Vidmar is a three-time Olympic medalist and member of the legendary 1984 U.S. men&rsquo s gymnastics team. Vidmar won gold in the team competition and pommel horse and silver in the indivi... Read More