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Brian Joubert (French pronunciation: [bʁajan ʒubɛʁ]; born 20 September 1984) is a French figure skating coach and former competitor. He is the 2007 World champion , a three-time (2004, 2007 & 2009) European champion , and the 2006–07 Grand Prix Final champion .
Brian Anthony Boitano (born October 22, 1963) [1] is an American figure skater from Sunnyvale, California.He is the 1988 Olympic champion, the 1986 and 1988 World Champion, and the 1985–1988 U.S. National Champion.
Brian James Pockar (October 27, 1959 – April 28, 1992) was a Canadian figure skater. He was the 1982 World bronze medalist, a three-time Canadian national champion (1978–80), and competed at the 1980 Winter Olympics. [1] He was born and died in Calgary. After turning pro, Pockar toured with Stars on Ice and worked as a choreographer.
When Orser won the 1987 World Figure Skating Championships, held in Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S., [2] Boitano knew he would have to make a change in his skating if he were to beat Orser at the Calgary Olympics on Orser's home turf of Canada. He turned to choreographer Sandra Bezic, who helped effect a major change in his skating style.
Brian Boitano and Ashley Wagner have definitely seen the best figure skating. Thursday, they saw the worst of it at the 2022 Beijing Olympics.
This ban was removed and Brian Boitano and Elaine Zayak sought to compete in order to go to the 1994 Winter Olympics. Having retired from competitive skating after winning Olympic gold in 1988 and the 1988 World Championships, four time men's champion Brian Boitano announced a comeback and would compete to get a place on the 1994 Olympic team ...
Brian Ernest Orser OC OLY (born 18 December 1961) is a Canadian former competitive and professional figure skater and coach to Olympic champions. He is the 1984 and 1988 Olympic silver medallist , 1987 World champion and eight-time (1981–88) Canadian national champion .
Figure skating at the 1988 Winter Olympics took place at the Stampede Corral, the Olympic Saddledome and the Father David Bauer Olympic Arena in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. [1] This was the last Olympic competition where compulsory figures were contested for the men's and ladies' events.