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Stojko was born in Newmarket, Ontario, Canada to a Hungarian mother and Slovenian father and was named after Elvis Presley, of whom his parents were fans. [1] His father arrived in Canada on a boat in 1955 and his mother, Irene (Hungarian: Irén), fled the Soviet invasion of Hungary in 1956.
Plushenko is known for his dynamic performances, and technical advancement of the sport. [ 90 ][ 91 ] Plushenko is the first male skater to perform the Biellmann spin in the senior competitions. [ 6 ] At the 1999 NHK Trophy, he became the first skater to perform a 4T–3T–2Lo combination in competition. He has since landed the combination 26 ...
Evan Frank Lysacek (/ ˈ l aɪ s ə tʃ ɛ k /; born June 4, 1985) is an American retired figure skater. He is the 2010 Olympic champion , the 2009 World champion , a two-time (2005, 2007) Four Continents champion , the 2009 Grand Prix Final champion , and a two-time (2007, 2008) U.S. national champion .
Dick Button. United States. Richard Totten Button (born July 18, 1929) [ 1 ] is an American former figure skater and skating analyst. He was a two-time Olympic champion (1948, 1952) and five-time consecutive World champion (1948–1952). He was also the only non-European man to have become European champion.
Stars on Ice. Stars on Ice is a touring figure skating show produced by IMG. It was co-founded in 1986 by Bob Kain, IMG executive, and Scott Hamilton, the 1984 Olympic Gold Medalist in men's figure skating. The production is a theatrical show featuring a small cast of elite skaters who perform together in ensemble as well as solo numbers.
Donald George Jackson, CM OOnt (born April 2, 1940) is a Canadian retired figure skater. He is the 1962 World Champion, four-time Canadian national champion, and 1960 Olympic bronze medallist. At the 1962 World Figure Skating Championships in Prague, Czechoslovakia, he landed the first triple Lutz jump in international competition and won the ...
Peggy Gale Fleming[2](born July 27, 1948) is an American former figure skater.[3] She is the 1968 Winter Olympic Championin the ladies' singles, being the only American gold medalist at these Games, and a three-time World Champion(1966–1968) in the same event. Fleming has been a television commentator in figure skating for over 20 years ...
Most gold medals by skater. Jeffrey Buttle has won two gold medals and two silver medals at the Four Continents Championships. If the number of gold medals is identical, the silver and bronze medals are used as tie-breakers (in that order). If all numbers are the same, the skaters receive the same placement and are sorted in alphabetical order.