The 1988 Calgary Olympics featured one of the most memorable competitions in mens figure skating history with American Brian Boitano beating out Canadian Brian Orser for the gold medal
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He beat Canadian skater Brian Orser to the coveted medal Brian Boitano edged out Orser 54 Five judges voted for Boitano and four for Orser to break the tie in the final phase of the competition the free skate According to Olympicscom Boitano said I almost felt guilty feeling great I tried to hold it back so me feeling great wouldn
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1988 US Figure Skating Championships were the national figure skating championships of the United States for the 198788 seasonIts results determined the skaters who would qualify for the 1988 Winter Olympics 1988 World Championships and 1988 World Junior ChampionshipsIt was held at the McNichols Sports Arena in Denver Colorado
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The 1988 US Figure Skating Championships took place between January 4 and 10 1988 in Denver ColoradoMedals were awarded in four colors gold first silver second bronze third and pewter fourth in four disciplines mens singles ladies singles pair skating and ice dancing across three levels senior junior and novice The event was one of the criteria used to select
After Calgary they would be seen no more at the Olympic Winter Games The 1988 figure skating was anticipated for the Battle of the Brians Brian Boitano and Brian Orser in the mens event and the Battle of the Carmens in the ladies event
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Jansen took part in the 1984 Winter Games in Sarajevo as a 19yearold speed skater He finished in fourth place in the 500 meters but was the first American to cross the finish line In the 1000 meters Jansen finished 16th Heading into the 88 Games in Calgary Jansen was the favorite at least in the 500
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Figure skating at the 1988 Winter Olympics on a Russian Soviet stamp 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 mens and ladies events
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Of a possible 60 Boitano received five 59s and four 58s reinforcing his reputation as the best technical skater ever Orser was judged superior for his strength artistic impression
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As the last skater she unraveled quickly landing flat on the second half of a difficult tripletriple combination jump 15 seconds into her program Later she fell out of another triple
US Figure Skating Legend Who Led National Team in 1988 Olympics