Scott Hamilton Interview

[ChrisYandek]

Hi skating fans. Hope you all have been well. I thought I would share this with you.

My latest interview is with professional figure skater Scott Hamilton talking about his role in the skating comedy Blades of Glory, turning down Dancing with the Stars twice, how his battle with cancer was the best and worst thing that happened to him, and more in an interview from an Olympic gold medal winner.

You can read and listen at the link below

http://www.thesportsinterview.com/scotthamilton.htm

[dbny]

Nice interview, thanks.

[ChrisYandek]

No problem. I will be sharing a few more in the future.

[Isk8NYC]

Nice interview with Scott Hamilton, thanks.

I liked THIS ONE (http://www.thesportsinterview.com/tara_lipinski.htm) with Tara Lipinski in 2002.

[Lark]

I don't care for Scott too much. He has come across as homophobic to me in interviews.

I will not say anything bad about him, I do not know him, but I am not fond of his attitude.

[dbny]

I don't care for Scott too much. He has come across as homophobic to me in interviews.


Which interviews? I've never heard anything about that, and it would really sadden me if it were so. I've heard him speak and actually met him once, but never more than that. I always thought he was very nice to everyone.

[ChrisYandek]

Scott is married with a wife and kid. He was at the premiere with his wife and it was on ET tonight.

I think he is just one of those fun personalities that doesn't take something so seriously and has fun with what he does. He's kind of like a comedic skater. That's all.

Regardless, people have a right to be whatever they want.

I am glad so many of you enjoyed the interview.

[Lark]

Which interviews? I've never heard anything about that, and it would really sadden me if it were so. I've heard him speak and actually met him once, but never more than that. I always thought he was very nice to everyone.

I never said he wasn't nice. He seems very nice.

It was just the way he said some things back in the day.

Scott made a HUGE deal about how all of the skaters on his tour were straight. Going so far as to mention that so-and-so was married and had kids.

It just soured me to him, a little.

And again, he could be the nicest man on the planet. He certainly seems like it. But not liking a particular group does not mean that you have to be violent to them. It just means that you don't like them. I got that feeling about Scott and gays, in general.

It could just be that Scott is uneasy with the perception in America that skating is a "gay" sport, and he wanted to set it straight, so to speak.

I could be wrong.

[dbny]

I never said he wasn't nice. He seems very nice.

It was just the way he said some things back in the day.

Scott made a HUGE deal about how all of the skaters on his tour were straight. Going so far as to mention that so-and-so was married and had kids.
.................It could just be that Scott is uneasy with the perception in America that skating is a "gay" sport, and he wanted to set it straight, so to speak.


I wasn't aware of that. I don't think homophobes or other bigots are "nice". I think they are disgusting and dangerous. When we first moved into our neighborhood, over 20 years ago, we kept hearing people say that the new owners of such and such a house were "nice" people. We finally figured out that it meant "white". We bought in the neighborhood because we liked the fact that it was integrated, but evidently there were quite a few white neighbors who were scared. I guess I should be more careful with that four letter word, "nice".

[Isk8NYC]

I've never gotten that drift from Scott Hamilton, and I usually keep up with his interviews. If you find a link, I'd love to check it out. I can't remember any interview where he discussed the topic of being gay or straight.

He strikes me as a happy-go-lucky guy that doesn't like to mix into controversial topics. He's pretty good at deflecting and redirecting uncomfortable questions -- perhaps that skill was developed after the interview you read? (Learned his lesson, so to speak?) LOL

As for married and kids, well, that's his lifestyle. I know you're NOT criticizing that lifestyle, but why wouldn't he bring up who is married and who has kids when you're discussing touring? It's a rough life, especially if you have kids.

I had thought that part of the SOI genesis came about because skaters in traveling shows led lonely lives, gay or straight. Perhaps that's why the issue came up, or maybe the interviewer had asked a question that led to the discussion? He may have asked Scott about his sexual orientation, but that part didn't make the editor's cut.

I used to dislike a famous female skater because of something she did at a practice session one day. I've gotten over it - her public actions since then have convinced me that I met her on a bad day. Maybe Scott had a bad interview.
It was just the way he said some things back in the day.

Scott made a HUGE deal about how all of the skaters on his tour were straight. Going so far as to mention that so-and-so was married and had kids.

It just soured me to him, a little.
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It could just be that Scott is uneasy with the perception in America that skating is a "gay" sport, and he wanted to set it straight, so to speak.

I could be wrong.

[Lark]

....but why wouldn't he bring up who is married and who has kids when you're discussing touring?

It was not that he brought up who was married.

He made a HUGE deal about the fact that they were all straight. There is a difference.

I will defer to the idea that Scott was tired of the perception, seemingly only in America, of skating being a "gay" sport. And he was trying to squash that idea by puffing out his chest and stating "no gays in here".

Again, I am not attacking Scott. I just think he might be a little insecure in the idea that a lot of uneducated Americans think that he, and any other male skater, is gay.

I like him enough. And he is my mothers favorite. :giveup:

[Lark]

I am thinking now that the idea of Scotts insecurity came from something I read in "Inside Edge" by Christine Brennan.

I will have to find the book and look into it.

My "eehhh" perception of him may have just snowballed over the years after I read something I found questionable.