Brian Boitano

Coming against fellow figure skater Brian Orser in the 1988 Olympics, Brian Boitano emerged the winner. It was a challenging competition as both were World Champions. Later on, the figure skater was immortalized in the 1999 movie South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut. It featured a musical number with the title “What Would Brian Boitano Do?”. Adopting the same concept, a similar What Would Brian Boitano Make? series debuted on the Food Network in 2009.

More than three decades after his win against Orser, Boitano saw the need to come out to the public. He has already revealed his sexuality to close family and friends, but seeing others come out with warm reception, he felt it was his time to do so. Boitano says that now is a different era and that people were more open-minded. He credits the young generation for inspiring him. He also lauds them for their interest in skating.