Scott Scovell Hamilton is a fighter. Adopted at the age of six weeks, Scott has overcome huge obstacles to get to where he is now. Scot has achieved the highest awards that a figure skater could earn.
             When Scott was two years old, he contracted an unidentifiable disease that caused him to stop growing. Scott was mistakenly diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis and his parents too him to Boston Children's Hospital for treatment. After several years and many unsuccessful diagnoses and treatments, doctors concluded that Hamilton suffered from Schwachmann's Syndrome, which interferes with your digestive system. After being put onto a special diet and exercise program, his health improved dramatically.
             In 1994, Scott's adoptive father, Ernie died. Scott's mother died of breast cancer in 1977. Scott also lost his best friend, Sergei Grinkov, a Russian figure skater.
             March 1997, Scott was diagnosed with testicular cancer. After his many chemotherapies, he was so weak that the normally energetic skater could barely get out of bed. When Scott was first diagnosed, he said that he felt "shock and fear". However, Scott did not show this. Bob Kain recalls, "He joked with the doctors and said, "Oh, is that all? I thought it was going to be something serious." They just looked at him and said, "No, this is serious." Scott then said, " Guys, I'm just kidding." That's Scott's humor."
             In spite of all the setbacks, Scott has excelled skating. He earned a spot on the United States Olympic team for the 1980 Winter Games in Lake Placid, New York. Hamilton won the men's title at the US figure skating championships from 1981 to 1984 and in 1981, 1982, and 1983 won the men's world championship. In the 1984 Olympics, Scott won the gold medal and a few weeks later, he won the men's world championship. Scott has founded "Stars on Ice", a tour fea...