His story is among the most inspiring in the history of sports. His remarkable courage, determination and dignity have made him a champion in the truest sense of the word. He is Scott Hamilton, Olympic Champion, four-time World Champion, humanitarian and cancer survivor.

In the 1996-97 season, he began what would have been a standard twelve months filled with numerous professional competitions, network television specials and touring the country in Stars On Ice, a production Hamilton conceived and co-founded. However, an unexpected event interrupted this routine and forever changed his life, and eventually would change the life of many others. On March 18, 1997, Scott Hamilton was diagnosed with testicular cancer.

“The only disability in life is a bad attitude,” he said. “I feel 100% confident that I can overcome this disease and be back on the ice within a few months.” And, after twelve weeks of successful chemotherapy treatments followed by an equally successful surgery, and just six weeks of recuperation, that is exactly what he did.

But he didn’t stop here. He then turned his experience with cancer into an opportunity to help others and is now a lifetime spokesperson for the Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Center and the founder of the Scott Hamilton CARES Initiative, the Cancer Alliance for Research, Education and Survivorship. It is Scott’s vision to eradicate cancer within his lifetime, and his mission remains to help find strategies to improve the quality of life for individuals with cancer.

When not performing on ice, Scott enjoys longstanding relationships with major media networks as a sports analyst. His cutting-edge commentary at the 2002 Salt Lake Winter Olympics was heralded as incisive and ground-breaking.

Beyond figure skating, Scott is actively involved in a wide variety of charitable events, including those for the Make-A-Wish Foundation, Special Olympics, Athletes Against Drugs, Target House and the Pediatric Aids Foundation. When he has free time, he enjoys playing golf.