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Paul Stanton Wylie (born October 28, 1964) is an American figure skater, and the 1992 Olympic silver medalist in men's singles skating.

Paul Wylie
Wylie in 1995
Personal information
Country represented United States
Born (1964-10-24) October 24, 1964 (age 57)
Dallas, Texas, United States
Former partnerDana Graham
Former coachEvy Scotvold, Mary Scotvold, Carlo Fassi, John Nicks
Began skatingage 3
Retired1992
Medal record
Men's Figure skating
Representing  United States
Winter Olympics
1992 AlbertvilleMen's singles
World Junior Championships
1981 LondonMen's singles

Personal life


Paul Stanton Wylie was born on October 24, 1964 in Dallas, Texas to Bob Wylie (a geophysicist) and B.L. Wylie (a realtor) — the youngest of three children.[1] In Dallas, he attended St. Mark's School of Texas. When he was eleven, his family moved to Denver, Colorado, where he focused increasingly on skating and graduated from Colorado Academy.[2]

Wylie attended Harvard University and graduated in 1991 with a degree in government.[3] After competing in the 1992 Winter Olympics, as he planned, he retired from amateur competition and began his professional skating career. It was his intention to tour for a few years and then go to law school.[4][5] He was admitted to law school, but deferred attendance for a few years.[1] He ended up skating professionally for six years before retiring. He then returned to Harvard — but to the Business School, rather than the Law School. He earned an MBA from Harvard Business School in 2000. He then worked for two years in marketing with The Walt Disney Company.[6]

On August 14, 1999, Wylie married Kate Presbrey, a Cape Cod native and former Brown University Division 1 hockey player.[6] They have three children, Hannah, Emma and Caleb. The family divides their time between Hyannis, Massachusetts and Charlotte, North Carolina, where Wylie previously worked with the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association as director of the Dare to be a Daniel program.[7] Wylie currently runs High Gear Travel, a sports-related travel agency,[6] and coaches figure skaters at the Extreme Ice Center in Indian Trail, North Carolina, owned by Tom Logano, father of NASCAR star Joey Logano, whose sister Danielle is also a coach.


Skating career


Wylie started skating at the age of three.[8] After moving to Denver, he began to train with Carlo Fassi. Wylie remained with Fassi for nine years, first in Denver and later in Colorado Springs when Fassi relocated to the Broadmoor Skating Club. As a young skater, Wylie additionally worked with John Curry and Robin Cousins, who were also students of Fassi. Cousins lived with the Wylie family while he was training for the 1980 Winter Olympics.

In 1979, Wylie won the novice men's title at the U.S. Championships, and in the 1981 season, he won both the U.S. junior title and the World Junior Championships. At the latter event, he landed his first triple jumps in competition—two triple toe loops.[9]

At the same time, Wylie was competing in pair skating with partner Dana Graham. They won the junior pairs title at the 1980 U.S. nationals. They were coached by John Nicks, commuting to work with him in California. They placed eighth in the senior division at the 1981 U.S. nationals, but then dissolved their partnership when they lost financial sponsorship.

In 1985, wanting to rework some of his technique, Wylie left Fassi and began to train instead with Evy and Mary Scotvold, who were at that time located in Janesville, Wisconsin. Shortly afterwards, they all moved to the Boston area.

Wylie placed second at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in 1988, 1990, and 1992. He won the silver medal at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France. The medal was considered a major upset, as Wylie had never finished higher than ninth at the World Figure Skating Championships four years prior, and had skated such a poor performance at the 1992 U.S. Championships that reporters questioned his placement on the Olympic team. The USFSA had even left Wylie off the team for the 1992 World Championships, naming Mark Mitchell in his place.

After the Olympics, Wylie joined the professional skating ranks. He won the 1992 U.S. Open Professional Championship and the 1993 World Professional Figure Skating Championships. Wylie toured with Stars on Ice from 1992 to 1998 before retiring to attend graduate school and work in the corporate world.

After leaving his job at Disney in 2004, Wylie returned to the ice for 22 dates with Stars on Ice.[6] He has also continued his long association with An Evening with Champions, the annual benefit show at Harvard. Wylie has worked as a sports commentator/analyst, most recently for ESPN and Universal Sports.

Wylie was inducted into the U.S. Figure Skating Hall of Fame on January 25, 2008.


Health


While exercising with friends on April 21, 2015, Wylie collapsed and was unresponsive. One of the friends he was training with, Billy Griggs, was certified in CPR and immediately began chest compressions until medical attention arrived on scene. Paramedics administered a defibrillator but were unsuccessful in resuscitating Wylie. After first responders injected his heart with epinephrine, Wylie's heart started again. He was immediately transferred to Charlotte, North Carolina hospital where doctors diagnosed him as having suffered a sudden cardiac arrest. Wylie was put into a medically induced coma and began a treatment known as therapeutic hypothermia in order to cool his brain and body to 90 degrees in order to reduce any possible brain damage.[10]

After two days, Wylie woke up from his coma and was released from the hospital nine days later. He has made a full recovery but continues to wear an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator pacemaker. He had no symptoms of heart disease except for experiencing a few dizzy spells a few days before the incident. Doctors gave Wylie a clean bill of health, saying he had no heart or brain damage.


Awards



Professional competitive highlights



Programs



Post-1992


Season Exhibition / Professional Competition
2003-2004
1997-1998
  • Carmina Burana by Carl Orff
    choreo. by Mary Scotvold
1996-1997
  • "Bring Him Home" from Les Misérables
    choreo. by Mary Scotvold
  • Carmina Burana by Carl Orff
    choreo. by Mary Scotvold
  • Concerto in E Major - Siciliano by JS Bach
1995-1996
  • "This is the Moment" from Jekyll and Hyde
    choreo. by Mary Scotvold
  • Carmina Burana by Carl Orff
    choreo. by Mary Scotvold
1994-1995
  • Carmina Burana by Carl Orff
    choreo. by Mary Scotvold
1993-1994
  • "This is the Moment" from Jekyll and Hyde
    choreo. by Mary Scotvold
  • "The Last Night of the World" (with Nancy Kerrigan) from Miss Saigon
  • Carmina Burana by Carl Orff
    choreo. by Mary Scotvold
1992-1993
  • "This is the Moment" from Jekyll and Hyde
    choreo. by Mary Scotvold
  • "Why God, Why" from Miss Saigon
    choreo. by Mary Scotvold
  • "The Last Night of the World" (with Nancy Kerrigan) from Miss Saigon

Pre-1992


Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
1991-1992
  • "Why God, Why" from Miss Saigon
    choreo. by Mary Scotvold
  • "The Last Night of the World" (with Nancy Kerrigan) from Miss Saigon
    choreo. by Mary Scotvold
1990-1991
  • "Why God, Why" from Miss Saigon
    choreo. by Mary Scotvold
  • "The Last Night of the World" (with Nancy Kerrigan) from Miss Saigon
1989-1990
  • "Reach for the Stars" by Herb Alpert
  • "And the Kids Call It Boogie" by Gap Mangione
    choreo. by Mary Scotvold
  • Sing Hallelujah by Phil Driscoll
  • "And the Kids Call It Boogie" by Gap Mangione
    choreo. by Mary Scotvold
  • "Why God, Why" from Miss Saigon
    choreo. by Mary Scotvold
1988-1989
  • Sing Hallelujah by Phil Driscoll
  • "And the Kids Call It Boogie" by Gap Mangione
    choreo. by Mary Scotvold
  • "Gethsemane" from Jesus Christ Superstar
    choreo. by Mary Scotvold
1987-1988
  • Sing Hallelujah by Phil Driscoll
  • A Chorus Line choreo. by Mary Scotvold
  • "I Can Do That" from A Chorus Line
    choreo. by Mary Scotvold
  • "Gethsemane" from Jesus Christ Superstar
    choreo. by Mary Scotvold
1986-1987
  • Tap Dance Kid Medley
1985-1986
  • Tap Dance Kid Medley
  • "Fabulous Feet" from Tap Dance Kid
1983-1984
  • Fanfare for the Common Man by Aaron Copland
  • "Reviewing the Situation" from Oliver!
  • Charlie Chaplin Medley
1982-1983
1981-1982
1980-1981

Results


International
Event 80–81 81–82 82–83 83–84 84–85 85–86 86–87 87–88 88–89 89–90 90–91 91–92
Olympics10th2nd
Worlds9th10th11th
Skate America7th
Skate Canada2nd3rd
Inter. de Paris1st5th
NHK Trophy5th2nd4th
Nations Cup3rd
St. Ivel1st
International: Junior
Junior Worlds1st
National
U.S. Champ.11th5th4th5th5th5th2nd3rd2nd3rd2nd

See also



Notes


  1. Plummer, William (March 2, 1992). "Leap of Faith". People. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
  2. "Paul Wylie answers questions exclusively for U.S. Figure Skating Online" (PDF). U.S. Figure Skating Magazine. IceskatingResources.org.
  3. "Biographies: Program Presenters". Harvard@Home. Harvard University. Archived from the original on June 4, 2011. Retrieved February 22, 2011.
  4. Swift, E.M. (February 24, 1992). "Silver Lining: Paul Wylie's medal-winning performance brightened a cloudy career". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
  5. Thomas, Rebecca (February 16, 1996). "Paul Wiley - From Harvard to Ice Rink: Love Of Skating Sidetracked The Olympic Silver Medalist From A Possible Law Career". Orlando Sentinael. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
  6. "At Home with Paul Wylie". The Place for Words & Workshops. 2004.
  7. Menges, Jerri (May 9, 2006). "Dare to Be a Daniel". Decision Magazine. BGEA. Retrieved October 16, 2006.
  8. Cort, Ben G.; Paterson, R. Blake (May 27, 2015). "Olympic Silver Medalist Balanced School and Training". Harvard Crimson. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
  9. "1981 Junior World's Report", Skating magazine, March 1981
  10. Pawlowski, A. (November 19, 2015). "Olympic skater Paul Wylie opens up about heart-stopping health scare". TODAY.

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[de] Paul Wylie

Paul Stanton Wylie (* 28. Oktober 1964 in Dallas, Texas) ist ein ehemaliger US-amerikanischer Eiskunstläufer.
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[fr] Paul Wylie

Paul Wylie (né le 28 octobre 1964 à Dallas) est un patineur artistique américain. Champion du monde junior en 1981, il participe à trois Championnats du monde entre 1988 et 1991, terminant au mieux neuvième en 1988. En 1992, aux Jeux olympiques d'Albertville, il est médaillé d'argent alors qu'il n'était considéré parmi les prétendants au podium. Il passe ensuite chez les professionnels, continuant sa carrière jusqu'en 1998.

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Paul Stanton Wylie (Dallas, 24 ottobre 1964) è un ex pattinatore artistico su ghiaccio statunitense.


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