Paul Stanton Wylie was born on October 28,1964 and is an American figure skater, and the 1992 Olympic silver medalist in men's singles skating.
22 Facts About Paul Wylie
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Paul Wylie was admitted to law school, but deferred attendance for a few years.
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Paul Wylie ended up skating professionally for six years before retiring.
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Paul Wylie earned an MBA from Harvard Business School in 2000.
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Paul Wylie then worked for two years in marketing with The Walt Disney Company.
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The family divides their time between Hyannis, Massachusetts and Charlotte, North Carolina, where Paul Wylie previously worked with the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association as director of the Dare to be a Daniel program.
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Paul Wylie currently runs High Gear Travel, a sports-related travel agency, 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 a coach.
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Paul Wylie remained with Fassi for nine years, first in Denver and later in Colorado Springs when Fassi relocated to the Broadmoor Skating Club.
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In 1979, Paul Wylie won the novice men's title at the US Championships, and in the 1981 season, he won both the US junior title and the World Junior Championships.
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In 1985, wanting to rework some of his technique, Paul Wylie left Fassi and began to train instead with Evy and Mary Scotvold, who were at that time located in Janesville, Wisconsin.
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Paul Wylie placed second at the US Figure Skating Championships in 1988,1990, and 1992.
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Paul Wylie won the silver medal at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France.
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The medal was considered a major upset, as Paul 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 US Championships that reporters questioned his placement on the Olympic team.
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Kestnbaum stated that Paul Wylie used dramatic and powerful motions in his free skate, with a footwork section that protrayed a swordfight that "epitomized a heroic masculine energy".
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Paul Wylie might have used these movements in order to emphasize his "beautiful extended body lines" and because he moved in harmony with his music.
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Paul Wylie won the 1992 US Open Professional Championship and the 1993 World Professional Figure Skating Championships.
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Paul Wylie toured with Stars on Ice from 1992 to 1998 before retiring to attend graduate school and work in the corporate world.
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Paul Wylie has continued his long association with An Evening with Champions, the annual benefit show at Harvard.
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Paul Wylie was inducted into the US Figure Skating Hall of Fame on January 25,2008.
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Paul Wylie was immediately transferred to Charlotte, North Carolina hospital where doctors diagnosed him as having suffered a sudden cardiac arrest.
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Paul Wylie has made a full recovery but continues to wear an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator pacemaker.
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Paul Wylie had no symptoms of heart disease except for experiencing a few dizzy spells a few days before the incident.