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Phillipe Candeloro
According to Wikipedia, the source of all internet knowledge, Phillipe Candeloro is alive and well. He is married, has two daughters and works as a journalist in France. He is remembered by many (OK, just women) as a wonderful and very manly figure skater. According to Wikipedia, he was bothered by figure skating’s feminine nature and purposely designed programs to show masculinity:

As a competitive skater, Candeloro was easily recognized by his energetic style and unique choreography. He usually portrayed specific characters on the ice, and constructed his long programmes’ music, costumes and choreogaphy around each concept. His most well known long programmes include “Conan”, “The Godfather” (1994 Olympics), “Lucky Luke” (1996) and “Napoleon” (1997). In 1998, Candeloro portrayed D’Artagnan from The Three Musketeers. His brilliantly choreographed programme included a mock swordfight with intricate footwork that covered the entire length of the rink.

No one has asked me, but it is my impression from the mens’ figure skating competition at the 2006 Olympics that masculine skating still wins out. I bolster my contention with the fact that Yevgeny Plushenko of Russia won the gold medal. There were other skaters that were far more artistic, many of whom could jump as well as Plushenko, but it seemed to me that the judges and the crowd prefers men who skate…like men.

Russian Yevgeny Plushenko, gold medal winner at the 2006 Torino Olympic games

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