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One of the biggest surprises of the 1992 Winter Olympics was the silver medal won by U.S. figure skater Paul Wylie. While known for excellent practice sessions, Wylie had a history of lackluster performances in competition, including a tenth-place finish at the 1988 Olympics. He squeaked out a silver medal at the 1992 nationals to earn a place on the Olympic team, but the U.S. rested most of its medal hopes in the men's event on national champion Christopher Bowman. However, Wylie's outstanding routine to "Henry V" in Albertville, France, made believers out of critics, and he almost bested Ukrainešs Viktor Petrenko for the gold.
Wylie went on to an acclaimed professional figure skating career. He was a regular with Stars on Ice for many years and dazzled audiences with emotional routines such as "JFK" and "Apollo 13." A political science major at Harvard University during his competitive years, Wylie returned to his alma mater to earn an MBA in 2000 and was hired by Disney as a marketing executive, though he was recently let go. He frequently hosts and performs in the university's annual Evening with Champions, a skating spectacular that raises money for the Dana-Farber Cancer Institutešs Jimmy Fund. He is married and has a young daughter.
—Beth Braccio Hering
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