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Brian Boitano

Men · United States

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OVERVIEW

Biography and representation

Represented entities

  1. United StatesUSA1985–1988
SKATING LEGACY

Connections behind the elements

VARIATION

'Tano Lutz

Namesake

Contemporary U.S. Figure Skating reporting records the variation as the Tano, derived from Brian Boitano's name.

1980s
Popularizer

The one-arm-overhead Lutz was documented as a distinctive part of Brian Boitano's competitive skating.

1980s

Only source-backed historical relationships cleared for the public-safe record are shown.

ACHIEVEMENTS

Derived from results

World Medalist

1987 · 1985

2 verified results

World Champion

1988 · 1986

2 verified results

Olympic Champion

1988

1 verified result
COMPETITION HISTORY

Major championship medal history

1987/881st

1988 Olympic figure skating

Men · United States

Medal
Gold
1987/881st

1988 World Championships

Men

Medal
Gold
OLYMPIC RECORD

Events kept distinct

Individual / partnership event

1988 Olympic GamesMen · United StatesGold
SOURCES

Why Skaterpedia believes this record

Identity, competition, biography and professional-relationship facts retain their source provenance. A concise selection is shown here.

Inspect 2 important sources
  1. Existing Verified Research PodiumInternational Skating Union · podium-olympics-1988-men-14ddf9be3bd1Open source (opens in a new tab)
  2. Official Federation ArchiveU.S. Figure Skating · SKATING magazine, April 1987Open source (opens in a new tab)