Chronology
| 1963 | Born October 22, in Mountainview, California |
| 1972 | Sees the "Ice Follies" when he's 8 and gets hooked on skating. Parents hire Linda Leaver, who remains with him as coach and manager throughout his career |
| 1976 | Begins winning regional titles |
| 1978 | Wins the United States Junior Men's Championship |
| 1983 | Debuts at World Figure Skating Championships and becomes 1st skater to land all six jumps in that competition |
| 1984 | Finishes fifth in his first Olympics |
| 1986 | Wins his first world title |
| 1987 | Hires Sandra Bezic to choreograph new routine for him. This propels him to victory in 1988 at U.S. Figure Skating Championship |
| 1988 | Turns professional; teams with Katarina Witt to do Carmen on Ice, and Boitano wins an Emmy for his performance |
| 1992 | Fights to represent the United States in the 1994 Olympics as a professional. Boitano prevails |
| 1998 | Unable to represent U.S. in Winter Olympics. International Olympic Committee forbids professionals from competing in this year's events |
| 1998 | Funds "Youth Skate," a San Francisco charity that teaches inner-city kids how to skate |
| 2000 | Third and final Brian Boitano Skating Spectacular airs |
| 2002 | Undergoes appendectomy in February and arthroscopic knee surgery in May |
Awards and Accomplishments
| 1978 | First place, United States Junior Men's Championship |
| 1983-84 | Second place, Nationals |
| 1985-88 | First place, Nationals |
| 1986, 1988 | First place, Worlds |
| 1988 | Gold Medal, Olympic Games |
| 1988 | Named Young Italian-American of the Year |
| 1988 | First place, World Challenge of Champions |
| 1988-92, 1994 | First place, World Professional Championship |
| 1994 | First place, U.S. Senior Men's Championship |
| 1996 | Inducted into U.S. Figure Skating Hall of fame; also inducted into World Fisgure Skating Hall of Fame |
| 1999 | Receives Gustave Lussi Award from Professional Figure Skaters Association |
| 2000 | First place, Goodwill Games |
| 2000 | Named one of major skaters of the century by Blade magazine Boitano has won over 50 titles, including 23 international gold medals, two World titles, two Pro/Am titles, 16 professional titles, four U.S. National titles, as well as an Olympic Gold Medal. |
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