Gold medal figure skater Scott Hamilton, center, is flanked by bronze medalist Josef Sabovtchik, left, of Czechoslovakia, and silver medalist Brian Orser, of Canada, at the Olympics in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia, in this Feb. 16, 1984, photo. Hamilton, a a national, world champion and Olympic gold medalist, has announced that he will retire from skating in April 2001. (AP Photo)