The Olympics are great for notoriety right off the bat, but your body of work is what people remember you for.
Brian BoitanoSasha gets a raw deal from the press. She makes one mistake in her program and people rip her for not pulling it off when it counts. But she never falls apart. She never just completely folds and misses everything. Usually it's just one mistake.
Brian BoitanoOn the lip of the Grand Canyon. I've always wanted to do that. My very first TV special out of the Olympics was on a glacier in Alaska. Right after that one, I went and pitched this idea to skate in three National Parks. Like Voyageurs National Park, because it freezes over and you have these little islands that you can skate around. [The networks] were like, 'Way too expensive.'
Brian BoitanoThat's what amateur skating is about, technical expertise, and it should always stay that way.
Brian Boitano