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🏅 You remember them fondly, so where are these WinterOlympics TeamUSA heroes now?

The now 41-year-old Kwan competed at the senior level for over a decade, during which she debuted a change of edge spiral, which became her signature move. She retired from the sport in 2006.. She is also a treasurer and a board member of Special Olympics International. Kwan became the first Public Diplomacy Envoy in 2006 and spent large amounts of time with youth outreach programs to educate young people on distinctive societal issues.

Since retiring, the now 37-year-old former Olympian has filled her life with other joys. A TV documentary calledwas released shortly after her last Olympic Games. Vonn hosted the reality showFour-time U.S. and World champion Scott Hamilton was best known for his figure skating backflips and footwork. He competed at the 1980 Olympics where he was the flag bearer and placed fifth. Hamilton ended a 24-year drought for men’s Olympic figure skating after clinching the gold medal at the 1984 Olympics.

Hamilton turned his successful yet challenging life into something beautiful -- the written word. He is now a well-proclaimed author, having written three publications: Landing It , The Great Eight and Finish First: Winning Changes Everything . At age 40, Hamill was diagnosed with osteoarthritis and despite responding well to medication at first, eventually the former Olympian had no choice but to hang up her skates. She continued to skate in shows, but more leisurely, and even competed in the sixteenth season of. Hamill is currently 65, living in Vail, Colo. and has been published twice with two autobiographies -- On and Off the Ice and A Skating Life: My Story .

After having six World Cup titles and four World Championship titles under his belt, along with his six Olympic medals, Miller retired from the sport in 2017.

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