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, I wrote at length about the impact of The AIDS Epidemic on the figure skating world in the 1980s. Tragically, HIV/AIDS-related illnesses continued to claim the lives of dozens of cherished skaters, coaches and judges long after the 80s came to an end.
In total, more than twice as many skaters, coaches and judges passed away from HIV/AIDS-related illnesses than in the 1961 Sabena Crash that claimed the lives of the entire U.S.
Figure Skating Team.
During the height of the COVID-19 Pandemic in 2021, I spent several months interviewing the surviving loved ones of many of those in the skating community who we lost. This research became an important part of the book and I am forever thankful to those who contributed.
They Skated Away is a further collection of short biographies, memories and photos celebrating the lives of many of the talented men who we lost far too soon.
The men whose names appear on this list all lost their lives to a virus that many didn't