Who was the first American to win an Olympic gold medal in figure skating?

Good question Dollis1963. So I looked it up. Women participated in the U.S Figure Skating Championships in 1914, same as men. No history before that, although ice skating has been around for centuries. It was only in the early 1900's that figure skating began evolving into what we know it to be today.

I remember hearing him as a commentator during Olympic figure skating back in the 1990s.

To this day, the most perfectly executed, clean double axel in history.

The longest answer is often correct.

As of today, he is 93!