Brian Orser

Brian Orser is a Canadian former competitive and professional figure skater who later became a leading coach. He won Olympic silver medals in men's singles in 1984 and 1988, was the 1987 world champion and won eight Canadian national titles between 1981 and 1988. At the 1988 Winter Olympics his rivalry with American Brian Boitano drew wide media attention as the Battle of the Brians. After turning professional he skated with Stars on Ice for almost twenty years, and as a coach he guided Yuna Kim to the 2010 Olympic title and Yuzuru Hanyu to the 2014 and 2018 titles.