Ski, then skate with an Olympian
Young skaters watch Olympian Paul Wylie spin at Winter Park Resort. You can join him on the ice this weekend. Courtesy of Winter Park Resort
If you're looking for something different and fun this weekend, Winter Park may have the answer for you. Olympic Silver Medalist Paul Wylie, who once trained with the Broadmoor Skating Club here in Colorado Springs, will skate with the public on Saturday from 3 to 5 p.m. at The Village at Winter Park Ice Skating Pond.
Wylie won his Olympic medal 20 years ago. He will give figure skating performances and demonstrations Saturday and there'll be hot chocolate in the Village Gazebo.
There is no charge to watch. Skates are available to rent.
Wylie came to Winter Park Resort as a child to ski with his family. He and his wife and three children regularly visit and he almost always takes time to skate with residents and visitors.
Wylie began skating at age 3 and moved to Denver with his family at age 11 to train with Carlo Fassi. Wylie remained with Fassi for nine years in Denver and Colorado Springs.
Wylie placed second at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in 1988, 1990, and 1992. He won the silver medal at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France.
Afterward, he became a professional figure skater, winning the 1992 U.S. Open Professional Championship and the 1993 World Professional Figure Skating Championships. He toured with Stars on Ice from 1992 to 1998 before retiring. Wylie graduated from Harvard University in 1991 and then returned to attended Harvard Business School.
In 2004, Wylie returned to the ice for 22 performances with Stars on Ice. He has worked as a sports commentator/analyst, most recently for ESPN and Universal Sports. Wylie was inducted into the U.S. Figure Skating Hall of Fame in January 2008.
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