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    Starvation and the Olympics

    Figure Skater Brian Boitano was an Olympic gold medalist in 1988 and won multiple world and U.S. championships over his career. But he was recently in the news for a different reason.

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    By Evan Kleiman • Feb 23, 2018 • 1 min read

    Figure Skater Brian Boitano was an Olympic gold medalist in 1988 and won multiple world and U.S. championships over his career. But he was recently in the news for a different reason. Boitano recently spoke to the New York Timesabout starvation and eating disorders in his sport, and the fraught relationship that many athletes have with food.

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