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Brian Boitano is still a maestro with respect to ice, but nowadays he’s mixing cocktails with triple sec not performing triple axels.
The 1988 Olympic men’s figure skating champion created the food and drink menu in Boitano’s Lounge in the Kindler Hotel in Lincoln, Nebraska. The triple sec selection – one of about 60 signature cocktails in his repertoire – is called “the Brando” (after Marlon), but the most popular is “The Gold Rush.”
Although it’s been nearly 34 years since Boitano mined Olympic gold by winning the famous “Battle of the Brians” versus Canadian Brian Orser in Calgary, his memories are still incredibly sharp.