Paul Wylie, the 1992 Olympic figure skating silver medalist, said he survived his sudden cardiac arrest April 21 and resulting medically induced coma “by the narrowest of margins,” according to Icenetwork.com.
Wylie, 50, told his story at U.S. Figure Skating’s Champs Camp in Colorado Springs, Colo., to active American skaters on Saturday, according to the report.
U.S. skaters are training in preparation for the Grand Prix season, which starts with Skate America, Oct. 23-25 in Milwaukee
Here’s more on Wylie from Icenetwork:
In April, Wylie was running sprints with some friends when he collapsed.