BRIAN BOITANO: NOW

Though the champ still performs in exhibitions and teaches skating to disadvantaged youth, he's been focusing lately on another creative pursuit – cooking! He grills, sautés and bakes on his Food Network series, What Would Brian Boitano Make?, and has written a cookbook due out in May. "It's a lot of work and a lot of cooking the same thing," says the 49-year-old of writing a culinary how-to.

Caitlin Maloney