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'Bowman the Showman' Found Dead

Figure skating champ's body in LA motel, overdose suspected

By Rob Quinn,  Newser Staff

Posted Jan 11, 2008 2:50 AM CST

(Newser) – Former US figure skating champion Christopher Bowman was found dead yesterday in a Los Angeles motel room, AP reports. Authorities suspect a drug overdose. Bowman, 40, won US figure skating titles in 1988 and 1992 and wowed the crowds at the 1988 and 1992 Winter...   Read full story »

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