BRIAN BOITANO. BtVS Intertext/Allusion.
In
"Helpless" (30xx), we hear Buffy
try to convince Giles of the value of the
Ice Capades:
"You know, it’s not just cartoon characters. They do pieces from operas and ballets. Brian Boitano doing Carmen is a life changer. Oh, he doesn’t actually play Carmen, but a lot of sophisticated people go."
Brian Boitano was an American skater who won the Gold Medal in men's skating in the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary.
The photo is from http://www.geocities.com/brianboitanofan/Home.html.