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“I love skating; it's my first passion,” said Mangs, 34, who now lives in Amsterdam. Mang... A Skater and a Porn Star...

Mangs is the real-life Brad Patton, the popular porn star of such titles as "Beyond Perfect," "Heaven To Hell," "Hot Wired 2" and "Cross Country," among others.

Mangs was one of about 50 skaters here Sept. 2 at the Yerba Buena Ice Center for the annual SkateOut's Cabaret on Ice Series, dubbed One Hit Wonder, a benefit for three charities: the Asian & Pacific Islander Wellness Center, the Breast Cancer Emergency Fund and the TeamSF Fitness Fund. There were two performances, with about 300 fans watching each, which raised at estimated $10,000.

All of the skaters volunteered their time and effort. Many had spent time this summer in Chicago competing in Gay Games VII and/or in Montreal. None had their medals here, but each had lasting, lifelong memories from the gayest sporting summer ever.

“If someone had told me five years ago that today I'd be a porn star, I'd have laughed at them,” he said. “I really enjoy porn. I wouldn't do it if I didn't enjoy it. There are others, especially straight boys, who do it for other reasons. But I do it because I enjoy it.” Specifically, “sex with hot men … what's not to like about that?!” he added.

Figurido, who has been skating for 20 years, is gay and single. He wore his medals to the Closing Ceremony, held at Wrigley Field – then went directly to Hydrate.

Fabiano Fernando () is originally from Brazil and now lives here in the Castro District. But it's Chicago's Boystown that he vividly recalls from his Gay Games experience.

Kris Fidler-Ballard () first learned of the Gay Games last November and immediately set his sights on the seventh-annual sports and cultural event. “I did not have any medal expectations when I went to Chicago,” said Fidler-Ballard, 25, who lives in New York City and works as an investment banker for JP Morgan.

“Chicago was the highlight of my summer, followed closely by Montreal. I peaked skating-wise in Chicago and re-connected with my future husband there,” said Fremont, 35, an elementary school teacher from Vancouver, B.C., who also coaches figure skating.

Fremont met Lance Holman () on May 26 during a casual get-together for Team SF. They reconnected on the Monday of the Gay Games during another Team SF event.

"I didn't know king-size beds could be so much fun,” joked Fremont, who won a gold and silver medal in Chicago, a silver and bronze in Montreal.

Fremont has a thing about hockey players. He doesn't like them on his ice and claims their skates make deep holes and grooves into the ice that affect his skating. “And why are you chasing a puck? If you're a grown man or woman chasing around a little puck, there's something wrong with that. Plus, they need to have that plexi-glass up around the rink. Why? That really bothers me in a deep, profound way,” he said, trying to hold back a smile.

Karch, 42, is an executive career coach and was the 2004 and 2005 Adult National Junior Bronze & Interpretive Figure Skating champion of Canada.

Sanford Smith () sang the Gay Games Anthem at the Closing Ceremony, standing among the chorus underneath the Wrigley Field scoreboard in center-field.

“This is a wonderful skating show that matches music with skating to make a very entertaining night and raise a lot of money for several worthy charities,” said Smith, who co-produced the show with Thom Mullins, also a Gay Games medalist.

He's 49 and nicknamed ‘Grandpa' by the fellow skaters, many of whom are half his age. But Burton Powley () is nonetheless one accomplished skater, most recently winning two gold in Montreal and two bronze in Chicago.

“I've won so many medals (in my career); that's not why I skate. I skate because I enjoy performing in front of a crowd and for the camaraderie among the skaters,” said Powley, who lives in Des Moines, where he is a professional skating coach and graphic designer.

Powley drove his motor home to Chicago for the Games and actually plugged it into the Zamboni room of the ice rink where figure skating was held.

Rohene Ward, (), who has skated in numerous international events and is a candidate for the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, made his second appearance at SkateOut's Cabaret on Ice series.

Mike Dimalanta, 24, of San Francisco, () skated shirtless with overalls and a white bandana tied around his neck. The look was the same as those in the video for "C'mon Eileen" (by Dexy's Midnight Runners), which he skated to.

“Chicago has a great gay sports community, and it really supported the sports, especially figure skating,” said Manzon-Santos, 41 of San Francisco.

“Wow, that's a tough question,” he said. “Let's just say, it's really important for gay athletes to have as many opportunities as possible to compete. The more (events), the better.

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