Ex-figure skating champ dies

Christopher Bowman, the former U.S. figure skating champion called "Bowman the Showman" for his flare on the ice, died Thursday of a possible drug overdose in Los Angeles, authorities said. He was 40. Bowman was pronounced dead at 12:06 p.m., said Coroner's Lt. Joe Bale, who was not immediately able to provide more details on the overdose.

Bowman's body was found at a motel in North Hills, and an autopsy is planned for this weekend, Bale said.