The decision to bump Scott Hamilton from the primary commentator role came after Tara Lipinski and Johnny Weir teamed up to provide commentary on skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.
Judging by Hamilton’s comments about the replacement to the New York Times, he wasn’t utterly devastated by the decision.
Their commentary was certainly different from what viewers were used to from Hamilton, and it seems that NBC deemed it the right time to swap Lipinski and Weir in for Hamilton.
He clearly enjoyed his years as commentator and was unhappy that he wouldn’t return to the lead role in the broadcasts, but he also moved past the sadness quickly.