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- Mar 23, 2014
As someone who got into following figure skating when I was ten years old, I look back at how much my taste in skaters/performances has changed during the years. As a preteen and young teenager, I did not get why everyone loved Michelle Kwan so much. When I got into skating in 2002, I was all about the younger, up and coming ladies--I adored Sasha Cohen. Looking back, I was so ridiculous! I still think Sasha is great, but Michelle . How silly it was of me not to love Michelle while she was still competing!
In addition, what originally got me into skating was the 2002 pairs competition at the Olympics, as the media kept on hyping the S/P B/S battle. If I recall, the coverage was very Cold War: the good guy Canadians versus the evil Russian pairs dynasty. Younger me totally bought into it, and I was livid when S/P lost. (And listening to the infamous NBC commentary fueled my fire). As I've grown into being a skating fan, I'm able to look back at both long programs and see how they both might've won. The narrative, more emotional quality to S/P's Love Story program drew me in more at the time, but as I've gained more taste/learned what I appreciate most in skating, I really see beauty of B/S in every single movement.
Those are just two examples that immediately come to mind. I'm interested in knowing how others have grown and changed as fans. Which skaters used to bore you that you now adore? Are there any performances that have grown on you with time, or results that you weren't happy about but you've changed your mind about?
This isn't a thread to whine about skaters/results/performances you still don't like or want to argue about. Keep it positive! What aspects of the sport did you never imagine yourself enjoying but have since had a change of heart about?
In addition, what originally got me into skating was the 2002 pairs competition at the Olympics, as the media kept on hyping the S/P B/S battle. If I recall, the coverage was very Cold War: the good guy Canadians versus the evil Russian pairs dynasty. Younger me totally bought into it, and I was livid when S/P lost. (And listening to the infamous NBC commentary fueled my fire). As I've grown into being a skating fan, I'm able to look back at both long programs and see how they both might've won. The narrative, more emotional quality to S/P's Love Story program drew me in more at the time, but as I've gained more taste/learned what I appreciate most in skating, I really see beauty of B/S in every single movement.
Those are just two examples that immediately come to mind. I'm interested in knowing how others have grown and changed as fans. Which skaters used to bore you that you now adore? Are there any performances that have grown on you with time, or results that you weren't happy about but you've changed your mind about?
This isn't a thread to whine about skaters/results/performances you still don't like or want to argue about. Keep it positive! What aspects of the sport did you never imagine yourself enjoying but have since had a change of heart about?