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- Feb 24, 2012
It was about a year ago we were all enamoured with the winter Olympics. I know many of us love skaters and have favoruites and strong opinions. I was wondering if you the ability to give Olympic Gold Medals to skaters without one who would you give one and why? I am saying awarding OGM to someone without one because then I think we get into a mess if we give OGMs to skaters who already have it because then we get well if we give Hanyu a third OGM then Yuna deserves three or Patrick so keeping it simple (let' see if we can stick to the rules lol) OGM's to those without an individual OGM.
I will start.
1. Tai Babilonia and Randy Gardner - well before my time but I read about their tragic injury and pulling out of the Olympics efore competing. They had a good chance at OGM and were batling Rodina and her partner It wasnt meant to be. Tai and Randy were crushed.
2. Brian Orser -had he skated in a different era or with different rules that came out at various time he might have one or two olympic gold medals. In particular in 1984 he had far surpassed Scott Hamilton in actual skating - programs not school figures. To place second twice at the Olympics is painful Well deserved OGM.
3. Another Canadian with two Olympic silver medals deserving gold - Elvis Stojko. I know people didn't think he was artistic but he arguably should have won gold in 1994 and in 1998 what courage to skate with an injury - he had to wear runners to accept his second Olympic silver medal.
4. Okay might as well go with the flow. Patrick Chan is worthy of a OGM. Had the olympics been a bit earlier from Sochi he probably woudl have OGM. One thing that stands out above all skaters including Fernandez, Hanyu et al is this man's skating skills - the blade control, edging and stroking is magical The system does not really consider strongly how great Chan is as a purist.
5. I would add yet another Canadian man who got no medal in his time - Kurt Browning - what a performer. Too bad when it came to the olympics each time it was a disaster other than his first olymic when he was not a threat.
6. Evgenia Medvedeva - a worthy champion and so close.
7. P/C - I believe V and M deserved the gold and I believe they will win OGM in 2022 but if they don't give them an OGM
8. Krylova and Okianikov - injury destroyed this team winning an OGM.
9. Usova and Zhulin - I really thought this was an amazing team; had lust or marital infidelity not ruined this team they would have probably earned an OGM. Dancing as puppets rather than their strangt in dramatic romanticisms was a killer.
10. Liz Manley - she was spunky, fun and really while Katarina was a real competitor she derved OGM in Calgary so I would give her one.
11. Bourne and Kraatz - wow another Canadian, so innovative deserving of OGM
12. Of course, Michelle Kwan - she has been a champion with grace, style and poise and worthy of OGM
13. Irina Slutskaya - worthy of OGM too- she was a great competitor during the golden era
14. Sasha Cohen - such style. and grace give her OGM
15. Stephane Lambiel great athleticism and srtistry again OGM worthy
16 Midori Ito what an athlete. Witt was a competitor but her tech failed so badly. Ito was a bundle of joy and energy. Giver her OGM.
I will start.
1. Tai Babilonia and Randy Gardner - well before my time but I read about their tragic injury and pulling out of the Olympics efore competing. They had a good chance at OGM and were batling Rodina and her partner It wasnt meant to be. Tai and Randy were crushed.
2. Brian Orser -had he skated in a different era or with different rules that came out at various time he might have one or two olympic gold medals. In particular in 1984 he had far surpassed Scott Hamilton in actual skating - programs not school figures. To place second twice at the Olympics is painful Well deserved OGM.
3. Another Canadian with two Olympic silver medals deserving gold - Elvis Stojko. I know people didn't think he was artistic but he arguably should have won gold in 1994 and in 1998 what courage to skate with an injury - he had to wear runners to accept his second Olympic silver medal.
4. Okay might as well go with the flow. Patrick Chan is worthy of a OGM. Had the olympics been a bit earlier from Sochi he probably woudl have OGM. One thing that stands out above all skaters including Fernandez, Hanyu et al is this man's skating skills - the blade control, edging and stroking is magical The system does not really consider strongly how great Chan is as a purist.
5. I would add yet another Canadian man who got no medal in his time - Kurt Browning - what a performer. Too bad when it came to the olympics each time it was a disaster other than his first olymic when he was not a threat.
6. Evgenia Medvedeva - a worthy champion and so close.
7. P/C - I believe V and M deserved the gold and I believe they will win OGM in 2022 but if they don't give them an OGM
8. Krylova and Okianikov - injury destroyed this team winning an OGM.
9. Usova and Zhulin - I really thought this was an amazing team; had lust or marital infidelity not ruined this team they would have probably earned an OGM. Dancing as puppets rather than their strangt in dramatic romanticisms was a killer.
10. Liz Manley - she was spunky, fun and really while Katarina was a real competitor she derved OGM in Calgary so I would give her one.
11. Bourne and Kraatz - wow another Canadian, so innovative deserving of OGM
12. Of course, Michelle Kwan - she has been a champion with grace, style and poise and worthy of OGM
13. Irina Slutskaya - worthy of OGM too- she was a great competitor during the golden era
14. Sasha Cohen - such style. and grace give her OGM
15. Stephane Lambiel great athleticism and srtistry again OGM worthy
16 Midori Ito what an athlete. Witt was a competitor but her tech failed so badly. Ito was a bundle of joy and energy. Giver her OGM.