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With the 2015 JGP Bratislava happening this week, a lot of promising skaters from tiny federations were brought to our attention, some of them the first skaters to represent their country at an ISU event. Of those firsts, two stand out to me:
Malika Sharshenbaeva, the first Kyrgyzstani skater at an ISU event, who dubstepped her way into our hearts last week: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JAM3IVSsOI
And Denis Margalik, the men's bronze medalist, who hails from the last place you'd ever expect to produce a skater (although he lives and trains in Canada): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6YLZ38FwAY
But, of course, these aren't even a fraction of the skaters who were the first from their countries. (Remember the Moroccan girl last year whose name I forgot?) This thread is intended to be a celebration of the skaters who were the first to represent their country at an ISU event. So tell the world about your favorite skating trailblazers!
We know a potential favorite is out there, waiting to be discovered.
So go and find them.
Just dooooo it.
A public service announcement courtesy of Malika Sharshenbaeva.
Malika Sharshenbaeva, the first Kyrgyzstani skater at an ISU event, who dubstepped her way into our hearts last week: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JAM3IVSsOI
And Denis Margalik, the men's bronze medalist, who hails from the last place you'd ever expect to produce a skater (although he lives and trains in Canada): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6YLZ38FwAY
But, of course, these aren't even a fraction of the skaters who were the first from their countries. (Remember the Moroccan girl last year whose name I forgot?) This thread is intended to be a celebration of the skaters who were the first to represent their country at an ISU event. So tell the world about your favorite skating trailblazers!
We know a potential favorite is out there, waiting to be discovered.
So go and find them.
Just dooooo it.
A public service announcement courtesy of Malika Sharshenbaeva.
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