2017 Russian Nationals Ladies SP
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Yuna Kim won Worlds in 2009 and won the Olympics in 2010
LOL. Not just Yuna Kim. I'm sure Kristi Yamaguchi, Oksana Baiul and Tara Lipinski would all beg to differ.
Yamaguchi - 1991 Word champion, 1992 Olympic champion
Baiul - 1993 World champion, 1994 Olympic champion
Lipinski - 1997 World champion, 1998 Olympic champion
Kim - 2009 World champion, 2010 Olympic champion
Did TAT really say no reigning ladies World champion won Olympics in the last 100 years?
Yuna Kim won Worlds in 2009 and won the Olympics in 2010
Also, Tara Lipinski.
ETA: and others, as above! (And many others, if you want to go back farther: Peggy Fleming, Trixi Schuba, Carol Heiss, Sonia Henie--I'm sure there are more.)
Some others: Barbara Ann Scott, Tenley Albright
And to round out the list: Katarina Witt, Kristi Yamaguchi, Oksana Baiul, Jeanette Altwegg (51/52)
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Just wanted to say how much I admire their spirits - Evgenia skating light as a feather, despite all the pressure and expectations, Elena managing to land all her jumps perfectly when it matters, despite the constantly changing body, Anna doing likewise, despite her injury. They are all so young, but they all have diamond wills. They are real heroines.
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Maybe not the biggest surprise, but I was looking at the SP results page and noticed that all top 5 skaters are Moscow, while #6 thru #11 are St. Petersburg skaters.
Mikhailova at #12 is the only Moscow skater outside of the top 5, and nearly all the remaining skaters are St. Petersburg. Lots of SPB representation, just not at the top!
Well its not like all of them are actually from those cities. Liza is from Glazov, Zagitova is from Izhevsk and Samodurova was born in the Siberia region. They all just move to the 2 big cities because that's where the best coaching teams/facilities are.
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And, as I said earlier, I think it is a great achievement for a little-known region like Udmurtia to get two of their skaters into the Top 6 after the SP, with Zagitova in 3[SUP]rd[/SUP] and Tuktamysheva in 6[SUP]th[/SUP].
For that matter, it was a great achievement for a grand total of FOUR Ladies skaters from Udmurtia to qualify for Nationals. As well as those already mentioned, Lozko is currently lying 14[SUP]th[/SUP], while Ogoreltseva is currently lying 15[SUP]th[/SUP].
Not bad against all these skaters from the powerhouses of Moscow and St. Petersburg. :agree:
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You know, I always agree with your opinions! Spot on with everything.
I'd just also like to add that I don't care what you all say, but Lozko seduces me. She is GORGEOUS
