All-time favorite ladies skaters?

StephenGfan · Jun 15, 2019

In no order:
My top 7 that I love and I love alot of their programs
Mao asada
Michelle kwan
Yuna Kim
alena kostornaia
Rika kihira
Sasha cohen
Wakaba

The rest that I love and like a fair amount of their programs
Chen lu
Oksana bauil
Midori Ito
Yulia.L
Radionova

Triple loop · Jul 22, 2019

I can only think of a few. Here’s my list:
1. Mao Asada
2. Michelle Kwan
3. Elaine Zayak
4. Midori Ito
5. Lu Chen
There’s no order here but I love the top 3.

noraaa · Jul 22, 2019

In order:

1. Mao Asada - the perfect combo IMO of great programs and great skating; Bells of Moscow remains my favorite
2. Sasha Cohen - full package skater
3. Michelle Kwan - grew up watching Michelle and loving FS because of her
4. Adelina Sotnikova - loved her even when she was rawer and less refined; unpopular opinion but I adored her Je Suis Malade FS
5. Yuna Kim - didn't like most of her programs but her pure technique remains GOAT level and she's only this low because of my sentimental faves
6. Evgenia Medvedeva - debated whether she belongs on this list because she's still competing but because she's now had 4 senior seasons I'm including her.

Honorable mentions for current competitors and up-and-comers:

Rika Kihira - great jumps, great packaging, and clearly a good team behind her
Alina Zagitova - her spins make me smile like nobody else's
Mai Mihara - sentimental favorite Japanese lady please rise Mai
Yuhana Yokoi - look I just cannot wait for Yuhana to hit seniors and see what she can do. Bring back your 3A Yuhana!!

demarinis5 · Jul 22, 2019

My list only includes the retired skaters in no particular order.

Carolina Kostner
Michelle Kwan
Mao Asada
Akiko Suzuki
Yuna Kim
Irina Slutskaya
Lu Chen
Kristi Yamaguchi

Ulrica · Jul 22, 2019

All time;

Yulia Lipniskaya

Honorable mentions;

Carolina Kostner
Irina Slutskaya
Mao Asada
Tonya Harding

Currently competing (and probably will move up to All Time Favorites in the future;

Evgenia Medvedeva
Rika Kihira
Elizaveta Tuktamysheva

Honorable mentions;

Alena Kostornaia
Alina Zagitova
Bradie Tennell

Lunalovesskating · Jul 22, 2019

My Top ladies
Yuna Kim
Evgenia Medvedeva
Mao Asada
Rika Kihira
Alina Zagitova
Alena Kostornaia
Wakaba Higuchi
Satoko Miyahara
Edit: Forgot Sasha Cohen and Michelle Kwan

Honorable mentions (skaters that are on the path to become my favs lol)
Young You
Anna Shcherbakova
Marin Honda
Alysa Liu

Jeanie19 · Jul 22, 2019

My top 3 ladies

Evgenia Medvedeva
Mao Asada
Sasha Cohen

Kaori Sakomoto
Mai Miahara

Ashley Wagner
Fumie Sujuri

rlopen · Jul 22, 2019

In no specific order:
Yuna Kim
Mao Asada
Michelle Kwan
Sasha Cohen
Evgenia Medvedeva
Mariah Bell
Mirai Nagasu
Elizaveta Tuktamysheva
Ashley Wagner
Carolina Kostner

Honorable Mention:
Kaori Sakamoto
Maria Butyrskaya
Alissa Czisny
Anna Pogorilaya
Anastasiia Gubanova

katymay · Jul 22, 2019

1) Midori Ito
2) Mao Asada
3) Miki Ando
4,5,6: 3A from Russia (Scherbakova, Kostornaia, Trusova)
7) Tara Lipinski
8) Wakaba
9) Rika
10) Sasha Cohen (who still has the very best spread eagle, split jump and layback spin)

4everchan · Jul 22, 2019

in almost chronological order

liz manley
midori ito
josee chouinard
chen lu
irina slutskaya
yuka sato
lucindah ruh
joannie rochette
cynthia phaneuf
kaetlyn osmond
gabby daleman
wakaba higuchi
rika kihira

PaulE · Jul 22, 2019

I agree with a lot of the choices that people have listed here. However here are three skaters whose performances I loved that I haven't seen mentioned. Susanna Poykio of Finland, Shizuka Arakawa of Japan, and Naomi Nari Nam of the the U.S. before she was injured and had to give up singles. Unfortunately I never got to see Shizuka and Naomi in person but I did get to see Susanna at Skate Canada in Victoria in 2006. I loved the smoothness and flow of Shizuka and Susanna and the intensity of Naomi.

StephenGfan · Jul 23, 2019

4everchan said:
in almost chronological order

liz manley
midori ito
josee chouinard
chen lu
irina slutskaya
yuka sato
lucindah ruh
joannie rochette
cynthia phaneuf
kaetlyn osmond
gabby daleman
wakaba higuchi
rika kihira

?????

WeakAnkles · Jul 23, 2019

StephenGfan said:
?????

He's Canadian. Just go with it.

Crossover · Jul 23, 2019

My top 5 in order

1. Yuna Kim
2. Kristi Yamaguchi
3. Lu Chen
4. Sasha Cohen
5. Surya Bonaly

I've liked many other skaters, but they are not my all-time favorites. In the current ladies, I love Miyahara's programs most and some of Kostner's works.

4everchan · Jul 23, 2019

StephenGfan said:
?????

what is the issue? i have benevolently shared who are my faves... isn't that what you asked for?

Harriet · Jul 23, 2019

In no particular order: Katarina Witt, Surya Bonaly, Tonya Harding, Carolina Kostner, Midori Ito, Sarah Meier.

readernick · Jul 23, 2019

Favorites include:
Mao Asada
Carolina Kostner
Michelle Kwan
Lu Chen
Kristi Yamaguchi
Yuka Sato
Janet Lynn
Peggy Fleming
Ashley Wagner

Among currently competing skaters, I love Rika Kihira and Alena Kostornaia.

iluvtodd · Jul 23, 2019

#1 - Midori Ito!

Michelle Kwan
Mao Asada
Yuka Sato
Kaetlyn Osmond
Satoko Miyahara
Sasha Cohen
Fumie Suguri
Caryn Kadavy
Joannie Rochette
Katia Gordeeva

Spirals for Miles · Jul 23, 2019

I love so many! :biggrin:

- Anna Shcherbakova
- Alina Zagitova
- Evgenia Medvedeva
- Kamila Valieva
- Alysa Liu
- Mao Asada
- Ksenia Sinitsyna
- Alexandra Trusova
- Alena Kostornaya
- Kaori Sakamoto
- Anna Tarusina
- Satoko Miyahara
- Bradie Tennell
- Hanna Harrell
- Ting Cui
- Maya Kromykh
- Sasha Cohen

rugbyfan · Jul 23, 2019

Katarina Witt
Midori Ito
Josee Chouinard
Yuka Sato
Irina Slutskaya
Lu Chen
Michelle Kwan
Mao Asada
Kaetlyn Osmond

(see I am another who likes Josee Chouinard - she had a lot of disasters, but also real power and joy)

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Triple loop

noraaa

demarinis5

Gold for the Winter Prince!

Ulrica

Lunalovesskating

Moonbear power 🐻

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rlopen

katymay

4everchan

PaulE

StephenGfan

WeakAnkles

Crossover

All Hail the Queen

4everchan

Harriet

readernick

iluvtodd

Spirals for Miles

Anna Shcherbakova is my World Champion

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