Mens skaters everyone should know?
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Heh heh heh heh heh
(I will just say here that lists with 20 skaters, my eyes glaze over and I don't read. And almost everyone knows my favorite current skater.
So I will stick with the one who started it all)
Toller Cranston
Without Toller, we do not have men's figure skating as we know it today. He is the pioneer. He changed skating. Programs, spins, artistry, audience engagement.
All from a skater who barely won Olympic bronze. Watch and learn
1975 SP: Graduation Ball
(I will just say here that lists with 20 skaters, my eyes glaze over and I don't read. And almost everyone knows my favorite current skater.
So I will stick with the one who started it all)Toller Cranston
Without Toller, we do not have men's figure skating as we know it today. He is the pioneer. He changed skating. Programs, spins, artistry, audience engagement.
All from a skater who barely won Olympic bronze. Watch and learn
1975 SP: Graduation Ball
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So many!
Dick Button, Scott Hamilton, Brian Boitano, Paul Wylie, Todd Eldredge, Matt Savoie, Rudy Galindo, Michael Weiss, Dan Hollander, Scott, Davis, Tim Goebel, Chris Bowman, Ryan Bradley, Evan Lysacek, Johnny Weir, Adam Rippon, Jeremy Abbott, Jason Brown, Max Aaron, Ross Miner, Nathan Chen, Vincent Zhou ...
John Curry, Robin Cousins
Brian Orser, Kurt Browning, Elvis Stojko, Jeff Buttle, Patrick Chan, Keegan Messing (can the USA & Canada share him?), Shawn Sawyer
Ilia Kulik, Alexei Yagudin, Evgeny Plushenko, Alexander Abt, Sergei Voronov, Mikhail Kolyada
Takeshi Honda, Daisuke Takahashi, Nobunari Oda, Takahiko Kozuka, Yuzuru Hanyu, Shoma Uno
Viktor Petrenko, Javi Fernandez, Stephane Lambiel, Tomas Verner, Michal Brezina, Brian Joubert, Denis Ten, Alexey Bychenko, Boyang Jin
Dick Button, Scott Hamilton, Brian Boitano, Paul Wylie, Todd Eldredge, Matt Savoie, Rudy Galindo, Michael Weiss, Dan Hollander, Scott, Davis, Tim Goebel, Chris Bowman, Ryan Bradley, Evan Lysacek, Johnny Weir, Adam Rippon, Jeremy Abbott, Jason Brown, Max Aaron, Ross Miner, Nathan Chen, Vincent Zhou ...
John Curry, Robin Cousins
Brian Orser, Kurt Browning, Elvis Stojko, Jeff Buttle, Patrick Chan, Keegan Messing (can the USA & Canada share him?), Shawn Sawyer
Ilia Kulik, Alexei Yagudin, Evgeny Plushenko, Alexander Abt, Sergei Voronov, Mikhail Kolyada
Takeshi Honda, Daisuke Takahashi, Nobunari Oda, Takahiko Kozuka, Yuzuru Hanyu, Shoma Uno
Viktor Petrenko, Javi Fernandez, Stephane Lambiel, Tomas Verner, Michal Brezina, Brian Joubert, Denis Ten, Alexey Bychenko, Boyang Jin
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How could you forget John Curry & Robin Cousins:sad21::sad21::sad21:
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Oops!
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I'll add them!They are truly greats in the sport. Confession: we always watched FS during the Olympics. My serious FS fandom started with "The Battle of the Brians!" Starting with the Calgary Olympics, we watched just about everything in figure skating!
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Tatsuki Machida and Denis Ten!
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Toller Cranston
Kurt Browning
Patrick Chan
Stéphane Lambiel
Han Yan
Shawn Sawyer (amazing flexibility and originality)
Daisuke Takahashi
Denis Ten
Takahiko Kozuka
Tatsuki Machida
Jeremy Abbott
Todd Eldredge
Yagudin
Abt
Elladj Baldé
and...
Joseph Phan... the hope for a great all-around skater after the recent retirements of so many.
Kurt Browning
Patrick Chan
Stéphane Lambiel
Han Yan
Shawn Sawyer (amazing flexibility and originality)
Daisuke Takahashi
Denis Ten
Takahiko Kozuka
Tatsuki Machida
Jeremy Abbott
Todd Eldredge
Yagudin
Abt
Elladj Baldé
and...
Joseph Phan... the hope for a great all-around skater after the recent retirements of so many.
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Toller Cranston
Kurt Browning
Patrick Chan
Stéphane Lambiel
Han Yan
Shawn Sawyer (amazing flexibility and originality)
Daisuke Takahashi
Denis Ten
Takahiko Kozuka
Tatsuki Machida
Jeremy Abbott
Todd Eldredge
Yagudin
Abt
Elladj Baldé
and...
Joseph Phan... the hope for a great all-around skater after the recent retirements of so many.
:2thumbs: And Robin Cousins and Ryan Bradley. I'll add Keegan Meessing too, because he reminds me of a young Kurt B.
ETA: Viktor Petrenko
I think the current and future skating fans should know at least about these past (or not competing at ISU competitions anymore) skaters:
John Curry
Robin Cousins
Toller Cranston
Dick Button
Scott Hamilton
Kurt Browning
Brian Boitano
Brian Orser
Alexei Urmanov
Ilia Kulik
Alexei Yagudin
Evgeni Plushenko
Paul Wylie
Todd Eldridge
Evan Lysacek
Stephane Lambiel
Patrick Chan
Johnny Weir
Javier Fernandez
John Curry
Robin Cousins
Toller Cranston
Dick Button
Scott Hamilton
Kurt Browning
Brian Boitano
Brian Orser
Alexei Urmanov
Ilia Kulik
Alexei Yagudin
Evgeni Plushenko
Paul Wylie
Todd Eldridge
Evan Lysacek
Stephane Lambiel
Patrick Chan
Johnny Weir
Javier Fernandez
