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To me, if we want to evaluate Kristi's influence on the sport we have to take into consideration her professional career as well. She is very likely the most successful, emulated and admired show skater of all time.
Even on her amateur career alone, Kristi tops Alina for now. Whatever mistakes she made, Kristi was the best at her Olympics, like Alina was the best at hers. Kristi was also the best in the field at two World Championships, whereas Alina has not been (yet). Using Euros or GPF achievements to elevate skaters in the rankings is sort of pointless, as many skaters are not eligible for Euros and could not win an event that didn't exist like the GPF.