In 1998 a heavy favorite 18 year old Michelle Kwan was beaten by a 15 year old Lipinski
In 2018 a heavy favorite 18 year old Evgenia Medvedeva was beaten by a 15 year old Zagitova
In 1998 Lipinski retires
In 2018 Zagitova retires
Kwan continues to compete for another 4 Years and ends up with the bronze medal in 2012
Medvedeva continues to compete for another 4 Years and ends up with a bronze medal (?) in 2022
Do you think history will repeat itself?
I think we will see a lot of up and coming skaters who will like Zagitova beat Medvedeva at her own game. I think in the next Olympic cycle women will have to have a quad or triple axel to compete leaving Evgenia behind technically.
In 2018 a heavy favorite 18 year old Evgenia Medvedeva was beaten by a 15 year old Zagitova
In 1998 Lipinski retires
In 2018 Zagitova retires
Kwan continues to compete for another 4 Years and ends up with the bronze medal in 2012
Medvedeva continues to compete for another 4 Years and ends up with a bronze medal (?) in 2022
Do you think history will repeat itself?
I think we will see a lot of up and coming skaters who will like Zagitova beat Medvedeva at her own game. I think in the next Olympic cycle women will have to have a quad or triple axel to compete leaving Evgenia behind technically.