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i forget how old some people are on here, lol.
anyways:
- Michelle kwan
-Tessa/scott
- gordeeva/grinkov
anyways:
- Michelle kwan
-Tessa/scott
- gordeeva/grinkov
Dick Button, Scott Hamilton, Robin Cousins, Paul Wylie, Kristi Yamaguchi.
i forget how old some people are on here, lol.
What did [Paul Wylie] do exactly if i may ask? i have no idea who he is.
i forget how old some people are on here, lol.
anyways:
- Michelle kwan
-Tessa/scott
- gordeeva/grinkov
shes kinda overrated tbh. she didn't really do much for figure skating other than popularized carmen. Even in her era she wasn't the best in many eras
shes kinda overrated tbh. she didn't really do much for figure skating other than popularized carmen. Even in her era she wasn't the best in many eras
Plushenko obviously had a big impact. There are still emulating his style (cough Yuzu cough).
I honestly can't think of anything by them other than bolero....
I am interested by Wylie and Yamaguchi. I am not refuting, just curious why one would say so. I loved their skating at the time,but I haven't ever really thought about their legacy. What is it? Dorothy Hamill, however always seemed to be being held up when I was a child (in a way that Peggy Flemming wasn't), long after she retired.
In Canada Barbara Ann Scott was THE queen of skating for as long as I can remember. She had a legacy that I would say outran her actual achievements (not that I am belittling those)
Torvill and Dean seem indisputable as do the Protopovs (much more than Irina Rodnina interestingly).
I would say the Duschenays also had a greater legacy than their medal record.
I honestly can't think of anything by [Torville and Dean] other than bolero....
[Katarina Witt is] kinda overrated tbh. she didn't really do much for figure skating other than popularized carmen.
That is kind of an interesting point. Maybe a way to approach the "legacy" question for skaters of the past is, can you name even one program that they skated? What did Peggy Fleming skate to in Grenoble? (We do remember that her mother made her a chartreuse dress to honor the local liqueur-making priests.) What did Dorothy Hamill skate to? (Cute haircut.)
John Curry. -- Don Quixote
Janet Lynn -- Afternoon of a Faun
Alexei Yagudin -- Winter (Man in the Iron Mask?)
Sasha Cohen -- I was going to say Romeo and Juliet, but for me, it's Hernando's Hideaway. Olé!
Curously, I know that Trixie Schuba skated to Man of La Mancha at the 1972 Olympics. "To re-e-e-ach (double Lutz!) the unreachable ... STARS!!!!
Be careful: Dominina/Shabalin -- Aboriginal Dance
What did he do exactly if i may ask? i have no idea who he is.
Like Sam-Skwantch, I will have to say Elaine Zayak. In 1994, Dick Button referred to her as an icon- one who changed the sport and made it different. In the 1980's, she successfully executed multiple triple jumps- toe loop, toe Wally, loop, and salchow. There were interesting transitions between jumps and combinations. Elaine set the standard for ladies' skating today. Unfortunately, this athletic skating was not acceptable back then.
I have carefully not been posting about Kurt on here because it is difficult for me to be objective about him - for me he is the complete package skater, but what do people think about his legacy? He certainly left memorable programs.
I have carefully not been posting about Kurt on here because it is difficult for me to be objective about him - for me he is the complete package skater, but what do people think about his legacy? He certainly left memorable programs. I would guess quite a few people could name his 1994 one, and of course he started the quad phase (sort of). I would have said what he did for Stars on Ice and in the Professional world in general left a huge legacy but what would others say?
Hanyu's using Pllushenko's music, not emulating his style. Their skating are completely different. Now, say Johnny Weir, and it's a different story.