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Hello,
What are the names of some elite clockwise skaters?
Thanks!
What are the names of some elite clockwise skaters?
Thanks!
Kaetlyn Osmond is one, so is Rudy Galindo
I think Satoko was a clockwise skater when she started out is the US but when she got to Japan everyone else was counterclockwise so she eventually learned how to do it the same way. Same with Jayne Torvill, she was a clockwise skater before teaming up with Christopher Dean, then she switched.
Kaetlyn Osmond is one, so is Rudy Galindo
I think Satoko was a clockwise skater when she started out is the US but when she got to Japan everyone else was counterclockwise so she eventually learned how to do it the same way. Same with Jayne Torvill, she was a clockwise skater before teaming up with Christopher Dean, then she switched.
It's quite a feat for someone to change their natural turning direction. Very few can turn both ways well for either jumps and/or spins and perform them equally well. So, it's very impressive that Jayne could change her direction and attain the levels she and Chris performed at.
You mean the lefty skaters?
I'm sure the list is much longer, but off the top of my head... Carolina Kostner, Alissa Czisny, Johnny Weir, Sarah Hughes, Todd Eldredge, Denise Biellmann, Tanja Shevchenko.
I think what we're seeing here is that if you happened to be left handed, you might well excel at skating. Some of my favorites listed here
Clockwise skaters aren't all lefties though Ashley and Caro are indeed left-handed, I believe, but Johnny is right-handed. I don't have enough data for a statistical analysis, however