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- Jan 20, 2004
So pleased for Rudi. One of the nicest guys in figure skating! Congratulations to Rudi & Lori.
That's an interesting trivia question...has any skater/team/coach/choreographer/whatever been in 2 or more different countries hall of fame?
... Of course, considering her other contributions, she might also end up in the Canadian hall of fame (for Jamie and David among others) and the Chinese hall of fame (for Shen and Zhao). I wouldn't complain!
That's an interesting trivia question...has any skater/team/coach/choreographer/whatever been in 2 or more different countries hall of fame?
I don't think any other country besides the United States has a figure skating hall of fame. (?)
Bret Hedican had a home in North Carolina when he played for the Carolina Hurricanes (they won the Stanley cup in 2006). I think that was their primary residence while he was there. Besides a house in California, I think they also have, or had, a house in St. Paul, Minnesota, which is Bret's home town.
Trivia: Hedican was once traded (from Vancouver to Florida) in a deal that also involved Brad Ference, Michelle' Kwan's ex-boyfriend.
Didn't realize the Hurricanes had won the Stanley Cup. That's some high-achievement household!
I don't think any other country besides the United States has a figure skating hall of fame. (?)
Yeay!!!!!!!! This is great news....man, this is going to be fun to see live and in color!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Anyone wanna bet on a standing ovation?
YMCA!
Yes, Kurt has been inducted into something. (If you ask me, he should be inducted into everything!)
... Thankfully he succeeded and both he and Kristi have remained close friends who achieved their goals. ...
Let's not forget Rudy's success in pairs. They were brilliantly synchronous jumpers and spinners as well as overall very good pair skaters. They had tons of potential as a team trying innovative movements and sbs jumps which did not become common until recently. Sadly, there were just not enough hours in the day for them to pursue both disciplines at the same time. So they split just as they were coming into their own.
1989
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62iI8SbLm-I
1990
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_ml-B0F3c0
What's interesting is that for about 6 years the best pairs skater in the country, except perhaps Todd Sand, was sitting on the sidelines of pairs events and struggling to reestablish his singles career. Thankfully he succeeded and both he and Kristi have remained close friends who achieved their goals.