She may not be considered as the greatest, but my favorite is Arakawa. She's as near to perferction as you can get: Stong, feminin and technicly great.
She may not be considered as the greatest, but my favorite is Arakawa. She's as near to perferction as you can get: Stong, feminin and technicly great.
I voted for THE KWEEN,of course!
The greatest is without a doubt Sonja Henie. If it wasn't for her, figure skating wouldn't be half as artistic as it is.
am voted to Michelle Kwan
Witt for me. She's not my favourite female skater by any means, but one cannot discuss two Oly Gold medals away.
Another fact is - it's an English speaking board with an overwhelming majority of US posters here; It's quite ... "logical" ... Kwan won, no matter what.
Last edited by Germanice; 02-16-2008 at 01:17 AM.
Kwan's record and accomplishments stand up in any language.
I voted for "other".
My list:
1. You-Na Kim (not yet a world champion but really the best ladie´s
figure skater of all time
2. Irina Slutskaya (she was always better than Michelle Kwan)
3. Shizuka Arakawa (only two great performances [world 2004 and Olympics
2006], but for the eternity
OK, dream on ....Originally Posted by Piel
Kwan's record and accomplishments stand up in any language
And what's about your 1st sign??? ... Such a contradiction ...
Well, let me check this poll out....
Ah yes...Michelle Kwan 73, Sonia Henie 4. That sounds about right...
Amen!Kwan's record and accomplishments stand up in any language
Silly rabbit, tricks are for kids...OK, dream on ....
And what's about your 1st sign??? ... Such a contradiction ...
Record for record, title for title, performannce for performance - who's better? Just because you're not a fan doesn't mean you can discount her impact, longevity and ability to deliver over and over and over...
Quality is quality regardless of what language you speak...
Kristi Yamaguchi. Only problem is she retired too soon. She was pretty good in pairs too.
I'm tempted to pick Sonja Henie or Katarina Witt since they both won so many world & olympic titles. However, I pick Peggy Fleming because she was so graceful, so elegant, and really the image of US figure skating rising from the tragedy in 1961.
I was a bit reluctant to vote on this poll because there are so many young ladies nowadays that can take the place of the "most talented skater of all time" ... Michelle Kwan had very heartfelt performances, but her technical elements are largely overrated. Both Kristi Yumaguchi and Irina Slutskaya had two of the most famous jumping talents in history. But they are not the "best in all aspects". I'll see what happens to Yu-na Kim, Caorline Zhang, and Mirai Nagasu, but until then, I don't feel qualified enough to choose anyone.
I have never enjoyed Michelle Kwan so I voted for Irina
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