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Greatest Lady Skater Of All Time

Who is the greatest lady figure skater (singles) of all time and why?

  • PEGGY FLEMING

    Votes: 6 2.8%
  • DOROTHY HAMILL

    Votes: 8 3.7%
  • JANET LYNN

    Votes: 12 5.6%
  • MICHELLE KWAN

    Votes: 113 52.8%
  • KATARINA WITT

    Votes: 19 8.9%
  • TARA LIPINSKI

    Votes: 5 2.3%
  • OKSANA BAIUL

    Votes: 11 5.1%
  • SARAH HUGHES

    Votes: 4 1.9%
  • IRINA SLUTSKAYA

    Votes: 8 3.7%
  • OTHER

    Votes: 28 13.1%

  • Total voters
    214

Becca84

Rinkside
Joined
Apr 10, 2004
I think Kristi is the best... Of course she's the skater I loved watching as a child & the reason I fell in love w/ f.s....
 

RIskatingfan

On the Ice
Joined
Jul 28, 2003
How can it be that Sonja Henie is not in the poll? She's my choice for the greatest lady skater ever. No one will ever surpass the influence and importance in the history of ladies figure skating that she had.
 

RoaringMice

On the Ice
Joined
Aug 1, 2003
Sonja Henie. She made modern figure skating popular. Without her, we wouldn't be having this discussion.
 

Glacierskater

On the Ice
Joined
Jul 27, 2003
I am loving you Sonja Henie fans out there! Yes, she should have been on the poll. And there were skaters before her that should have honorable mention as wellfor pioneering the sport for women.

Sonja introduced white ice skates to the sport as well as helped popularize the Zamboni for ice resurfacing for her ice shows.

(from the Zamboni website)
-1950 Frank formed the Frank J. Zamboni Company; Sonja Henie saw and bought a machine which Frank drove to Chicago to deliver

And yes, I am partial...I must admit!
 
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temujin

Rinkside
Joined
Jul 15, 2004
Tough choice but I'd have to go with Sonia Henie because of her legacy to the sport, as well as winning multiple Olympic and World titles over a long career. Katarina Witt would be a close second though.
 
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