I'm now in the process of responding to some older posts, so please be patient.
It's nice to see that you're very supportive of a skater you've just discovered! :thumbsup: I too hope that Fedor can pull off a "Contesti", but it all depends on how hard he's willing to work for it.
I did a quick search on YouTube, and I chose what I considered to be his more interesting performances. If you enjoy watching them, I'll share more.
1999 Junior Canadians Ex: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_V5XsK-Sos
2000 Canadians LP: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=paBkyjQeocw
2000 Skate Canada SP (the commentators mention during the replay that Fedor's style reminded them of Urmanov ): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TW2Z_nfQCnc
2002 Canadians LP: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocByM0bScNI
2004 Canadians SP: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qP8HIdacoOo
2008 Canadians SP: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJkIVqzcTTE
Wow, what a skater! Thanks Siberia for posting on youtube - I had never seen Fedor before so I decided to check him out and what a pleasant surprise he was! A man whose skating is actually on a par with his gorgeous looks - THIS is the kind of skater I want to see at Worlds and other major competitions!
Let's hope he'll 'pull a Contesti' by going to skate for another country and becoming a smashing success! After all, they have many things in common: they're of the same age, they were badly treated by the figure skating associations in their own country, they've had to wait for years for their chance, they're handsome and their skating is wonderfully artistic - yes, please Fedor, do show them like Contesti did that it's never too late to become a great success if you've got what it takes!
Good luck!
It's nice to see that you're very supportive of a skater you've just discovered! :thumbsup: I too hope that Fedor can pull off a "Contesti", but it all depends on how hard he's willing to work for it.
I did a quick search on YouTube, and I chose what I considered to be his more interesting performances. If you enjoy watching them, I'll share more.
1999 Junior Canadians Ex: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_V5XsK-Sos
2000 Canadians LP: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=paBkyjQeocw
2000 Skate Canada SP (the commentators mention during the replay that Fedor's style reminded them of Urmanov ): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TW2Z_nfQCnc
2002 Canadians LP: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocByM0bScNI
2004 Canadians SP: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qP8HIdacoOo
2008 Canadians SP: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJkIVqzcTTE
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