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Who do you think excelled at certain moves/elements of skating (spins, spirals, etc)?
Hello,
I thought it would be interesting to compile a list of ladies figure skaters that I believe excelled at particular moves/elements of skating. What would your list look like?
SPINS:
Best Spinner ----- Lucinda Ruh
Best Forward Camel ----- Sarah Hughes
Best Back Camel ----- Sasha Cohen
Best Donut ----- Oksana Baiul
Best Back Sit ----- Michelle Kwan
Best Forward Sit ----- Alissa Czisny
Best Classic Layback ----- Caroline Zhang
Best Catch-Foot Layback ----- Alissa Czisny
Best Bielman ----- Mirai Nagasu
Best “I” Position ----- Alissa Czisny
SPIRALS:
Best Spiraler ----- Sasha Cohen
Best Classic Spiral ----- Sasha Cohen
Best Bielman Spiral ----- Ashley Wagner
Best Charlotte ----- Sasha Cohen
Best “I” Position ----- Alissa Czisny
MOVES IN THE FIELD – (other than spirals):
Best Ina Bauer ----- Shizuka Arikawa
Best Spread Eagle ----- Sasha Cohen
LEAPS:
Best Falling Split Leap ----- Michelle Kwan
Best Russian Split Leap ----- Sasha Cohen
Best Hydroblading ----- Michelle Kwan
JUMPS:
Best Jumper ----- Yuna Kim
Best Height ----- Midori Ito
Best Double Axel ----- Oksana Baiul or Yuna Kim
Best Triple Axel ----- Mao Asada
Best Triple Loop ----- Laura Lepisto
Best Triple Salchow ----- ?
Best Triple Flip ----- Yuna Kim
Best Triple Lutz ----- ?
Best Triple Toe Loop ----- Michelle Kwan
OTHER ELEMENTS:
Best Toe Point ----- Naomi Nari Nam
Best Turn Out ----- Sasha Cohen
Best Positions in General ----- Sasha Cohen
ARTISTRY:
Best Emotional Interpretation ----- Michelle Kwan
Best Music/Repertoire ----- Michelle Kwan
Best Grace of Movement ----- Ann Patrice McDonough
Best Gentleness ----- Mao Asada
Best Lyrical Quality ----- Yukina Ota
Best Oozing Quality ----- Chen Lu
Best Tension ----- Sasha Cohen
Best Intesity ----- Katarina Witt
Best Exuberance ----- Naomi Nari Nam
Best Flow ----- Yuna Kim
Best Arm Movement ----- Yuna Kim
Best Balletic Movement ----- Oksana Baiul
CHARACTERS:
Best as Carmen ----- Katarina Witt
Best as Roxie from Chicago ----- Jennifer Kirk
Best as Scheherazade ----- ?
Best as Ballerina from Swan Lake ----- Oksana Baiul
Best as Ballerina from Nutcracker ----- ?
DRESS/HAIR/MAKEUP:
Best Dressed ----- ?
Best Hair ----- Laura Lepisto or Kiira Korpi
Best Makeup ----- Ashley Wagner or Kiira Korpi
Hello,
I thought it would be interesting to compile a list of ladies figure skaters that I believe excelled at particular moves/elements of skating. What would your list look like?
SPINS:
Best Spinner ----- Lucinda Ruh
Best Forward Camel ----- Sarah Hughes
Best Back Camel ----- Sasha Cohen
Best Donut ----- Oksana Baiul
Best Back Sit ----- Michelle Kwan
Best Forward Sit ----- Alissa Czisny
Best Classic Layback ----- Caroline Zhang
Best Catch-Foot Layback ----- Alissa Czisny
Best Bielman ----- Mirai Nagasu
Best “I” Position ----- Alissa Czisny
SPIRALS:
Best Spiraler ----- Sasha Cohen
Best Classic Spiral ----- Sasha Cohen
Best Bielman Spiral ----- Ashley Wagner
Best Charlotte ----- Sasha Cohen
Best “I” Position ----- Alissa Czisny
MOVES IN THE FIELD – (other than spirals):
Best Ina Bauer ----- Shizuka Arikawa
Best Spread Eagle ----- Sasha Cohen
LEAPS:
Best Falling Split Leap ----- Michelle Kwan
Best Russian Split Leap ----- Sasha Cohen
Best Hydroblading ----- Michelle Kwan
JUMPS:
Best Jumper ----- Yuna Kim
Best Height ----- Midori Ito
Best Double Axel ----- Oksana Baiul or Yuna Kim
Best Triple Axel ----- Mao Asada
Best Triple Loop ----- Laura Lepisto
Best Triple Salchow ----- ?
Best Triple Flip ----- Yuna Kim
Best Triple Lutz ----- ?
Best Triple Toe Loop ----- Michelle Kwan
OTHER ELEMENTS:
Best Toe Point ----- Naomi Nari Nam
Best Turn Out ----- Sasha Cohen
Best Positions in General ----- Sasha Cohen
ARTISTRY:
Best Emotional Interpretation ----- Michelle Kwan
Best Music/Repertoire ----- Michelle Kwan
Best Grace of Movement ----- Ann Patrice McDonough
Best Gentleness ----- Mao Asada
Best Lyrical Quality ----- Yukina Ota
Best Oozing Quality ----- Chen Lu
Best Tension ----- Sasha Cohen
Best Intesity ----- Katarina Witt
Best Exuberance ----- Naomi Nari Nam
Best Flow ----- Yuna Kim
Best Arm Movement ----- Yuna Kim
Best Balletic Movement ----- Oksana Baiul
CHARACTERS:
Best as Carmen ----- Katarina Witt
Best as Roxie from Chicago ----- Jennifer Kirk
Best as Scheherazade ----- ?
Best as Ballerina from Swan Lake ----- Oksana Baiul
Best as Ballerina from Nutcracker ----- ?
DRESS/HAIR/MAKEUP:
Best Dressed ----- ?
Best Hair ----- Laura Lepisto or Kiira Korpi
Best Makeup ----- Ashley Wagner or Kiira Korpi