Quote Originally Posted by Olympia View Post
Athletic? Indeed! She was the most athletic skater of her time. In fact, she did so many triples in a program, that the Committee instituted the rule forbidding repeats of triples in a program. You may have heard of it...the Zayak Rule?

Look her up. You'll enjoy what you see, especially the 84 Worlds, where she redeemed herself dramatically with a fiery long program to win a bronze, if I recall correctly. The kid was dynamite on blades.
Actually, I liked her 1980 and 1981 LP's just as well.

Her 1980 LP ( I think she is 14 here?) I love the 3 spread eagles with the 2A in the middle, not to mention the 2a3t and 2lz3t combos.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7wV32eQCBs

Her 1981 LP from Nationals
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4PzBmPYpU4

And here's oneof the reasons she had problems with some figures:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3Eqk6PoS1M