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- Nov 20, 2011
while some skaters might be more liked/ talked about
it time we make a thread for the real legends / skaters who revolutioned FS
Ladies
* Cecilia Colledge - the original innovator of ladies FS, enough said
* Sonja Henie - her skating records rival that of her stardom status, the epitome of female hollywood skater, made the trend for short skirt for ladies
* Dorothy Hamil - introduced posture, elegance and refinement in ladies FS
* Elaine Zayak - pushed the number of triples the ladies can attempt in FS, has a rule named after her thanks to that, lol
* Midori Ito - a skater ahead of her time, still the best jumping machine
* Yuna Kim - consistency aside, she boosted CoP relevance for 3LZ-3T and 2Axels
* Mao Asada - her 3A attemps could be more legendary than her whole career history
Men
* Ulrich Salchow - the men's equivalent for Sonia Henie, World gold record holders and invented new jump
* Dick Button - the equivalent of Colledge, introduced innovations in men's FS
* John Curry - equivalent of Dorothy, introduced men's refinement , posture in FS
* Elvis Stojko - the original quad jumper
* Evgeni Plushenko - the face for 6.0 era, a man who has competed in different scoring eras
* Yuzuru Hanyu - the face for CoP, has pushed the envelope for maximing points
Pairs
* the Propotovs - There will be no modern Pairs today if it werent for the Propotovs, the greatest and the prototype of the modern pairs skating
* Mishkutenok /Dmitriev- introduced dynamism, difficulty and charisma in pairs skating
* Berezhnaya / Sikhuralidze- showed pairs skating is elegant, refined posture that every skater should aspire
* Shen / Zhao - introduced acrobatics in lifts, twists and pairs skating longevity can go up to where you want to go
Ice Dance
* Pakhomova / Gorshkov forget Torvil/Dean, it was G/P who revolutionized Ice dance, they were the prototypes of what is now Ice Dancing
* Klimova / Ponomarenko - introduced charisma, Ice Dance is not just elements back then, they showed true Ice Dance presentation
* Davis / White - combined dynamism, athleticism and power
it time we make a thread for the real legends / skaters who revolutioned FS
Ladies
* Cecilia Colledge - the original innovator of ladies FS, enough said
* Sonja Henie - her skating records rival that of her stardom status, the epitome of female hollywood skater, made the trend for short skirt for ladies
* Dorothy Hamil - introduced posture, elegance and refinement in ladies FS
* Elaine Zayak - pushed the number of triples the ladies can attempt in FS, has a rule named after her thanks to that, lol
* Midori Ito - a skater ahead of her time, still the best jumping machine
* Yuna Kim - consistency aside, she boosted CoP relevance for 3LZ-3T and 2Axels
* Mao Asada - her 3A attemps could be more legendary than her whole career history
Men
* Ulrich Salchow - the men's equivalent for Sonia Henie, World gold record holders and invented new jump
* Dick Button - the equivalent of Colledge, introduced innovations in men's FS
* John Curry - equivalent of Dorothy, introduced men's refinement , posture in FS
* Elvis Stojko - the original quad jumper
* Evgeni Plushenko - the face for 6.0 era, a man who has competed in different scoring eras
* Yuzuru Hanyu - the face for CoP, has pushed the envelope for maximing points
Pairs
* the Propotovs - There will be no modern Pairs today if it werent for the Propotovs, the greatest and the prototype of the modern pairs skating
* Mishkutenok /Dmitriev- introduced dynamism, difficulty and charisma in pairs skating
* Berezhnaya / Sikhuralidze- showed pairs skating is elegant, refined posture that every skater should aspire
* Shen / Zhao - introduced acrobatics in lifts, twists and pairs skating longevity can go up to where you want to go
Ice Dance
* Pakhomova / Gorshkov forget Torvil/Dean, it was G/P who revolutionized Ice dance, they were the prototypes of what is now Ice Dancing
* Klimova / Ponomarenko - introduced charisma, Ice Dance is not just elements back then, they showed true Ice Dance presentation
* Davis / White - combined dynamism, athleticism and power