One favourite from each country

Jaana · May 31, 2004

Australia – Miriam Manzano
Austria – Julia Lautowa
Belarus – Sergei Davydov
Belgien – Kevin van der Perren
Bulgaria – Denkova & Staviyski
Canada – Jeffrey Buttle
China – Shen & Zhao
Czec – Tomas Verner
Finland – Susanna Poykio
France – Brian Joubert
Germany – Annette Dytrt
Great Britain – Kerr & Kerr
Hungary – Victoria Pavuk
Israel – Chait & Sakhnovsky
Italy – Karel Zelenka
Japan – Shizuku Arakawa
Poland – Zagorska & Siudek
Romania: George Chiper
Russia – Evgeni Plushenko
Sweden - Kristoffer Berndtsson (not seen Lina yet)
Switzerland – Stéphane Lambiel
Ukraine – Galina Maniachenko
USA – Johnny Weir

millyskate · May 31, 2004

USA: Michelle Kwan
Russia:Irina Slutskaya
Ukraine:Vitaly Danilchenko
Bulgaria:Ivan Dinev
Romania:George Chiper
Italy:Carolina Kostner
Canada:Buttle
Belgium:KvdP
Belarus:Sergei Davidov
Switzerland:Sarah Meier
Finland: Elina Kettunen
Hungary: Victoria Pavuk
Japan:Takeshi Honda
China:Shen&Zhao
France:Brian Joubert
Great Britain:Jenna Mckorkell
Germany: Stefan Lindemann

Lesyc · May 31, 2004

Belgien – Kevin van der Perren
Bulgaria – Denkova & Staviyski
Canada – Langlois & Archetto
China – Shen & Zhao
Czech – Berankova & Dlabola
Finland – Susanna Poykio
France – Stanick Jeannette
Germany - Winkler & Lohse
Great Britain – Kerr & Kerr
Hungary – Julia Sebestyen
Italy – Carolina Kostner
Japan – Shizuku Arakawa
Poland – Zagorska & Siudek
Russia – Irina Slutskaya
Switzerland – Stephane Lambiel
Ukraine – Elena Liashenko
USA – Belbin & Agosto

iluvtodd · May 31, 2004

USA - Michelle
Canada - Jeff Buttle
Japan - Fumie
France - Brian Joubert
Russia - Irina
Finland - Alisa Drei
China - Shen & Zhao
Israel - Gudina & Beletski
Belgium - Kevin VDP
Switzerland - Stephane Lambiel
Bulgaria - Denkova & Staviski
Italy - Carolina Kostner

Lucy25 · May 31, 2004

Those with question marks means I either don't have a favorite from that country or I don't know any skaters from there.

USA - Michelle Kwan
Canada - Jeff Buttle
Japan - Fumie Suguri
China - Shen & Zhao
Russia - Irina Slutskya
France - Brian Joubert
Germany - ?
Great Britain - ?
Belgium - ?
Italy - ?
Belarus - ?
Ukraine - Grushina & Goncharov
Hungary - Julia Sebestyen
Finland - ?
Switzerland - ?

Lotta · May 31, 2004

One? Oh booo. *lolz* But unless there'll be more skaters coming outta other countries or the country where one skater is popular, this list can change.

USA- Michelle Kwan
Canada- Kurt Browning
Russia- Irina Slutskaya
France- Brian Joubert
Japan- Fumie Suguri
China- Shen/Zhao
Switzerland- Stephane Lambiel
Bulgaria- Denkova/Staviyski
Poland- Zagorska/Siudek
Hungary- Viktoria Pavuk
Belgium- Kevin Van Der Perren
Italy- Carolina Kostner

And if I get to see the skaters from Mexico, I'll add that also.

euterpe · May 31, 2004

Belgium – Kevin van der Perren
Bulgaria – Denkova & Staviyski, Ivan Dinev
Canada – Jeffrey Buttle
China – Shen/Zhao, Pang/Tong
Finland – Susanna Poykio
France – Brian Joubert
Germany – Annette Dytrt
Great Britain – Kerr/Kerr
Hungary – Julia Sebestyen
Japan – Yukina Ota
Poland – Zagorska/Siudek
Russia – Evgeni Plushenko
Sweden - Lina Johansson
Switzerland - Stephane Lambiel
Ukraine – Elena Liashenko
USA – Michelle Kwan, Johnny Weir

BrokenAnkle · May 31, 2004

all time favorites

these are all time favorites, not just eligibles and it it very hard to limit it to one!

USA - Michelle Kwan
Great Britain - Torvil and Dean
France: A&P
Russia: Ilia Klimkin
Germany: Katerina Witt
Switzerland: Lambiel
China: S&Z
Japan: Fumie Suguri
Canada: Elvis Stojko

BA

icenut84 · May 31, 2004

Re: Re: One favourite from each country

Kateri said:
Should that not be Bulgaria?

(god, how nitpicky am I today?? )

k.

Yup you're right. Minor brain fart there. I remembered last night, lol.

icenut84 · May 31, 2004

Re: all time favorites

BrokenAnkle said:
these are all time favorites, not just eligibles and it it very hard to limit it to one!

All-times could be another thread! It is the off-season, after all. Gotta find something to do!

Excidra2001 · May 31, 2004

Belgium – Kevin van der Perren
Bulgaria – Denkova & Staviyski, Ivan Dinev
Canada – Bourne and Kraatz
China – Shen/Zhao
Finland – Alisa Drei
France – Brian Joubert
Germany – Annette Dytrt
Great Britain – Kerr/Kerr
Hungary – Julia Sebestyen
Japan – Yukina Ota
Poland – Zagorska/Siudek
Russia – Irina Slutskaya(is there anyone else

)
Sweden - Lina Johansson
Switzerland - Stephane Lambiel
Ukraine – Elena Liashenko
USA – Sasha Cohen.

lavender · May 31, 2004

USA-Michelle Kwan
Canada-Jeff Buttle
Japan-Yukina Ota
China-Zhen and Zhao
Russia-Irina Slutskaya
France-use to be Joubert but now I'm undecided just like I am with other countries.

novaspacedout · Jun 1, 2004

Belgium: Kevin van der Perren
Bulgaria: Albena Denkova and Maxim Staviyski
Canada: Jamie Sale and David Pelletier
China: Xue Shen and Hongbo Zhao
Finnland: Susanna Poykkio
France: Brian Joubert
Germany: Kati Winkler and Rene Lohse
Great Britain: Sinead and Jonh Kerr
Hungary: Julai Sebestyen
Israel: Galit Chait and Sergei Sakhnovsky
Italy: a tie between Carolina Kostner and Federica Faiella and Massimo Scali!
Japan: Takeshi Honda
Poland: Dorota Zagorvska and Mariuscz Suidek
Russia: a very strong tie between Alexei Yagudin, Elena Berezhnaya and Anton Sikharulidze and Irina Slutskaya!
Sweden: Lina Johannson
Switzerland: Stephane Lambiel
Ukraine: Elena Liaschenko
USA: Michelle Kwan

dorispulaski · Jun 1, 2004

I'm limiting this to people that I have actually seen on TV or live
No these are not the skaters I think are the best skaters. They are the ones I worry about, or watch or actually care about how they do.

USA-Yebin Mok, but this is hard. I also like Michelle and Tim and Angela and B&A and all the rest.
Canada-Wing and Lowe
Japan-Onda
Russia-Klimkin, Irina a close second
France-Pla and Bonheur (Stannick if he is still eligible)
Germany-Winkler and Lohse
Ukraine-Maniachenko
Hungary-Sebasteyn
Italy-Faiella Scali
Bulgaria-Denkova and Staviyski
Finland-Poykio
Belgium-van der Perren
Turkey- Tugba Karademir
Switzerland-Lambiel
China-Shen and Zhao
Poland-Zagorska and Siudek

hockeyfan228 · Jun 1, 2004

I'm leaving out the countries like Belgium and Switzerland, where I don't think there is real competition for van der Perren and Lambiel.

Bulgaria-Denkova/Staviyski
Canada-Buttle
China-Zhang/Zhang
Finland-Poykio
France-Delobel/Schoenfelder
Germany-Smalun
Great Britain-Wilson
Hungary-Sebestyen
Israel-Shapiro/Akolzin
Italy-Faiella/Scali
Japan-Arakawa
Russia-Klimkin
Ukraine-Maniachenko
US-Weir

RoaringMice · Jun 2, 2004

USA - Peter Tchernishev - a very strong skater

Canada - Emanuel Sandhu - very creative and beautiful

Japan - Shizuka Arakawa - graceful and powerful, fun costumes

China - Chengjiang Li - for that Star Wars program alone, he's a favorite

Russia - Ilya Klimkin - so creative and strong movement

France - Stanick Jeannette - the little prince

Bulgaria - Ivan Dinev- funky Bulgarian folk dancing

Ukraine - Elena Liashenko - telegraphed jumps, bad hair and all

Israel - Sergei Saknovsky - flashy, flamboyant, and fun

Italy - Barbara Fusar-Poli - excellent skater

Ptichka · Jun 2, 2004

Armenia: Grebenkina & Azrojan
Austria: Lautowa
Azerbaijan: Frasier & Lukanin
Belarus: Davydov
Belgium: Van Der Perrin
Britain: Kerr & Kerr
Bulgaria: Denkova & Stavijski
Canada: Sandhu
China: Shen & Zhao
France: Joubert
Georgia: Murvanidze
Germany: Lindenmann
Hungaryl: Hoffman & Elek
Israel: Gudina & Beletsky
Italy: Faella & Scali
Japan: Arakawa
Poland: Zagorska & Siudek
Russia: Plushenko
Serbia & Montenegro: Zivanovic
Switzerland: Labmiel
Ukraine: Grushina & Goncharov
USA: Cohen

skyward · Jun 2, 2004

Russia- Klimkin
France- Joubert
Canada- Battle
JPN- Arakawa
USA- Weir
Ukraine- Maniachenko
Italy-Faella& Scalli

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