- Joined
- Sep 29, 2003
I would watch figure skating off and on but it was the death of Sergei and Katia's book about their love that really hooked me in. :yes:
Okay, don't throw things at me.....the Kerrigan/Harding scandal brought me into skating.
a Katarina Barbie - that is so cute!Eeyora said:Skating was always on in my house growing up. During my early early childhood I only have vague memories. Battle of the Brians I was three. I named my first Barbie katarina. How would a 2 1/2 know that name 1991 Worlds when I was six and a half. Kristi Yamaguchi won. She immediately became my favorite skater. Tonya finished second. nancy finished third. The 1992 Olympics was what really made me become a fan of the sport. I remember the Skates of Gold show in 1993 and totally being blown away by T/D Bolero. I watched it over and over again. After the 1994 Olympics. I totally loved those weekily pro competitions. In 1996 I was blown away by Michelle Kwan's Salome( I still think it is perhaps the best ladies program I have ever seen). I then became a fan of hers. I co
hockeyfan228 said:I've been a fan since the day I found figure skating on ABC's Wide World of Sports in the early 60's. There were four broadcasts a year with figure skating -- US Nationals, North American Championships, European Championships, and World Championships -- and I sat through car racing, barrel skimming, arm wrestling, football, Acapulco cliff diving, track and field, and any number of other sports to squeeze out the 15-20 minutes of skating scattered through each 1.5 hour broadcast.