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Sarah was electric... no way is she least deserving.
Urmanov wasn't as bad as so many make him out to be, either.
Urmanov wasn't as bad as so many make him out to be, either.
I'd place Linda over Anett, but she wasn't GREAT either. Denise Beillmann should have won the 1980 Olympics! And Emi Watanabe should have won 1980 Worlds! Let's take a moment to appreciate this special Japanese lady:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzNDUiHkai8
Wow, Emi was so good, this was like a textbook.I'd place Linda over Anett, but she wasn't GREAT either. Denise Beillmann should have won the 1980 Olympics! And Emi Watanabe should have won 1980 Worlds! Let's take a moment to appreciate this special Japanese lady:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzNDUiHkai8
Grishuk and Platov... the first time.
Their stirring rendition of "Rock Around the Clock" beats the sublime, and much more deserving U/Z, as well as T/D on their Olympic comeback.
I really can't say that much about the second OGM, since I had lost so much interest in ice dance by then that I hardly watched it at all.
I didn't enjoy their skating at all. I especially did not like her.
Pairs: Sale/Pelletier should have gotten silver
Men: Manfred Schwarz
Ladies: Sarah Hughes was way too up after the sp, silver for her would have been a big achievement
Dance: Gritshuk/Platov in 1994 (they were good, but did not deserve to win, IMO)
I kind of agree with you. I could appreciate their speed and difficulty, but U and Z were indeed sublime. and I found Pasha superficial and mugging in her presentation-not a true artist. I did like Platov a lot, though.
Oksana never would have won against Michelle or Tara in '98. I'm not sure if she would even have beat Kristi or Midori with their '92 performances. I've never seen Poetzsch.
This seems like a thinly veiled bashing thread.
:yes: Why go back in time when there are so many untalented and unworthy boys and girls out there right now for us to bash.
I think Oksana is among the most talented all-around skaters ever to compete in the sport, and she won a world title, so I don't think she should be considered either the least talented or the least worthy champion. Any champion pre-1994 also would not have won in 1998 so I'm not sure what that has to do with it.
The entire whining by S/P was just riddiculous. Had they let it be and taken that silver home, they would've been much better remembered than they actually are IMO.
Sarah Hughes was by no means better than Slustkaya or Kwan and yet one stupid competition gave her the right to be among world's best skaters
Lysacek will go down in history as the champion without a quad.
This seems like a thinly veiled bashing thread. The obvious answer is that if skaters won Olympic gold, they're all very talented.
I agree with you that Alexei performed well in that Olympics. However, he never did well again and was not a truly great skater who will be one for the ages.