I'll eagerly follow Michal from now on.
But since we're mentioning "the next John Curry," this is a good time for us longtime fans to point newer viewers to videos of Curry himself. He's easy to find on YouTube, and he's worth getting to know. There's a reason that after 33 years, people are still talking about his Olympic program. It's even more edifying to watch skaters who came before him, because in several significant ways, nobody came before him. He (and his contemporary Toller Cranston) could be considered the fault line between skating that was largely technical and athletic (as much as it could be in that pre-triple Axel and quad era) and skating that was elevated to art. Women had begun to explore that avenue, with people like Janet Lynn, but not men, really...not until Curry. Anyone who enjoys skating today owes that guy.
But since we're mentioning "the next John Curry," this is a good time for us longtime fans to point newer viewers to videos of Curry himself. He's easy to find on YouTube, and he's worth getting to know. There's a reason that after 33 years, people are still talking about his Olympic program. It's even more edifying to watch skaters who came before him, because in several significant ways, nobody came before him. He (and his contemporary Toller Cranston) could be considered the fault line between skating that was largely technical and athletic (as much as it could be in that pre-triple Axel and quad era) and skating that was elevated to art. Women had begun to explore that avenue, with people like Janet Lynn, but not men, really...not until Curry. Anyone who enjoys skating today owes that guy.