With a few long time US Ladies seemingly retiring in the last year, ladies who have been part of the backbone of the ladies program for 10+ years, I was wondering what are the prospects of entering the elusive US Hall of Fame.
Considering the period 1990 through 2005, 8 ladies who competed are in the Hall, Yamaguchi, Trenary, Zayak (1 yr after 1990), Kerrighan, Tara, Hughes, Kwan, and Cohen. Most have Olympic or World Gold. Kerrighan and Cohen don't, but have Olympic silver and much additional hardware.
Post Cohen, basically 2005 to the present, 0 Ladies were added to the Skating HOF. Of course a skater must be retired 5 years, but its still notable there have been no additions after Cohen. Meisner has a World Gold, and has been retired 5 years. while Czisny has a pretty good record, last competed at a regionals in 2013, so should be eligible soon based on the 5 year rule.
Of course, while all 8 Ladies had rivals, the international competition wasn't as deep as it is today. And it could be argued none of the eight had to face a Yuna Kim or a Medvedeva. I decided to review The records of the most successful us ladies post Cohen and compare records.
Considering the period 1990 through 2005, 8 ladies who competed are in the Hall, Yamaguchi, Trenary, Zayak (1 yr after 1990), Kerrighan, Tara, Hughes, Kwan, and Cohen. Most have Olympic or World Gold. Kerrighan and Cohen don't, but have Olympic silver and much additional hardware.
Post Cohen, basically 2005 to the present, 0 Ladies were added to the Skating HOF. Of course a skater must be retired 5 years, but its still notable there have been no additions after Cohen. Meisner has a World Gold, and has been retired 5 years. while Czisny has a pretty good record, last competed at a regionals in 2013, so should be eligible soon based on the 5 year rule.
Of course, while all 8 Ladies had rivals, the international competition wasn't as deep as it is today. And it could be argued none of the eight had to face a Yuna Kim or a Medvedeva. I decided to review The records of the most successful us ladies post Cohen and compare records.