Figure skating association game

[LadyB]

Yuzu Hanyu - the ultimate Japanese World Champ and FS idol!

 

[Seven Sisters]

Daisuke Takahashi, World Champion from Japan—and also an idol to many

 

[iluvtodd]

Yuka Sato - 1994 World Champion!

 

[skylark]

Jason Dungeon - Yuka's erstwhile husband (who's now re-married) and 2-time US pairs champion with Kyoko Ina

 

[Jontor]

Jason Dungeon - Yuka's erstwhile husband (who's now re-married) and 2-time US pairs champion with Kyoko Ina

Maria Butyrskaya - born in the same year as Kyoko Ina

 

[iluvtodd]

Maria Butyrskaya -1999 World Ladies Champion

 

[skylark]

Tatyana Malinina, also age 26 (like Maria) at 1999 Worlds, and came in 4th

 

[iluvtodd]

Loved her Aladdin program!

 

[skylark]

Gordeeva and Grinkov did an Aladdin program, I think in their professional years

 

[LadyB]

Moris Kvitelashvili - the one and only blue Aladdin

 

[Minz]

Anna Shcherbakova was his assistant at the World Championships

 

[LadyB]

Anna Shcherbakova was his assistant at the World Championships

When Nathan Chen presented her with a birthday cake.

 

[Seven Sisters]

Also memorable at the Worlds gala—

Josefin Taljegard dancing to ABBA

We need this woman at the Olympics. Are you listening, Swedish Olympic Committee? Justice for Josefin!

 

[skylark]

Mariah Bell skated to ABBA - minority opinion: I loved the 1st version, which made more of Thank You for the Music

 

[iluvtodd]

Did Jenny Kirk also skate to ABBA @ one point?

 

[skylark]

Did Jenny Kirk also skate to ABBA @ one point?

yes, a medley - I looked it up

Jenny Kirk skated an exhibition to Colors of the Wind

 

[iluvtodd]

Michelle Kwan skated to music from Pocahontas (Just Around the River Bend/Colors of the Wind) & was wearing a Pocahontas costume! it was an exhibition program from COI!

 

[Seven Sisters]

Another Disney Princess now making her mark on figure skating—Mulan. Both Kaiya Ruiter of Canada and Sofia Samodurova of Russia are skating to Mulan this year.
(not a fan of this trend)

 

[iluvtodd]

Mike Weiss also skated to music from Mulan in a Mulan special (Michelle was in it, back in 1998 when the movie was released).

 

[Seven Sisters]

More Disney choices this year—

Both Fear & Gibson and Wakaba Higuchi skating to the Lion King