euterpe said:Oksana Baiul? She had one good skate and won the OGM (although, IMO, Nancy should have won), and then was gone. She blew her pro career with her alcoholism and extreme diva behavior, and at 28, can barely skate at all now. Nancy, who is 35 and had her second child less than a year ago, outskated Oksana at a recent pro competition.
Oksana had two great skates , she was a world champion. And as for Nancy, Nancy won the bulk of her medals with sh!tty skates. Didn't she fall the least and win an olympic bronze medal? Then a Worlds silver with only 2 triples. Just b/c Nancy finally was able to put together a decent performance at the Olympics doesn't mean she was meant for gold. For every gift you get, eventually you have to give something up. Nancy was definitely more gifted than most skaters.