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Create the Perfect Skater

dannyascii

On the Ice
Joined
Feb 18, 2009
So, I thought this might be a fun off season game.
Create the perfect skater in your opinion by taking aspects of other skaters skating. So for example, for me, the perfect ladies skater would have:
Michelle Kwan's artistry
Lucinda Ruh's spins
Angela Nikodinov's layback position
Sasha Cohen's Spiral
Mao Asada's clean, quick jumps
Irina Slutskaya's speed and edges
 

viv

On the Ice
Joined
Feb 3, 2009
Ok, I'll try a mens version:

The perfect mens skater would have
Johnny Weirs artistry
Stephane Lambiels spins
Daisuke Takahashis footwork and jumps (in regard of height)
Nobunari Odas speed (and jumps in regard of softness of knees)
Adam Rippons flexibility

:)
 

evangeline

Record Breaker
Joined
Nov 7, 2007
Ok, I'll try a mens version:

The perfect mens skater would have
Johnny Weirs artistry
Stephane Lambiels spins
Daisuke Takahashis footwork and jumps (in regard of height)
Nobunari Odas speed (and jumps in regard of softness of knees)
Adam Rippons flexibility

:)

IA, but I would add Ilia Kulik's jumps to the list instead. His jumps were simply amazing...
 

Simone

Match Penalty
Joined
Oct 15, 2008
I'd have to have some time to think this one out but I have some very good ideas as to which I attribute to the perfect skater... :love:
 

seniorita

Record Breaker
Joined
Jun 3, 2008
Women
Lucinda Ruh spins
Sasha Cohen split jumps, I spin and flexibility
Michelle Kwan's Arabesque and start quality
Mao Asada's smile and 3axel
Arakawa's Bauher
Irina 's heart and jumps
Yuna Dresses
Katarina Witt's make up ( :laugh: i kid..)

Men
Johnny smoothness and spins
Stephan's headless scrutch and stag jump
boitano's outside spread eagle
buttle's inside spread eagle
Sawyer Y spin
Sandu's Diva
Savoie artistry
Kozuka 's style
Takahashi footwork
Kulik's triple axel
Yagudin's jumps
Brezina's musicality
Verner's dancing

OR in the most unbiased way I can say it, just Plushy:p
 

Wrlmy

Medalist
Joined
Jun 17, 2007
Midori Ito opens up with a huge 3 axel
Shizuka's crossovers between elements
Yuna's 3f-3t
Shae-Lynn's hydroblading
Alissa's combo spin starting with camel-layback-camel-sit-y spin
Angela's 2 axel
Sasha's russian split
Maria Butyrskaya's camel spin
Mao's 3a-2t(tano)*
Michelle's CoE spiral
Joannie's 3 loop*
Lucinda Ruh's flying sit
Irina's 3lutz-3loop*
Yuka Sato's footwork
Shizuka's Ina Bauer
Tonya's 3 salchow*
Caroline's layback

And the very lady skating this perfect program is Kiira Korpi.
 

PetraP

Spectator
Joined
Aug 26, 2003
Why so complicated. Take Alexei Yagudin and you have already the perfect skater.
 

Kinga

Medalist
Joined
Feb 15, 2008
This is fun :)

Arakawa's body lines and edges
Sarah Meier expression, delicacy, charm and dresses :)
Yuna's 3-3
'It' factor of Michelle Kwan and her elegance
Irina's determination
Cohen's flexibility
Kostner's speed
Zhang's pearl spin
footwork??
 

elanna

Rinkside
Joined
Jul 8, 2008
Ladies:

S. Arakawa`s appearance & elegance & 3 Lutz
C. Kostner`s great speed of skating
S. Kohen`s amazing flexibility & musicality
L. Ruh`s spins
M. Asada`s jumps & footwork & energy
Yu-Na`s artistry
M. Kwan`s spirit of true champion

Men:

Alex Yagudin, all in one, I do hope Joubert will be the same!:love:
 

NatachaHatawa

Final Flight
Joined
Feb 4, 2008
Why so complicated. Take Alexei Yagudin and you have already the perfect skater.

Nicely put!

Here's my mix:

Man

Stéphane Lambiel's spins
Alexei Yagudin's footwork
Brian Joubert's jumping ability
Yannick Ponsero's quand
KVDP's combo ability
Jeff Buttle's flow
Brian Joubert's presence
Evgeni Plushenko's technical reliability
Tomas Verner's dancyness
Artsicly I'd mix, Alexei Yagudin, Stéphane Lambiel, Brian Joubert, Alexander Abt, Tomas Verner and Jamal Othman

Lady

Alissa Czisny's spins
Yu-Na Kim and Shizuka Arakawa's jumps
Sasha Cohen's spirals
Mao Asada and Carolina Kostner's footwork
Kiira Korpi's elegance
Sasha Cohen's flexibility
Yu-Na's amazingness!!!
 

Blades of Passion

Skating is Art, if you let it be
Record Breaker
Joined
Sep 14, 2008
Country
France
Midori Ito opens up with a huge 3 axel
Shizuka's crossovers between elements
Yuna's 3f-3t
Shae-Lynn's hydroblading
Alissa's combo spin starting with camel-layback-camel-sit-y spin
Angela's 2 axel
Sasha's russian split
Maria Butyrskaya's camel spin
Mao's 3a-2t(tano)*
Michelle's CoE spiral
Joannie's 3 loop*
Lucinda Ruh's flying sit
Irina's 3lutz-3loop*
Yuka Sato's footwork
Shizuka's Ina Bauer
Tonya's 3 salchow*
Caroline's layback

What an unbelieveable program that would be. WOW. *drool*
 

psycho

On the Ice
Joined
Apr 7, 2006
The perfect men's skater:

Plushenko's jumps and ability to compete
Yagudin's drama and ability to bring it at the exactly perfect moment
Weir's artistry and sensitivity
Lysacek's work ethic
Lambiel's spins and joy/freedom
Buttle's abiity to work COP and calculate as he skates
Daisuke's footwork and power
Joubert's drive, persistance and motivation
Oda's soft knees
Verner's enthusiasm
 

chloe

Rinkside
Joined
Apr 11, 2009
Oh that is fun

Yagoudin body and mind strength and heart
Plusenko body and mind strength and heart
Labiel lyrical ability
Weir artistry
Verner danse
Abt talent and smile

Kwan 'factor'
Yunakim jumps
Mao footsteps
Slutskaya soul
Cohen body
 
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