Name skaters from other countries you like

I'm American by birth, but I think I'm a little bit Canadian by skating. There are always several Canadians on my favorites list. These are only my absolute faves. There are simply too many to name.

Canada: Emanuel, Jeffrey, Fedor, Elvis, Brian O., Kurt, Underhill & Martini, Liz Manley, Jennifer, Putnam & Wirtz, Langlois & Archetto, Bourne & Kraatz

Japan: Takeshi, Fumie

Belgium: Kevin VDP

Russian: Artur Dmitriev with both of his partners (there's a pic of Natalia in IFS this month, btw); G&G, Irina, B&S, Klimova & Panomorenko; Maya Usova (no matter with whom she skates); Bechke & Petrov

China: Shen & Zhao, the eligible Lu Chen

UK: Robin Cousins, Torvill & Dean

Czech Republic: Kovarikova & Novotny

I'm sure I forgot a few.

Russia - Ilia Kulik, Katia Gordeeva, G&G, K&D, B&P
Ukraine - Oksana Baiul
Canada - Josee Chouinard, Brian Orser, U&M, S&P, H&L
England - T&D, Steven Cousins
Japan - Yuka Sato, Midori Ito, Fumie Suguri
China - S&Z, Lu Chen

ATW27 said:

Great Brittain - T & D
(I'm dying to see McCorkell & the Kerrs)

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You should try to get a tape of the Kerrs free dance from 04 Europeans. When a relatively-unknown team in their first major competition can bring an international audience to a standing ovation, it's gotta be good! I love their Matrix free dance.

(P.S There's only one "t" in Britain )

ETA: I forgot to add Julia Sebestyen and Viktoria Pavuk (Hungary) to my original list.

Watch this space. Pavuk will be a star.

Fun topic

Bulgaria: Denkova & Stavinski

Canada: Emanuel Sandhu, Wakamatsu & Fecteau

China: Chen Lu

Germany: Stefan Linderman, Silvo Smaulun

Israel: C&S

Japan: Kawaguchi & Markuntsov, Midori Ito, Shizuka Anakawa, Yuka Sato

Russia: Mishkutenok & Dmitriev, Kazakova& Dmitriev, Berezhnaya & Sikharulidze, Shishkova & Naumov, Bechke & Petrov, Gordeeva & Grinkov, Klimova & Ponomarenko, Grishuk & Platov, Usova & Zhulin, Bestemova & Bukin,Kulik, Klimkin , Abt, Plushenko, Urmanov, Bobrin

The list is long!! and it includes a nice young lady from Mexico. Canada has my all time favorite male skater, a British Dance team, a French (maybe from Canada) Dance Team. Switzerland, Belgium, Russia, Ukraine, Japan, China all have eligible skaters that I like very much and Australia, Finland, Hungary have skaters that I must see again. Oh, it' lbe an expensive trip to Moscow.

Joe

I'm from Canada. (this is a cool topic)

Men
Alexei Yagudin, Scott Hamilton, Viktor Petrenko, Brian Joubert, Stephane Lambiel, Ilia Kulik, Johnny Weir, Takeshi Honda, Alexei Urmanov, Philippe Candeloro, Ilia Klimkin, Kevin Van Der Perren, Tim Goebel

Pairs
Gordeeva/Grinkov, Mishkutenok/Dmitriev, Shen/Zhao Berezhnaya/Sikharulidze, Woetzel/Steuer, Kovarikova/Novotny

Ladies
Sasha Cohen, Fumie Suguri, Katarina Witt, Oksana Baiul, Maria Butyrskaya, Irina Slutskaya, Kristi Yamaguchi, Carolina Kostner, Lu Chen, Shizuka Arakawa, Viktoria Volchkova, Tara Lipinski, Jenny Kirk

Dance
Navka/Kostomarov, Belbin/Agosto, Kerr/Kerr, Duchesnays, Anissina/Peizerat, Faiella/Scali, Grushina/Goncharov, Usova/Zhulin, Klimova/Ponomarenko, Delobel/Schoenfelder, Hoffman/Elek, Domnina/Shabalin, Krylova/Ovsiannikov

And there's probably more that I forgot

I'm from Russia

Bulgary:
Denkova & Staviyski

Canada:
Langlois & Archetto
Marcoux & Buntin
Bourne & Kraatz
Jeffrey Buttle

China:
Shen & Zhao

Germany:
Katarina Witt
Winkler & Lohse

France:
the Dutchesneys

Italy:
Carolina Kostner
Fauela & Scali

Hungary:
Julia Sebestyen

Japan:
Shizuka Arakawa

Lithuania:
Drobiazko & Vanagas

Switzerland:
Stephane Lambiel

UK:
Torvill & Dean
Kerr & Kerr

Ukraine:
Elena Liashenko
Victor Petrenko

USA:
Belbin & Agosto
Sasha Cohen
Nancy Kerrigan
Paul Wylie
Dorothy Hamill
Scott Hamilton