One ALL-TIME fave from each country

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A twist on the other thread - if it was hard to pick your fave eligible skater from each country, what about your all-time fave from each country? (You can have a second, if it's too hard )

For me (and this is difficult):

USA - Michelle Kwan
Canada - tie - Bourne & Kraatz and Kurt Browning
Japan - Fumie Suguri (Midori Ito a close second)
China - Shen & Zhao
Russia - Evgeny Plushenko (Berezhnaya & Sikharulidze a close second)
France - tie - Abitbol & Bernadis and Stanick Jeannette
Germany - maybe Tanja Szewczenko?
Great Britain - Torvill & Dean
Belgium - Kevin van der Perren
Italy - Faiella & Scali
Ukraine - Oksana Baiul (Viktor Petrenko second)
Hungary - Julia Sebestyen?
Finland - Rahmako & Kokko
Switzerland - Stephane Lambiel
Bulgaria - Denkova & Staviyski
Israel - Chait/Sakhnovsky
Lithuania - Drobiazko & Vanagas

I'll probably change my mind in 5 minutes...

 

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Russia- Berezhnaya & Sikharulidze (G&G tied)
USA- Michelle Kwan
Canada- Brian Orser
UK- Torville & Dean (John Curry close second)
Switzerland-Denise Biellman
France-Moniotte & Lavanche
Italy-FusarPoli & Margaglio
Ukraine-Viktor Petrenko (Oksana Baiul a close second)
China-Chen Lu
Germany-Katarina Witt
Japan-Midori Ito (Shizuka Arakawa a close second)
Lithuania-Drobiazko & Vanagas
Israel- Misha Shmerkin
Finland- Rakhamo & Koko
Hungary-Julia Sebesteyen
Belarus-Sergei Davydov

 

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Hmmm...

USA: Michelle Kwan
CAN: Elvis Stojko
RUS: G&G
GBR: T&D
GER: Katarina Witt
JPN: Midori Ito
CHN: Chen Lu
FRA: Philippe Candeloro
UKR: Oksana Baiul
SUI: Nathalie Krieg

That is all I can think of for now.

 

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USA - Scott Hamilton
Canada - tie - Kurt Browning and Jamie & David
Japan - Fumie Suguri
China - Chen Lu
Russia - Gordeeva & Grinkov
Great Britain - tie - Torvill & Dean and Steven Cousins
Belgium - Kevin van der Perren
Italy - Fusar-Poli & Margaglio
Ukraine - Viktor Petrenko
Lithuania - Drobiazko & Vanagas

that's all I can think of right now

 

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USA: Michelle
CAN: Shae-Lynn & Victor (Jamie and David - close second)
JPN: Yukina Ota (as you can see I absolutely fell in with her skating)
RUS: Alexei Yagudin and Alexei Urmanov (at the same position)
CHN: Xue & Hongbo, Lu Chen (at the same position)
POL: Anna Rechnio
FRA: tie - Brian Joubert, Philippe Candeloro
UKR: Oksana Baiul
GBR: Jenna McCorkell
GER: Katarina Witt
ITA: Caro
HUN: Julia Sebestyen
LIT: Margarita & Povilas
SUI: Lucinda Ruh

 

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One ALL-TIME favorite from each country

USA-Michelle Kwan
Canada-Elvis
Japan-Fumie Surgie
China-Shen/Zhao
Germany-Katarina Witt
Russia-The Protopopov's
England-Torvill/Dean


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Bulgaria - D/S
Canada - Kurt Browning
China - S/Z
France - A/P
Germany - Katarina Witt
Great Britain - T/D
Hungary - Julia Sebestyen
Israel - C/S
Italy - Carolina Kostner
Japan - Shizuka Arakawa
Lithuania - D/V
Russia - Alexei Yagudin
Switzerland - Stephane Lambiel
Ukraine - Oksana Baiul
USA - Michelle Kwan

 

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Germany: Katarina Witt
France: Brian Joubert
Italy: Federica Faiella & Massimo Scali (tied with Carolina Kostner)
England: ?Maybe Jayne Torvill & Christopher Dean?
Russia: Alexei Yagudin
USA: Michelle Kwan... duh!
Canada: um... Jamie Sale & David Pelletier!
China: Easily Xue Shen and Hongbo Zhao
Japan: :sheesh: Takeshi Honda
Switserland: Setphane Lambiel
Ukraine: Oksana Baiul
Hungary: Julia Sebestyen
Finnland: Susanna Poykkio
Belgium: Kevin van der Perren
Israel: Galit Chait and Sergei Sakhnovski

 

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France: A&P
Russia: K&P, K&O close second
Canada: Browning
Lithuania: D&V
Germany: Katarina Witt
Italy: FP&M (F&S will probably surpass them)
Japan: Arakawa ( Yuka's a close second)
China: Lu Chen
Australia: Bradley Santer
UK: Robin Cousins
Finland: R&K
Bulgaria: D&S
USA: tough one, I'll say B&A, but it's really close with Michelle
Ukraine: Baiul
Slovakia: Sabovkec (sp?)
Czech: K&N

 

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Hmmm, not many changes from the other thread:

Bulgaria-Denkova/Staviyski
Canada-changed to Beacom.
China-Zhang/Zhang
Finland-Rakhamo/Kokko
France-Delobel/Schoenfelder tied with Abitbol/Bernadis
Germany-Smalun
Great Britain-Curry
Hungary-Sebestyen
Israel-Schmerkin
Italy-Faiella/Scali
Japan-Arakawa
Russia-Usova
Ukraine-Maniachenko
US-Lynn

Added: Switzerland: Biellman

 

Last edited: Jun 4, 2004

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USA: Janet Lynn/Paul Wylie
CAN: Elvis Stojko
JPN: Midori Ito (just so EXCITING!)
RUS: Yags/Irina S./Irina Rodnina (just can't choose!)
CHN: S&Z
UKR: Oksana Baiul
ISR: Chait & Sakhnovsky
FRA: Philippe Candeloro
UKR: Oksana Baiul
GBR: Torvill & Dean
GER: Katarina Witt
ITA: Carolina Kostner
HUN: Julia Sebestyen
SUI: Lucinda Ruh
NETHERLANDS: Dianne de Leeuw

 

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USA: Sasha Cohen
Russia: Alexei Yagudin, Irina Slutskaya a close second
Japan: Takeshi Honda
China: Shen & Zhao
Canada: B&K
France: Brian Joubert
England: T&D
Italy: Silvia Fontana
Ukraine: Oksana Baiul

 

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USA - Paul Wylie
Canada - Kurt Browning
Japan - Yuka Sato
China - Shen & Zhao
Russia - Alexei Yagudin (G and G next)
France - Laurent Tobel
Germany - Tanja Szewczenko
Great Britain - Robin Cousins
Ukraine - Viktor Petrenko
Switzerland - Stephane Lambiel
Czechoslovakia - Jozef Sabovcik

 

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USA: Michelle Kwan
CAN: Elvis Stojko
JPN: Ota
RUS: G & G/ Berezhnaya & Sikharulidze
CHN: S&Z
UKR: Oksana Baiul
FRA: A & P
GBR: Torvill & Dean
SUI: Lucinda Ruh
Lithuania-Drobiazko & Vanagas


All I can remember right now.

 

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My pickouts

Russia: Evgeny Plushenko
France: Anissina & Peizerat and Philippe Candeloro
Canada: Bourne & Kraatz and Elvis Stojko
USA: Sasha Cohen
Great Britain: Torville & Dean
China: Shen & Zhao
Japan: Fumie Sukuri
Ukraine: Oksana Baiul
Italy: Fusar Poli & Margaglio
Germany: Katarina Witt
Finland: Susanna Poykio
Switzerland: Lucinda Ruh

 

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Russia: M&D, 2nd: B&S
China: Chen Lu
Japan: Midori Ito
Canada: Emanuel Sandhu
France: A&P
Israel: C&S
Bulgaria: D&S
Ukraine: Viktor Petrenko
US: I&Z
Great Britain: John Curry
Italy: F-P&M
Switzerland: Stephane Lambiel
Germany: W&S

 

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The all-time favourites from those countries where I have at least one, LOL:

Bulgaria: Denkova & Staviyski
Canada: Karen Magnussen
China: Shen & Zhao
Finland: Susanna Poykio
France: Anissina & Peizerat
Germany: Kilius & Baumler
Great Britain: John Curry
Hungary: Racoegzi & Sallay
Israel: Chait/Sakhnovsky
Japan: Shizuku Arakawa
Russia: Ilia Kulik, a tie with Gordeeva & Grinkov
Switzerland: Stéphane Lambiel (Denise Biellmann very close)
Ukraine: Oksana Baiul
USA: Johnny Weir (Sasha Cohen very close)

 

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USA -- man, this is hard -- Karyn Cadavy.
Canada -- this is a hard one, too -- Sale & Pelletier.
Britain -- Torvill & Dean
Finland -- Rahkamo & Kokko
Spain -- Yvonne Gomez
France -- Anissina & Peizerat
Belgium -- Kevin van der Perren
Denmark -- Mikkeline Kierkgaard
Germany -- Marina Kielmann
Switzerland -- Lucinda Ruh
Austria -- Claudia Kristofics-Binder
Italy -- Silvia Fontana
Poland -- Zagorska & Sziudek
Czechoslovakia/Czech Republic -- Josef Sabovcik
Hungary -- Engi & Toth
Bulgaria -- Ivan Dinev
Romania -- Roxana Luca
Israel -- Michael Schmerkin
Russia -- Alexei Yagudin
Ukraine -- Elena Liashenko
Azerbaijan -- Rodionova & Krukov
Uzbekistan -- Tatiana Malinina
Lithuania -- Drobiazko & Vanagas
Latvia -- Alma Lepina
Japan -- Midori Ito
China -- Shen & Zhao, tho Chen Lu very close second
South Korea -- Bit Na Park
Taipei -- David Liu
Australia -- Danielle & Stephen Carr

 

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JohnnyCoop....

Caryn Kadavy??? WOW, great choice! I didn't even think of her, though I always loved her skating and her style.

Also kudos on the "Jumpin Joe" pick!

Kasey

 

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USA - Michelle
Russia - Yagudin
France - Joubert
SWI - Bielman
GRB - Robin Cousins
CAN - Sandhu