Who was the first?
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Dick Button was the first and only American to ever win the European Championships - after which someone must have looked at a globe and came to the stunning realization that the USA is not part of Europe and thus excluded Americans from future European Championships.
competitions.http://www.jacksonskates.com/html/jumphist.html
This web site lists a lot of firsts...
competitions.http://www.jacksonskates.com/html/jumphist.html
This web site lists a lot of firsts...
First 3loop-3loop by a woman: Tara Lipinski
First 3lutz-3loop by a woman: Irina Slutskaya
First 3axel-3loop: Alexander Abt (I think?)
First person to win a major title representing Ukraine: Oksana Baiul
First to get a straight set of sixes in major international competition: Torvill & Dean (and the only?)
First backflip by a woman: Surya Bonaly (though against the rules)
First 3axel by a woman: Midori Ito
First 3axel in combo by a woman: Midori Ito
First 3axel-3toe by a woman: Midori ito
First 6.0 in a compulsory dance: Torvill & Dean
First quad-triple-double: Evgeni Plushenko
First quad-triple-triple: Evgeni Plushenko
Didn't Midori also land the first 3-3 of any kind by a woman? IIRC it was a 3toe-3toe when she was about 12!
First 3lutz-3loop by a woman: Irina Slutskaya
First 3axel-3loop: Alexander Abt (I think?)
First person to win a major title representing Ukraine: Oksana Baiul
First to get a straight set of sixes in major international competition: Torvill & Dean (and the only?)
First backflip by a woman: Surya Bonaly (though against the rules)
First 3axel by a woman: Midori Ito
First 3axel in combo by a woman: Midori Ito
First 3axel-3toe by a woman: Midori ito
First 6.0 in a compulsory dance: Torvill & Dean
First quad-triple-double: Evgeni Plushenko
First quad-triple-triple: Evgeni Plushenko
Didn't Midori also land the first 3-3 of any kind by a woman? IIRC it was a 3toe-3toe when she was about 12!
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miki_tan said:
He was the first Japanese skater to win any kind of medal. Emi Watanabe was the first Japanese lady to win a world medal (Bronze in 1979).
Herm (sk8ngnutt)
Barbara Ann Scott at age 13, in 1942, became the first female to ever land a double lutz in competition.
In 1947 she became the first North American to win the European and World Figure Skating Championships.
In 1948 Winter Olympics in St.Moritz, Switzerland she became the first Canadian to win a gold medal in figure skating.
In 1947 she became the first North American to win the European and World Figure Skating Championships.
In 1948 Winter Olympics in St.Moritz, Switzerland she became the first Canadian to win a gold medal in figure skating.
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Midori Ito skated the first triple-triple combo of any kind, by a woman, as a tiny tot (age 11 or 12).
Yep Midori did the first triple toe triple toe aged 12 as you said.
Although there is footage of her triple axel triple toe she never landed it in competition IIRC. More's the pity........
Here's a link to a file of Midori doing that awesome triple toe triple toe combo in 1981/2 when she was 12.
http://s20.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2S4RDGJDQC1MD2PZH0WLIZ1EA9
Although there is footage of her triple axel triple toe she never landed it in competition IIRC. More's the pity........
Here's a link to a file of Midori doing that awesome triple toe triple toe combo in 1981/2 when she was 12.
http://s20.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2S4RDGJDQC1MD2PZH0WLIZ1EA9
Guo Zhengxin (definitely sp?) of China was the first person to land a quad at Olympics (4toe-1998) and the first person to land two quads in a programme at the Olympics (also 1998--same programme)
Alexei Yagudin was the first man to win an OGM with two quads in his programme
Kevin van der Perren (Belgium) was the first to land a 3sal-3toe-3loop combo (also first Belgian medalist since 1947--2002 Junior Worlds)
The 2003 World Ice Dance podium (I believe) was the first to not include a Russian team since the inclusion of ice dance as a World Championship discipline (1. ITA 2. FRA 3. LTU)
Alexei Yagudin was the first man to win an OGM with two quads in his programme
Kevin van der Perren (Belgium) was the first to land a 3sal-3toe-3loop combo (also first Belgian medalist since 1947--2002 Junior Worlds)
The 2003 World Ice Dance podium (I believe) was the first to not include a Russian team since the inclusion of ice dance as a World Championship discipline (1. ITA 2. FRA 3. LTU)
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First eligible skaters to win Landover/World Pros- Michelle Kwan and Alexey Yagudin.
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Fossi said:
To an extent, but It was ratified by the ISU.
First 3/3/2 by any Female-Irina Slutskaya
First 2 3/3s in competiton by a woman-Irina Slutskaya
First 6.0(for tech) earned by a woman-Midori Ito(followed by Slutskaya's 6.0)
First North-American ice-dancers to win world title-Bourne and Kraatz
First 3sal/3toe by woman-Irina Slutskaya
Are you thinking of another year? The 2003 podium in ice dancing was
1. Canada (Bourne & Kraatz)
2. Russia ( The Loverbuhks)
3. Bulgaria (Denkova & Staviski)
Perhaps it was 2000 or 2001?
ETA: The first married woman to win a world champoinship- Irina Slutskaya
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nysk8r said:
It was 2000, when Anissina and Peizerat won. Lobachova and Averbukh finished 4th that year.
thisthingcalledlove said:
That is correct -- however, that was NOT the first year that Russians were not on the podium in World Dance. Dance was made a Worlds event in 1952; the first Russian medal was not until 1969. (It just SEEMS like they've been on the podium forever....
)Also, I'm not altogether sure that Irina is the first married woman to be World champion, tho she might be the first one since WWII. I believe that Madge Syers was a married lady when she won in 1906, and at one point Herma Planck-Szabo (1924 Olympic champion) became Herma Jaross-Szabo in the midst of her 5 Worlds wins in the '20s.
My contribution -- first quad ATTEMPT at US Nationals -- Mark Cockerell in 1982.
