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You may consider Yagudin famous for his "Winter" the ultimate SP of the time. He left immediately after the SLC 2002.
Lambiel - for 2nd place in Turino 2006 with no quad and he was well beyond 'good'.
Gobel? 1st ever 4Lz attempt before the crowd.
If we consider the most important in the f/s to be famous for anything specific we can find that about likely any participant in major Seniors competitions.
As for me, I have a different criterion for what is memorable about a skater's career. Yagudin's Winter was indeed a milestone in the construction of men's short programs (we hadn't seen that kind of toe-tappy footwork since the post-amateur career of Sonja Henie). But it is Yagudin's total body of work, 1998-2002, that secures his legacy.
Same with Lambiel. Although if I had to single out one particular skill that set his performances above those of his peers it would be his spins, especially early in his career (pre-CoP).
As for Timothy Goebel, I did not remember that he ever attempted a quad Lutz. He certainly wasn't the first -- Michael Weiss, for instance, had several triple Lutz attempts (all two-footed) in international competition. Goebel is, however, primarily remembered for his quads (first to land 3 quads in a program, etc.). But if I had to credit one skater with the "quad Lutz revolution" it would be Boyang JIn. :yes:
I guess if anything I am more a footwork guy than a jump guy. Kurt Browing's greatest programs were Nyah and Singin' in the Rain. Patrick Chan blew the roof off the joint with his skating skills, and only later added a quad jump. This was the cherry on top of the Patrick Sundae, it wasn't the sundae itself.
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