Best Comeback
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Other comebacks not on this list:
And I thought Ladskater would have listed it: Karen Magnussen's comeback to win World gold after breaking both her legs.
And Phillipe Candeloro's second Oly bronze. He had skated Horribly the previous year. Heck previous 2 years. Who expected him to medal.
And on Todd, you could list his 1st and 2nd comeback. He hit with a big splash, 3rd in Munich in 1991, and then stumbled into also ran land for a while with back problems, coming back to win World's in 1996, following a 2nd place in 1995. If I were going for Todd, I'd go for him in 1995/1996.
And I thought Ladskater would have listed it: Karen Magnussen's comeback to win World gold after breaking both her legs.
And Phillipe Candeloro's second Oly bronze. He had skated Horribly the previous year. Heck previous 2 years. Who expected him to medal.
And on Todd, you could list his 1st and 2nd comeback. He hit with a big splash, 3rd in Munich in 1991, and then stumbled into also ran land for a while with back problems, coming back to win World's in 1996, following a 2nd place in 1995. If I were going for Todd, I'd go for him in 1995/1996.
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I wish I could vote for Todd, Lu Lu, AND Tanja Swzewcenko (sp)
Sorry, had to vote "other" for Rudy Galindo....
He had been on top with Kristi as National pairs champions, and then disappeared from the top ranks for years. And then to give it one more try, in his home town, after basically giving up, and WINNING??? Sorry, best comeback of all time in my eyes!
Kasey
He had been on top with Kristi as National pairs champions, and then disappeared from the top ranks for years. And then to give it one more try, in his home town, after basically giving up, and WINNING??? Sorry, best comeback of all time in my eyes!
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Kasey said:Sorry, had to vote "other" for Rudy Galindo....
He had been on top with Kristi as National pairs champions, and then disappeared from the top ranks for years. And then to give it one more try, in his home town, after basically giving up, and WINNING??? Sorry, best comeback of all time in my eyes!
Kasey
ITA. Thanks for reminding.
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I picked Lu Chen because of how bad she had done the year before. how amazing she was in Nagano and for her emotional reaction that I don't think I'll ever forget
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In Dortmund Carolina Kostner did a beautiful, fully rotated 3F/3T and back threes into into a gorgeous 3R; the back three entrance is consisted more difficult that straightline steps into a toe jump. The only thing that was any less than superb was her final spin, which was average. In my opinion, she should have won the SP. However, she was 5th, behind Cohen (3FZ/2T, steps into 3F), Ando (3Z/2.5R, steps into 3F), Arakawa (3Z/2.5T, steps into 2.xF), and Kwan (3FZ/2T, steps into 3F). Perhaps under CoP, the underrotated jumps and flutzes will be called and deducted. (I'm not very good at picking up "lips;" I've ready that most of the true lutzers "lip" their flips.)berthes ghost said:
hockeyfan228 said:
Some do - ones I can think of are Shizuka Arakawa, Miki Ando and Elena Sokolova. I can't remember if Viktoria Volchkova does or not. All of those have true lutzes though. That's one of the good things about Carolina Kostner though - she does a lutz and a flip, which not many skaters do these days.
I vote for Irina. Not only is there the recent major post-illness comeback, there was another (albeit lesser) comeback -- when she went from World's silver medalist ('98) to not even making the team ('99) to back on the podium ('00) . She won't give up!
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Irina's comeback in the 99-00 season was great. It was even greater because she came back an improved and overall better skater.
Vash01 said:
Elena had a meter of champagne fall on her head, she had to go to the hospital, and in the end she had a severe concussion. She still had to have (part of?) her head shaved. I think that is pretty serious myself. She was going to quit but her mother and good friend Elena Berezhnaya told her not to. Plus her federation and coach dropped her right after her accident.
Even when she skated at Worlds in 2003 she had an ankle injury. Plus all of the other things she has had to over come, her concussion, 2 injuries and a surgery last year, her car and skates being stolen this year, etc. She's a fighter and I think her come back was quite miraculous.
I have one other skater to add, Tatiana Totmianina. Get well soon!
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I would have to say Michelle Kwan's 97 Worlds Long Program to "Taj Mahal," after the dissapointing nationals effort and short program at Laussane she faught back like the 96 World Champion.
As much as I love Michelle, I voted for M&D's '94 Free skate. I absolutely loved their program. It was just stupendous and the passion! I loved their programs even more than the '92 Olympic programs. And especially with how Natalia had that hard fall before the short. Wow! I was so anxious about how they'd fare but thank goodness they were able to pull it off. Plus the immense pressure on them to do well, knowing how most people favored G&G. I still believe that M&D should have won the gold hands down.
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***Tanja Szewczenko (1997-1998)
I find this story to be the most stunning. I remember seeing her at the 1993 worlds and 1994 olympics and I just thought that this young lady was going to be a star. At only 16 she was a 6th place finisher at the olympics, and was a crowd favorite in Chiba, Japan when she won the world bronze medal. However 1995-1997 she just seemed to fall off, in 1996 she made a bit of splash to come back and finish 6th at worlds, but she fell deathly ill in which doctors were not able to figure out what was wrong for such a long time. But 1997-1998 season rolled around and she was just on a torment winning all of her grand prix events defeating people she had never beaten before, top ranked skaters in the world ie. Irina Slutskaya, Maria Butyrskaya, and previous world champions like Lu Chen. She had created such a stir going into the grand prix final finishing 2nd to World Champion Tara Lipinski landing 7 triples with the best performance of her life. Some were even commenting that she would be the one to challenge the Americans at the upcoming olympics. She then ended up winning the bronze medal at the Europeans and was definately a favorite to win a medal....in Nagano, but fell ill.
***Todd Eldredge (1994-1995)
After being off the podium for so long and basically away from competition, he was able to come back and win the first of many consecutive national titles, and capture a spot on the podium once again.
***Lu Chen (1997-1998)
It is an understatement to say how this woman was able to come back and win a 2nd olympic bronze medal. Winning the world silver medal in 1996 that was worthy of a gold medal, and then coming back just one year later and not even finishing in the top 25 is devestating. But, she fought back entering the Grand Prix the following season, not in the form that made her a champion earlier in her career with a 4th and 3rd place respectively in the grand prix. She was a bit of a long shot to win another medal, delivered a highly emotional/stunning SP/LP @ the olympics in Nagano to edge out 2 Russians for the bronze medal.
***Irina Slutskaya (1999-2000)
What a story a woman who had in prior to this point won 2 world medal (bronze, silver) and was always one to struggle with her style and technique came blasting back onto the scene after not even medaling at her own national championships to win the national title, grand prix finale and win a 3rd medal @ the 2000 world championships. (I would also like to mention this years efforts)
***Nancy Kerrigan (1993-1994)
In 1993 this young woman was the favorite to take the world championships and continue the dominance of US ladies figure skating, but a disappointing 5th place finish at worlds was devastating for her. But, she came back the next year with a whole new attitude, winning events during the beginning of the season, and was again the favorite to win her 2nd national title. But of course everyone knows the ordeal of the Kerrigan/Harding saga in which she went on to win the olympic silver medal in which I thought should have been gold.
***Michelle Kwan (1997-1998)
Losing her world/national title to Tara Lipinski in 1997, is to an understatement for Michelle. Who came back with a fury with arguably her best 2 programs to date claimed both her titles back and won an olympic silver medal in "winning" fashion.
I find this story to be the most stunning. I remember seeing her at the 1993 worlds and 1994 olympics and I just thought that this young lady was going to be a star. At only 16 she was a 6th place finisher at the olympics, and was a crowd favorite in Chiba, Japan when she won the world bronze medal. However 1995-1997 she just seemed to fall off, in 1996 she made a bit of splash to come back and finish 6th at worlds, but she fell deathly ill in which doctors were not able to figure out what was wrong for such a long time. But 1997-1998 season rolled around and she was just on a torment winning all of her grand prix events defeating people she had never beaten before, top ranked skaters in the world ie. Irina Slutskaya, Maria Butyrskaya, and previous world champions like Lu Chen. She had created such a stir going into the grand prix final finishing 2nd to World Champion Tara Lipinski landing 7 triples with the best performance of her life. Some were even commenting that she would be the one to challenge the Americans at the upcoming olympics. She then ended up winning the bronze medal at the Europeans and was definately a favorite to win a medal....in Nagano, but fell ill.
***Todd Eldredge (1994-1995)
After being off the podium for so long and basically away from competition, he was able to come back and win the first of many consecutive national titles, and capture a spot on the podium once again.
***Lu Chen (1997-1998)
It is an understatement to say how this woman was able to come back and win a 2nd olympic bronze medal. Winning the world silver medal in 1996 that was worthy of a gold medal, and then coming back just one year later and not even finishing in the top 25 is devestating. But, she fought back entering the Grand Prix the following season, not in the form that made her a champion earlier in her career with a 4th and 3rd place respectively in the grand prix. She was a bit of a long shot to win another medal, delivered a highly emotional/stunning SP/LP @ the olympics in Nagano to edge out 2 Russians for the bronze medal.
***Irina Slutskaya (1999-2000)
What a story a woman who had in prior to this point won 2 world medal (bronze, silver) and was always one to struggle with her style and technique came blasting back onto the scene after not even medaling at her own national championships to win the national title, grand prix finale and win a 3rd medal @ the 2000 world championships. (I would also like to mention this years efforts)
***Nancy Kerrigan (1993-1994)
In 1993 this young woman was the favorite to take the world championships and continue the dominance of US ladies figure skating, but a disappointing 5th place finish at worlds was devastating for her. But, she came back the next year with a whole new attitude, winning events during the beginning of the season, and was again the favorite to win her 2nd national title. But of course everyone knows the ordeal of the Kerrigan/Harding saga in which she went on to win the olympic silver medal in which I thought should have been gold.
***Michelle Kwan (1997-1998)
Losing her world/national title to Tara Lipinski in 1997, is to an understatement for Michelle. Who came back with a fury with arguably her best 2 programs to date claimed both her titles back and won an olympic silver medal in "winning" fashion.
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