jsteam4501s said:However, Harding did a successful triple axle only once
jsteam4501s said:Even Peggy Fleming has said that Kimmie's triple axle is the most awesome and beautiful she has ever seen. And you KNOW that she saw both Harding and Ito's triple axle.
Mathman said:Does Kimmie still have the triple Axel in her repertoire? I think it has been more than a year since she has landed one.
If it's consistencey over a long career that counts most, I think Michelle has done 11 triple-triples and also 11 seven triple programs in major competitions. I don't know how this stacks up against others on the all-time list (?)
jsteam4501s said:If this is a poll to name the skater who accomplished specific milestones in jumping, then certainly Ito and Harding belong at or near the top. However, Harding did a successful triple axle only once - and Ito never did 7 SUCCESSFUL triples in one program, nor did she ever do two 3-3s in one program.
If you do just an actual COUNT, I believe you will find that Kimmie Meissner has successfully landed more triple jumps AND more triple-triple combinations over the past 2 seasons than any previous skater EVER did over a two-season period.
Even Peggy Fleming has said that Kimmie's triple axle is the most awesome and beautiful she has ever seen. And you KNOW that she saw both Harding and Ito's triple axle.
When all is said and done, the greatest jumper will be the MOST CONSISTENT jumper. If Kimmie does just TWO MORE successful triple axles and keeps doing triple-triples on a regular basis, she will eventually be considered the greatest jumper ever.
floskate said:Are you KIDDING?????? Ito never did a 7 triple LP? She was the FIRST to do a 7 triple LP. First in my memory is 1984 Skate Canada. Also 1987 NHK, 1988 Olys, 1988 Nationals, 1989 Worlds, 1989 NHK.....etc etc etc. She's landed more triple axels in competition than any other woman. She was teh first to do it, the first to do a triple triple combo aged 12. She had all the triples through lutz aged 12, she first landed the triple axel aged 14 - there's footage of her landing them in 1984.
And with regards to 2 3-3's in a LP she didn't have to. But she was capable of at least 4 different triple triples - 3l3l, 3lz3t, 3t3t, 3x3t.
And if you believe everything Peggy Fleming says then you really must be gullible. Sorry but that post was soooo uninformed it's ridiculous.
I don't remember a triple Axel attempt by Kimmie or anyone else at the 2006 Olympics (?) According to the judges protocols, in the short Kimmie did 3Lz+3T, 3F and 2A, and in the long she did 2F+2T, 2A, 3Lz+2T, 3Lo, 3Lz, 3S, 2A+2T.seanibu said:Are you not counting the one at the Oly 06, there was a cleaner in practice yet the one in program counted. Seani confused?
floskate said:And if you believe everything Peggy Fleming says then you really must be gullible. Sorry but that post was soooo uninformed it's ridiculous.