Also, I've spent much more time on general skating boards, and only check out skater-specific forums for news (i.e. MKF for Kwan news, SashaFans for Cohen news). Of course, I avoid them like the plague during major competitions because...well, you know darn well why
I wanted Kwan to win the Olympics in 1998 and 2002. Of course, I wasn't following skating during that period like I have from 2002-present, and Kwan was the only skater I knew. Didn't know who Hughes or Cohen or even Slutskaya was (therefore, no one else to cheer for

). It was after SLC 2002 that I discovered and came to these forums (and I had a computer at my disposal as well

) and checked out some skaters' sites as well. However, I never even bothered to visit a Kwan site (don't ask me why). It was months later that I discovered MKF (almost by accident too

).
What I think of her, or any other skater, does not fit my personal definition of "fan". Therefore I don't consider myself a fan.
Cool thing for me in 2006 is, I'll actually know who these skaters are, and that'll make it that much more fun to watch :yes: