Most Surprising Moments last season?

[lavender]

Add on to my shock:

L & T coming back to Nationals and then withdrawing. I guess after that I wasn't shocked that they retired all together. I'm still sad for Peter T. This one is also disappointing.

Jeff not making it to worlds. I was so looking for him to giving everyone a run.

Arakawa leaving Callaghan and going to TT. Actually I was more surprise that TT took Arakawa seeing that she seem to be moving away from training skaters from other countries but I guess she just meant the U.S.

Elena gaining all that weight. I didn't recognize her when the season started.

 

[berthes ghost]

--The emergence of several men with real artistic talent (Lambiel, Buttle, van Perren).....--The sudden emergence of the Japanese women as a major force

Really? People have been talking about both these things for 3 years now. I'm surprised you're surprised.

 

[Koroleva]

Elena gaining all that weight. I didn't recognize her when the season started.

She had multiple injuries over the summer, and surgery eventually which required her to be off the ice.

I really hope she will have a much better season next year.

 

[lavender]

She had multiple injuries over the summer, and surgery eventually which required her to be off the ice.

I really hope she will have a much better season next year.

I know thanks. It was still shocking to see her but I knew she would gradually take it off so I wasn't worried about her being in shape for Worlds. I think next year will be different because she doesn't have to deal with that injury.

 

[registered]

I'm actually "shocked" by how many people thought Sasha was going to win Nationals. (Looking back at what was posted all over the Net, this was NOT a general consensus.)

Considering how poorly she skated in her past 2 competitions, while still with TT, turmoil with coaching situation (just a simple fact of her not having a permanent place to train), and health issues, that bugged her in the last coupe of months of 2003, I did not expect her to show up as well prepared, as she was (and I'm a big fan). After placing third at December fluff event and second at GPF she was not considered a favorite to win in Atlanta.