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- Jun 18, 2011
For every skater who becomes a champion, there are always a group of skaters who have to vie for the silver and bronze medals, and sometimes just finishing in the top ten. These skaters - very talented - have to contend with skating in the shadows of the ones who win the titles. It has to be frustrating, to say the least!
A partial list of the "bridesmaids" of the figure skating world could include:
US Women:
Tina Noyes - longtime runner-up to Peggy Fleming.
Julie Lynn Holmes - longtime runner-up (at Nationals) to Janet Lynn. (Although Holmes did outskate Lynn at the Worlds, winning silver and bronze medals).
Wendy Burge - runner-up to Dorothy Hamill.
Lisa-Marie Allen and Carrie Rugh - runners-up to Linda Fratianne.
Priscilla Hill - runner-up to Elaine Zayak.
Tiffany Chin - runner-up to Elaine Zayak and Rosalyn Sumners.
Tonia Kwiatkowski - runner-up to Michelle Kwan, Tara Lapinski, Nicole Bobek. Tonia competed at Nationals for a decade and never won the title, although the did win silver and bronze medals.
Nicole Bobek - runner-up to Michelle Kwan and Tara Lapinski. Nicole did win the US title in 1995.
Angela Nikodinov - runner-up to Michelle Kwan, Tara Lapinski, and Sarah Hughes. Angela perpetually finished in fourth or fifth place, always just missing the World and/or Olympic teams.
US Men:
David Santee - runner-up to Charlie Tickner and Scott Hamilton. David won the US silver medal and the World silver medal, but never the gold medal.
Scott Cramer - runner-up to Scott Hamilton.
Paul Wylie -- runner-up to Brian Boitano and Christopher Bowman. Paul won US silver and bronze medals, and he gained great acclaim (well deserved!!) with his 1992 Olympic silver medal.
The list can be very long.....what about pairs and ice dance?
A partial list of the "bridesmaids" of the figure skating world could include:
US Women:
Tina Noyes - longtime runner-up to Peggy Fleming.
Julie Lynn Holmes - longtime runner-up (at Nationals) to Janet Lynn. (Although Holmes did outskate Lynn at the Worlds, winning silver and bronze medals).
Wendy Burge - runner-up to Dorothy Hamill.
Lisa-Marie Allen and Carrie Rugh - runners-up to Linda Fratianne.
Priscilla Hill - runner-up to Elaine Zayak.
Tiffany Chin - runner-up to Elaine Zayak and Rosalyn Sumners.
Tonia Kwiatkowski - runner-up to Michelle Kwan, Tara Lapinski, Nicole Bobek. Tonia competed at Nationals for a decade and never won the title, although the did win silver and bronze medals.
Nicole Bobek - runner-up to Michelle Kwan and Tara Lapinski. Nicole did win the US title in 1995.
Angela Nikodinov - runner-up to Michelle Kwan, Tara Lapinski, and Sarah Hughes. Angela perpetually finished in fourth or fifth place, always just missing the World and/or Olympic teams.
US Men:
David Santee - runner-up to Charlie Tickner and Scott Hamilton. David won the US silver medal and the World silver medal, but never the gold medal.
Scott Cramer - runner-up to Scott Hamilton.
Paul Wylie -- runner-up to Brian Boitano and Christopher Bowman. Paul won US silver and bronze medals, and he gained great acclaim (well deserved!!) with his 1992 Olympic silver medal.
The list can be very long.....what about pairs and ice dance?
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