Someone in another thread suggested that some Skate Canada official could be sued for calling Yuna Kim's mother the "Queen of Skating Moms." As I learned in law school, you can always sue, but you can't always win. Also, truth is a defense to a claim for defamation.
That raises the question: Who is the Queen of Skating Moms? I propose that we solve it with a poll. For purposes of this poll, we will be using the skater's last name, which isn't necessarily the mother's.
View Poll Results: Who Is the Queen of Skating Moms?
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Momma Henie
1 0.56% -
Momma Heiss
0 0% -
Momma Fleming
5 2.81% -
Momma Chin
33 18.54% -
Momma Lipinski
15 8.43% -
Momma Harding
2 1.12% -
Momma Bobek
5 2.81% -
La Mère Joubert
22 12.36% -
Momma Leung
16 8.99% -
Momma Zhang
7 3.93% -
Momma Kim
56 31.46% -
Other (please identify)
16 8.99%
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08-29-2010, 04:26 AM #1Registered User
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Who Is the Queen of Skating Moms?
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08-29-2010, 04:29 AM #2
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Yeah, so I didn't read the moms part ;-) I think I have to vote for Suzanne Bonaly
Last edited by Allen; 08-29-2010 at 04:36 AM.
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Wow this is difficult I can't decide
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Dang! I left out the adoptive moms -- Bonaly and McDonough!
Originally Posted by Allen
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08-29-2010, 05:05 AM #5
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Marjorie Chin takes the cake, IMO.
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08-29-2010, 05:07 AM #6
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This is not a vote . . . It was Pappa Henie, not Momma Henie.
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08-29-2010, 05:16 AM #7Registered User
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Don't underestimate Momma Henie. She's included in this poll for good reason.
http://www.hok.no/sonja-henie.202899-30713.html
http://sports.jrank.org/pages/2031/H...dvantages.html
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08-29-2010, 05:18 AM #8
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Oooo . . . thanks Originally Posted by Squibble
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We should separate them by weight class.
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08-29-2010, 05:58 AM #10
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What about Michelle Cho mom?
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double post
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Carole Yamaguchi. Daughter followed Mom's tradition of giving her children Anglo first names but Japanese middle names.
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Brenda Kerrigan.
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Mummy Asada, hands down.
AFAIK, Not many coaches have said "I will no longer work with skater xx as a coach-consultant, I am too tired of fights with the skater's mom."
Refer to this post if you have any doubts.
http://www.fsuniverse.net/forum/show...0&postcount=43Last edited by RumbleFish; 08-29-2010 at 09:03 AM.
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You forgot Mama Cohen!
This is too difficult to vote on.
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Since too many moms like McDonough, Bonaly, Jutta Muller and Poppa Henie (first skating mom no matter his gender) were left off I voted for Mama Chin.
I don't know if she was the greatest (or worst depending on your perspective) but she was the first to break though to wider fame and became the public face of Skating Moms from Hell for a generation.
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a Real Queen is Mao's MoM.
The last I heard she was still...Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.
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I think like all "Greatest Ever" polls, this should leave out current Skating Moms and just concentrate on the historic figures.
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Why was Jutta Muller left off the list, she was a skating mom _and_ coach. How terrifying is that?
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Originally Posted by DickButtonFan
Originally Posted by Lanie
You forgot about the reason for this poll: Originally Posted by Mafke
A head-to-head between Momma Kim and Momma Asada might be interesting, though. Originally Posted by Momma Kim
Me! Me! Me! It's all about me!
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