Hey, and where are Borzenkova/Chuviliaev??
Surely voted for other. Totmianina/Marinin is the pair I really miss in competitive skating.
View Poll Results: Who are your fav. Retired Pairs?
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Katie Orscher and Garrett Lucash
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Marcy Hinzmann and Aaron Parchem
12 6.82% -
Vanessa James and Yannick Bonhoue
7 3.98% -
Kaela Pflumm and Christopher Pottenger
1 0.57% -
Tiffany Vise and Derek Trent
3 1.70% -
Jamie Sale and David Pelletier
20 11.36% -
Tiffany Stiegler and Johnnie Stiegler
7 3.98% -
Katie Beriau and Alex Merritt
2 1.14% -
Kendra Moyle and Andy Seitz
2 1.14% -
Ekaterina Gordeeva and Sergei Grinkov
90 51.14% -
Christine Hough and Doug Ladret
13 7.39% -
Other
79 44.89%
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10-08-2010, 10:01 AM #41Registered User
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S/Z definitely. In a way, I'm glad they've retired because if they were still competing, it would probably mean that they hadn't won the OG, and I don't think I could've taken it if they were not the champions in Vancouver.
I was formerly only familiar with their more recent performances, but I've checked out some of their older programmes, and I must say that they were wonderful even in 2001 with this SP (their speed was just incredible!):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1Ek-iGQvTw
Sandra Bezic is intolerable as a commentator, but from what I've seen of her work with Chen Lu and S/Z, her skills as a choreographer were first-rate. S/Z might've been better served if they had never made the move to Lori.
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Shishkova & Naumov always will always be my sentimental favourites
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10-10-2010, 12:23 AM #44Registered User
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...many pairs are missing...
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10-10-2010, 12:29 AM #45Registered User
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LOL,I agree with all of you. I can only fit 12 on the Polls.I also agree with Crazy. I miss Katie and Garrett. As well as G&G. I also miss Jamie Sale and David P.
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Originally Posted by babbyrabbit
me too. Or just John.Some days it's not worth chewing through the restraints.
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10-10-2010, 02:44 PM #47Registered User
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But something very nice about this poll is that every team gets at least one vote !
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Underhill & Martini, Shen & Zhao, Katia & Sergei, Elena & Anton, small brunette & tall guy [both from Canada, can't remember their names]. Originally Posted by nirti
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Mclaughlin/Brubaker
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My sentiments exactly (with Shen and Zhao being a close second), and I'm ?????? that neither team is listed. Originally Posted by miffy
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Other: Mishketunek & Dimitiriev
How could they have been left off this list?Vainly hoping for Khokhlova/Volobuev
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10-25-2010, 02:43 AM #52YEAH!
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Hey, I actually liked them. Originally Posted by pumba
Hey, and where are Borzenkova/Chuviliaev??
The choreography that Moskvina did for them was amazing. Actually the last really good stuff she's done. I also miss Obertas & Slavnov from their one or two seasons that they were good.
This poll is obviously very North American centric, but I like it, it reminded me of a lot of pairs I do miss but wouldn't necessarily remember to put on my lists... Orscher & Lucash, Hinzmann & Parchem, Stieglers were all really good.
My faves list would be B&S, M&D, K&D, Valova & Vassiliev, Selezneva & Makarov, Abitbol & Bernadis, T&M, Shishkova & Naumov.
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I've always regretted that Stephenie Kalsalvitch (sp?) couldn't "make the butterflies fly in formation," and left the sport.
She and Parchem had such amazing lines - one of those pairs with dance "benefits."
Hinzman and Parchem were a bit too gymnastic for my tastes.
I also miss D&V, Roca & Sur skating amateur or pros, and just about every Russian pairs or dance team of the 90's.
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The small brunette and tall guy are probably Brasseur and Eisler? Originally Posted by Octoberopals
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Elena and Anton they should have won 2001 world too soooooooo gorgeous.
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Odd list to leave out so many fan favs... My vote goes to Elena & Anton, who I miss more and more every season. Honorable mention to the glorious M&D. Those were the days!
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Berezhnaya-Sikharulidze (that seems like a glaring omission from the list, since G&G are on it- meaning it's not just American pairs)
Also Mishkutionok-Dmitriev
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Berezhnaya & Sikharulidze and Miskutienok & Dmitriev most of all. Also Bechke & Petrov and Underhill & Martini. I actually miss Totmianina & Marinin, and wish I could see them skate as pros more.
I dont miss Shen & Zhou one bit. I sort of liked them (though I wasnt a huge fan) but they were becoming so overrated I am now just glad they are gone for good.
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I just noticed the poll options. Hilarious. I have never heard of 4 or 5 of the pairs or knew they even existed (some of them were probably junior pairs who had mediocre junior careers then split up).
And some of the ones included like Orscher & Lucash and the Stieglers I am quite relieved to not have taking up my viewing time when watching skating when I already have to put up with those darn commercials as it is. They atleast make me appreciate the commericals more though.
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