Gold costume; no gold medal

[Mafke]

2010 Yu na- blue
2006 Shizuka- blue
2002 Sarah- blue
1998 Tara- blue

I thought Hughes in 2002 was more lavender.... That's certainly how it looks in most pictures and vids I've seen.

[Mafke]

Let us test this:

2010 Yu na- blue
2006 Shizuka- blue
2002 Sarah- blue
1998 Tara- blue
1994 Oksana- pink (not sure who wore blue)
1992 Kristi- black & gold/yellow
1988 Katarina- red
1984- Katarina- pink/red

Looks like the blues trend is fairly recent.

Going back further

1980 - Poetzsch - .... salmon?
1976 - Hammil - red
1972 - Schuba - navy (yale?) blue
1968 - Fleming - chartreuse

Can't find any color pictures (very quickly at least) of Dijkstra in 1964 or anything earlier

The only ladies gold at worlds in green (after Fleming if she wore the same costume at worlds that year) is I think Anett Poetzsch in 1978

http://skating.bplaced.net/Persons/Poetzsch02.jpg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMX3V0x8v8k

[briancoogaert]

1994 Oksana- pink (not sure who wore blue)

Yuka Sato ! and she won Worlds few month later.

[Mafke]

Oh, in 1980 Lake Placid Poetzsch wore blue for her SP (where she was a little lucky to be fourth).

And Yamachuchi's SP costume was blue too.

The blue juggernaut rolls on.

[briancoogaert]

Blue is one of the favorite color all over the World. Plus, it's way better on the ice than some other colors. I guess that's why we have so much blue costumes.

[Nan]

I remember Evan gave a interview where he mentioned that green is bad luck, purple is bad luck unless you're royalty, while wearing gold you won't get it, and while wearing silver that's all you'll get. There's also the belief that blue is the ladies OGM colour.

Maybe that's why so many men wear black.

[Vash01]

I thought Hughes in 2002 was more lavender.... That's certainly how it looks in most pictures and vids I've seen.

It looked like periwinkle blue on TV, to me. I did not see the competition live.

[Vash01]

Blue is one of the favorite color all over the World. Plus, it's way better on the ice than some other colors. I guess that's why we have so much blue costumes.

Blue, Red, Black are great colors on ice, and so they are most frequently used. Still, it is quite a coincidence that last 4 ladies champions wore blue.

[sequinsgalore]

2011: Black - Black - Pink
2010: Black/red - Blue - Red
2009: Red - Blue/Turquoise - Purple
2008: Red - Pink - Pink
2007: Red - Red - Pale Blue
2006: Red - Red - Lavender/Purple
2005: Black - Pink - Lavender
2004: Black - White- Salmon/Peach?
2003: Blue - Black - Blue
2002: Black - Red - Blue

Tallying the score:

Red(ish): 8-9/30
Black(ish): 6-7/30
Blue(ish): 6/30
Pink(ish): 5/30
Purple(ish): 3/30
White: 1/30

No love for yellow and green. I like green - has anyone ever won in that color?

[falling_dance]

No love for yellow and green. I like green - has anyone ever won in that color?

Mafke mentioned Peggy Fleming ('68 Olympics) and Poetzsch ('78 Worlds) earlier upthread. Rosalynn Sumners won 1984 US Nats in a green dress; I have trouble deciding between blue, green, and blue-green in the case of the one she wore for the 1983 Worlds free skate.

[sequinsgalore]

Mafke mentioned Peggy Fleming ('68 Olympics) and Poetzsch ('78 Worlds) earlier upthread. Rosalynn Sumners won 1984 US Nats in a green dress; I have trouble deciding between blue, green, and blue-green in the case of the one she wore for the 1983 Worlds free skate.

Thanks. I knew about Fleming. Has anyone worn green recently? It would look good on many skaters, especially those who has dark hair/pale skin like Fleming. Or are skaters just that superstituos?

[falling_dance]

Thanks. I knew about Fleming. Has anyone worn green recently? It would look good on many skaters, especially those who has dark hair/pale skin like Fleming. Or are skaters just that superstituos?

Elena Glebova and Kiira Korpi are the only ones I can recall at the moment.

[sequinsgalore]

1: Black
2: Black
3: Pink
4: Black/Purple/Green
5: Blue/White
6: Lavender
7: Pink
8: Black/Red
9: Purple/Pink
10: Purple
11: Red
12: Red
13: White
14: Red
15: Black
16: Red
17: Turqouise
18: Black
19: Red
20: Red
21: Turquoise
22: Purple
23: Black/Red
24: Red

Tallying the score: solid (solid+partial)
Red: 7 (9)
Black: 4 (7)
Purple/lavender: 3 (5)
Pink: 2 (3)
Turquoise: 2
White: 1 (2)
Green: (1)
Blue: (1)

Red was the winner. Surprisingly, blue was not very popular this year... The only real green was som stripes in Leonova witch dress.

[Vash01]

2011: Black - Black - Pink
2010: Black/red - Blue - Red
2009: Red - Blue/Turquoise - Purple
2008: Red - Pink - Pink
2007: Red - Red - Pale Blue
2006: Red - Red - Lavender/Purple
2005: Black - Pink - Lavender
2004: Black - White- Salmon/Peach?
2003: Blue - Black - Blue
2002: Black - Red - Blue

Tallying the score:

Red(ish): 8-9/30
Black(ish): 6-7/30
Blue(ish): 6/30
Pink(ish): 5/30
Purple(ish): 3/30
White: 1/30

No love for yellow and green. I like green - has anyone ever won in that color?

I think Tonya Harding wore green at one of the US nationals- may be 1991 when she landed the 3A (first time for a US lady). She won the world silver the same year.

[sequinsgalore]

I think Tonya Harding wore green at one of the US nationals- may be 1991 when she landed the 3A (first time for a US lady). She won the world silver the same year.

This is the program. I'd say it's more blue/mint green-ish than really green.

[falling_dance]

Irina Slutskaya won the 1999-2000 Grand Prix Final wearing a green dress (though there is a hint of blue in its shade). She wore a different dress at Worlds, however.

[Dancin' Dream]

Kwan 2002, gala. Had the arrogance and nerve to remain on that music, wear a gold dress, and make a huge fake drama, what an ignorance!

[Sasha'sSpins]

Kwan 2002, gala. Had the arrogance and nerve to remain on that music, wear a gold dress, and make a huge fake drama, what an ignorance!

I don't get why you seem so offended by Michelle in 2002.

Huge fake drama? I was never an uber (guess who my fave was in 2002) but I was moved to tears by Kwan's "Fields of Gold" gala performance. It came from her heart imo.

Going back further

1980 - Poetzsch - .... salmon?
1976 - Hammil - red
1972 - Schuba - navy (yale?) blue
1968 - Fleming - chartreuse

Can't find any color pictures (very quickly at least) of Dijkstra in 1964 or anything earlier

The only ladies gold at worlds in green (after Fleming if she wore the same costume at worlds that year) is I think Anett Poetzsch in 1978

http://skating.bplaced.net/Persons/Poetzsch02.jpg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMX3V0x8v8k

I couldn't find pictures but on video Dijkstra appears to have worn a green dress in '64 (well it looks kind of green to me the quality isn't the greatest):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkIM4rCHxC4

It appears Tenley Albright wore pink (if the photo from this link is from the 1956 Olympics):
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/siforwomen/top_100/47/

[Yazmeen]

Kwan 2002, gala. Had the arrogance and nerve to remain on that music, wear a gold dress, and make a huge fake drama, what an ignorance!

Um, the program was originally designed for the skating exhibition honoring the 61 World Team (it's a song of remembrance) which ended up honoring those lost during the 9/11 tragedy. She originally wore blue IIRC. So, she was supposed to drop her exhibition the day after the competition to tone down the "arrogance" in your opinion??? Ahh, the cult that hates Kwan and must insist that a gold dress and "gold song" was her arrogantly believing she had the OGM in the bag.

[sequinsgalore]

Risa Shoji just won silver at JGP Brisbane wearing a green dress. She skated to "Legends of the Falls", so she gets two bonus points from me!