Best 3-3 jump combinations (Pick THREE) by a lady

[Vash01]

What were the best THREE 3-3 combinations by a lady skater?

(Pick three skaters from the list; some are/were doing more than one type of 3-3 combination- you may use either one or both to decide)

[EricRohmer]

Where is Yuna?

[briancoogaert]

I voted for Kristi Yamaguchi, the first with a 3Lutz/3Toe at the Olympics, such a good memory.
Tara Lipinski because her 3Loop/3Loop has always impressed me.
And Carolina Kostner because of her clean and big 3/3 and her 10 years of 3/3 at Euros and Worlds !

[naan]

Where is Yuna?

I think she has one of the best 3-3 combinations. Speed, power, distance,.. and it's so beautiful!
So, I voted for other!

[l'etoile]

How come Yuna's money-makers, 3f3t and 3lz3t, didn't make the list? Seriously?

[sk8ingcoach]

Just agreeing with everyone else that yuna should be on this list... This was a hard vote as i wanted to pick 4. I chose Midori ito, Carolina Kostner, Kristi yamaguchi and tara lipinski

[smarts1]

When did Tonya do a 3Loop-3Toe?

[Taso]

When did Tonya do a 3Loop-3Toe?

I was wondering the same? I'm sure she could have done it with ease, but I don't recall seeing it

[FunnyBut]

Again, where is YuNa?
This is sort of like a spiral poll without MK, and Beillman poll without Denise, a spin poll without Lucinda Ruh

Hers is one of the few difficult 3-3s that would get consistently get ratified with big GOE under the strictest judges' eyes, and she did them all the time, including the SPs. You'd see a competition where lady after lady would be trying these small, underottated, squeeked out , fallen out, two-footed or splatted 3-3s. Then it came YuNa's turn and she'd land the humongous combo with height, distance , speed, she truly dominated the 3-3.

[robinhood]

Yuna is the queen of triples-triples...I doubt we will see ladies with such combos for a long time (perhaps Gold, but hers don't have the fabulous speed going in)

[RumbleFish]

Again, where is YuNa?
This is sort of like a spiral poll without MK, and Beillman poll without Denise, a spin poll without Lucinda Ruh

And the most productive way of using my precious 5 minutes.

[AliasJohnDoe]

Was Yuna deliberately left off? ...Konspiracy!!!

[personwhoishere]

I immediately thought of Yu-Na Kim when I saw the title, very surprised she's not one of the options. I'm not even a fan but her 3-3 combos are fantastic. Kostner has a fantastic 3flip/3toe when she does it, so from the options listed, my vote would be for her.

[Macassar88]

Mao also did 3R 3T

But my vote goes to Yuna and Tuktamisheva (who I think should have been included)

[Triple Butz]

Mao also did 3R 3T

When she was younger, Mao was doing 3F3R3T, 3Z3R, 3R3R (in exhibitions) and 3F3T. I have never seen her go for a 3R3T, though.

And how can you have this poll without Yuna?

[bardtoob]

Midori and Michelle for their 3T/3T, which were beautiful from entry to exit ... Plus Irina for the 3Lz/3Lp, which is the best quality of that very difficult combination. If I could have voted for 4, then I would have added Miki since her jumps were so big.

I prefer big jumps, but Harding could have been better in 3/3s. I actually would give it to Kostner over Harding in 3/3s, although I think Harding was a better jumper, in general.

Yamaguchi, Lipinsky, and Asada's jumps seemed smallish, relatively.

... then Hughes and Bonaly.

[Macassar88]

When she was younger, Mao was doing 3F3R3T, 3Z3R, 3R3R (in exhibitions) and 3F3T. I have never seen her go for a 3R3T, though.

And how can you have this poll without Yuna?

Oops meant 3F 3T

[RunnersHigh]

Come on, Vash01 did that on purpose.

If Yuna is on the list, it's INSIPIDNESS.

I selected Midori, Tara and Tonya.

[DORISPULASKI]

Midori, Carolina, Tonya.

No Kristi-she did little nimminy pimminy tiny rotator jumps.

But Yu Na should be in here!

[Triple Butz]

Plus Irina for the 3Lz/3Lp, which is the best quality of that very difficult combination.

I think Miki's 3z/3r is without a doubt the best that element has been done by any lady. Irina's lutz edge always went neutral and she only landed it "cleanly" three times that I'm aware of: 99/00 GPF, 01 Russian Nationals, 05 Worlds. Of the three, 2005 Worlds was the closest, and even though the panel gave her credit, it looks like more of a 1/4 turn cheat to me. Miki often cheated the loop as well, but when she hit it at her best, she could fully rotate it.

I consider Harding to be pretty much the best jumper ever, but am surprised anyone would vote for her in this poll. She only landed a 3/3 twice (91 Nationals-3t3t- and 88 Nationals-3r3t) and both had weak landings based on reports I've heard. ETA: There is no video footage of her long program at 88 Nationals but does anyone know if she beat Kadavy in the LP? I can't imagine her skating worse than Kadavy who was a total train wreck that year.