Who are your all-time favorite skaters?

[UGG]

The first skater I ever remember LOVING is Kristy. Then I was a big Nancy fan and then I liked Michelle Kwan but did not become an uber until 2002 SLC.

[Wyliefan]

Paul Wylie, Sasha Cohen, Gordeeva/Grinkov (and Gordeeva solo as well), Tara Lipinski, Davis/White, Ashley Wagner, Richard Dornbush.

I was all set to uber Yukina Ota, but then she left. And I was all set to uber Florent Amodio, until he got Morozovized.

I think I'm on my way to ubering Akiko Suzuki, though. I find myself liking her more and more every year.

[stevlin]

Jeffrey Buttle, Weaver and Poje, Boitano, Orser, Todd Eldredge, Joannie Rochette, And many more.

[Vash01]

Pairs:

B&S
G&G
M&D
T&M
S&N


Ladies:

Michelle
Irina
Mao
Yu na
Caryn Kadavy
Oksana (before her problems)
Angela
Maria

Men:

Plushenko
Yagudin
Kulik
Urmanov
Petrenko
Boitano
Orser
Curry
Galindo
Takahashi

Ice dance:

K&P
T&D
U&Z
K&O
D&W

[brilliant9]

Dance: G&P, K&P, V&M, Maxim Staviski
Pairs: G&G
Ladies: Yuna Kim, Janet Lynn
Men: Alexei Yagudin, Kurt Browning

[Laney]

Ladies: Tanja Szewczenko (ALL began with her for me), Irina Slutskaya, Carolina Kostner, Tara Lipinski and Katia Gordeeva.
Men: Stephane Lambiel, Ilia Kulik, Takahiko Kozuka, Tomas Verner, Todd Eldredge
Pairs: Gordeeva/Grinkov, Shen/Zhao, Savchenko/Szolkowy
Dance: Gritshuk/Platov, Drobiazko/Vanagas, Winkler/Lohse, Denkowa/Staviski, Davis/White

[centerstage01]

In no particular order--

Ladies: Michelle Kwan, Kristi Yamaguchi, Lucinda Ruh, Denise Biellmann, Shizuka Arakawa, Midori Ito, Janet Lynn, Mirai Nagasu, Yu-Na Kim, Mao Asada, Alissa Czisny

Men: Kurt Browning, Brian Boitano, Scott Hamilton (as a skater, NOT as a commentator), Viktor Petrenko, Stephane Lambiel, Alexei Yagudin, Jeff Buttle, Paul Wylie, Jeremy Abbott, Daisuke Takahashi

Pairs: Shen/Zhao, Gordeeva/Grinkov, Savchenko/Szolkowy

Dance: Torvill/Dean, Klimova/Ponomarenko, Belbin/Agosto, Davis/White

[ostile17]

Torvill-Dean, Domnina-Shabalin. Daisuke Takahashi!

[michiruwater]

Sasha Cohen and Evan Lysacek.

[Simone411]

Scott, Viktor, Ilia Klimkin, Ilia Kulik, Stephane, Todd, Alexei, Boitano, Orser, Paul, Jeffery, Evan, Michael, Steven Cousins, Robin Cousins, Daisuke, Patrick, Kurt, Jeremy, Matt, Timothy Goebel, etc.

Dorothy, Peggy, Janet, Chen Lu, Michelle, Oksana, Alissa, Tara, Yu Na, Nancy, Kristi, Karyn, Joannie, Ross Sumners, Elizabeth Manley, Katerina Witt, Denise, Lucinda, Mirai, Angela, Debi Thomas, Mao, Midori, Rachael, Surya, etc.

Shen/Zhao, Gordeeva/Grinkov, Sale/Pelletier, etc.

The Kerrs, Punsalyn/Swallow, Torvill/Dean, Belbin/Agosto, Davis/White, Virtue/Moir, etc.

[falling_dance]

Curry, Chan, Urmanov, Takahashi, Savoie, D. Liu, Orser, Boitano (after Calgary), Cousins, Kozuka, Lysacek (Gachinski and Hanyu might be on this list someday.)

Kwan, Asada, Slutskaya, Arakawa, Kostner, Kim, Fleming, Sumners, Ando, S. Hughes, Czisny, Giunchi, Humphreys (Tuktamysheva and H. Suzuki already threaten to make the list.)

Mishkutenok/Dmitriev, Savchenko/Szolkowy, Kavaguti/Smirnov, Gordeeva/Grinkov, Berezhnaya/Sikharulidze, Kovarikova/Novotny, Inoue/Baldwin

Virtue/Moir, Davis/White, Domnina/Shabalin, Bestemianova/Bukin, Roca/Sur

[Simone411]

I knew I wouldn't think of all my faves. You just mentioned more skaters I like. Thanks, falling_dance.

[A.H.Black]

Paul Wylie.

Likewise.

[natalia65]

Who are your favorite skaters of all-time? It doesn't have to be who you think is the best skater, but who are your favorites?

Torvill & Dean and Lambiel who I actually think are the best skaters!

[Twilight1]

Men- Kurt, Elvis, Patrick Chan, Alexei Yagudin
Women- Oksana Baiul and Joannie Rochette
Pairs- Gordeeva & Grionkov, Woetzel & Steuer
Ice Dance- B&K, G&P, V&M, D&V, A&P, W&P, D&L, D&W.

Ice Dance has been my fave discipline since 1992.

[briancoogaert]

Women- Oksana Baiul and Joannie Rochette
Pairs- Gordeeva & Grionkov, Woetzel & Steuer.

I love your choices because you take two exact opposite for those disciplines, IMO.

[sk8ingcoach]

Ladies: Carolina, Midori
Men: Chan, Hanyu
Pairs: Savchenko & Szolkowy, Volosozhar & Trankov, Yuko Kavaguti & Alex Smirnov
Dance: Kaitlyn Weaver & Andrew Poje

SO many favourites but i tried to narrow it down. But my number 1 favourite is Carolina

[centerpt1]

I have many favorites-but the following I watch and re-watch programs-or try to get to see them skate.

Historical: Curry, R Cousins, Torvill/Dean, Wylie

Historical/more recent as show skaters: Browning, Kadavy, Sato

Current: Ashley Wagner, Weaver/Poje, Abbott, Takahashi, Kozuka, Arakawa, Ando,

Bubbling under skaters: Hubbell/Donohue, R Miner

Fav of all time: Browning

[RumbleFish]

Denise Biellmann, Yuna Kim
Torvill & Dean, Klimova & Ponomarenko
G&G, B&S
Brian Boitano, Alexei Yagudin

[zilam98]

gordeeva and grinkov, gordeeva herself