I guess Sasha was simply a 3rd-rate skater who got as far as she did with pretty spirals and spins.
Nobody said that.
I guess Sasha was simply a 3rd-rate skater who got as far as she did with pretty spirals and spins.
Now i am a strong hater of both these skaters. But when both were at their prime, kwan was the greater skater. This is easy just by counting the number of world championships
No edges, no speed, no glide, wobbly, a gymnast on ice...even a person who wasn't into figure skating could tell she wasn't that good. Oh, and even her spins and spirals weren't all that great, as they traveled, weren't well centered, and had a poor change of edge.
Oh, but what wonderful flexibility she had!
a strong hater?!
Now i am a strong hater of both these skaters. But when both were at their prime, kwan was the greater skater. This is easy just by counting the number of world championships
Do your students take you seriously?
I havent seen her live but if the people in this thread who have are accurately potraying what her skating looks like live, I would have to say she was probably lucky to achieve what she did even.
Do your students take you seriously?
Red Violin was so unique b/c there isn't a lot of music to hide behind.
I dont think as great as she is Sasha could have pulled off Red Violin, atleast not the way Kwan did.
Michelle attempted a 3Z-3R at 2001 Skate Canada so this isn't correct either. That's generally considered harder than either 3-3 you listed for Sasha.
What about Cohen's spirals? Is there any ladies' skater in history who has performed better spirals??
How did you manage to revive a thread from 2013?
I bet you he still gets people to reply to him. He pretty much unleashed all of the hounds on that last post.
I almost started bringing up skating skills, but then I'm like why bother - I'd rather talk about almonds. Sometimes you feel like a nut, sometimes you don't. Almond joy has nuts (mounds don't)