Sure. We don’t suffer from dementia....yet.Does anyone remember Adelina Sotnikova... ?
We talk about Adelina Sotnikova as much as we talk about Sarah Hughes.Does anyone remember Adelina Sotnikova... ?
Miss Hughes was a far superior skater to Sotinkova,both technically and artistically.We talk about Sotnikova as much as we talk about Sarah Hughes.
Oddly enough, I won't argue with you. Strange how that can happen once in awhileMiss Hughes was a far superior skater to Sotinkova,both technically and artistically.
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Miss Hughes was a far superior skater to Sotinkova,both technically and artistically.
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Of course, you simply don't forget the second-most recent Olympic Champion.Does anyone remember Adelina Sotnikova... ?
I'm going to take a punt and suggest the OP of those thread is almost certainly one of them.As do the hoardes of nasty fans who send her death threats or just generally nasty comments, unfortunately.
Not sure what the "WTF" in the thread means...
So she did medal 8 times ( gp / Euro).. I seem not remembering her at all.. !?!?... a recent article from NBC suggesting a fix..Does anyone remember Adelina Sotnikova... ?
First, three years ago is hardly a "recent" article. (Also, shock horror, the study found bias in more countries than just Russia.)So she did medal 8 times ( gp / Euro).. I seem not remembering her at all.. !?!?... a recent article from NBC suggesting a fix..
Even if there was a fix, it's hardly Adelina's fault, I mean no-one sent death threats to Anton and Elena in Salt Lake City?. a recent article from NBC suggesting a fix..
What did I miss? People are still angry over her "win"?
The first of Frau Muller’s three straight Ladies Olympic gold medalists...two on “enemy turf” in North America. Think about it...pretty darn remarkable.Can’t say I blame them. I’m still not over Anett Potzsch.
I had to Google the most recent women's FS Olympic champion. . . . couldn't for the life of me remember Zagitova!Of course, you simply don't forget the second-most recent Olympic Champion.
I'm going to take a punt and suggest the OP of those thread is almost certainly one of them.
Hughes won the Olympics in her home country under scandalous circumstances, a World Bronze, a couple GPF Bronze, and the Jr. World Silver.
My x is a casual figure skating fan. Knowing nothing about who was doing what to whom predicted Sarah Hughes would win. She skated way above herself that night.Hughes is an international icon and treasure! Skated the absolute best by far that night while Kween and Slutskaya were auditioning for Frozen.
She deserved her win while in 1My4 I think Carolina and Yuna both skated better than Kween and Slutskaya did and ultimately Sotnikova.
Absolutely. Undoubtedly the best Olympic-winning free skate since Lipinski in 1998.Hughes is an international icon and treasure! Skated the absolute best by far that night while Kween and Slutskaya were auditioning for Frozen.
People still upset over Michelle Kwan from 1998.What did I miss? People are still angry over her "win"?
My x is a casual figure skating fan. Knowing nothing about who was doing what to whom predicted Sarah Hughes would win. She skated way above herself that night.
The scandal was the ISU's and their judges, not the skaters.Hughes is an international icon and treasure! Skated the absolute best by far that night while Kween and Slutskaya were auditioning for Frozen.
She deserved her win while in 14 I think Carolina and Yuna both skated better than Kween and Slutskaya did and ultimately Sotnikova.
Hughes was also in the top 10 in 2003, so four times, unless you were counting bronze separate.Actually, if you are counting Worlds placements, Sotnikova underperforms Hughes. At least Hughes stepped onto a Worlds podium and finished top 10 three times.
Hughes's win was IMO also less 'controversial'> Kwan and Slute made mistakes while Kim and Kostner were on their game. My issue with Sotnikova's win were the obscenely high PCS.
She also had her share of cringe-worthy programs - Christina Aguilera LP anyone?
I honestly don't have an opinion on her skating because I didn't see enough of it! And truly neither of her 12-13 and 13-14 programs were memorable to me