bumblebeevich
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There were no real rivalries in the Kwan era at all. Only the 13 month Kwan-Lipinski one which only existed due to Kwan bombing Nationals in 97, and the Kwan-Slutskaya one which the ISU invented since the field was so pathetic those years they literally had to invent a rival for Kwan with heavy politiking for Slutskaya, something even Kwan fans constantly state and whine about to this day so they themselves are in total agreement. What else was there, Butyrskaya vs Kwan, Suguri vs Kwan, Arakawa vs Suguri in Japan, Sokolova vs Slutskaya in Russia, Robinson vs Michelle Currie in Canada, LOL!
Contrast to the the 10 previous years where you have numerous AMAZING rivalries: Kim vs Asada, Asada vs Ando, Kim vs Ando, Sotnikova vs Lipnitskaya, Ando vs Rochette, Asada vs Rochette, Medvedeva vs Zagitova, Pogorilaya vs Medvedeva. Or the years previous to the Kwan era where you had Witt vs Thomas, Thomas vs Trenary, Witt vs Manley, Manely vs Thomas, Ito vs Trenary, Yamaguchi vs Ito, Yamaguchi vs Harding, Harding vs Kerrigan, Kerrigan vs Baiul, Bonaly vs Baiul, Chen vs Bonaly, again an endless list.
Contrast to the the 10 previous years where you have numerous AMAZING rivalries: Kim vs Asada, Asada vs Ando, Kim vs Ando, Sotnikova vs Lipnitskaya, Ando vs Rochette, Asada vs Rochette, Medvedeva vs Zagitova, Pogorilaya vs Medvedeva. Or the years previous to the Kwan era where you had Witt vs Thomas, Thomas vs Trenary, Witt vs Manley, Manely vs Thomas, Ito vs Trenary, Yamaguchi vs Ito, Yamaguchi vs Harding, Harding vs Kerrigan, Kerrigan vs Baiul, Bonaly vs Baiul, Chen vs Bonaly, again an endless list.