Friday watch party: 1999 Worlds SP

[Jeschke]

Fumie!

 

[alchemy void]

I used to work in the city next to Great Neck and heard many comments on how awful the Hughes parents were.

LIES!!!!!!

SLAY FUMIE! I LOVE YOU!

 

[VGThuy]

She had Cohen? I had no clue

For a hot spell. Wagner took over for Cohen right before 2004 Nationals, and then Cohen came to 2004 Worlds with a totally different Swan Lake LP for some reason. Then Cohen went back to John Nicks for the next season as she missed the West Coast and Robin Wagner was probably being all Robin Wagner to her.

 

[SmallFairy]

Actually that scrunchie is channeling Shannon Miller!

 

[Kateri]

If we're doing full-disclosure today, I was a FUMIE SUGURI UBER. For a very long time. #untilthebitterend

 

[aftershocks]

Hmmm, the Hughes sisters did tend to get every ounce out of their talent, and they both had gorgeous layback positions (Dick would highly approve! ). They both had lots of gumption and chutzpah. I was never a huge fan of either of their skating, but Sarah had her moments I suppose (good and bad).

A very bad video quality of Sarah's skate...

 

[Hanna]

Oh, AZE flag lady putting FIN GEO flag lady to shame

How dare you!

Still can't believe Hughes competed at 13, that's crazy!

 

[Colonel Green]

Fumie!

Only another fifteen seasons to go for her.

 

[alchemy void]

pogosplat

 

[Aerobicidal]

Wasn't this event before the halfway point in Suguri's competitive career? Possibly by a lot?

 

[Jeschke]

MESS!

 

[SmallFairy]

Fumie!!!!! What a gorgeous, lovely, beautiful dress!

 

[rfisher]

Fumie the Eternal.

 

[VGThuy]

Poor Poor Fumie...that was a nickname a friend of mine and I came up with when I read all about how Fumie wasn't popular in Japan and how Shizuka, Miki were considered prettier and Mao had the Hello Kitty appeal whereas Fumie had no appeal to the Japanese. Poor Poor Fumie...

 

[Hanna]

FUMIE

 

[Jeschke]

One JPN spot back then.

 

[SmallFairy]

MESS!

I think she missed the FS cut....Valeria Trifancova of Latvia didn't....

 

[Vagabond]

She had Cohen? I had no clue

Neither did Sasha.

 

[Colonel Green]

Wasn't this event before the halfway point in Suguri's competitive career? Possibly by a lot?

Depends on if you're measuring based on international seasons or not.

 

[Jeschke]

Steps back then. Legend!

 

[VGThuy]

Did you guys know Michelle Kwan taught Fumie Suguri the triple Lutz when Kwan was competing at 1994 Worlds and was practicing at a rink there and was helping Fumie out (who wasn't competing at Worlds).

 

[alchemy void]

Wasn't this event before the halfway point in Suguri's competitive career? Possibly by a lot?

She only had 12 more international seasons ahead of her.
Plus a few more after that, domestic events only though.

 

[SmallFairy]

Such lovely knee bend in the axel landing. Great speed in the steps. This competition was my first time seeing her.

 

[Jeschke]

MESS!

I think she missed the FS cut....

Wikipedia says she made it.

 

[alchemy void]

Poor Poor Fumie...that was a nickname a friend of mine and I came up with when I read all about how Fumie wasn't popular in Japan and how Shizuka, Miki were considered prettier and Mao had the Hello Kitty appeal whereas Fumie had no appeal to the Japanese. Poor Poor Fumie...

I'm sure Fumie takes great solace that a minuscule group of gays around the world absolutely worship her.

 

[Colonel Green]

She only had 12 more international seasons ahead of her.
Plus a few more, domestic only.

That eleventh-place finish at Eastern Sectionals was quite a way to end a career.

 

[nimi]

Compared to our IJs era, the near-complete abscence of multidirectional skating is really obvious for every skater this far...

 

[VGThuy]

The Satos were making sure their skaters learned skating skills and knee bend and proper steps before the ISU mandated it through IJS.

 

[Jeschke]

Is this Sato?

 

[SmallFairy]

Wikipedia says she made it.

Oh, I'm glad my mind is playing games on me!