Loves_Shizuka
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#teamzhang until the bitter end!
#gluttonforpunishment
#teamzhang until the bitter end!
Rohene's highest finish was 14th and only competed internationally one time. I think a lot of people will remember that there was a lot of press around him at 2006 Nationals (or at least ABC/ESPN) and I believe the story was that his family couldn't afford to attend the event, someone pitched in and they were able to see the LP, and he had a huge meltdown that dropped him from the top 10 to last place. The details may not be exact, but I remember the skate.
Glad to see he's so successful these days.
Wasn't there a year where ABC TV spent a lot of money paying for Rohene's family to attend Nationals, but it backfired because he choked/bombed and the whole set up became something really making more emphatic how sad the event was for him. He clearly had the talent to be on a World team. Sadly not the right moments at the key competitions to make it happen though.
Irina Korina and Victor Yelchin placed 3rd at The USSR nationals but were not allowed to go to the Olympics because they were Jewish. I don't know if they went to Worlds. They moved to the USA with their 6 month old son Anton who became an actor but sadly died in a freak car accident.
I swear as I was scrolling down this thread I thought about them. Anton's death is an extremely tragic story.Irina Korina and Victor Yelchin placed 3rd at The USSR nationals but were not allowed to go to the Olympics because they were Jewish. I don't know if they went to Worlds. They moved to the USA with their 6 month old son Anton who became an actor but sadly died in a freak car accident.
Yebin Mok
I've never heard about her before (or at least blanked it out of my memory). Now I'll proceed to find some footage on youtube to give my opinion later on maybe too.
Ok. I just watched this video.She skated really well one year at US Nationals and finished 6th (2003?). Lovely skater. Never really had much success after that. I believe Karen Kwan coached her.
Ok. I just watched this video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qlv6n5EQq3U&t=195s
It's her SP in this Nationals.
Beautiful skater, reminds me Michelle Kwan. The Lutz from proper, definite outside edge, rare thing from American ladies esp. in that time. So smooth & graceful, skating skills are very good, esp. her crossovers that are like butter.
I've never heard about her before (or at least blanked it out of my memory). Now I'll proceed to find some footage on youtube to give my opinion later on maybe too.
Elladj Balde, but he hasn't retired yet so still has a chance.
Yeah. There is a bit of Michelle in her. And she was with Kwan/Oppegard part of her career although I guess not at that point. She continued to skate until 2008, but failed to make it out of sectionals.
There was Frank Caroll with her in K'n'C in 2003. Maybe some of that similar skating & touches is because of him?
I was fortunate enough to attend the 1994 US Championships in Detroit, and a week later, the 1994 Canadian Championships in Edmonton.
One skater who really caught my attention was Tanya Bingert. She had huge jumps which carried a great deal of distance, and her short program from the event is a personal favourite.
Enjoy.
https://youtu.be/SGPkJBPLmd8