If you could adopt any skater, who would it be?

[coppertop1]

We all have skaters who we wish could skate for us. If you could adopt any skater or skaters from another country to skate for your country, who would you pick?

For me, I would say it won't be Marin Honda, Mai Mihara or Yuna Shiraiwa.

 

[bardtoob]

Jimmy McElroy

It was so sad how his father gave up on him.

https://youtu.be/dlcPFbhpzi0

They seemed like such a match at first.

https://youtu.be/-z-6KLtTul0

 

[Vash01]

Gubanova from Russia.

And the young Mexican skater Donovan Carrillo I just read about.

 

[kittyjake5]

When I read the thread title I thought "adopt" as in your personal life. I think you all know who that would be for me.
Silly me.

 

[DobrinFan]

Danielian, Boikova/Kozlovskii, and Kostornaia.

 

[Jeschke]

Danielian, Boikova/Kozlovskii, and Kostornaia.

So modest.

 

[Vash01]

When I read the thread title I thought "adopt" as in your personal life. I think you all know who that would be for me.
Silly me.

That’s what thought too, until I read the other posts.

 

[jlai]

That's a silly question, of course, I'll adopt P/C for ice dance, S/H for pairs, and Sakamoto and Tuk for ladies
Hanyu won't hurt either.
That will make the #1 team!

 

[DobrinFan]

So modest.

Well, I didn't want to be greedy

 

[cholla]

Konstantinova, Jin, Della-Monica/Guarise, Weaver/Poje.

 

[rfisher]

Tuk. Because she cracks me up on Instagram and she could finally get to the Olympics if she skated for the US.

 

[quartz]

Kaori Sakamoto, Boikova&Kozlovskii, and Michal Brezina.
Coach: Raf (I’m not one for crushes, but he’s adorable )

 

[VGThuy]

Any skater consistently getting PCS above 9.3-9.5 and GOEs above 4 and move them to Azerbaijan to see if the scores stay the same.

 

[Wyliefan]

Miyahara, Samodurova, Tarakanova. And probably lots more. Those are just the first three who come to mind.

 

[Simone411]

I would adopt some older skaters like Kurt Browning for his Singing in the Rain program and for his Brick House.

I'd also adopt Yuka Sato because of her program to I Love You Always Forever and her program to Hat Full Of Stars.

Actually there's several skaters I'd love to adopt, but it would take forever to list them all.

 

[Spun Silver]

Vasilievs. I'd pack him off to jump boot camp.

 

[WillyElliot]

Any number of the Russian females who will probably never see a Worlds or Olympics (or GP!!!) who are good enough to be US champion. Gubanova for starters. I also enjoy Nugumanova, Vasilieva, Kanyesheva.

 

[AxelAnnie]

Do they get to live at my house? If so Javi 100%

 

[puglover]

For me - Emmanuel Sandhu - who seemed to struggle with support. He came to our rink with Joanne McLeod as a 12 year old to do a seminar - so very talented. I always wonder "what could have been"?

 

[miffy]

If we can have retired skaters I want Brian Joubert. Not that he would come because he will never leave Poitiers

If it is current skaters I would like Marin Honda and Tomoki Hiwatashi. Think of all the Pikachu stuffies!

Maybe Adam Siao Him Fa too if he’ll bring his coach

 

[IloveFS]

Mariah Bell

Zhenya

James and Cipres

 

[Frau Muller]

Vincent Zhou!!!! Oops, he’s already from my country...

 

[coppertop1]

Mariah Bell

Zhenya

James and Cipres

Zhenya trains in Canada, that makes her practically Canadian

Russia and Japan could distribute half their ladies field and still be loaded with talent.

 

[IloveFS]

Zhenya trains in Canada, that makes her practically Canadian

Russia and Japan could distribute half their ladies field and still be loaded with talent.

And Vanessa James was born in Canada......

 

[coppertop1]

And Vanessa James was born in Canada......

Wasn't she born in Peterborough?