Loads of talent but not enough success to match it

[Allskate]

I always wondered how Krisztina Czako would have done if she had better resources. She had tons of raw talent.

Nicole Bobek and Christopher Bowman are poster children for this thread.

 

[Japanfan]

Emmanuel Sandhu- Do I even need to go into explanations on him, L OL! I am sure anyone on this sub remembers him.

Quite impossible to forget Emmanuel.

One memory that stands out is the time that didn't skate great, and blamed it on having encountered a ghost in his closet prior to the competition.

 

[screech]

Quite impossible to forget Emmanuel.

One memory that stands out is the time that didn't skate great, and blamed it on having encountered a ghost in his closet prior to the competition.

Didn't he also once blame a poor performance on his costume (which he'd worn all season)?

 

[Fadeevfanboy]

Also remember 2004 worlds after his poor short program. "My alarm clock didn't go off."

 

[Johnny_Fever]

Folks have said that Gordie McKellen never reached a tenth of his potential.

 

[Areski]

Sasha Cohen (she should have won at least one World Championships in her career).
Mikhail Kolyada

And obviously Tonya Harding.

 

[Vagabond]

Quite impossible to forget Emmanuel.

One memory that stands out is the time that didn't skate great, and blamed it on having encountered a ghost in his closet prior to the competition.

I am sure that he has many ghosts in his closet.

 

[oz01]

Joshua Farris, such a beautiful and talented skater.