Which lady had the best spring in her jumps?

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

Im slihgtly bored tonight (but fully tipsy) tee-hee

Which ladies (choose 3) do you think had the most SPRING in their jumps? I find height exciting. Im NOT talking best jumper... Im talking spring in their jumps. If I only meant jumping there would be a whole bunch of other skaters from Daleman to Lipinski to Yamaguchi to Kwan to Asada to Onda to Ando on this poll.

I love when Uncle Dick would say "Look at the spring in that jump." And going form that these following 10 ladies are FOR ME who I most remember with spring. (And yes I know Im sure I missed some...) but going from this list choose 3 please

Please forgive typos I hit the wine tonight.

 

[briancoogaert]

Honorable mention to :
Laetitia Hubert
or
Yulia Lavrenchuk

 

[Marco]

Agnes Zawadski and Julia Sebestyen probably had the most impressive spring to their jumps because that spring wasn't aided by speed into the jumps in their cases.

 

[alchemy void]

Tonia K?

Exactly how much wine did you have last night?

 

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

Tonia K?

Exactly how much wine did you have last night?

HAHAHAHAHAH Trader Joe's started selling cans of wine last month... well.. and I cant resist...

In Tonia's SPs she got quite spring in her triples ... Dick commented on them too. In her Frees tho they were not as evident because she usually fell.

 

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

Kaetlyn Osmond is winning this? I didnt see this coming, but OK.

 

[Meoima]

Kaetlyn Osmond is winning this? I didnt see this coming, but OK.

Her jumps are not just high but the ice coverage is amazing!!

 

[AxelAnnie]

Kaetlyn Osmond is winning this? I didnt see this coming, but OK.

I did

 

[VGThuy]

Current skaters tend to win these things.

 

[casken]

Czako should really be on there.

 

[Meoima]

Current skaters tend to win these things.

I intended to vote for Midori but honestly I’d rather watch Osmond over that wrapped leg so there’s that.

 

[Clay]

The answer is Krisztina Czako, on every jump!
https://youtu.be/8r1tOf8uW1A?t=1m1s

She got the height and then rotated, often resulting in wobbly landings, but exciting to watch.
Tonya Harding wins this award too.
https://youtu.be/ivAE6r_L7kw?t=3m40s

though sometimes the lutz had a little pull to the landing. I'm one of the few that believes Tonya actually landed a quad loop while filming a Texaco commercial. That jump was massive.

Other skaters had 1 or 2 jumps that could fly: Gold's lutz, Szewczenko's lutz and triple toe that could have been a quad, Sebestyen's lutz and flip, Lavrenchuck's lutz, Gusmeroli's lutz, Bobek's flutz and double axel. Perhaps Kopac's loop.

mention to :
Anna Rechnio circa 1998-1999.

 

[bardtoob]

Daleman

 

[Vagabond]

Czako should really be on there.

She got czaked.

 

[VGThuy]

Tonya Harding has my favorite Triple Lutz ever. Yu Na Kim probably has my favorite Triple Lutz/Triple Toe combo. Of the current crop, I think Daleman and Osmond have my favorite spring and look to their jumps though I know Osmond has flutz issues.

 

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

Daleman

There's some really good skaters being mentioned.

I purposely left Daleman off because she covers massive distance...not a springer IMO.

I always reference Uncle Dick...he would say the jump first goes up in the air, and then rotates. Not Daleman's case if you ask me. Having said that she is one of my all time fav jumpers.

Nice to see all 10 in this poll get a touch of love.

 

[falling_dance]

It's just one jump, but Elena Vodorezova's double axel deserves an honorable mention.

 

[sp555]

Midori Ito - she even literally flew out of the rink once.

 

[Meoima]

The answer is Krisztina Czako, on every jump!
https://youtu.be/8r1tOf8uW1A?t=1m1s

She got the height and then rotated, often resulting in wobbly landings, but exciting to watch.
Tonya Harding wins this award too.
https://youtu.be/ivAE6r_L7kw?t=3m40s

though sometimes the lutz had a little pull to the landing. I'm one of the few that believes Tonya actually landed a quad loop while filming a Texaco commercial. That jump was massive.

Other skaters had 1 or 2 jumps that could fly: Gold's lutz, Szewczenko's lutz and triple toe that could have been a quad, Sebestyen's lutz and flip, Lavrenchuck's lutz, Gusmeroli's lutz, Bobek's flutz and double axel. Perhaps Kopac's loop.

mention to :
Anna Rechnio circa 1998-1999.

Krisztina Czako’s height in her 3T3T was insane.

 

[clairecloutier]

Courtney Hicks could have been on this list. She gets really nice height on her jumps.

 

[Cachoo]

Oh I love the Czako memories. She was arresting---she needed polish but she absolutely commanded one's attention when she skated. I hope she is happy and healthy and has the life she desired.

So remember the Goodwill Games? (Well it was a nice idea) So sometime late 80's or early 90's I remember Surya Bonaly trying to land quad after quad. She was not successful but at times she looked spring-loaded to me.

Another skater was Dorothy Hamill---I know, I know---her doubles are not quads. But at times it looked like she could float in the air for ages before finishing the rotation. She had so much lift. Kaetlyn reminds me very much of Dorothy, the beautiful jumps, straight back, glorious edges. There is pleasure in seeing something done with technical expertise.

But in the end my vote goes to Ito. For me her triple axle was a "you have to see it to believe it." Though I was happy for Yamaguchi I hated seeing her falter when she was under such incredible pressure. It is better if you are not the favorite at the Olympics. Que the late, great Mr. Bowie and our beloved Freddie: "Pressure...pushing down on me..."

 

[screech]

Liz Manley could get some pretty good spring too.

 

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

Courtney Hicks could have been on this list. She gets really nice height on her jumps.

Do you think so?

They are so lopsided/unbalanced/whatever-you-want-to-call-it that its hard to tell if there is any spring.

I never thought of her as someone who goes up first and then rotates.. I think of her as frantic, skating faster than she can handle kind of jumper.

 

[rvi5]

Kaetlyn Osmond is winning this? I didnt see this coming, but OK.

Johnny Weir specifically mentioned the spring in Kaetlyn Osmond’s jumps during his commentary at Worlds. As I recall, he also said ‘boing’ during the replay, when she jumped.

 

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

^^ Yeah, Im not disputing it at all. I put her on the list. I just didnt see her winning, but cool.

 

[alchemy void]

Perhaps Kopac's loop.

You are such a freaking legend for mentioning Mojca Kopac in this thread.

I totally agree with Czako and Rechnio. Lots of great late 90s jumpers, actually.

 

[Meoima]

The answer is Krisztina Czako, on every jump!
https://youtu.be/8r1tOf8uW1A?t=1m1s

She got the height and then rotated, often resulting in wobbly landings, but exciting to watch.
Tonya Harding wins this award too.
https://youtu.be/ivAE6r_L7kw?t=3m40s

though sometimes the lutz had a little pull to the landing. I'm one of the few that believes Tonya actually landed a quad loop while filming a Texaco commercial. That jump was massive.

Other skaters had 1 or 2 jumps that could fly: Gold's lutz, Szewczenko's lutz and triple toe that could have been a quad, Sebestyen's lutz and flip, Lavrenchuck's lutz, Gusmeroli's lutz, Bobek's flutz and double axel. Perhaps Kopac's loop.

mention to :
Anna Rechnio circa 1998-1999.

Gusmeroli had a Flutz.

 

[gkelly]

Gusmeroli had a Flutz.

Bobek had a flutz, but she had great spring in it.

 

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

Bobek had a flutz, but she had great spring in it.

YASSSSSSSSSS

In the 95 programs both her axel and flutz had so much spring that they went off camera.......

I loved that year.

 

[Inessence]

Midori "springs" while Tonya "powers" through the jump. So, Midori.