2001 Worlds-Ladies Long Program

[@loralenea6243]

P.S. Ms. Kwan, you are truly missed. But, we still wat h ALL your programs which lessens our loss. You are the GREATEST SKATER THAT EVER TOOK THE ICE. Thank you for sharing your gifts with the world. We love you very much, we always will.

[@PrinceofTroy-kx3nk]

Truth's nailed 🎯.

[@tinakover385]

No one has ever brought me to tears with their skating except Paul Wylie and Michelle Kwan.

[@elenaptrear]

My two favorites!!!

[@loralenea6243]

Michelle, America's sweetheart. We love you very much. ❤

[@addisonstanifer]

I'm very thankful to Maria. Watching her skate has helped me have more ease of mind at my practices... because A. her jumps have common mistakes that I do, and B. she's not a perfect skater but she still finishes with a smile.

[@sassy9182]

This was the best era in skating. It was so enjoyable to watch. The artistry is not there in the sport today. Michelle Kwan was a class act on and off the ice. Her expression, arm movements, extensions, etc. were always first rate.

[@theprinceoftides6836]

So true. The Golden Age of Skating . When it was widely popular, and a worldwide event. When it was Primetime. With the last Superstar of skating , the legendary Michelle Kwan ruling the sport like a Boss.

[@maxipazz8214]

But never Enough to win the Olympics

[@vtam9422]

@@maxipazz8214 winning the Olympic has a lot to do with luck and whether you peak at the right time. No, luck was not on her side but it was not because she was not good enough. I always say not winning the OG is disappointing but she not define her as one of the best ever.

[@elalli99]

Totally agree; Michelle was the pinnacle of that golden age of skating. A beautiful balance between athletic challenge and artistry. For me skating has devolved into a technical arms race where it’s all about jumps and lacking in expression and artistry.

[@theprinceoftides6836]

@@vtam9422 Exactamundo. M.K. Never needed it . Her overall accomplishment has surpassed it. Beside if U see the recent gold medal winner and how she was treated by her team and Federation , it makes U wonder if it's all worth it. Michelle Kwan's legazy is secured. The G.OA.T.

[@chrisjacobsen5558]

I remember being in the arena. It was electric! So grateful for this golden age of skating and of course Queen Kwan.

[@falconeddie4109]

I was there too, and it was the first senior ladies competition that I got to see live. I got to see all the skating practices, which meant no assigned seating. ❤

[@chrisjacobsen5558]

@@falconeddie4109 what a special time it was!

[@cn6519]

Ugh.. such a high point of ABC SPORTS and television in general. Amazing. Can't find this type fo editing, writing and expression anymore in American sports television.

[@mariechan9560]

Michelle Kwan is the best, elegance, graceful, and beautiful

[@fred-dawg]

Wow. All the top ladies performed triple-triple combos this year in their long programs. Also, it’s great to see Maria Butyrskya nail that triple-toe half-loop triple-salchow.

[@piznoctsauo8141]

Aw! Back when figure skating was still popular and a TV event.

[@extra_ice_girl]

The scoring system is too hard to follow and the Americans aren't top contenders anymore. That's why I stopped following the sport.

[@skatefan9495]

This was the best era of ladies skating. Michelle Kwan, Slute, Bute, Sarah Hughes. And the next year, there was Sasha Cohen, too. The programs were enjoyable to watch and the judging matched what the audience saw, unlike now. Irina, by the way, is at least partly responsible for the over-use of the Biellman spin in today's programs. She complained she wasn't given enough credit for it and, surprise, the new judging system rewarded it enough to make it nearly mandatory.

[@paulief.biggie5459]

Kwan=One of the best performances of all time!

[@scottw6704]

It looks like that Danish judge is making a very loud point of not letting Sarah (and others) get away with flutzing lol

[@jeanettebird2739]

Michelle’s technical was marked down but so happy she won as truly deserved . Great era of skating !

[@TT-ee4qp]

Michelle wasn't the best jumper in her era, but she was the most stable and balanced skater.

[@jeanettebird2739]

@@TT-ee4qp maybe not THE best but one of the best . Not many were consistent like her, that’s true . She was such a pleasure to watch!

[@TT-ee4qp]

@@jeanettebird2739 Michelle is one of the greatest skaters, and maybe the best. What I mean she is not the best jumper like Tonya.

[@TT-ee4qp]

@@jeanettebird2739 Michelle was the most important and popular skater in her era.

[@jeanettebird2739]

@@TT-ee4qp she sure was ! Popular lady too as very charismatic . Still watch her performances often . One of my all time favorites

[@loralenea6243]

I haven't watched ladies skating since Michelle retired. There's just no-one to watch who bri gs me so much joy as Ms. Kwan.

[@annaamericanaccent9184]

One of my very favorite programs of Michelle. 2003 Concierto de Aranjuez was captivating. 1996 Salome would have won the Olympics

[@Indiansareallpajeets]

Michelle Kwan is the queen,Love you❤❤❤

[@piznoctsauo8141]

There was a time when nude illusion fabric was not the de rigueur element in a figure skating costume. Thanks, Angela, Michelle and Sarah.

[@extra_ice_girl]

I feel the flashier the consume the more they're trying to hide a dull performance.

[@michaeljj43]

i wish she had used this music in the 2002 olympics!!!!

[@skatefan9495]

Sarah Hughes was a very mature 15 year old. Michelle's marks were almost criminal. How anyone could have put her below 5.9 on the second mark is inexplicable. Whatever marks Irina deserved on technical merit (and her 3lo in combo was a clear downgrade, as Peter Carruthers noted), her presentation is just not as good as Michelle's. She almost frantic at times and there is no refinement. I thought 5.7 would be generous, but many judges gave her 5.8. Thankfully, it wasn't enough because Michelle was the clear winner here.

[@herm712]

I counted 5 URs and 2 edge calls for Sarah Hughes. Only the salchow and 3T could be called clean. Everything else was clearly landed prior to the quarter turn mark even with the lower quality video and without the super slo-mo replay.

[@xmykeyx]

Butyrskaya clearly deserved bronze.

[@MADHAUSMARKALLAN]

Wow. 20 Years ago! geez.

[@evelynbarrios9066]

I LOVE 🍃🌹QUEEN OF ICE SKATING MICHELLE QUAN 🌹🍃❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@crazyasianman07]

Peter Carruthers still said Irina Slutskaya's triple-triple-double combination wrong the 2nd time he corrected himself, it was "triple-salchow, triple-loop, double-toe." He said, "triple-salchow, double toe, double toe". lol

[@brushbender]

Anything less than a 5.8 for Michelle's technical merit was ridiculous. And, of course, Irina spent an entire career being generously over-marked for presentation.

[@piznoctsauo8141]

Kwan's technical elements (jumps, spins) were the easiest and stained with errors, while Slutskaya had more difficulty and executed it with ease.

[@brushbender]

lol

[@thesupremediva]

Irina was more over-marked than Lipinski in that area, and that's really saying something. Those marks were based on nothing but true Russian collusion and back-room deals.

[@drouinjohnny9036]

Totally right.....

[@paulmcelroy81]

@@piznoctsauo8141 ha ha. Irina is highly overrated not to mention inconsistent!

[@jjh2456]

For Michelle it was the first 2 passes, the 3loop and the 3/3, that always gave her problems. Everything else she owned. Once she got passed those 2 elements, she was rock solid.

[@evanperilstein5308]

Jose Hill She also had issues with the flip. Not here, but it was a problem jump for her.

[@fanc.5711]

Yet, she’s called one of greatest skaters of all time. What am I missing?

[@TheFitchhung]

Irina always too highly of herself and this proved it once again! She was a bitch and ran off once she saw she wasn’t in first lol. Hopefully she has learned some grace in 20 years but I doubt it. Michelle always seemed humble and down to earth. ♥️

[@alazjaw.8968]

woah you’re weird

[@TheFitchhung]

@@alazjaw.8968 why thank you 🙏🏼

[@alazjaw.8968]

@@TheFitchhung you’re welcome

[@biggestgymfan7230]

That Denmark judge screwing everyone over

[@acuison1]

I always thought Angela Nikodinov was ripped off. I think she's a very beautiful skater.

[@waynehentley4332]

Agree.

[@tylerbam7183]

She should have been 2nd in the short with Kwan's 2 footed combo. Hughes should have been no better than 5th in the short. This would have allowed Angela to win the bronze probably even losing to Hughes in the long. Or maybe Maria who was 3rd in the long would have gotten it now. Either way Hughes never deserved the bronze here.

[@ohioweatherguy]

@@tylerbam7183 Angela's jump combination wasn't picture perfect either, but beyond that she had issues with her combination spin being short of the required rotations. And while her spiral sequence was much improved, it was still inferior to Kwan's. So I'm not sure beyond a somewhat less-flawed jump combination what other elements she was clearly better on than Kwan to deserve being placed ahead. I was there in the arena and loved Angela's performance, but I don't feel she was incorrectly scored/ranked in the short program.

[@annecohen8927]

tyler bam Uh. Where is her two footed combo? Was that supposed to be a connecting jump where she does another jump that is different from her first one?

[@jeanettebird2739]

@@annecohen8927 in the short program

[@L1623VP]

Does anyone know why, after skating so incredibly here, Kwan left Frank Carroll less than one year before the 2002 Olympics? I mean the real reason, not what she told the press. I believe her leaving Carroll was one of the reasons she lost gold in Salt Lake.

[@karlalvsmissy9437]

I always felt she left him was a big mistake.

[@snopesshop1903]

Definitely one of the reasons she lost the gold in salt lake. A tragically bad decision.

[@TT-ee4qp]

@@snopesshop1903 Unfortunately, Michelle fell in 2002 Olympics, or she would win.

[@AT-jm4dl]

This is my theory: I think the Kwan's camp (mainly her father Danny) believed that the gold medal at SLC was a lock for her due to the following facts: 1. She headed into the game as a 2000 and 2001 World Champion and 2. Michelle would get the "home game advantage" at SLC. Since the gold medal was thought more or less secured for Michell, being able to win The Olympic without a coach would have pushed per popularity and marketability into the stratosphere and immediately established her legendary status. I've never believed that it was Michelle's decision to drop Frank; She had the deer-in-the-headlight look whenever she took the ice throughout the 01-02 season. If the decision to be coach-less was really Michell's then she would've shown more confidence throughout that season. So I really think it was Danny Kwan that made her drop Frank, because he saw the fame and money that it would have brought to the family. Of course the whole plan unfortunately back-fired at SLC.

[@L1623VP]

@@AT-jm4dl If that's true, then sadly, Michelle wouldn't be the first figure skater with controlling parent(s). Danny probably did play a big role in the decision to leave Frank because it was so nonsensical. Michelle ended up giving a BS ambiguous answer to the press in order to protect her dad and keep peace at home. How terrible to put her in that position. Actually, had Michelle won the Olympics, she wouldn't have gotten any more money, fame or fortune without Frank there as with him, so why not just keep him on? Convincing Michelle to fire the coach she'd been with since she was probably ten-years-old just months before the Olympics wrecked her sense of consistency and support, which is crucial for an athlete at that level.

[@GRomance0804]

Angela Nikodinov also was at least for me the American Version of Joannie Rochette

[@nipaipo36100]

the girl commentator is ridiculous saying she would have put hugues 1st in the short whereas she get an inside edge take off on the lutz and a not complete rotation on the flip... maria should have been on the podium

[@denaspohn5207]

Michelle did more triples in her free skate, and there were no awkward landings. Idina should not have gotten such high technical marks.

[@emcemc7506]

Only Michelle Kwan could packed an arena when she competed.

[@L.Spencer]

Is the first jump a salchow at 47:33? It looks like a loop to me, but I'm no expert.

[@callmej5337]

It's a salchow-loop combination

[@L.Spencer]

@@callmej5337 Doesn't the salchow have them leaning on the left foot, she never puts that foot down.

[@nipaipo36100]

sarah underotated many jumps :(

[@russcohen3779]

Skating today is just crossovers back in the day it was pure art

[@TT-ee4qp]

If people held the 2001 Olympics , Michelle would be the Olympics gold winner. She deserved the gold more than Tara Lipinski and Sarah Hughes.

[@TravelingMan63]

Both triple loops are under rotated.

[@jindasukbunma9657]

Love michelle

[@Salmiyaguy1]

Any people still think Michelle didn't flutz 16:38. She only corrected her Lutz with Raf.

[@hyacinthb.711]

They re-showed some shorts from a previous broadcast.

[@3l3llala13]

I think Sarah's layback was better than either Sasha's or Nikodinov's, but she never got much credit for it. Sarah also had the best inside edge camel spin.

[@gymstyle5091]

The judge from Romania should be fired for cheating. This is the second competition he tried to manipulate the competition.

[@Parker528]

its not called cheating, is it? I think its referred to as national bias.

[@Parker528]

also, one more thing that happened here in this event with one judge who was giving low scores by him/herself several tenths below the rest, keep in mind that this is a "subjective" sport (personal opinion/viewpoint of each judge). So if just one judge in particular is for some reason giving scores in the 5.3/5.4 range, and all other judges are giving 5.7-5.8, as long as that one judge giving those lower scores is doing so consistently and without any indication of national bias or possible conspiracy with a judge from another country on the same panel to agree privately to each boost the other judges skater, and especially when without reasonable logic for a such a higher score, and at the judges meeting the next morning like they always do after these competitions, if asked by the head judge to explain a logical rationale for what he/she saw in coming up with those deductions when giving those much lower marks, and its deemed not for lack of incompetency, or national bias, then it is accepted and NOT only not seen as national bias but despite your use of a word like cheating when it comes to scoring/judging, is in fact not at all a cheating judge. Maybe this will help: think of the judges as a teacher. some school teachers judge, mark off, nitpick, etc harder or harsher than other teachers also in the same grade, subject and textbook for the year. That teacher who is lenient is not a cheating judge, nor is the teacher who is harsher, perhaps expecting more from his/her students. Its the student who would get caught cheating on an exam, just like it might be viewed by a judge as a lady doing an incorrect lutz jump, called a flutz, because at the last minute instead of using the toe pick for getting up in the air the skate is entered as if a flip jump- hence the term a flutz. A flutz is cheating; the judge noticing that incorrect form and scoring down for it IS NOT SEEN AS CHEATING. i hope this settles for you that the use of the word cheat is misplaced or misused or not a correct reflection the actions of the judges.

[@Ardit-kq4bt]

why?? Micheles Lutz was horrible .

[@gymstyle5091]

@@Parker528 If a judge gives their own skater a higher score than they deserve and low ball's a different Country that is the DEFINITION of cheating.

[@Parker528]

@@gymstyle5091 But in terms of the figure skating world and coaching and whether it's in sports jargon or journalistic jargon yes of course in fact it's called cheating. However I don't know unless you can prove it to me with specific lines written as codified in the ISU code of rules that they actually in fact use the word cheating. Yes of course it is not playing a fair game. But in this term in this situation because of the fact that it's a judge from one country specifically favoring a skater from that judge's national skating federation, unless you can prove me wrong that is what is referred to as judging national bias. And I'll have to then go back and discuss this with an ex-boyfriend of mine who happens to have skated I'm on the junior national level and is now a very well accomplished pairs and singles coach on the national and international stage. Cheating is something when I think of I don't care who the person is It doesn't matter whether they're from my country I'm going to do whatever I have to do to make it so that they win even if they don't win fair and square. They have no connection to me. There's no obvious outward blatant appearance of one judge specifically going out of his or her own way to give favoritism, sometimes also called national bias to booster up a person's vote or score. cheating is a much broader definition. You can cheat on tests you take in a classroom. You cheat on your wife. It has nothing to do with national bias. Or whether or not you have some sort of favoritism of one person over the other. See cheating has many different elements that go into it. National bias is a subgroup underneath which the whole umbrella of cheating falls under. And in this case and in this sport it's called judges having national bias. Cheating would be on the skater in the case of let's say a flutz jump instead of an actual lutz jump, and trying to get away with it without being caught. That's called cheating and this sport. National bias is what is used on behalf of the judges. The skater doing a flutz and competition isn't doing something based on national bias They themselves are actively choosing to try to get points for a jump they can't quite do and that is called cheating It's not called national bias right because anyone from any country could try to do a flex and it has nothing to do with because of the fact that they're representing a certain nation...

[@PerAllwin1963]

1:04:28. Peggy Fleming was right. Slutskaya’s last combination jump was a double toe loop, not a double loop! Peter Carruthers…🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️

[@Iwatchstuff1000]

Sarah Hughes had full blade assistance on the flip & flutz

[@TT-ee4qp]

Sarah Hughes was cute. But......she never won any World champion or the National titles , she was a lucky Olympics Cinderella.

[@scottw6704]

@@TT-ee4qp Just like Lipinski. They got lucky at just the right times.

[@matthewhines9787]

It really is sad the Irina...really all the Russians...seemed to believe they were the best even when they made mistakes and that they were robbed. Irina, I am sorry, but you did make mistakes and perform a little sloppily. I get that everyone was getting sick of Michelle winning but her program was superior in every way except one. She had smaller jumps. However they were technically well-done, and of competitive difficulty. She had better spins. She spent almost no time on two skates or pausing to pose and wave her arms dramatically, and she had beautiful variety in movement and composition. The fact that she thinks she should win just because she didn't fall is a big statement on Russian culture in general.

[@AnneSmith-l8t]

The greatest skater ever, we love you.⛸️❤️💞🌺⛸️

[@benweikert6512]

Sarah was so underscored

[@scottw6704]

The judges rarely rewarded the youngest skaters, save for Tara Lipinski in 1998. They felt skaters kind of had to pay their dues before they would be awarded the marks they really deserved (IMO). Michelle got similar scores up through 1995 despite her abilities - far below what I feel she should have gotten.

[@erinm9568]

Romanian judge should have been removed...just sayin....

[@paul-zx5du]

Must feel awful when the audience cheers that you haven’t won.

[@AnneSmith-l8t]

She is the platinum standard for elegance, grace, strength, beauty, dedication and heart, a role model for everyone regardless of age, race, gender and religion. Magnificent skater and competitor.⛸️❤️💞⛸️

[@Nalberto3511]

This was Short Program 🤷‍♀️

[@byronlin9982]

how did butryskaya get 5.9s on her presentation ?? wow

[@evanperilstein5308]

Butryskaya did have good presentation. Like Michelle, she skated like a mature woman, not a girl.

[@user-vn7sj5ig8w]

+Evan. I find it ironic they would name it the Ladies Figure Skating when a lot of the girls are under 14-16 years of age. To hear Michelle say she was old at 22 at that time was nonsensical to me. I felt she, Nikodinov and Butryskaya were at the prime of their skating career. I can see the difference between a 22 and 15 yr old skating. I admire ladies like Butryskaya at 28 have the courage and determination to compete with the younger skaters. I do agree it is fun to watch the "Young un's" as I call them skate well. The following year SH won the gold. Go figure. Excuse the pun.

[@thesupremediva]

She was a gorgeous skater, and I'd say she deserved those. It was Slutskaya who should never have seen above a 5.5 for presentation with such sloppy elements and presentation.

[@user-vn7sj5ig8w]

@@patrickkeenan2515 I know. It was a rhetorical comment. 😄

[@TT-ee4qp]

@@user-vn7sj5ig8w Michelle is a legend, because she stayed with us and kept top more than 10 years. The other skaters just gone with the wind.

[@porkchop1329]

I could be totally wrong but did Butyrskaya say at 1:22:15 "that bitch won"?? Lol

[@TT-ee4qp]

Wow..... you totally told the truth.

[@jessicadebernard8210]

I doubt it, considering she’s Russian and speaking to another Russian.

[@hellish694]

1:22:35

[@lazuecaterina6081]

Вот это наст катание лучше наших нет. БРАВО.

[@Alexandra_Indina]

Вы через задницу смотрели? Ирина очень грязно откаталась, бесконечными помарками всю сложность нивелировала. Где ж они, наши, самые лучшие?!

[@fanc.5711]

I love the feel of Michelle’s music, even though it’s a bit repetitive. This mood would have been much nicer for the Olympics. I liked how she was so calm, but I still find that her arms are kind of angular and choppy unless there is specific choreography and then it’s really controlled, but the only time she rlly flies is in her spirals. That’s when she looks happiest. And this costume was beautiful. Should have worn smthg like this in the Olympics. She’s a phenomenal athlete and probably a great quality skater, I guess, but I don’t get the hype. I feel like the hype comes from her behaving like she should be lauded, so ppl do. Idk. There’s a nuance that escapes me.

[@spicy_kitty7983]

Wow Peter of all people calling out Sarah's underrotations! That girl couldn't rotate any triple jumps after 2001

[@isabellavictoria3964]

Слуцкая ещё тогда, оказывается, психованной барышней была. И чего психовать, Кван была лучшей.

[@seikou80]

Реально

[@Alexandra_Indina]

Много грязи было в катании Ирины. Выезды с прыжков короткие, она практически на месте вставала, теряла в скорости моментально. Скейтинг скиллс очень слибенькие. И тем удивительнее, что у нее были хорошие техничные вращения в большинстве случаев.

[@fanc.5711]

Sarah is so freaking beautiful!! Gorgeous skater!!

[@TT-ee4qp]

Sarah is a middle skater.

[@TT-ee4qp]

Sarah skated like a stupid Carmen. 🙄

[@lazuecaterina6081]

😢Ириша заслужила 1 место , несправедливость.

[@Alexandra_Indina]

Кол-во выполненных тройных посчитайте. И сколько из них было чистых. Так что не смешите.

[@kittensrus168]

No. She didn't.

[@GRomance0804]

Sarah Hughes became my Favorite!!!

[@evanperilstein5308]

GRomance0804 Yuck. She was the underrotation queen.

[@galileocan]

Peter Carruthers and Peggy Flemming were so overtly biased for Kwan against Slutskaya that it was almost embarrassing in it's one sidedness. Slutskaya was quite spectacular technically. And Peter Carruthers just doesnt know his jumps

[@TT-ee4qp]

Did you see Irina fell and unstable ? And of course she was one of the best skaters.

[@jamespayne80]

I wanna say again Irinas program wasnt pretty nor good at all

[@latinprince622]

I always loved M. Kwan but she always played it too safe.

[@piznoctsauo8141]

That was the key to her consistency and ultimate success. I know...

[@thesupremediva]

You don't show the type of emotion and abandon she always displayed and still "play it safe." She put that 3-3 in when she needed it. Her artistry was always stunning, never safe.

[@excalibur1812]

You need to watch ALL of her performances. I've seen many where she went all out and didn't hold back.

[@TheMoonmono]

Agreed as far as jumps but she rarely played it safe with choreography and program composition. She stuck to “safer” jump passes because they were literally safer physically. This was the secret to her longevity in the sport and overall success. She was aware of what her body can execute efficiently with precision and grace. Even her triple toe-triple toe caused problems (stress fracture in ‘97). I also don’t see how technique refers to jumps only. Choreography, transitions, and maintaining proper posture is very technical and physically demanding. Very rare is it to see a skater consistently delivering both difficult jump combos and a well composed program with choreography - both require stamina and great physical ability. Even the ideal body of Yuna Kim needed a break to last 2 Olympic cycles.. her body was saying nope.

[@skatefan9495]

7 triples here wasn't playing it safe.

[@piznoctsauo8141]

Slutskaya truly mopped the ice with Kwan jump-wise.

[@jjh2456]

Piznoc Tsauo not here though.

[@thesupremediva]

Planned jumps has very little to do with what is put out on the ice. Irina could rarely execute those 3-3s without slopping landings, URs, or falls. Michelle's jumps were typically rock-solid. She outskated Irina in every way here.

[@piznoctsauo8141]

@@thesupremediva Kwan's "triples" combos were always the easiest ones, with no height and poor ice coverage, plus telegraphed AF. Not exciting at all.

[@brandyatracey3003]

+Piznoc Tsauo Exactly !!

[@MJR8385]

It's bananas Irina's era thought it was marriage that caused a massive transformation to her skating. With a modern lens it's very clear when the doping began. It nearly killed her in the long run, it's pretty sad.

[@tylerbam7183]

I would have given Irina the win hands down even with her mistake. Technically her program was so far superior to Kwan. Artistically it was weaker but I would give her 5.9 and 5.8 vs 5.7 and 5.9 for Kwan. Kwan should have been no better than 3rd in the short behind Nikodinov's spectacular skate with her two footed combo anyway which the judges either missed or completely ignored, which would have meant Irina only needed 2nd in the long to win anyway.

[@nipaipo36100]

agree that kwan was overmarked in the SP. having say that for me kwan deserved to win the FP by far. i had 1st kwan 5.8 5.9 2nd butyrskaya 5.6 5.8 3rd slutskaya 5.8 5.6 4th hugues 5.6 5.6

[@TT-ee4qp]

Maybe technically Irina's program was so far to superior to herself. She did it with fell and without perfect.

[@leonidasse]

Irina completing 6 triples? No, it was 7 woman. 2 triple-triple combinations. A much more difficult program than Kwan’s. Michelle was always overrated but what happened here was a punch in the face. Suddenly with the new system judges starting noticing all Kwan’s weaknesses and she started getting marks her programs really deserved. And she retired lol. It’s Slutskaya who clearly won those championships.

[@TT-ee4qp]

Seriously ? Michelle kwan skated perfect with emotion, passion and elegant. Slutskaya skated like a truck driver. 🤭🤭🤭

[@TT-ee4qp]

Michelle did every element correct and clean. Slutskaya...... rushed jumps.

[@leonidasse]

@@TT-ee4qp did you even understand what I had typed?

[@TT-ee4qp]

@@leonidasse Should I ? 🤭🤭🤭

[@leonidasse]

@@TT-ee4qp if you have difficulties - don't bother

[@yingbohe2417]

If Michelle kwan was not American and the final silver medalist was American she would have won two or three titles less than she actually did.

[@heatherwaldorf]

Cry me a Yangtze river, de lulu.

[@MrMrbokchoi]

@@heatherwaldorf you are a racist