2002 Olympics Medal Ceremony

This is 2002 Olympics Medal Ceremony. Sarah Hughes - gold. Irina Slutskaya- silver, Michelle Kwan- bronze

[@hwilliams7831]

Never underestimate an “underdog”...they have nothing to lose & that makes them even more fearless

[@susannestein3955]

Yes! I think it just takes the pressure off of them and they can go out there and just do it!

[@TT-ee4qp]

@@susannestein3955 Some people didn't deserve the Olympics gold and got it with good lucky, like Sarah. Sarah was a middle skater, she did a good job never happened before to win and she was lucky because the other better skaters like Michelle and Irina made mistakes.

[@guillaumedupont7565]

@@TT-ee4qp Poor cockroach sad troll get a life ..

[@heyginny]

I am really glad Sarah did win her gold medal. She earned it that night. All the years of pratice and competing came together for her in that moment.What made it even more fun was that nobody thought she was going to win.

[@triciajohansen7124]

Like Yogi Berra said, "It ain't over til it's over". To come from 4th to 1st, SPECTACULAR!!!!!!❤

[@dyad2r1]

I still get goosebumps when I see her performance and watch this award ceremony. What a champ, what a lady!

[@mcatuara1]

The judges got it right

[@TT-ee4qp]

She was lucky.

[@KCfan1587-r2u]

@@TT-ee4qp Sarah out skated Michelle. Sarah was flawless. There was no luck is a perfect performance. Sarah trained many years and worked HARD for the GOLD. Michelle did what she always did. Sulk and cry and complain ...even though she FELL and messed up. Nerves got to her.. she got what she deserved.

[@boink99615]

Kwan will always be our shining star, but Hughes did do it when it mattered. you can't take that away from her.

[@TT-ee4qp]

Yes. Sarah was so lucky that Irina had some opinions about what happened.

[@cinnamonbear19591]

@@TT-ee4qp time to get over your hurt.

[@junkie4vids]

Sarah Hughes skated better than the other competitors and also raised the bar a bit with her more aggressive style. She went for it - and got it. The other skaters either played it too safe or made obvious mistakes. That is reality.

[@stephanie3848]

I agree, she was so confident and graceful. It was like Oksana Baiul in 1994. The other skaters are wonderful but Sarah's performance was more confident.

[@TT-ee4qp]

@@stephanie3848 Well, Sarah was surprised by herself because she never ever did such a good job before and after. It's a accident that Sarah won and she was lucky because the other better skaters like Michelle and Irina made mistakes. However, Sarah deserved to enjoy the night.

[@guillaumedupont7565]

@@TT-ee4qp It s not an accident it s logic because SH was a true artist when others skaters are just skaters..Poor poor bitter moron your favorite is a colorless and tasteless odorless loser and will never be Olympic Champion No matter how hard you try to smear the only true Olympic champion, you stay and remain a cockroach

[@cayea4076]

Sarah really did skate in a league of her own that night.

[@TT-ee4qp]

I love Michelle, but what you said is true.

[@1457830]

Seven years later and I still get a chill watching that performance. Amazing.

[@mrmcflurryviola]

Almost 22 years later and I still get a chill!

[@annecohen8927]

Sarah Hughes such a lovely young lady back then. She even touched the hearts of her fans and even her competitors. It’s time for us to embrace what a breathtaking event it must have been.

[@TT-ee4qp]

Seriously ? Sarah was so surprised what happened at the 2002 Olympics. （∩▽∩） Look her face, she knew it's a lovely accident.

[@panthro314]

The way Michelle performs invites the audience to share in her programs and feel a connection with her. I think its that that makes her so popular with the audience and the judges, that feeling of connection.

[@guillaumedupont7565]

LOL what a bullshit ....

[@TT-ee4qp]

@@guillaumedupont7565 Michelle is more greater and better than Tara, Sarah, Sasha in the figure skating history. Enjoy it. LOL.

[@guillaumedupont7565]

@@TT-ee4qp Better only in your fanatic dream and she was stiff as a board LOL

[@musicwritersince1980]

One of the greatest clutch performances in winter Olympics history. How on earth can a 16 year old step up to the plate like that?! Physically, brilliant. Mentally, she had the nerve and wisdom of a seasoned adult.

[@TT-ee4qp]

It's a accident and she was lucky.

[@KCfan1587-r2u]

@@TT-ee4qp Sarah is a lawyer now. Where is Michelle today ? HMMMM? Tara is in broadcasting....Michelle is a nothing. Get used to it.

[@setdan]

Like Dan Marino, who never won a superbowl in football, Kwan is undoubtedly the greatest in her sport to never win its top honor.

[@nipaipo36100]

no matters the criticizms. sarah deserved to win that night. by far.

[@mariahfan444]

Olympics may be the biggest prize, but winning it doesn't automatically make you one of the best skaters and most memorable. Midori Ito paved the way technically for woman, and she never won gold. Michelle has done so much in a career (9 nats, 5 worlds, ove 40 6.0s, nearly a decade of never finishing off the podium, garnering huge amounts of fans for her grace, etc.) that it overshadows not having a gold medal. Plus she's had the silver and bronze, so that's already amazing.

[@larry-kp9sp]

Losing the Olympic gold twice is Michelle's most memorable moments.

[@himedono19]

Michelle kwan will always be my hero. She is truely elegant and graceful during this olympic. Although she didn't win at the Olympic games, she has been on the podium twice and that shows greatness.

[@JennasMusic76]

THie will forever break my heart for Michelle. It is so sad to see a lifetime of dedication taken away in one moment of luck. Sure i'm happy for Sarah as she won fair, and square, but I feel bad at the same time.

[@aspenrobinson8797]

Michelle dominated the sport for years . A missed Olympic gold was a disappointment for her , a big one , but she made history and will go down in history for her dedication and love for the sport....no missed gold medal can take all that away .

[@fanc.5711]

Didn’t they all dedicate their lives to figure skating?! Not just Michelle. Ppl are just by paying into some invented narrative. No one person is “entitled” to gold.

[@stephanie3848]

I felt so bad for Michelle too! I remember her fall. I actually fell asleep before Sarah's performance lol so I didn't see it live but now that I do...yeah I think Sarah did deserve the gold.

[@janmiechan-ellis9992]

@@fanc.5711 No one is saying she is entitled..its just over time some people are one and done such as Sarah Hughes..great skater that just happened to pull off a great performance..from coming from 4th to 1st place..you never hear about Sarah anymore..i personally didn't know who she was..i had to Google the gold winner for 2002.

[@TT-ee4qp]

@@fanc.5711 I don't agree what you said. Not everyone dedicated their lives to figure skating like Michelle did for us . But I also agree Sarah should be win the Olympics gold 2002 because she had a nice performance. Unfortunately, Michelle fell.

[@heyginny]

I am glad that Sarah won!

[@1457830]

I certainly didn't mean it as a put-down for Michelle Kwan, she is an amazing athlete. I just get a thrill seeing someone come out of nowhere, and skate the performance of her life.

[@triciajohansen3027]

Especially since the focus was on Michelle Kwan all the time!!!!!

[@TT-ee4qp]

@@triciajohansen3027 Actually, Michelle was better than Sarah in the history. It's a accident that Sarah won and she was lucky because the other better skaters like Michelle and Irina made mistakes. However, Sarah did a good job never happened before to win, she deserved it.

[@johnhazel3551]

@@TT-ee4qpno she wasn’t!!! That’s why ur not a judge. U show ignorance at best!

[@TT-ee4qp]

@@johnhazel3551 When Michelle came back to win the 2003 World champion again, she became a legend. Sarah placed 6th at the 2003 World championship...... that's why she was a Olympics Cinderella.

[@Wolfsky9]

My heart was with Michelle, but no doubt, Sarah was best when it mattered most, & that's what makes champions. ---------------WolfSky9

[@starfox1]

is sarah the jewish looking one

[@Person-mh6xq]

starfox 😳

[@crazyasianman07]

As much as I wanted Michelle to win, Sarah Hughes deserved it. Cuz she was flawless that night & her program was technically more difficult.

[@TT-ee4qp]

I don't think Sarah would win the Olympics gold if Michelle as good as use

[@TT-ee4qp]

Sorry. But Michelle fell unfortunately, and Sarah really did a great job, so I am happy for Sarah, she should win.

[@ОльгаЧугунова-я2у]

Мишель Кван,Ирина Слуцкая -эт история фигурного катания! Сару Хьюз кто -нибудь помнит?знает?

[@mariahfan444]

An Olympic Gold won't define one's career. Personally, I think Michelle has achieved far greater than a simple Olympic Gold Medal. Congrats to Sarah for skaintg the program of her life though, she deserved it. You know, in some ways I'm grateful of the result, because Michelle came back to deliver some stunning performances at 03 and 04 Nationals.

[@cam2540]

Not to take anything away from Hughes but I was so heartbroken for Michelle! cried as I watched this (and not tears of the happy variety).

[@stephanie3848]

Me too!

[@MADHAUSMARKALLAN]

Michelle stayed in and won her 5th World title and 3 more national titles thereby becoming the most decorated American Figure Skater of all time! That’s all due to her not Winning an Olympic Medal. Many would have given up.

[@douglashott9843]

She was spectacular. I wish she'd won a gold medal too...not this one but another one.

[@TT-ee4qp]

@@douglashott9843 Unfortunately, Michelle challenged herself and beat herself, she shouldn't be alone without Frank Carroll to join the 2002 Olympics. However, Michelle was much more greater than a Olympics gold.

[@skatefan9495]

@MusicLuver093 Because Michelle won the short program and Sarah Hughes was fourth in the short. If the judges had placed Michelle above Irina, Michelle would have won the gold medal. That's were this result is controversial, not whether Sarah Hughes deserved to win the long program, which she clearly did.

[@eekeeley]

9 nights out of 10 both Slutskaya and Kwan would beat Sarah Hughes (and Cohen for that matter). Unfortunately for them the only scores that count are the scores for that meet, and the long program a lot more than the short. These two both seemed to fall apart in the long programs in the Olympics, Slutskaya in 2002 and 2006, Kwan in 2002 and to a certain extent in 1998. 1998 was a much closer call as to who deserved the medal, but there's no doubt here that Kwan got outskated.

[@iceskater276]

I feel like winning a silver olympic medal and a bronze olympic medal is not something to be sad about.. I know I would be thrilled

[@Person-mh6xq]

You don’t understand then...

[@nightswimmer99]

This result was fair. You could make an argument for Michelle winning in Nagano, but not in Salt Lake. It was clear she was not ready to deliver the tech like these other two ladies in 2002. And as much as Sasha frustrated some of us, based on Michelle's re-use of her short program, you could make the case for Sasha taking bronze here. Sarah got just enough exposure prior to these Games to be considered among the elite, and she made the most of it. Congrats to her!

[@if1byland]

I wanted Michelle to win, but Sarah deserved it instead. Not Irina, thank goodness!!

[@nataliestaheli51602]

I remember when these specific Olympic games came to Utah! I had just gotten married in May that year, and at the time the Olympics came I was pregnant with my daughter! And I have pictures of Salt Lake with the Olympic banners that were attached to some of the biggest buildings in the great capital! Great memories! And we were told to try and stay away from the area so that those who were visiting could have more room!

[@ChrisBakerauthor]

Here is an explanation of why Michelle Kwan had to get third in the free program for Sarah Hughes to win the gold. Every skater in the free program got a point for their position. First got 1. Second got 2. Third got 3. Every skater in the short program got half a point for their position. First got .5. Second got 1. Third got 1.5. Fourth got 2. Hughes 2+1=3 (4th in short, 1st in free) Slutskaya 1+2=3 (2nd in short, 2nd in free) Kwan .5+3=3.5 (1st in short, 3rd in free) Cohen 1.5+4=5.5 (3rd in short, 4th in free) If Kwan is second in the free program, she ends up with 2.5 and wins the gold. This was also the last Olympics to use this scoring for the skating. I suspect it was changed because of this fiasco with the pairs figure skating.

[@bluebox0199]

@utubejunkiepig I love your comments. Sports nowadays are more sciences than arts. MK is rather defined as skater than an athlete. She's sure an icon.

[@benweikert6512]

22 years later and Sarah still gives me chills, what a skate

[@junkie4vids]

Sarah Hughes likely had the greatest skate in the history of Olympic figure skating. She raised the bar on triples. Actually, Hughes is responsible for pushing figure skating to more athletic standards. Since then, skaters are pushing for more triples...even quads. No wonder they put Sarah on a box of Wheaties.

[@VideoFreakEvw13]

I went to that when I was younger. It was a very amazing experience. I got really good seats considering My dad got the tickets very early.

[@Monarch5150]

No Guts No Glory. Kwan was a great skater with a fatal flaw, she played it too safe.. She was never the best when she had to be.. Sarah Hughes in 2002 had the greatest performance in Olympic history..-Monarch5150-

[@TT-ee4qp]

Michelle is better than Sarah in the history. I do love Michelle, and she totally deserved the Olympics gold, but she fell unfortunately. Sarah did a great job, maybe her best performance ever, she enjoyed it, and she won. I am sure Michelle understood it. Michelle would be happy for Sarah, that's why Michelle became a legend.

[@jannmutube]

--- > I thought Michelle Kwan had the best long program. Sarah Hughes was really good but Michelle topped her in artistry and both of the other winners in innovation.. She was definitely better than Slutskaya.

[@MTVMANN]

You got to hand it to Sarah for not retiring right away and competing the next year and coming in 2nd at Nationals and 6th at World...Michelle Kwan won both. I wonder if it made matters worse/bitter sweet that despite not winning Olympic Gold she did hear the National Anthem on the Podium...twice!!!!!!

[@michaellazzeri2069]

My heart went out to Michelle ---------she showed such class & heart. But it was Sarah hughes night. That's all one can say. ------MJL,76 y/o

[@TT-ee4qp]

Sarah was lucky, she also surprised what happened at the 2002 Olympics. But she did a good job.

[@johnhazel3551]

Oh my gosh, all of u raving about Michelle Kwan. This video is all about Sarah so give it up. Let’s show facts if Michelle was better than Sarah than explain why is she in 3rd place. You guys reach for air hot air that is lmao

[@lindasturm699]

Michelle Kwan was the best skater the US ever produced, winning gold in several US national competitions and winning the gold medal at 5 world competitions. My heart broke for her not being able win the one she really wanted, and it always alluded her, the Olympic Gold medal. She was upstaged twice by a relatively unknown up and coming young US skater who disappeared after winning their olympic gold medals. Michelle would try once more at the 2006 Olympic games only to be injured in a practice run there, leading to her withdrawal from the games.

[@smurfiennes]

Linda Sturm why couldn’t Tara and Sarah quit skating after they won gold at the Olympics? It’s been a hard journey for all skaters, and not only for Michelle. Once they reached their dream, they wanted to do something else like other normal people do; so what? It’s their life, their time, their future. Why are you so sore about?

[@lindasturm699]

smurfiennes blue I have nothing against Tara and Sarah or their choice to leave competitive world of skating after winning the gold at the Olympic games. Most athletes do move on especially in figure skating because they can make more money being a professional figure skater. I was only expressing how bad I felt for Michelle who tried so hard to win an Olympic gold medal because a silver and bronze was NEVER GOING TO BE ENOUGH IN HER OPINION. It didn't matter to her that she was the most decorated female in figure skating history, being a 9 time U.S. National Champion and the World champion 5 times, she was never satisfied with herself for not winning an Olympic Gold medal. She should be very proud of herself and all she accomplished in her figure skating career.

[@mariahfan444]

When ppl thinks figure skating, iconic Michelle Kwan will always basically be the first skater that comes to mind. And she didn't win Olympic gold. Now with the way you put it, if it WEREN'T for Olympic gold, Sarah would basically be unknown. Tara would only be known for her young age and perhaps 97 Worlds. Michelle is a historical figure when it comes to skating, even without Olympic Gold. Ask any pros in the area of skating about the greatest skaters, and I guarantee michelle will pop up.

[@smurfiennes]

mariahfan444 I like watching Sasha instead 😄 her flexibility, artistry are just simply amazing; like ballerina on ice

[@1andonlyCobra]

thank you! everyone seems to forget he fell in SP and didnt even attempt second part of combination...yes he pushed the sport, but in SLC he was held up.

[@carlotta4th]

Michelle Kwan handled her defeat very gracefully. She was sad (who wouldn't be after working towards gold for four years?), but she didn't let that ruin Sarah's day. What a sport. Michelle is a great skater, and she will be remembered as one of the best. Sarah, however, deserved the gold that night--not Michelle. The Olympics makes one life-long dream come true just when it shatters another. It's a bit sad, yes... but that's just the way it is. There can only be one winner.

[@smurfiennes]

carlotta4th everyone works very hard to go to the Olympics, not only your fave skater 😊

[@whateverdude88]

What video were you watching in which Sasha deserves the bronze?? Please.

[@mannbradmusic]

I remember this quite well myself and for the benefit, convenience and information of you and others who view this and to refresh your memory, the words of our national anthem were written by Francis Scott Key in the aftermath of the British attack on Baltimore's Fort McHenry during the War of 1812 when he saw the American flag still waving over the fort that morning and below are Mr. Key's words if you want to look them over while listening or sing along as you stand with your hand over your heart. The anthem begins at the 5:39 mark. O say, can you see, by the dawn's early light, what so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming, whose broad stripes and bright stars, through the perilous fight, o'er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming? And the rockets' red glare, the bombs bursting in air, gave proof through the night that our flag was still there. O say, does that star-spangled banner yet wave o'er the land of the free and the home of the brave? 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@eneyy101]

Really sad Michelle didn't win, if she hadn't had fallen, she would have won. :( Still love her, most decorated figure skater in United States history!!!

[@anne91276]

I'm sorry, loco, but Michelle Kwan didn't choke either. She was quite happy with her placements. Sarah did her best job and so did Irina before she started to have problems. The only people who choked were her 'critic's posted in this forum. If one were to choke then, she would have cried her way out of figure skating. and yes, Sasha didn't choke either, even if she was disappointed.

[@tj205bama]

Michelle felt she didn't need a coach. She played it safe and didn't attack . You could tell. She has nobody to blame but herself . Not a fan of Sarah Hughes skating style but you gotta give it to the best skater that night . She actually played it too safe in both Olympics.

[@Herodotus3]

How many World Championships did she win??? 9? We will always love you, Michelle.

[@smurfiennes]

Herodotus3 we were watching the Olympics, it’s irrelevant what their previous achievements. At this competition, Sarah was the best 😘

[@RoroFin27]

Bottom line is “if” Michelle did not make any mistakes the standings would have been Gold-Michelle Silver- Sarah Bronze-Irina

[@ocsasha]

As far as who is the best, that is a matter of personal opinion. There were great skaters of the past as there will be in the future.

[@raksan4083]

@iceskater276 You are absolutely correct.Michelle has nothing to be ashamed of its other people that put too high of expectations on Michelle.and putting her on too high a pedestal.

[@stpark22]

5 time WORLD CHAMPION!!! 2 OLYMPIC MEDALS! 9 US CHAMPIONSHIPS! Enough said. The World Championships is equal the Olympics in presence and talent. Michelle beat everyone on the podium during both Olympic Games she competed! Despite not winning an Olympic gold medal, she's one of the best EVER!!!

[@anitabreakone]

stpark22 Thank you. At least someone makes a little sense. Michelle is no flash in the pan kind of skater. She has worked her butt off and not been rewarded properly. Two golds within her reach and this last one was the strangest one that got away.

[@smurfiennes]

stpark22 you must be watching different versions of Olympics 😂 Tara was amazing in 1998, and so was Sarah in 2002. Michelle, not good enough at both times. Nobody cares or is talking about one’s medals in Worlds or Nationals, when they watch Olympics.

[@conniemaheswaren554]

The world championship happens every year lmfao it’s not as amazing as an Olympics

[@TinaR39]

When was Michelle Kwan ever bitter????

[@marcthomaspierce4384]

Michelle Kwan could see won 2 gold medals Nagano and salt lake city UT so much pressure on her

[@AT-jm4dl]

MK didn't help herself when she fired both her long time choreographer and coach at the beginning of the 01-02 season, and she did not ask for any inputs regarding her programs from anyone in the USFSA . Major, major mistakes for such an important season of her sporting career. She needed someone on her team like the Cher character in Moonstruck: slap. "SNAP OUT OF IT." I have a hunch Danny Kwan was behind the firing of Lori and Frank; It was never MK's decision despite what she insisted in the press interviews.

[@Kaboomboo]

I don't get it. How did that Russian girl winning the silver bump Sarah up to winning the gold?

[@kellys9025]

Sasha Cohen was the best !!!

[@CodySDivineCreators]

Wait I'm confused. Why did Scott Hamilton say that Sarah needed Irina to beat Michelle for 2nd place in order for Sarah to win the gold?

[@lexiekrewitt1735]

Because under the old system it was a rule that the 4th place after the short program (Sarah Hughes) can only win the competition when she is first in free skate and the first place after short program (Michelle Kwan) is surpassed by her and another skater (Irina Slutskaya) and Maximum third in free skate.....

[@ChrisBakerauthor]

Every skater in the free program got a point for their position. First got 1. Second got 2. Third got 3. Every skater in the short program got half a point for their position. First got .5. Second got 1. Third got 1.5. Fourth got 2. Hughes 2+1=3 Slutskaya 1+2=3 Kwan .5+3=3.5 If Kwan is second in the free program, she ends up with 2.5 and wins the gold.

[@EdGringo78]

Oh I agree Sarah skated very well. I just think that she won because the other two skated poorly. If Kwan and Slutskaya both hit then they would have placed higher than they did.

[@stpark22]

8 World Titles? She won 5 World Titles in the senior division. Were did the other 3 come from?

[@hvnlycrtr]

Sasha's fall was far worse than Kwan's this night. So Kwan rightfully won the bronzw.

[@AllenJones-w3p]

I remember Sarah.

[@Briesmile28]

i knoow once we lost kwan and then sasha.. it was done

[@ocsasha]

Sasha is better than Michelle in terms of her spins, laybacks, spirals, (and gasp) even her artistry! Afterall, she is the only skater to hit +3's in the new scoring system for all mentioned above. That being said,if you watch her programs, every movement comes together with the music and that is what makes it so lovely to watch. There were several times she was in the lead after the SP and like I said, had she held it together for the long, she'd win, even under the old scoring system.

[@bluebox0199]

Sarah may be talented, but Michelle is a real grace.

[@familyentertainmenttelevis8327]

Gorgeous gorgeous

[@panthro314]

ithinkformyself i really dont see why you need to be so nasty. yeah sarah hughes probably deserved to win but it seems like it doesnt matter to you who won as long as it wasnt michelle kwan. while i do agree that other skaters have been overshadowed and you have to give her a lot of credit. michelle kwan may not have had the highest jumps or the fastest spins but thats what makes it a performance sport its not all about whos the fastest or strongest.

[@misc.5947]

How did Michelle Kwan get her hands on Sasha Cohen's bronze medal?

[@locomadre3520]

The judges pitied her! Sasha should have won the short program and if you listen to the Brits they were honest about Michelle's watered down skate but said that she would probably been given first...the crap pathetically simple long program was a total insult to all the Olympians who worked so hard....and even at that Kwan with as much help as she could possibly get from the judges couldn't hack it....c'mon....that program was a mess and yet she got the same scores as Sarah? Pity...the judges felt so sorry for poor little Shelly that they couldn't let her go home with no bling bling to brag about.

[@Buggerbeef]

loco madre perfectly stated. Sasha was so much better technically and artistically than MK was at these olympics.

[@anitabreakone]

loco madre You sound butt hurt.

[@erivera4928]

Loco is always butt hurt

[@barbarabaer665]

michelle out shines sarah hughes.

[@debsam77]

It was obvious that Michelle was crushed so it was very unnecessary to keep the camera so close in her face.

[@ocsasha]

A simple medal? Olympic Games come once every 4 years! Who are you kidding? In the books, everybody will be looking back to see who won even 1,000 years from now. They wouldn't care about worlds, maybe nationals if that is what country they are from. I do feel for Michelle, but she seems to be like one of those athletes who was great but couldn't get that one prize that counted the MOST!

[@mariahfan444]

But it is quite absurd to say that Sarah Hughes is a better skater than Michelle Kwan. What Kwan has achieved is millions and millions of miles farther than what Sarah has done. Not discrediting Hughes, yes she won a gold medal, but what I'm saying is that just because you win Olympic Gold doesn't mean you become one of the greatest figure skaters in history. Kwan has been cited endless amount of times as one of the best all time, and she's never won Olympic gold. She redefined artistry as well.

[@scotte8629]

Sasha has never performed 2 clean programs in her career and Sasha is better than kwan on her best day? you are dismissed.

[@anitabreakone]

Scott E You are absolutely right. Sasha is a beautiful skater and the technical skating is great. But she hardly ever skates a clean program. Michelle is a better artistic skater and she usually lands her jumps perfectly and she has skated many clean programs. She was robbed of the gold in 1998 when she skated a couple of her best performances. No she wasn't perfect here but neither was Irina. And Sara did not skate that great. Yes she did her jumps but her skating looked kind of like someone without enough experience. The flow just wasn't there.

[@elyseenger2123]

But the problem I see with Kwan is that she hasn't done anything inventive with her programs. This is why she lost in 1998, she hadn't added new moves to her arsenal. Her spiral had the potential to be real great, but if only she had the guts to add new variations of it like a bielmann one or a fan one.

[@smurfiennes]

Scott E don’t be silly. Every competition should be judged from zero; not accumulation from previous achievements. If this time Michelle didn’t perform better than the rest, she wouldn’t get the gold medal; as simple as that.

[@melinda9207]

hey ppl no use saying this why don't you all try going for the olympics in skating it will be difficult to even get a bronze...dun say the olympics..trying going through sectionals or regionals is just as difficult to win a gold competiting with the whole country

[@claudiamelisa7]

You skate better when the pressure is less

[@Irinasky]

Это была самая скандальная олимпиада.Медаль отобрали у Слуцкой ,вторые медали дали канадцем .позорище а не спорт.

[@ЛюдмилаКузенная]

Это были цветочки. Теперь ещё хуже, наших спортсменов вообще стали бояться, потому что сильнее и решили совсем не допускать. Сволочи 😡

[@jjsmith4829]

@@ЛюдмилаКузенная stronger at doping?

[@jjsmith4829]

figure skating is defo not a sport

[@ЛюдмилаКузенная]

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[@alejandroramos3837]

Why is there an announcer speaking French?

[@EdGringo78]

I'm sorry, Sarah Hughes is a good skaker, but her win here was a total fluke.

[@superview4202]

Сара хьюз заслуженное четвертое место, но не первое

[@МихаилШкирман-й6н]

Очень сомнительная победа Сары, хотя она откатала- хорошо даже очен ь, но перетянуть с 4 места на первое- нонсенс

[@ИринаВладимировна-э4р]

Да уж.странная олимпиада

[@angiecastro2457]

Me parece que las personas de éste comenrario, no ven bien o son ciegos. Repitan el programa largo de Sarah para que confirmen que hizo 2 combinaciones de 3/3. 3sal/3loop and 3toe loop/3 loop y lodos los demas triplea bien ejecitados!, unas piruetas de balerina! Técnica y artísticamente botó la casa por la ventana!. Nadie mas hizo tal proeza!. Sarah fue la mejor aquella noche, merecida victoria!!! 🥇👏🏻👏🏻

[@locomadre3520]

Hey people....it seems that the videos of Kwan's disappointment are being removed from you tube....her mommy and daddy must have protested anything but that goofy grin when she is handed anything except first place and won't allow anything but the gushing and swooning comments and videos...this one will be gone soon:( God forbid that little Michelle not have any humiliating stuff for the world to see.

[@user-yu4xq9xy3d]

And she's a lawyer now

[@cherriepoppindaddy]

ok idk much about skating so can someone help me out....sarah won the gold...and michelle got the bronze..but only cuz that russian chick beat michelle...what if she hadnt beaten michelle?..would michelle have gotten the gold? and where would sarah have been placed?..this all confuses me lol

[@arakhachatran]

Nobody is talking about 2006. irina didnt deserve gold that time. But in Salkt Lake City she really deserved it. And it doesnt matter she had triple triple or not. Her jumps were higher, more clear and more impressive than Sarah's.

[@smurfiennes]

arakhachatran sorry, 3-3 counts more than 2-2, otherwise why competes? Stay at the regional level and do singles beautifully.

[@sugarta]

Irina was a BEST!

[@scotte8629]

Do you like repeating yourself over and over, like it means more by doing so?

[@cherriepoppindaddy]

wow, i understood nothing of what u just said lol...but somehow i believe u... :P

[@christiana1137]

Am I the only one who doesn't like Michelle's artistry or skating or anything really ? Yes ? Ok...

[@kendallkinsey3651]

I can appreciate her skating and tenacity, but she doesn't do much for me aesthetically as others have.

[@kendallkinsey3651]

+Dale Bergman Not interested in a pissing match. I enjoy her but there are others that do more for me. There's no denying her talent and accomplishment, it's just a matter of personal taste.

[@TheTwill2210]

You and the people that judge. She's beyond elite, but not gold medal worthy, as evidenced by her career.

[@TheTwill2210]

***** It's not ludicrous, because she never won a gold medal. Thus, she's not gold medal worthy. As amazing an athlete and skater as she was, she wasn't gold medal worthy. She didn't win one, and was never really close. It's not a putdown; it's a fact.

[@smurfiennes]

Christiana Popovici I like Sarah’s and Sasha’s artistry. And their programs and skating skills at the Olympics were amazing.

[@mlc2005]

kangaroosbraun: I'm sorry but I had to comment. I agree that Calgary was one of the most exciting olympics, but certainly not b/c of Debi (inspite of her). Midori Ito & Liz Manley brought the house down. Debi was horrendous in the long, and a real let down. Give me Kwan, Irina or Hughes (and dozens of others) over Debi any day. Not trying to be rude, but I always felt Thomas was profoundly overrated. She won only when Witt fell, and she only really won once. Kwan is miles ahead on every level.

[@debsam77]

Sasha choked and couldn't skate under pressure get over it nut case!

[@debsam77]

Mountain Lover I was speaking about choke girl who would blow her whole program with one fall. She just could not recover after a fall but Michelle could and has accomplished more than any of the iother skaters have. Both Tara and Sarah deserved their gold medals but poor Sasha..........😰

[@scotte8629]

was your old youtube account banned so now you have to resort to a new one?

[@arthurverso175]

Everyone knows how it should be in all fairness - 1 Irina Slutskaya, Sasha Cohen, 2, 3 Michelle Kwan. Medal was stolen from Slutskaya ... Not what Sarah Hughes was not to be ...

[@smurfiennes]

ARTHUR VERSO sorry, I don’t agree with you. I think #1 Sarah, #2 Sasha, #3 Michelle/Irina

[@elizabethhurley1129]

Bless your heart. Only Sarah Hughes deserved gold. Sasha silver and Michelle bronze. Irina was awful.

[@locomadre3520]

Well, two Americans for sure did earn medals and deserved a spot on the podium....Sarah Hughes Gold and Sasha Cohen Bronze...Sasha so deserved the Bronze medal and a much higher placement in the programs than Kwan...Kwan a washed up diluted repeated short from Nagano...totally unclassy and ungracious pouting at her scores...such a cute little wrinkled nose and thumbs down for her marks..except for all the 5.9s the judges gifted her for 'artistry'..a simple long and she couldn't even manage that!

[@mlc2005]

You know, Ive been watching Kwan videos on youtube for a while now, and I really think "ithinkformyself" needs professional help. To devote so much time to criticizing someone is really disturbing. If you don't like Kwan, stop watching her videos and making people who did get pissed. Im convinced that your obsession with belittling Kwan indicates something about yourself: Small penis size perhaps?

[@bannockmuncher]

she was a good skater.... just not enough for a olympic gold

[@TT-ee4qp]

Totally agree. Sarah never good enough to win any World champion or the National titles...... Sarah was just a Olympics Cinderella.

[@Ernie1978]

Sad for Irina not for Kwan.

[@scottl.3370]

Michelle did lose that long program to Sasha, but she certainly shouldn't have been placed behind Irina. Second in the long would have given her the gold. She was robbed... again!

[@burik88]

Очень незаслуженная победа американской фигуристки.

[@jeniferpeace9600]

🇺🇦

[@TT-ee4qp]

She did a good job never happened before. The other better skaters made mistakes or fell.

[@CodySDivineCreators]

@idolfan9495 Ohh I see, thank you. I was really confused...

[@locomadre3520]

Her people still hard at work protecting her image:)