Canadian, right? I can see her face but I can't remember her story.
No, Nicole Bobek was a US champ. Inconsistent.
Oh, right. Also, meth. From her wiki page:
In November 1994, Bobek was charged with first degree home invasion after using an access code to enter a friend's garage and home in Michigan. She allegedly took cash from a purse, but was caught when the home owner arrived, at which point she returned the money. She claimed to have been given permission by another member of the household to enter the house and retrieve the cash.
At that time, Bobek was 17 years old, legally an adult under Michigan criminal law,[10] but eligible for probation with a record of the offense sealed from the public record under a special law for youthful first offenders. She pled guilty under that law, the Holmes Youthful Trainee Act, and in January 1995 was given two years' probation and a choice between 50 hours of community service and 30 days in jail. Information regarding her case soon spread widely through skating circles, and was leaked to the news media. Under the Youthful Trainee Act, cases are to remain confidential; so in February 1995, she filed for dismissal of her case. Though journalists and legal scholars have argued that Michigan law allows journalists to release information about juvenile criminals if there is "compelling public interest,"[11] which was arguable due to her status as a world class figure skater, Bobek's motion for probation discharge was granted by the court.[12]
In late 2006, Nicole Bobek's mother made and dropped a petition to have her sent to rehab, worrying her daughter would break off contact.[1] On July 6, 2009, Bobek was charged with conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and alleged to be a member of a drug ring.[13] On June 18, 2010 she pled guilty,[14] and on August 16 was sentenced to five years' probation,[15][16] 250 hours of community service, and a $2,500 fine.[15]
Post by iammalcolmx on Jan 7, 2014 14:02:27 GMT -5
I LOVE Yamaguchi! Did you ever see her compete in the skating events where they got to dance? She was a GREAT dancer. Was Oksana the one who would drive drunk? I loved Tanya Harding's Triple Axel.
why do you hate Tara Lapinski-- reasons other than cockblocking Michelle Kwan?
I have no opinion on Tara, but I could be easily swayed, lol.
I hated TL cause I thought she had terrible artistry. She was great with the technical stuff, but I didn't think she was graceful at all.
I read that one book, I think it's called Little Girls in Pretty Boxes. The book basically indicated it was a race against puberty for her to win the Olympics. It's a lot easier to do those jumps when you don't have, say, hips, or have to deal with your body/center of gravity changing.
I haven't been into figure skating as much since Sasha Cohen stopped skating. Ugh. I wish she'd been able to get consistent with her jumps, she was such a gorgeous skater.
why do you hate Tara Lapinski-- reasons other than cockblocking Michelle Kwan?
I have no opinion on Tara, but I could be easily swayed, lol.
She was just an immature skater. No fear, could land the jumps, and cutesy cute, but no artistry or feeling for the music. And yes, she cockblocked Michelle-freaking-Kwan, who is still super-cool. Tara didn't even stay in the sport after hitting gold, just went pro and disappeared. I just felt it would have been much classier for Tara to step it down a few notches, let Michelle have that moment, and come back in 4 years a true superstar.
why do you hate Tara Lapinski-- reasons other than cockblocking Michelle Kwan?
I have no opinion on Tara, but I could be easily swayed, lol.
She was just an immature skater. No fear, could land the jumps, and cutesy cute, but no artistry or feeling for the music. And yes, she cockblocked Michelle-freaking-Kwan, who is still super-cool. Tara didn't even stay in the sport after hitting gold, just went pro and disappeared. I just felt it would have been much classier for Tara to step it down a few notches, let Michelle have that moment, and come back in 4 years a true superstar.
I don't think it's fair to ask an athlete to "step it down" so someone else can win. If judges are handing medals to athletes who can land big jumps but who have the artistry of houseflies, then isn't the problem with the judging?
I loooooved Kristi Yamaguchi as a kid. In elementary school, I wrote a short story from the perspective of her ice skates lololol
Seriously, I LOVED HER. I was obsessed with her in 5th grade.
I'm loving hearing these other names, though - I feel like women's figure skating in the 90s was full of interesting personalities.
I also remember the Japanese skater (I think)... yes, Midori Ito. But I can't remember what it was about her that is somewhere in the back of my brain - did she act pissy when she won the silver in 92? did she compete again in 94? I feel like there was a Japanese skater who had a surly/competitive attitude that I loved to hate. Not sure if it was her though.
Nancy Kerrigan was 20 years ago? Wow. Seems like just yesterday she was sitting on that float in the Disney parade rolling her eyes and saying how corny it all was. I can't remember how much Disney paid her for that, but I think it was a lot. Little snot.
She was just an immature skater. No fear, could land the jumps, and cutesy cute, but no artistry or feeling for the music. And yes, she cockblocked Michelle-freaking-Kwan, who is still super-cool. Tara didn't even stay in the sport after hitting gold, just went pro and disappeared. I just felt it would have been much classier for Tara to step it down a few notches, let Michelle have that moment, and come back in 4 years a true superstar.
I don't think it's fair to ask an athlete to "step it down" so someone else can win. If judges are handing medals to athletes who can land big jumps but who have the artistry of houseflies, then isn't the problem with the judging?
Agreed on the step it down bit and also the big jumps bit. Remember how the men's competition turned into a race toward the quad in 98 (or 02)? And they were falling all over as a result.
I loooooved Kristi Yamaguchi as a kid. In elementary school, I wrote a short story from the perspective of her ice skates lololol
Seriously, I LOVED HER. I was obsessed with her in 5th grade.
I'm loving hearing these other names, though - I feel like women's figure skating in the 90s was full of interesting personalities.
I also remember the Japanese skater (I think)... yes, Midori Ito. But I can't remember what it was about her that is somewhere in the back of my brain - did she act pissy when she won the silver in 92? did she compete again in 94? I feel like there was a Japanese skater who had a surly/competitive attitude that I loved to hate. Not sure if it was her though.
Midori Ito was the only woman besides Tona Harding that could land a triple axel (and MI did it first - possibly in the 1988 Olympics? I forget).
I don't recall her being the surly type at all. She was kinda quiet.
Seriously, I LOVED HER. I was obsessed with her in 5th grade.
I'm loving hearing these other names, though - I feel like women's figure skating in the 90s was full of interesting personalities.
I also remember the Japanese skater (I think)... yes, Midori Ito. But I can't remember what it was about her that is somewhere in the back of my brain - did she act pissy when she won the silver in 92? did she compete again in 94? I feel like there was a Japanese skater who had a surly/competitive attitude that I loved to hate. Not sure if it was her though.
Midori Ito was the only woman besides Tona Harding that could land a triple axel (and MI did it first - possibly in the 1988 Olympics? I forget).
I don't recall her being the surly type at all. She was kinda quiet.
Yeah, I don't think it was her that had a surly attitude. I do remember that she could land that jump, though. I think I'm combining her with someone else.
Midori Ito was the only woman besides Tona Harding that could land a triple axel (and MI did it first - possibly in the 1988 Olympics? I forget).
I don't recall her being the surly type at all. She was kinda quiet.
Yeah, I don't think it was her that had a surly attitude. I do remember that she could land that jump, though. I think I'm combining her with someone else.
Surya Bonaly, the one from France, was SUPER surly.
Yeah, I don't think it was her that had a surly attitude. I do remember that she could land that jump, though. I think I'm combining her with someone else.
Surya Bonaly, the one from France, was SUPER surly.
That's probably what I am thinking of. Was Irina Slutskaya pouty when she didn't win? She's also pinging something in my brain.
I feel like Nancy Kerrigan always kind of had the Anne Hathaway thing going (before we knew NK sucked, haha), where there was just something about her that kept people from completely loving her. I do remember some cheesy "Nancy Kerrigan and Friends" special on TV though.
who are the big skaters nowadays? I feel like back in the 90s the famous skaters were household names. They had primetime specials on TV, they were tabloid fodder, etc. Now I can't name a single one. Is it me? I know Velar can name them all lol but she doesn't count (smooches).
Maybe this is where I should confess that I love "Ice Castles" and "Blades of Glory". Yes, the Will Ferrell movie.
I remember watching Ice Castles with my mom because it was her favorite skating movie - I guess it came out when she was in college (1978 per imdb) but I liked it a lot too. And I also love Blades of Glory.
Post by Velar Fricative on Jan 7, 2014 14:49:44 GMT -5
@mrsbecky07, I cannot name all the current ones, especially now that Evan Lysachek isn't competing in Sochi. BOOOOOOOOOOOO
The US was never any good in pairs. The Russians completely dominate in pairs. And then we kinda adopted Sale-Pelletier in 2002 because Canada is close enough and they looked like they would break the Russian streak and then that whole judging scandal happened and caused the old scoring to become a thing of the past.
Maybe this is where I should confess that I love "Ice Castles" and "Blades of Glory". Yes, the Will Ferrell movie.
I remember watching Ice Castles with my mom because it was her favorite skating movie - I guess it came out when she was in college (1978 per imdb) but I liked it a lot too. And I also love Blades of Glory.
We sang the theme song in middle school chorus (early 1990's) and I was in looooove with that song. "Please, don't let this feeling end..."
PLEASE tell me there are some Torvill & Dean fans here. Please.
Their Bolero routine is the best ice skating routine, anywhere, ever, men's/women's/pairs/ice dancing. Ever.
I remember watching their Bolero routine--love. Talk about artistry. Still in my top 5 favorite skating routines ever. Along with Kurt Browning doing Brickhouse in 1997 (just thinking about it makes me tired), Scott Hamilton doing Hair, Katerina Witt's Carmen, and the best show of "artistry" I've ever seen: Lucinda Ruh at the 1997 World Pros www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJ_ou7cSY_I . I was there for the entire competition and I will tell you that if the audience could vote, she would have won by a landslide--nobody else got the ovation that this program did. Amazing.