Nostalgia

Alexei Yagudin's gold model-winning Olympic skates (short and long programmes). I still vividly remember watching when I was younger and at the time, I was genuinely emotional, it was so beautiful. To this day I still get chills when I watch it. He was the complete package; he a great jumper, but his transitions, footwork and artistry were absolutely sublime.

One guy who definitely comes close is Stephane Lambiel, who is known for his spins. He's made a comeback recently for the 2010 Vancouver games. He's had a lot of bad luck with injuries and I would be ecstatic if he were to triumph.


As for Monsieur Joubert? He's more of a technical skater with great jumps but weaker in the artistry (although he has improved that throughout his career), but I he's so damn adorable and attractive that I can't help but love him. Plus, he's French! Yes, I'm shallow like that. No, that's undermining's his skating ability. He's been a world championa and consistently up there with the best for a number of years now. His skating is athletic, strong and masculine, quite unique amongst his peers who nowadays are often weak, effeminate things (see Patrick Chan).