BAMF LADIES WHO WILL EFF YOU UP
IN HONOR OF INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY, I THOUGHT WE OUGHT TO HAVE A
WOMEN OF FIGURE SKATING APPRECIATION POST
I'LL GET US STARTED WITH A SHORT LIST:
MADGE SYERS, THE ORIGINAL HBIC
- first woman to compete at the World Championships and win a silver medal in 1902 (and Ulrich Salchow offered his gold to her because she was JUST THAT GOOD)
- 1906 and 1907 World ladies' champion
- 1908 Olympic ladies AND pairs champion, with her husband
CECELIA COLLEDGE
- 1936 Olympic silver medalist
- 1937 World Champion
- 1938-1939 European Champion
- 6-time British national champion
- competed at the Olympics when she was 11 YEARS OLD, making her the youngest to do so
- first woman to land a double jump
- invented the camel and layback spins
SONJA HENIE
- 3-time Olympic ladies' champion (1928, '32, '36)
- 10-time World champion
- 6-time European champion
- has more Olympic and World titles than any other female skater
BARBARA ANN SCOTT
- 1948 Olympic champion; first Canadian skater to win Olympic gold
- 2-time World champion
- first North American to win Euros (1948), thereby pissing off Europe and causing them to kick out North Americans from future Euros competitions
- first female skater to land a double lutz (at 13 years old)
PEGGY FLEMING
- 1968 Olympic champion
- 3-time World champion
DOROTHY HAMILL
- 1976 Olympic and World champion
- her haircut is the stuff of legend
KATARINA WITT
- 2-time Olympic champion (1984, 1988)
- 4-time World champion
- 6-time European champion (record for most consecutive Euros wins)
DR. DEBI THOMAS, MD
ROCKIN' THE PANTS
- 1986 World champion
- 1988 Olympic bronze medalist
- first and only African-American to win a US National title
- is now an orthopedic surgeon (and was going to college full-time while skating. HBIC)
MIDORI ITO
- 1989 World champion
- 1992 Olympic silver medalist; first Japanese skater to win an Olympic medal
- first woman to land a 3-3 in competition
- first woman to land 7 triples in a free program
- first woman to land a TRIPLE AXEL in competition
FFFF, THAT HEIGHT
KRISTI YAMAGUCHI
- 1992 Olympic champion in ladies' singles
- 2-time World champion in ladies' singles
- 2-time US champion in pairs with Rudy Galindo
LU CHEN
- 1995 World champion
- 2-time Olympic bronze medalist
- 9-time Chinese national champion
- first Chinese skater to win a World title
- first Chinese skater to medal at the Olympics
IRINA SLUTSKAYA
- 2-time World champion
- 7-time European champion; first Russian woman to win Euros
- 4-time Russian national champion
- first Russian woman to win silver at the Olympics (2002)
- invented the double Biellmann spin with foot change
MICHELLE KWAN, THE ONE AND ONLY KWEEN
- 2-time Olympic medalist
- 5-time World champion
- 9-time US champion
- most decorated skater in US history
- no more needs be said, because this is Michelle Fucking Kwan we're talking about
SHIZUKA ARAKAWA
No I will not apologize for how huge this picture is.
- 2006 Olympic champion; first Japanese skater to win Olympic gold
- 2004 World champion
- really ridiculously beautiful and the subject of unimagine's girlcrush forever (yes my stanning is showing)
MIKIMIKI ANDO
unf
- 2007 World Champion
- 3-time Japanese national champion
- first and only female skater to land a QUAD in competition (2002)
YU-NA KIM
- 2010 Olympic champion
- 2009 World champion
- 4-time South Korean national champion
- first skater from South Korea to win the Olympics, Worlds, and pretty much every other ISU title ever
- first female skater to pass the 200-point mark under the COP
- never placed off the podium in her entire career
JOANNIE ROCHETTE
- 2010 Olympic bronze medalist
- 2009 World silver medalist
- 6-time Canadian national champion
CHAIRMAN MAO ASADA
SO FIERCE I CAN'T
- 2010 Olympic silver medalist
- 2-time World champion
- 4-time Japanese National champion
- first woman to land a 3-3-3 in competition
- first woman to land 3 triple axels in one competition
- object of unimagine's eternal love and devotion
EVERYONE SHOW YOUR LOVE AND APPRECIATION OF YOUR FAVORITE FEMALE SKATERS! THERE ARE MANY, MANY MORE OUT THERE THAT I HAVEN'T MENTIONED. (coughicedanceandpairscough)
/super rushed faily post
WOMEN OF FIGURE SKATING APPRECIATION POST
I'LL GET US STARTED WITH A SHORT LIST:
MADGE SYERS, THE ORIGINAL HBIC
- first woman to compete at the World Championships and win a silver medal in 1902 (and Ulrich Salchow offered his gold to her because she was JUST THAT GOOD)
- 1906 and 1907 World ladies' champion
- 1908 Olympic ladies AND pairs champion, with her husband
CECELIA COLLEDGE
- 1936 Olympic silver medalist
- 1937 World Champion
- 1938-1939 European Champion
- 6-time British national champion
- competed at the Olympics when she was 11 YEARS OLD, making her the youngest to do so
- first woman to land a double jump
- invented the camel and layback spins
SONJA HENIE
- 3-time Olympic ladies' champion (1928, '32, '36)
- 10-time World champion
- 6-time European champion
- has more Olympic and World titles than any other female skater
BARBARA ANN SCOTT
- 1948 Olympic champion; first Canadian skater to win Olympic gold
- 2-time World champion
- first North American to win Euros (1948), thereby pissing off Europe and causing them to kick out North Americans from future Euros competitions
- first female skater to land a double lutz (at 13 years old)
PEGGY FLEMING
- 1968 Olympic champion
- 3-time World champion
DOROTHY HAMILL
- 1976 Olympic and World champion
- her haircut is the stuff of legend
KATARINA WITT
- 2-time Olympic champion (1984, 1988)
- 4-time World champion
- 6-time European champion (record for most consecutive Euros wins)
DR. DEBI THOMAS, MD
ROCKIN' THE PANTS
- 1986 World champion
- 1988 Olympic bronze medalist
- first and only African-American to win a US National title
- is now an orthopedic surgeon (and was going to college full-time while skating. HBIC)
MIDORI ITO
- 1989 World champion
- 1992 Olympic silver medalist; first Japanese skater to win an Olympic medal
- first woman to land a 3-3 in competition
- first woman to land 7 triples in a free program
- first woman to land a TRIPLE AXEL in competition
FFFF, THAT HEIGHT
KRISTI YAMAGUCHI
- 1992 Olympic champion in ladies' singles
- 2-time World champion in ladies' singles
- 2-time US champion in pairs with Rudy Galindo
LU CHEN
- 1995 World champion
- 2-time Olympic bronze medalist
- 9-time Chinese national champion
- first Chinese skater to win a World title
- first Chinese skater to medal at the Olympics
IRINA SLUTSKAYA
- 2-time World champion
- 7-time European champion; first Russian woman to win Euros
- 4-time Russian national champion
- first Russian woman to win silver at the Olympics (2002)
- invented the double Biellmann spin with foot change
MICHELLE KWAN, THE ONE AND ONLY KWEEN
- 2-time Olympic medalist
- 5-time World champion
- 9-time US champion
- most decorated skater in US history
- no more needs be said, because this is Michelle Fucking Kwan we're talking about
SHIZUKA ARAKAWA
No I will not apologize for how huge this picture is.
- 2006 Olympic champion; first Japanese skater to win Olympic gold
- 2004 World champion
- really ridiculously beautiful and the subject of unimagine's girlcrush forever (yes my stanning is showing)
MIKIMIKI ANDO
unf
- 2007 World Champion
- 3-time Japanese national champion
- first and only female skater to land a QUAD in competition (2002)
YU-NA KIM
- 2010 Olympic champion
- 2009 World champion
- 4-time South Korean national champion
- first skater from South Korea to win the Olympics, Worlds, and pretty much every other ISU title ever
- first female skater to pass the 200-point mark under the COP
- never placed off the podium in her entire career
JOANNIE ROCHETTE
- 2010 Olympic bronze medalist
- 2009 World silver medalist
- 6-time Canadian national champion
CHAIRMAN MAO ASADA
SO FIERCE I CAN'T
- 2010 Olympic silver medalist
- 2-time World champion
- 4-time Japanese National champion
- first woman to land a 3-3-3 in competition
- first woman to land 3 triple axels in one competition
- object of unimagine's eternal love and devotion
EVERYONE SHOW YOUR LOVE AND APPRECIATION OF YOUR FAVORITE FEMALE SKATERS! THERE ARE MANY, MANY MORE OUT THERE THAT I HAVEN'T MENTIONED. (coughicedanceandpairscough)
/super rushed faily post