Who Is The Most Famous Figure Skater In The World?

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Russian Evgeni Plushenko is the most accomplished figure to hit the ice in recent years. He won gold at the 2006 Turin Olympics in the Individual Men's competition and in the Team Mixed event at 2014's games in Sochi. He's also taken home the silver in the Individual Men's competitions in 2010 and 2002.

Who is the most famous female figure skater?

Michelle Kwan , an Olympic medalist in 1998 and 2002, a five-time world champion, and a nine-time U.S. champion, is a figure skating legend and the most decorated figure skater in U.S. history.

Who are the most famous figure skaters?

  • 1 of 25. Brian Boitano. Colorsport/Icon Sportswire. ...
  • 2 of 25. Kurt Browning. Andrew Stawicki/Toronto Star via Getty Images. ...
  • 3 of 25. Richard Button. ...
  • 4 of 25. Patrick Chan. ...
  • 5 of 25. John Curry. ...
  • 6 of 25. Artur Dmitriev. ...
  • 7 of 25. Peggy Fleming. ...
  • 8 of 25. Gillis Grafström.

Who is the most famous figure skater in the US?

  1. Michelle Kwan. Video: YouTube. ...
  2. Kristi Yamaguchi. ...
  3. Scott Hamilton. ...
  4. Brian Boitano. ...
  5. Dorothy Hamill. ...
  6. Peggy Fleming. ...
  7. Dick Button. ...
  8. Janet Lynn.

Who are the top figure skaters today?

Top 10 standings as of February 8, 2020 Rank Skater Points 1 Alena Kostornaia 4708 2 Alexandra Trusova 4702 3 Anna Shcherbakova 4089

Who is the best female ice skater in the world?

Michelle Kwan Skating club Los Angeles FSC Retired 2006 ISU personal best scores Combined total 175.20 2005 Worlds

Who is the best male figure skater in the world?

Yuzuru Hanyu Season's bests 2 (2020–21) 2 (2019–20) 2 (2018–19) 3 (2017–18) 1 (2016–17) 1 (2015–16) 2 (2014–15) 2 (2013–14) 5 (2012–13) 4 (2011–12) 10 (2010–11) 21 (2009–10) ISU personal best scores Combined total 322.59 2019 Skate Canada Short program 111.82 (WR) 2020 Four Continents

Who has the best female figure?

  • Kelly Brook has the world's most perfect body, according to scientistsCredit: Getty Images.
  • University of Texas claims the professional model is in possession of the world's perfect bodyCredit: NJ.

Who was the first woman figure skater?

Madge Cave Syers , byname of Florence Madeleine Cave Syers, (born 1881, England—died September 1917), English figure skater who was the first woman to compete at the highest level of international figure skating.

Who was the first female figure skater?

Sonja Henie Skating club Oslo SK Retired 1956 show Medal record

Who is the oldest figure skater?

The oldest male medalists in an individual event is Norwegian figure skater Martin Stixrud , bronze medalist at the 1920 Games, aged 44 years and 77 days. Prior to that, George Hall-Say of Great Britain was bronze medalist in figure skating at the 1908 Games, aged 44 years and 176 days old.

Who is the greatest skater of all time?

  • Tony Hawk. ...
  • Rob Dyrdek. ...
  • Aaron ‘Jaws' Homoki. ...
  • Jamie Thomas. ...
  • Kris Markovich. ...
  • Nyjah Huston. ...
  • Daewon Song. ...
  • Rodney Mullen. I think it's safe to say without a doubt that Rodney Mullen is the godfather of street skating.

Who is the richest figure skater?

  • Kim Yuna – $35.5 million.
  • Scott Hamilton – $30 million.
  • Evgeni Plushenko – $21 million.
  • Kristi Yamaguchi – $18 million.
  • Brian Boitano – $18 million.
  • Johnny Weir – $10 million.
  • Michelle Kwan – $8 million.
  • Nancy Kerrigan – $8 million.

Which country has the best figure skaters?

Characteristic Gold Silver Russia 80 69 United States 55 61 Austria 36 46 Canada 35 37

Who is the number 1 skateboarder in the world?

As the top ranked skateboarder in the world (and the highest paid with sponsorships deals with NikeSB and Monster) Nyjah Huston is gearing for the biggest skate of his life — the 2021 Tokyo Summer Olympic games — where skateboarding will make its Olympic debut as an official sport.

Who was first female Olympic champion?

Hélène was 32 at the time of the Olympics. Her husband Hermann and her husband's nephew Bernard were also crew members on the Lérina. England's Charlotte Cooper did indeed win a gold medal to become the first individual female Olympic champion, as winner of the women's tennis singles tournament.

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