Burdened with her entire country’s hopes, Yuna Kim released that pressure in tears after bringing home gold and becoming a sports immortal in South Korea.
“It’s surreal to watch,” Lysacek said of his 2010 Olympic performances. “When I think of what it took to get there, I think, ‘How did I ever do that?’”
The challenge at the Four Continents Championships this week in Seoul, South Korea, is to prove that Jessica Calalang and Brian Johnson’s free skate wasn’t a one-off.
“That was probably one of the best short programs I’ve ever skated. Everything felt really calm, really paced. I felt like I was really in control of everything.”
Alysa Liu joined Ashley Wagner (2012-13) as the only women to win consecutive women’s national titles since Michelle Kwan won her last of eight straight in 2005.
With the senior Grand Prix series at its halfway point and skaters heading for Chonqing, China for the fourth of six “regular season” events, here are 10 things we’ve learned from the series so far.
