Elvis Stojko remembers watching Brian Orser spin through the air with a triple axel on his TV screen, inspiring him to one day follow the path carved out by the Canadian figure skating legend. “It was a really amazing time for us,” Stojko said.
Elvis Stojko remembers watching Brian Orser spin through the air with a triple axel on his TV screen, inspiring him to one day follow the path carved out by the Canadian figure skating legend.
“I was very, very lucky in the '90s to have that chance to skate during the — I guess they were considering it a golden era of skating,” Stojko said.No Canadian has won a men’s world or Olympic medal since Patrick Chan claimed silver at the 2014 Games, and that drought isn’t expected to end any time soon.
Chan is yet another Canadian skater who reached the top of the skate world, winning three world championships from 2011 to 2013 with his combination of artistry and athleticism. He was inducted into Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame last week. Malinin is the only man to have landed a quad axel in competition. The 19-year-old American landed six quads in a record-breaking free skate at worlds, and dominated the field this past weekend at Skate Canada.
"It’s like X-Games-style, fireworks, but it's starting to all look the same," he said. “We've lost touch a bit with the art of skating.
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