Re: [SkateFans] Not "Skating in Strange Places," but "Brian Orsers in Strange Places"
ryk L wrote:
>Just to clarify, Brian the skater was born 18 December, 1961.
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Yeah, as soon as I saw Brian Orser, 58, I knew it had to be a different
guy. That would have made him 37 in Calgary. Interesting, though, that
he is probably a distant relation.
From an article at icenetwork.com on Alexander Fadeev: " "Nice photo of him and his wife to accompany article. He's still coaching in the Chicago area, where ...
Stinger2007@...
Jul 11, 2009 1:32 pm
Here's a story I just found by Googling that name out of idle curiosity today: http://www.thewhig.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1612803 It's from a Kingston,...
tmarrapodi@...
Jul 11, 2009 4:30 pm
Just to clarify, Brian the skater was born 18 December, 1961. 2009/7/11 <tmarrapodi@...> ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
... Yeah, as soon as I saw Brian Orser, 58, I knew it had to be a different guy. That would have made him 37 in Calgary. Interesting, though, that he is...
Susan
smc413@...
Jul 11, 2009 10:13 pm
Brian would have been 26, turning 27 in December. 2009/7/11 Susan <smc413@...> ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
I just received news that Rosaleen Kaye had a stroke. This is FYI for her list friends and anyone who might be tape/disk trading with her. I spoke very...
Carol Wang
wangc@...
Aug 28, 2009 7:32 pm
Well, there was an article in the sports page that they're having Igor Moskvin's birthday (80th) at the Yubelieni ice palace, and there will be exhibition...
... According to the post on a Russian forum, the show is on August 31st, 18:00 local time, which put it about 1:30 hours from right now. Meanwhile if anyone...
... Not to mention his 89(IIRC that was the year) Euros winning long program. It's still one of my faves to watch when I get time. It's too bad he was not more...
... It's easy to poke holes in Fadeev's skating looking back 20+ years on it. But, if you look at it in the context of his time, he really was an amazing...
... Got to agree, and will explain why along with what Sandra said. ... I wouldn't call him "the" one (several men were pushing the technical, or at least...
tmarrapodi@...
Jul 13, 2009 3:36 pm
... I both skated in the early 80's and I cut my own music. And it wasn't done with a razor blade. It was done with a tape deck and across the board, people...
... That's because you were a conscientious soul. :-) ... Maybe in your neck of the woods they did. But maybe not everywhere. I know that as late as 1980 or...
tmarrapodi@...
Jul 13, 2009 5:14 pm
... Maybe not and perhaps at the high end, but to file under "anecdote does not equal data," Orser is ONE skater. And I'm talking about hundreds of...
... I agree, but something also tells me, where there is one, there is likely to be more. Then again, I am not and was never trying to prove that HUGE numbers...
tmarrapodi@...
Jul 14, 2009 1:49 pm
... The chunk sound is more bad technique than bad equipment. I cut music from vinyl to cassette on my father's hi fi. It wasn't that fancy a set. I think...
... Interesting. ... You sound like Rumsfeld now (not getting political, just funny, I hope)...I would think the options would make it easier to make the edits...
tmarrapodi@...
Jul 16, 2009 3:31 pm
... Interesting. I didn't know Brian B won '88 Worlds without a 3A, after winning the Olys with two! That must be the last time a man won Worlds without...
... I believe you'd be correct there--that was actually what I thought of at the time Lambiel did. Of course, that was without going back through a recording...