This is the original Maria Butyrskaya discussion list, which has been going strong since the days before Maria won the 1999 World Championships. Discussion has died down since Maria went professional, but news and discussions are posted when they come up. Discussion also includes career retrospectives, such as polls about the group members favourite Maria programs. Please join up and start a new discussion. Although topics for discussion are loose, it is prefered that all discussions stay within the topics of Maria, ladies figure skating, professional skating, Russian figure skaters, or other closely related topics. And flaming of other skaters or especially other list members will not be tolerated and will result in removal from this list.

Please note that the membership has been changed to restricted due to the proliferation of spamming among Yahoo groups. All new members who are here to discuss Maria are welcomed and the moderator will try to add you promptly. So please join up with the list and start up a new discussion on Russia's Ice Queen, Maria Butyrskaya.