Lu Chen 1998 Olympics SP Adios Nonino

such a beautiful tango performance!

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[CarolineMaoYuna]

That Australian judge should never ever be allowed to judge again. That 4.9/5.3 mark was an insult to the firgure skating sports!

[CixyCexy]

Most cexy skater ever!

[Mikelandscaper]

There has never been a skater that has come close artistically to Lu Chen. My Opinion, she is superior.

[vitoduval]

the most artistic skater from asia until Kim yu na and asada came along

[getrealandsee]

In one Olympics we got to see a playful Lu Lu and then the long program which was beyond words beautiful...wow..wow...wow....­.what a skater and person...overcame so much and gives us the honor of watching a true artist and champion on ice...courage, beauty, grace and humility...thank you Lu Lu!!

[serenakicksass]

@1andonlyCobra Irina was never polished but at her best she was better than Tara. Much bigger jumps, better spins and footwork, more energetic and spunky presentation, faster and better skating skills. However Tara was a much stronger competitor in big events than Irina was. Chen was a beautiful skater but her spins were pathetic, and got worse as her career went on, her jumps barely rotated or were underrotated, and were telegraphed. That is why she wasnt a gold contender anymore by 98.

[1andonlyCobra]

@serenakicksass About Irina...my issue w/ her in her presentation is she was NEVER polished. Yes only Tara has beaten a clean Kwan, although Kwan skated far from her best and Tara needed both 3-3 to do it (I count the 3T-1/2lo-3Sal as a 3-3

[1andonlyCobra]

@serenakicksass About Irina...my issue w/ her in her presentation is she was NEVER polished. Yes only Tara has beaten a clean Kwan, although Kwan skated far from her best and Tara needed both 3-3 to do it (I count the 3T-1/2lo-3Sal as a 3-3

[serenakicksass]

@1andonlyCobra yes I agreee but it still is a huge feat to beat a clean Kwan in a major event. Nobody else has managed it. Sltuskaya had a chance to do sometimes but she isnt the nerveless competitor Tara is. My only point is Tara deserves credit. Chen also failed to beat a clean Kwan at the 96 Worlds even with her best performance ever. If you compare Tara to Chen, Chen is better artistically but Tara is much stronger technically.

[1andonlyCobra]

@serenakicksass That's what I meant about Scott's comment. But I think it's agreeable that had Kwan skated Lyra Angelica in Nagano as she had at Nationals, she would've defeated Lipiniski.

[serenakicksass]

@1andonlyCobra Scott did not say Lu Chen was the only one who could compete with Kwan. He said she was the only one who could compete with her artistically. Overall she couldnt, Chen was much weaker technically than Kwan, Lipinski, Slutskaya, Butyrskaya, Szewcenko, even at her best by this point. If it wasnt her artistry and others making mistakes she wouldnt have even medalled. The only one who could compete with Michelle overall was Tara around then. Dont diss Tara as she beat a clean kwan

[fjn219]

@mlc2005 She was slow????? Are you out of your mind?