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...DOES IT BEST Russian Maria Butyrskaya weaves music and moves into cohesive programs. Kwan also brings grace and maturity that are popular with fans and judges
...DOES IT BEST The exquisitely flexible Sasha Cohen, left, dips forward in a textbook Charlotte spiral while skating backward with her legs in perfect vertical alignment. Michelle Kwan does her own version of the Charlotte, as well as a signature change-of-edge spiral sequence that almost takes her from one end of the rink to the other...
...WHAT JUDGES LOOK FOR The most important aspect of a good Lutz is a clean outside edge on the takeoff. The U.S. women, including Kwan, above, tend to "flutz," or fudge it by shifting from the outside to the inside edge just before launching into the air. Sarah Hughes has been particularly penalized for this flaw, and to correct the problem, she does not enter the jump with as deep an outside edge...
...DOES IT BEST Last year Irina Slutskaya, right, landed an unprecedented triple-triple-double. The Russian powerhouse and American medal contenders Sarah Hughes and Sasha Cohen all perform more difficult combinations than perennial favorite Michelle Kwan, who is planning a triple toe-triple toe. Hughes plans to launch two triple-triple combinations in her long program...
Ohno was the main attraction for Saturday’s events. Whole rows of fans wore Ohno “soul patches” on their chins. U.S. figure skating champion Michelle Kwan was on hand to hold up a sign reading “Oh Yes Ohno!” to the delight of the crowd...