Trying to come up with my top 10 pairsof all-time and then ranking them has given me a headache! There are so manymore teams that could be included on this list than my buddies in CBC weblandhave given me slots. In any event, here are is my list.
想要排出我心目中的十佳双人选手真让我头疼！
（按：其实大家也是很头疼的，恩）其实有许多人可以上这个单子，不过我们CBC主页君只给了我这点地方。我所选的不限于任何比赛，以下为清单：
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The husband and wife team, known as the Protopopovs, are thegrandparents in my mind of modern pairs skating. Elegant and athletic, theywere the first team from the Soviet Union towin gold at the Olympics in 1964. The Soviets', and subsequent Russian, Olympicgold-medal streak would last an additional 42 years until 2006, the longest inOlympic history.
The genius of Irina Rodnina as a pairs skater is legendary. Shecompeted first with Alexei Ulanov until 1972; winning one Olympic title in 1972and four world titles. She then went on to compete with Alexander Zaitsev andwin the next two Olympic titles in 1976 and 1980, along with six more worldtitles. Here's an interesting story: in 1973 at the worlds in Bratislava, the music forRodnina and Zaitsev's free program mysteriously stopped part of the waythrough. The pair continued skating in perfect unison to silence. My mother,who was in the building as a spectator, said the referee was trying wildly toget the skaters' attention to get them to stop. They kept skating and earned astanding ovation at the end of their program and subsequently won the title.The image of Rodnina and Zaitsev flying around the rink in Munich in 1974 at the world championships atbreakneck speed was beyond impressive and was permanently etched on my teenagedspectator brain.
The first time I sawthis remarkable team was from the stands in 1990 in Halifaxat the worlds, where they took the title. The time that resonates most for mewas in their comeback season on their way to their second Olympic title in1994. The stage was set in Ottawaat Skate Canada in 1993 and from my announcer's rinkside seat I can tell youthat they were magical. Their connection was so strong that I almost felt likeI was intruding on a private moment.
There isn't a skating person out there who doesn't know where they were whenthey heard the news on Nov. 20, 1995 that Grinkov had collapsed and died whilepractising on the ice. He died of a massive heart attack caused by a congenitaland undetected defect at the age of 28, leaving his 24-year-old wife andpartner, and their three-year-old daughter, Daria.
申雪赵宏博，中国（2010年冬奥会冠军，3次世锦赛冠军）
Xue Shen and Hongbo Zhao are the firstChinese pair to have won Olympic gold. I remember seeing them for the firsttime at worlds in 1996 in Edmonton where I was thePA announcer for the pairs event. They were rough and raw but were equallydynamic. Unfortunately, their best performance was left in practice that year.I passed Lloyd Eisler backstage and told him I had been watching future worldchampions. He said "It'll never happen." It didn't - until 2002 thatis in Nagano, Japan.
申雪赵宏博是中国第一对获得奥运会冠军的双人滑运动员。我记得第一次见到他们是在96年的埃德蒙顿世锦赛上，我是那时的播音员。他们那时很粗糙，需要打磨，但两个人都充满了活力。不幸的是，那次他们只是在训练时发挥出了节目的最好水平。我在后台遇到了Lloyd Eisler（按：94年冬奥会双人滑季军，出自维基百科），告诉他我刚刚在看未来的世界冠军滑冰。他说永远不可能。但是，在2002年的日本长野，这的确变成了现实。
Artur Dmitriev is theonly other skater aside from Irina Rodnina to win Olympic gold with twodifferent partners. He competed with Natalia Mishkutenok from 1987 to1994, winning the Olympics in 1992 and Olympic silver in 1994, plus two worldtitles. Skating with Oksana Kazakova from 1994 until 1998, they took the Olympictitle in 1998.
With both partners, Dmitriev's charm and passion reached way up into theaudience. All skating aside his old world way of kissing his partner'shand as a thank you gesture was positively disarming!
Before skating with Sikharulidze, Berezhnaya skated for Latvia withOleg Shliakov. In a spin mishap in early 1996, Shliakov's blade crackedopen Berezhnaya's skull, leaving her initially unable to speak and temporarilyparalyzed while she recovered. By late 1996, she started skating withSikharulidze and by 1998 they won their first of two consecutive world titles.In person their speed, unison and technical wizardry made me stop what I wasdoing to watch them.
I am a sucker for a love story. Watching Sale and Pelletier's choreography to thesoundtrack of the same name was one of those rare times when time stood still.It is an iconic Lori Nichol program. Whenever I hear this music used in skatingby someone else, I want to whisper gently in their ear: 'This music has beenretired. Do yourself a favour and find something else to skate to."
There is something about Brasseur and Eisler's athleticism thatwas always so exciting. I remember seeing them as competitors and marvelling atelements like their lateral twist, which was huge. Their relationship reflectedtheir commitment to a common goal and they respected what each offered to thepartnership. They connected on the ice without being 'connected,' which was themagic of this team.
Savchenko and Szolkowy represent a new breed of pairs skaterrevered for their technical prowess. I have been critical in the past of theirlack of connection on the ice with the exception of their Out of Africa freeprogram, which marries their technical side with an emotion worthy of any Hollywood masterpiece. I can watch it again and again. Itleaves me wanting more from this team.
I will likely be accused of bias by including Underhill andMartini in this list. I can live with that. They are included because theyrepresent to me the best lesson that sport can teach an athlete. It isn'talways about the results. It's about the journey. Hard work does count forsomething and perseverance is key. Hats off to Underhill and Martini fornot throwing in the towel when faced with numerous disastrous skating results.Their victory in Ottawain 1984 was that much sweeter.
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提升卡
置顶卡
沉默卡
喧嚣卡
变色卡
抢沙发
千斤顶
显身卡
楼主
。我的选择范围是近15年的选手。
怎么没有 2010年冬奥会 PT的自由滑呢