World Figure Skating Championships
Vancouver 2001

Lithe and elegant, balletic and expressive, they seem fragile as flowers, masking an incredible toughness and tenacity beneath the surface -- Steel Magnolias of the ice.  And this year's crop was as steely as they come.

While I personally prefer the power and explosiveness of the men and the pairs, I can't complain about the sheer drama of the ladies' competition, nor the outcome: three U.S.women in the top five!


Michelle Kwan

Michelle Kwan
Gold Medal
USA

 

Irina Slutskaya
Irina Slutskaya
Silver Medal
Russia

Sarah Hughes
Bronze Medal
USA

Sarah Hughes

Maria Butyrskaya
4th Place
Russia

Maria Butyrskaya
Angela Nikodinov

Angela Nikodinov
5th Place
USA


More Ladies

More Ladies


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The Ladies' medalists appear at Skatefest.  Dig those red leather pants on Michelle!

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