As skaters hit the ice and make new memories in Beijing, we remember past moments that captivated us.
Michelle Kwan in action during the women's figure skating long program at the Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan, on Feb. 20, 1998.competed at the 1998 Nagano Olympics, the hugely popular figure skater seemed like a shoo-in for the gold — at least until another rising star on the ice eked out a win against her in the free skate.Tara Lipinski
American figure skater Tenley Albright in 1955. Already a U.S. and world champion at the time of the photo, she won the Olympic gold medal the following year.Over four decades before Kwan’s quest for gold came up short, Tenley Albright made figure skating history with her own gold-medal performance. By the time they made it to Calgary, all eyes were on the two men who’d excited viewers around the world with their neck-and-neck competition, which was informally called “Battle of the Brians.”
Katarina Witt of East Germany and America's Debi Thomas made for the other big battle on the ice in 1988.The Brians weren’t the only ones to prove that 1988 was the ultimate year for Olympic rivalries on the ice. While Boitano faced off against Orser in his quest for gold in the men’s competition, Team USA’s Debi Thomas faced her biggest challenger, East Germany’s Katarina Witt, in what was dubbed the “Battle of the Carmens.
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