Who will be next years World champ?

[Victoriacai]

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<FONT FACE="Verdana,Arial" SIZE=2>Michelle Kwan</FONT>&nbsp</td>
<td height><FONT FACE="Verdana,Arial" SIZE=2>144&nbsp;/&nbsp;78.7%</FONT>&nbsp</td><td><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/images/bar.gif width=236 height=10 hspace=3>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<FONT FACE="Verdana,Arial" SIZE=2>Irina S.</FONT>&nbsp</td>
<td height><FONT FACE="Verdana,Arial" SIZE=2>15&nbsp;/&nbsp;8.2%</FONT>&nbsp</td><td><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/images/bar.gif width=24 height=10 hspace=3>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<FONT FACE="Verdana,Arial" SIZE=2>Maria Butryskaya</FONT>&nbsp</td>
<td height><FONT FACE="Verdana,Arial" SIZE=2>1&nbsp;/&nbsp;0.5%</FONT>&nbsp</td><td><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/images/bar.gif width=1 height=10 hspace=3>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<FONT FACE="Verdana,Arial" SIZE=2>Sarah Hughes</FONT>&nbsp</td>
<td height><FONT FACE="Verdana,Arial" SIZE=2>11&nbsp;/&nbsp;6.0%</FONT>&nbsp</td><td><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/images/bar.gif width=18 height=10 hspace=3>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<FONT FACE="Verdana,Arial" SIZE=2>Other</FONT>&nbsp</td>
<td height><FONT FACE="Verdana,Arial" SIZE=2>12&nbsp;/&nbsp;6.6%</FONT>&nbsp</td><td><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/images/bar.gif width=19 height=10 hspace=3>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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[GMAN]

I think it`s Michelle8)

[dpierce]

DICK BUTTON!!!
He def. has a chance for ladies gold! :-)

or maybe im a little confused?

Dusitn :-)

[angelofmine]

I definitely think it's going to be, ummm... Dangit, now I can't remember her name! Mary...no...Martha...Madge...;) ;) ;)

[smileyllama]

uh....... DUH! Actually, we shouldn't get overconfident, I did at the Olympics (she got silver) and at the 1999 Worlds (she got silver) and etc. BUT, I was way confident at 1998 Worlds, and she got the GOLD! Ha ha ha! I think Michelle will win, and END THIS MONOTONOUS PATTERN OF WINNING ONLY ON EVEN YEARS!!!!!!!

[nonpareil]

I sure hope it'll be Michelle! I'm going to my first Worlds in Vancouver and it would really break my heart to be there in person and see her not win.Also,I think it would be a big boost to her confidence going into the Olympic year as the reigning World Champion.And overcoming this "winning only in even years" thing would be great too. I think she'll do it.

[Lucy]

Michelle. She is going shut up all those people who are saying she can't win in an odd year. How stupid an arguement is that??

[amethyst]

I definitely think Michelle. I don't want to believe anything else!

[pumpkin5]

I'm a little worried. I really want Michelle to win but reallistically, Irina moves on to her first Worlds Gold as Michelle goes for defending her title to go as a reigning World Champ to the Olympics. I hope she will improve next year and silence all these negative thoughts.

[Victoriacai]

pumkin5- Irina is preganent I don't think that she going to compete.

[TheGr8Sk8er]

Well, this is a hard decision, first we have Michelle-by far the best artistically, then we have Maria-not Michelle's artistry, adn inconsitent, then we have all of the U.S.'s kids: Sasha Cohen, good jumps, spins and artistry, but Michelle's is still better, then Sarah Hughes, good artistry, not the best posture, but OK, and pretty good jumps. I guess it is possible for anyone to win. I have a funny feeling that it probably will be again Michelle, but I can't get rid of the idea of Sasha and/or Sarah medaling.

[Artec262]

I would like to said MICHELLE KWAN.

[Sandy]

MICHELLE KWAN OF COURSE WHO ELSE!! SHE WILL BE A 4 TIME WORLD CHAMPION YAY!!!!

sANDY

[mk4ever]

I voted Michlelle!!!:D if she keeps up her dreams and hope she'll win for sure!!!!I know she will!!!!

[amandadupre]

Michelle all the way!

[fredonia]

michelle will win the gold and shut everyone up about the even years streak..:) go michelle!!!

[Sabi9]

Victoriacai, could you please give me more info about this? I've never heard about Irina being pregnant. Where did you hear that?
I love Irina it would be a shame if she misses the pre-Olympic year.
PLEASE I want to know more!!!

[camille2001]

it's not hard......it's MICHELLE ALL THE WAAAAAAAAY!!!

[michellesmom]

The Irina pregnancy thing is just a vicious rumor that has been popping up every other week or so ever since she got married.

And I voted for Michelle, of course.

[AshBugg44]

As much as this may break your hearts', I almost hope Michelle does NOT win. I voted other, for Sasha.

[dec5]

Michelle Kwan , with the 3/axel........:)
Michelle Kwan, 4x world champ........nice ring to it. :)
:rollin :)

[Kwanrulez]

I KNOW it will be MICHELLE KWAN ( i have that feeling i had last year when people had counted her out and thought she had seen her best days already but SHE DID IT!!!!!1

[Lipinskifan19]

I will be heartbroken if Irina doesn't win.

[TAF2984]

well MK already won Lipinskifan19! Look at the date of the people posting. it has 2000 and she won in 2001 which was what they were predicting and she became a 4 time WORLD champion! YEAH! :b

[lyrakwan]

of course its gonna be MICHELLE KWAN.......... how dare u peeps vote 4 someone else............ but its all good... :-)

[michellekwansfan]

Well, had I discovered this poll eight months ago, I probably would have voted for Michelle even though I never gave her a chance. And now that I know better, I say it'll be Michelle again in 2002. Five-time world champion...now THAT sounds really good! :)

-- michellekwansfan

[Kenny842]

I think Sarah'll win to continue her Worlds pattern of placing 7th, 5th, 3rd, then 1st.

[berthesghost]

Maybe...but Sarah did break her nats pattern: 4,3,2,3.

[KWANATIC]

well, mystery over, Michelle won. Ashbugg, you ALMOST hope Michelle doesnt win, why not be honest and say you ABSOLUTELY don't want her to win. Oh, but never mind...SHE DID WIN!

[HamiltonBrowningFan]

actually Kwanatic I can understand why AshBugg wanted someone other than Michelle to win... Michelle's had a few in her lifetime... and so I don't think it'd hurt her if she got a different color once in a while

[MaskedBaboon]

i dont think irina is pregnant. is she? i haven't heard that anywhere.

[3axel]

I saw Michelle's interview after the Worlds competition was over. Other than the COI tour she hasn't made any plans regarding skating. She said she would take some time off and consider if she wants to compete and if so how much. She said she wants to go back to school and it sounds like that will now be her #1 priority. If she doesn't compete in the GP series she'd have to go to a regional or something like that in order to qualify for nationals. I have a feeling that she may not have the time to prepare for competitions anymore.

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