Russian ladies goldenskate, is Peter The Great the greatest Russian of all time? Speaking of the greatest who is the greatest female Russian figure skater of all time? Greatest male Russian figure skater of all time?

Due to longevity it would have to be Plushenko. Longevity is great, but not everything. Some stars shine only for a short time, but are incredibly bright and lighten everything around. In that sense, for me the greatest of all time, or at least the most special, is Yulia.

She is the reason I started watching figure skating and so did many other people. Her 2014 fs video has 11 million views, the most watched figure skating video on the Olympic channel. If you see the comments below, today people are either watching her again or are just discovering this whole new world and are asking silly questions. She was magic and revolutionary for a few years. I am some of those 11 million plus views. Oh yes, I love Yulia’s skates. Just as I love Alina and Zhenia.

But for me, following skaters through the years is one of the highlights of FS. Although obviously longevity is not everything, it is a great part of my enjoyment. So yes, I love quite a few skaters just because of that. But I forgot about Catherine The Great and I forgot Maria has such an awesome Rusnats record.