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2000 Worlds SLAM! Sports SLAM! Skating SLAM! Stojko 2000 WORLDS CONTENDERS PAST WORLDS INTERACTIVE ALSO ON SLAM! |
ALEXEI YAGUDIN, Russia, 20 -- Improved style when he switched coaches to Tatiana Tarasova and won the his second world title last year. He has struggled throughout the season, but is great competitor. YEVGENY PLUSHCHENKO, Russia, 17 -- Has beaten Yagudin at the major meets and is consistent with quad-triple combinations and a number of triple-triple combinations. His artistry is improving. ELVIS STOJKO, Canada, 28 -- The 1994, 1995 and 1997 world champion is still a contender, but needs to improve his consistency on the quad, which he did not land at the GP final. OTHERS TO WATCH -- American champion MICHAEL WEISS, 23, last year's bronze medalist; TIM GOEBEL, 19, an American who has landed three quads in one program twice this season.
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