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Nathan Chen
American figure skater
Viktor Petrenko
Ukrainian figure skater
Plushchenko, Yevgeny
Yevgeny Plushchenko
Russian figure skater
Slutskaya, Irina
Irina Slutskaya
Russian figure skater
Brian Boitano
American figure skater
Kim Yu-Na
Kim Yuna
South Korean figure skater
Scott Hamilton
Scott Hamilton
American figure skater
Hanyu Yuzuru
Hanyu Yuzuru
Japanese figure skater
Jamie Salé
Canadian figure skater
David Pelletier
Canadian figure skater
Tara Lipinski
Tara Lipinski
American figure skater
Chan, Patrick
Patrick Chan
Canadian figure skater
Oksana Baiul
Oksana Baiul
Ukrainian figure skater
Katarina Witt
Katarina Witt
German figure skater
Peggy Fleming
American figure skater
Sonja Henie
Sonja Henie
American athlete
Evan Lysacek
Evan Lysacek
American figure skater
Elvis Stojko
Canadian figure skater
Tenley Albright
American figure skater
Michelle Kwan
Michelle Kwan
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