约翰-库利( john curry) (花样滑冰 英国)
innsbruck 1976, xii olympic winter games. men's figure skating. gold medallist john curry of great britain on the podium.
born: 9 september 1949
deceased: 15 april 1994
birthplace: birmingham
nationality: great britain
sport: skating
attendance at the olympic games
sapporo 1972
innsbruck 1976
awards
olympic medals:
gold: 1
other results:
world championships
gold: 1 (76)
bronze: 1 (75)
upholding the tradition of elegance
certain judges did not approve of figure skater john curry's style because he emphasized grace and artistic expression over athleticism. curry defended his skating as being in the tradition of olympic figure skating pioneer gillis grafström. nonetheless, for the 1976 olympics, curry supplemented his natural elegance with dynamic jumps. he performed his freestyle long programme to ludwig minkus'ballet don quixote. although the soviet and canadian judges awarded first place to their own skaters, overall the nine judges gave curry 105.9 points out a possible 108 points. this remains the highest point total in the history of men's figure skating and curry won a clear victory.
生日:1949年9月9日
逝世:1994年4月15日
出生地:波斯顿
国籍: 英国
项目: 花样滑冰
参加奥运会时间:
1972年日本札幌冬季奥运会
1976年奥地利因斯布鲁克冬季奥运会
奥运成绩:
金牌 1枚
其他成绩:
世界锦标赛
金牌1枚 1976年
铜牌1枚1975年
古典优雅的支持者
约翰-库利五岁的时候,开始学习芭蕾,随后转向花样滑冰,但他对舞蹈的兴趣一直没有削减。他并不为所有花样滑冰裁判所推崇,因为他在比赛中,对美和艺术表现力的重视超过了体育。在1976年奥地利因斯布鲁克冬季奥运会上,他在自己的动作中加入了跳跃的动作,在花样滑冰的长节目比赛的108分满分中获得了105.9分的成绩,这也是男子花样滑冰历史上的最高分,只有两位来自苏联和加拿大的裁判没有给他第一。凭借这一优异表现,库利成功夺取了奥运会冠军。同时在这一年,他一举囊括了冬奥会、世锦赛和欧锦赛的三项男子单人滑冠军。奥运比赛后,他转入职业滑冰。