Talk:Elvis Stojko

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At the page

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_people_by_name:_Sto#Stoi_-_Stoj

you say that Stojko, Elvis, (died 2001), figure skater

but at the next page

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elvis_Stojko

Stojko turned professional in 2002.

Please check data!

Yes, this Elvis is still alive. I've corrected the above listing accordingly. Thanks for pointing that out. -- Hadal 20:52, 19 Jul 2004 (UTC)

Contents 1 Quad 2 Karate or Kung-Fu 3 Macho? 4 WikiProject class rating

[edit] Quad

This article states Elvis was the first person to land a quad in competition (at the 1991 World Championships). Yet the Kurt Browning entry states: On March 25, 1988, at the 1988 World Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Browning landed the first quadruple jump ever in competition. This accomplishment is listed in the Guinness Book of Records. Can someone please confirm which is correct —Preceding unsigned comment added by 91.106.163.227 (talk) 22:20, 26 September 2007 (UTC)

Reread the article. :) This article states that Stojko was the first to land a quadruple jump in combination with a second jump in competition. Browning is credited with landing the first quadruple jump. Kolindigo 22:34, 26 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Karate or Kung-Fu

I understand that he studied (mostly) kung-fu -- did he make time for both?

[edit] Macho?

May sound a little odd, but I'm reading an academic paper about masculinity/femininity in specific job areas, and it says "This is not unlike the observation that women athletes in masculinized sports must emphasize their femininity (e.g., runner Florence Griffith Joyner) and men athletes in feminized sports must emphasize their masculinity (e.g., figure skater Elvis Stojko)." Now, I've been able to find what the writer meant about Joyner, but does Stojko have a reputation of trying to look macho, or accent his manliness somehow? I know, most bizarre question ever, and not the content for an encyclopedia. I'm just boggled at the reference. Cantras 05:05, 8 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] WikiProject class rating

This article was automatically assessed because at least one WikiProject had rated the article as start, and the rating on other projects was brought up to start class. BetacommandBot 16:39, 9 November 2007 (UTC)