07-19-2025, 07:57 PM
(07-19-2025, 07:42 PM)Mister Obvious Wrote: Dick Button is the only other male figure skater to win the Olympics twice, 1948 and 1952...
I stand corrected, Karl Schafer won twice too, in 1932 and 1936.
Zero chance there's any decent footage of him.
Looks like he was a fucking beast though, look at all the 1st places...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Sch%C...re_skater)
Dude oh my God no fucking way...
THERE'S ACTUALLY FOOTAGE.
That's him on the bench? Damn dude, look at that sexy bastard, this guy's got charisma.
OooOoOoooOooo, I like him.
0:30 I'ma keep it real, looks like Karl would prolly curbstomp Dick AND Yuzuru.
I genuinely don't think either one of them would have a prayer.
1:34 Karl would definitely win.
Dick seemed cool but he didn't have this kind of personality. I think Karl would beat Dick no problem. And he might break a sweat against Yuzuru, but he'd still win.
It's really not fair to compare these guys to modern day skaters since the footage is so old and whack, and figure skating has changed in the past ~100 years.
For greatest of all time status, I may have to call a tie between Karl and Yuzuru. Although, if there was footage of Karl that met today's standards, he might easily be #1.
