Irina Slutskaya News

SAN JOSE, Calif.- She made us cheer, she made us cry, she inspired us, and on Saturday during the event she dominated for a decade, Michelle Kwan was enshrined into the United States Figure Skating Hall of Fame midway through the ladies' free skate.

Michelle Kwan speaking to school children in Russia in 2007, one of her first appearances as a public diplomacy envoy for the U.S. State Department.

Carolina Kostner halted the Russian march at the European figure skating championships on Friday by snatching a narrow lead in the ladies competition in her bid to capture a fourth continental gold.

I have learned this past year that, much like Alissa Czisny , Russia's Alena Leonova should never be written off.

Was it Emanuel Sandhu's takedown of Evgeni Plushenko in the men's event in 2003? What about Mao Asada's ladies win over Irina Slutskaya in 2005? Or Alissa Czisny's surprise gold against Miki Ando and Carolina Kostner in 2010? Cast your vote, and watch for the results this weekend on CBC's coverage of the 2011 Grand Prix Final from Quebec City.