Talk:Elvis Stojko

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Use of jargon[edit]

"Stojko had a strong performance in the free skate, despite popping a planned triple axel combination (which he later replaced by doing another triple Axel combination spontaneously) and won the silver medal. " I'm not sure what 'popping' means in this context. I think it means 'omitting' - I don't think it means that he fell. But it's probably well understood within the skating community but jargon to the rest of us, and as such should be avoided. Cross Reference (talk) 14:24, 20 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Alive[edit]

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)

Quad[edit]

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)[reply]

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)[reply]

Karate or Kung-Fu[edit]

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

Macho?[edit]

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)[reply]

In a word--YES. It's practically a fetish with him. He's very vocal about how he dislikes the costumes and more flamboyent aspects of the sport. If you look at his programs, whatever "themes" have emerged have always been overtly masculine ones--martial arts, things like that. 64.132.218.4 (talk) 19:16, 19 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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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)[reply]

Assessment[edit]

I rated this article 'start' class today. It lacks references and inline citations, so I didn't think it was worth of "C class". PK T(alk) 20:33, 9 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I'm back, just a few years later, and the article is definitely class=C today. Upgraded. PK T(alk) 00:41, 25 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Education[edit]

Which secondary school in Richmond Hill did Elvis Stojko attend?--Splashen (talk) 04:08, 23 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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Sponsorship[edit]

It's not clear to me what this adds to the article, so I've culled it to the talk page.

He is sponsored by emzone,^[1] a brand of Empack Spraytech Inc.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "emzone Sponsors Olympic Medalist Elvis Stojko" (Press release). emzone. August 1, 2013. Retrieved March 9, 2016.

— MaxEnt 21:38, 8 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

[EZ130801-1] "emzone Sponsors Olympic Medalist Elvis Stojko" (Press release). emzone. August 1, 2013. Retrieved March 9, 2016.

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