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Bourne and Kraatz (Shae-Lynn and Victor)

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The Resume

    (April 20, 1991- )
    Shae-Lynn Bourne (January 24, 1976- )
    Victor Kraatz (April 7, 1971- ) - West Berlin, Germany - Emigrated to Canada as a teenager
    Ten-time Canadian Ice Dance champions (1994-2003)
    World Ice Dance Champions (2003)
    Shae-Lynn Bourne (January 24, 1976- , born in Chatham, Ontario, Canada)
    Victor Kraatz (April 7, 1971- , born in Ascona, Switzerland)

Why they might be annoying:

    Victor is intense and snappish, while Shae-Lynn is way too perky.
    It is believed that their Worlds gold medal was given to them out of pity because they had been gypped out of medals at three consecutive Winter Olympics.
    They whined to the press often about their placements.
    Victor wore sequined shirts with wings.
    Shae-Lynn bleaches her hair.
    They were not always as artistic as the European ice dancers.
    At the 2002 Olympics in Salt Lake City, they fell near the end of their program.
    Their competitors from Italy also fell, but won bronze over them.
    They broke up after they won the World Championships in 2003.

Why they might not be annoying:

    They were judged unfairly by a Eurocentric judging panel.
    Many feel that they were robbed of Olympic medals in 1998 and 2002.
    They were the first Canadian team to win at Worlds in ice dancing.
    They brought athleticism to a discipline that didn't always welcome it.
    They introduced hydroplaning, leaning low on the ice on one blade.
    They became the first North American ice dance team to win a World Championship.
    Both of them have moved on with their lives.

Credit: Xer


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 7 Votes: 71.43% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 9 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 9 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 10 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 19 Votes: 57.89% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 18 Votes: 72.22% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 17 Votes: 64.71% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 753 Votes: 49.67% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 462 Votes: 41.34% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 3652 Votes: 70.37% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 11709 Votes: 52.76% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 160 Votes: 57.50% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 61 Votes: 52.46% Annoying