There’s still debate to this day over which style of Tkatchev is best. What do you think?🤔

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Clip 1: Trent Dimas at the 1991 American Cup
Clip 2: Alexei Nemov at the 2002 American Cup
Clip 3: @ben.bloom2 (IG)

The earliest I could find someone doing this style of tap was by Dominick Minicucci at the 1990 US Winter Nationals. Alexei Nemov seems to be the one who popularized it by performing incredible Tkatchevs with this style throughout the 1990s and 2000s.

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