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Actually, Meditation from Thais does not have to be serious:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=da8HEwnKBu8
I loooove Kurt Browning version. :agree:
Thanks!
Actually, Meditation from Thais does not have to be serious:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=da8HEwnKBu8
I loooove Kurt Browning version. :agree:
Thanks!
Here is G/G in a beautiful program to Meditation:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snE1...DF3AD05&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=141
I think Oksana is still the standard for "ballerinas on the ice."
Her carriage and positions are lovely. Not many skaters today can match them.
This clip was from a Pro cheesefest.
Yuna looked a little awkard and fell on a 2A at that "Skating with the Stars" appearance she did a little while ago.
Oksana did OK for herself, winning a WC and an OGM by age 16.
I am sure Yuna will come up with a beautiful program to "Meditation." I think it will be a welcome change after that "PDSTM" program which is cheesy even by cheesefest standards.
Eh. I looked at her previous competitions and her jumping technique was not much better even though she executed technically less difficult jumps by today's standards (no 3-3 combos or 3a, for instance). (The commentator in the video also said that other than the lutz, she executed the jumps better than the Olympics.) She does have excellent form and carriage. Still, I think it's obvious that skating standards have changed a lot from the 90s.
The commentator is Scott Hamilton who a year earlier at the Olympics declared Nancy Kerrigan the winner. So I guess he was just trying to be consisitent
Maybe Kerrigan was a better jumper? I would have made the same bet if she was. Baiul does not look to me as that consistent of a skater (especially jump-wise). I also agree with Scott Hamilton in his chiding comments to the other commentator who said that artistry trumps the bad jumps or something to that effect. Hamilton is always asked to commentate on major ice skating competitions (like the World Championships, Olympics etc) over Wylie and other popular ice skating commentators. I doubt he would be asked so often and at such major events if his comments were that off. I actually find him pretty entertaining and agree with his comments most of time.
http://english.donga.com/srv/service.php3?bicode=070000&biid=2009122155478
Yu-na stated that "she no longer feels any pressure" to win in Vancover. hmmm
Was the interview in English or Korean? (Meaning did she say that in Korean or not?)
I wouldn't trust their translators to get the nuance right if she spoke in Korean the entire time.
"I’m aware that the Olympics are full of surprises and that one could happen to me." ===> This means she will prepare herself for unhappy result, because there is no knowing what the future may bring forth.
Oksana retired from competitive skating after winning the OGM.
I don't think she ever trained as much after she retired and her jumps did suffer for it. BTW, how many Lady skaters try a 3Lutz at this type of event? Did the Lady skaters at FOI do 3Lutzes last summer?
Oksana is still a skater who will always be remembered for her innovative and balletic style. She had a real and lasting impact of Ladies skating.
The announcer's comments you refer to were from a cheesefest. That announcer was not a skater and was more than likely reading from a script.
Lovely words about Oksana, janetfan, much appreciated.
Now "Meditation from Thais". Hmm, food for thought. By the way, as I mentioned at TEB, Oksana is still the only one that can make me do both (laugh & cry & feel excitement all at the same time, be it "The Dying Swan", "Swan Lake", "All That Jazz", "Sadeness", "Dove L'Amore", "Desert Rose", "Wonderful World", "Feeling Begins", "Bolero", "Nobody's Business", "Safe From Harm" & on & on & on ad infinitum). Yuna has yet to make me cry...
How interesting that Oksana has hijacked a Yuna thread
I don't know if Yuna has ever made me cry, but watching her "Roxanne" has sure made me happy. :yes:
I have a feeling that Yuna's "Meditation" will be very expressive. I think it is a very good exhibtion program for the Olympics where fans want to see something special from the medal winners.
Here is Oksana's beautiful exhibition after winning the OGM.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bH0CAPzef8
Yu-Na and Oksana have the most beauyiful arms.
This is my all time favorite program.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aiso8eA2_bg
Although not exactly a gala (in fact it's based on his actual free skate) I love this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3lsMXe_bFA
It could definitely be a gala... if Stephane were to be included at the Olympic gala, this is what I would love to see him do.
Edit: And to be back on topic, I must also agree that I am much more captivated by Yuna's competition performances than her exhibitions.
Yes Yuna has wonderful arms indeed. But I have to say I'd take her Roxanne programme or Dans macabre over this gala any day, for the artistic quality she has in those programmes. Funny thing is they are competitive programmes not galas, yet she's so fierce, passionate and musical she can pull off incredible competitive programmes. I feel she does not show the same kind of fire in galas. Oksana's swan gala is a masterpiece in comparison.
ITA! Yuna has great arms because they are strong and wiry, and the subtle movements really give a unique beauty to her skating. The gala piece is nice, but I saw her perform Danse Macabre live last year and it was SO good .. I'm actually surprised she's been breaking all the records with the 007 SP this year, I mean obviously she is a great skater, but I am not quite as impressed with the choreography and her expression in it as I was with Tango De Roxanne and Danse Macabre. Yuna is a very sophisticated skater and while she still pulls of the whole sexy look in 007, the program seems almost kind of silly.
I think the problem is how do you raise the bar from a Danse Macabre. What could have measured up? I think the move to an 007 type was likely the best way to go.ITA! I'm actually surprised she's been breaking all the records with the 007 SP this year, I mean obviously she is a great skater, but I am not quite as impressed with the choreography and her expression in it as I was with Tango De Roxanne and Danse Macabre. Yuna is a very sophisticated skater and while she still pulls of the whole sexy look in 007, the program seems almost kind of silly.